Peerage Record – 25269

     Reverend Denis Ivor Coote was born on 19 February 1908.¹ He was the son of Commander Bernard Trotter Coote and Grace Harriet Robinson.² He married, firstly, Olive Sheelagh Bischoff, daughter of Hugh Crompton Bischoff, on 22 April 1933.¹ He married, secondly, Mary McDonough, daughter of William McDonough, in 1979.¹ He died on 26 June 1985 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Woking Grammar School, Woking, Surrey, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Group Captain in the Royal Air Force.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1951.¹ He was ordained in 1963.¹ He was the Rector between 1965 and 1967 at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was the Rector in 1967 at St. James’s Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Hugh Crompton Bischoff died on 24 January 1978.¹
     He lived at Woodhayes, Woodland, Southampton, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Olive Sheelagh Bischoff was the daughter of Hugh Crompton Bischoff.² She married Reverend Denis Ivor Coote, son of Commander Bernard Trotter Coote and Grace Harriet Robinson, on 22 April 1933.¹ She died in 1978.¹
     From 22 April 1933, her married name became Coote. She gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force.¹

     Timothy Chidley Coote was born on 8 April 1940.¹ He was the son of Reverend Denis Ivor Coote and Olive Sheelagh Bischoff.² He died on 18 October 1940.¹

     Caragh Mary Coote was born on 21 November 1949.¹ She is the daughter of Reverend Denis Ivor Coote and Olive Sheelagh Bischoff.² She married, firstly, Patrick O’Fáoláin in 1973.¹ She and Patrick O’Fáoláin were divorced in 1983.¹ She married, secondly, Gerard Harford in 1984.¹ She and Gerard Harford were divorced in 2001.¹
     She was educated at Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ She graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ From 1973, her married name became O’Fáoláin.¹ From 1984, her married name became Harford.¹ In 2001 her name was legally changed to Coote.¹ She lived in 2003 at 42 Orchardstown Drive, Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Patrick O’Fáoláin married Caragh Mary Coote, daughter of Reverend Denis Ivor Coote and Olive Sheelagh Bischoff, in 1973.¹ He and Caragh Mary Coote were divorced in 1983.¹

     Tamsin Emilie O’Fáoláin was born in 1973.¹ She is the daughter of Patrick O’Fáoláin and Caragh Mary Coote.² She married Alan Patrick O’Neill on 24 August 1999.¹
     From 24 August 1999, her married name became O’Neill. She lived in 2003 at 28 Castle Riada, Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Alan Patrick O’Neill married Tamsin Emilie O’Fáoláin, daughter of Patrick O’Fáoláin and Caragh Mary Coote, on 24 August 1999.¹

     Aoife Lauren O’Neill was born in 2001.¹ She is the daughter of Alan Patrick O’Neill and Tamsin Emilie O’Fáoláin.²

     W/Cdr. Patric Bernard Coote was born on 7 January 1910.¹ He was the son of Commander Bernard Trotter Coote and Grace Harriet Robinson.² He married Muriel Elsmie, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Montagu Spears Elsmie, on 1 June 1935.¹ He died on 13 April 1941 at age 31, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force.¹