Peerage Record – 24877

     Katherine Frances Brown was the daughter of Surgn.-Maj. G. Brown.² She married Reverend George Eyre Massy, son of Edward Taylor Massy and Helen Peel, on 1 February 1877.¹ She died on 31 December 1912.¹
     From 1 February 1877, her married name became Massy.

     Villiers Wilfrid Peel Massy was born on 4 March 1882.¹ He was the son of Reverend George Eyre Massy and Katherine Frances Brown.² He married Beatrice Emma Vetter, daughter of Carlos Vetter, on 15 March 1915.¹ He died in 1932.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.¹

     Beatrice Emma Vetter was the daughter of Carlos Vetter.² She married Villiers Wilfrid Peel Massy, son of Reverend George Eyre Massy and Katherine Frances Brown, on 15 March 1915.¹ She died on 6 December 1952.¹
     From 15 March 1915, her married name became Massy.

     Lieutenant Patrick Wilfrid Villiers Massy was born on 24 February 1916.¹ He was the son of Villiers Wilfrid Peel Massy and Beatrice Emma Vetter.² He married Ruth McNeile, daughter of Reverend Dr. Alan Hugh McNeile, in February 1942.¹ He died on 15 November 1942 at age 26, killed in action.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant (A) in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹

     Ruth McNeile is the daughter of Reverend Dr. Alan Hugh McNeile.² She married, firstly, Lieutenant Patrick Wilfrid Villiers Massy, son of Villiers Wilfrid Peel Massy and Beatrice Emma Vetter, in February 1942.¹ She married, secondly, John Campbell Clarke, son of Dr. Hugh Campbell Wilson Clarke, on 25 June 1947.²
     From February 1942, her married name became Massy. From 25 June 1947, her married name became Clarke.²

     Bridget Ursula Elaine Massy was born on 16 February 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Villiers Wilfrid Peel Massy and Beatrice Emma Vetter.² She married Leonard Arthur Hammond Riddett, son of Arthur Elliott Riddett and Gwendolen Frances Maude, on 17 June 1948.¹ She died on 23 November 1999 at age 79.¹
     Bridget Ursula Elaine Massy also went by the nick-name of Jane.² From 17 June 1948, her married name became Riddett.

     Arthur Elliott Riddett married Gwendolen Frances Maude, daughter of John Maude.²
     He lived at Burgh Heath, Surrey, England.²

     Leonard Arthur Hammond Riddett is the son of Arthur Elliott Riddett and Gwendolen Frances Maude.² He married Bridget Ursula Elaine Massy, daughter of Villiers Wilfrid Peel Massy and Beatrice Emma Vetter, on 17 June 1948.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Half Acre, Witheridge Hill, Highmoor, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹