Peerage Record – 27621

     Elizabeth Townsend was born circa 1805.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Samuel Irwin Townsend and Katherine Thomas.¹ She married Dr. James Smith.¹ She died in 1889.¹
     Her married name became Smith.¹

     Annette Catherine Eleanora Long was born in 1841.¹ She was the daughter of William Long and Eleanora Charlotte Montagu Poore.¹ She died on 12 December 1886.¹

     Maria Long was born in 1800.¹ She was the daughter of Beeston Long and Frances Louisa Neave.¹ She married Henry Seymour Montagu, son of Montagu Montagu and Anne Catherine Hobart.¹ She died in 1832.¹
     Her married name became Montagu.¹

     Henry Seymour Montagu is the son of Montagu Montagu and Anne Catherine Hobart. He married Maria Long, daughter of Beeston Long and Frances Louisa Neave.¹
     He lived at Westleton Grange, Suffolk, England.²

     Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough of Bromley Hill Place was born on 2 January 1760.² He was the son of Beeston Long and Sarah Cropp.² He married Amelia Hume, daughter of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Bt. and Lady Amelia Egerton, on 28 May 1793 at Berkeley Square, London, England^G.² He died on 17 January 1838 at age 78 at Bromely Hill Place, Kent, England^G, without issue.¹
     He was created 1st Baron Farnborough of Bromley Hill Place, co. Kent on 9 July 1826.¹

     Anthony O’Brien ffrench Blake was born on 21 April 1942.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Robert Lifford Valentine ffrench Blake and Grania Bryde Curran.¹ He married, firstly, Susanne Bergsöe, daughter of Flemming Bergsöe, on 17 February 1968.¹ He and Susanne Bergsöe were divorced in 1978.² He married, secondly, Gillian Anne Steele-Perkins in 1982.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He retired from the military in 1971, late of the 17th/21st Lancers.¹ He was with HM Diplomatic Services between 1972 and 1995.² As of 1976, Anthony O’Brien ffrench Blake lived at The Bailiffs House, Midgham Park, Woolhampton, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1991 for services during the Gulf War.² He was Counsellor to the East Caribbean in 1995.² He lived in 2009 at The Well House, Michaelstow, Bodmin, Cornwall, England^G.²

     Susanne Bergsöe is the daughter of Flemming Bergsöe.¹ She married Anthony O’Brien ffrench Blake, son of Lt.-Col. Robert Lifford Valentine ffrench Blake and Grania Bryde Curran, on 17 February 1968.¹ She and Anthony O’Brien ffrench Blake were divorced in 1978.²
     From 17 February 1968, her married name became ffrench Blake.¹

     Flemming Bergsöe lived at Copenhagen, Denmark^G.¹

     Flemming Martin ffrench Blake was born on 22 August 1970.¹ He is the son of Anthony O’Brien ffrench Blake and Susanne Bergsöe.¹
     Flemming Martin ffrench Blake usually went by his middle name of Martin.² He was educated at Shiplake College, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of officer between 1992 and 1995 in the 17/21st Lancers.² He was a professional polo player.²

     Nicholas Anthony ffrench Blake was born on 22 January 1974.¹ He is the son of Anthony O’Brien ffrench Blake and Susanne Bergsöe.¹
     He was educated at Sibford College, Sibford Ferris, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He lived in 2009 at Sri Lanka^G.²