Peerage Record – 27622

     Lt.-Col. Desmond O’Brien Evelyn ffrench Blake was born on 30 June 1900.¹ He was the son of Reverend Robert ffrench Blake and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt.¹ He married Elizabeth Iris Cardale, daughter of William Henry Cardale, on 1 August 1939.¹ He died on 31 May 1943 at age 42 at North Africa^G, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars.¹

     Elizabeth Iris Cardale is the daughter of William Henry Cardale.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Desmond O’Brien Evelyn ffrench Blake, son of Reverend Robert ffrench Blake and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt, on 1 August 1939.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Anthony George Hogg, son of Reverend Walter Eustace Hogg, on 1 February 1951.¹
     From 1 August 1939, her married name became ffrench Blake.¹ From 1 February 1951, her married name became Hogg.¹ As of 1976, Elizabeth Iris Cardale lived at Ibthorpe House, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Captain Anthony George Hogg was the son of Reverend Walter Eustace Hogg.¹ He married Elizabeth Iris Cardale, daughter of William Henry Cardale, on 1 February 1951.¹ He died on 15 July 1973.¹

     Reverend Walter Eustace Hogg lived at Wantage, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     William Henry Cardale was born in 1868.² He married Mabel Ann (?)² He died in 1928.²
     He lived at 4 Berkeley Gardens, London, England^G.¹

     Colonel Robert John William ffrench Blake was born on 21 June 1940.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Desmond O’Brien Evelyn ffrench Blake and Elizabeth Iris Cardale.¹ He married Ilynne Sabina Mary Eyston, daughter of Michael Charles Eyston and Eileen Maureen Brittorous.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 gained the rank of Major in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars.¹ As of 1976, Colonel Robert John William ffrench Blake lived at Ibthorpe House, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Nora Mary ffrench Blake was born on 12 September 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Robert ffrench Blake and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt.¹ She died on 9 October 1968 at age 82, unmarried.¹
     She lived at Crowbally, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Laura Iris Walker was the daughter of Charles Henry Walker.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Arthur O’Brien ffrench Blake, son of Reverend Robert ffrench Blake and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt, on 16 August 1910.¹
     From 16 August 1910, her married name became ffrench Blake.¹ As of 1976, Laura Iris Walker lived at 5 South Close, The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, England^G.¹

     Charles Henry Walker lived at Muckeridge, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Elizabeth Mary ffrench Blake was born on 2 September 1912.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Arthur O’Brien ffrench Blake and Laura Iris Walker.¹ She married Cedric David Charles Dickens, son of Philip Charles Dickens, on 14 January 1948.¹ She died in 2008.²
     From 14 January 1948, her married name became Dickens.¹