Peerage Record – 28199

     John Frederick Blood was born on 10 November 1880.¹ He was the son of John Blood and Jane Studdert.¹ He died on 18 December 1893 at age 13.¹

     Brigadier William Holcroft Blood was born on 29 May 1887.¹ He was the son of John Blood and Jane Studdert.¹ He married, firstly, Ierne Cecilia Hawkins, daughter of Captain Herbert Reginald Montgomery Hawkins and Hilda Nugent Bankes, on 12 October 1920.¹ He and Ierne Cecilia Hawkins were divorced in 1935.¹ He married, secondly, Helen Gertrude Gordon Wheeler, daughter of Walter Livingstone Wheeler, on 16 January 1936.²
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Afghan War in 1919, serving as the Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster General, 1st Peshawar Division.¹ He was the Brigade Major of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade India in 1920.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1922.¹ He was a Staff Officer to the Military Advisor-in-Chief Indian States Forces between 1925 and 1928.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1931.¹ He was the Commandant of the Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides Calvary between 1932 and 1936 when he retired from the military.¹ He was the Secretary of the National Horse Breeding and Show Society of India between 1936 and 1942.¹ He was recommissioned in 1940.¹ He was the Chief Administrative Officer, General Headquarters, India between 1942 and 1944.¹ He was the Deputy Secretary of Defence of the Government of India between 1944 and 1945.¹ He retired from the military in 1945, with the rank of Brigadier.¹ As of 1976, Brigadier William Holcroft Blood lived at Pear Tree Cottage, Burwash, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Ierne Cecilia Hawkins was born on 10 March 1899 at Isle of Wight, England^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of Captain Herbert Reginald Montgomery Hawkins and Hilda Nugent Bankes.^1,2 She married, firstly, Brigadier William Holcroft Blood, son of John Blood and Jane Studdert, on 12 October 1920.¹ She and Brigadier William Holcroft Blood were divorced in 1935.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Dallas Campbell, son of John Francis Campbell, on 18 January 1935.⁴
     From 12 October 1920, her married name became Blood.¹ From 18 January 1935, her married name became Campbell. She lived in 1976 at Hillview, Beechgrove, Moffatt, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.⁴

     Hilda Nugent Bankes was born in 1870 at London, England.² She was the daughter of Henry Hyde Nugent Bankes and Hon. Lalage Letitia Caroline Vivian.^1,3 She married Captain Herbert Reginald Montgomery Hawkins, son of James Staples Hawkins and Letitia Georgiana Brooke, on 22 September 1894.¹ She died on 10 January 1934.¹
     From 22 September 1894, her married name became Hawkins.¹

     Captain John Hector Blood was born on 10 December 1923.¹ He was the son of Brigadier William Holcroft Blood and Ierne Cecilia Hawkins.¹ He married Anne Duffin, daughter of Major Terence Duffin, on 16 December 1950.¹ He died on 19 January 2008 at age 84 at Shaftesbury, Dorset, England^G.²
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp between 1946 and 1949, to the Governor of Victoria, Australia.¹ He was the Adjutant of the Royal Marine Depot between 1949 and 1952 at Deal, Kent, England^G.¹ He was a Commando with the Royal Marines between 1953 and 1956.¹ He retired from the military in 1958, with the rank of Captain, late of the Royal Marines.¹ He was Branch Manager from 1970 at Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was employed by Equity & Law Life Assurance Society.¹ As of 1976, Captain John Hector Blood lived at Hallfield Cottage, Sproughton, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Anne Duffin is the daughter of Major Terence Duffin.¹ She married Captain John Hector Blood, son of Brigadier William Holcroft Blood and Ierne Cecilia Hawkins, on 16 December 1950.¹
     From 16 December 1950, her married name became Blood.¹

     Major Terence Duffin was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He lived at Newcastle, County Down, Ireland^G.¹

     David John Blood was born on 30 September 1951.¹ He is the son of Captain John Hector Blood and Anne Duffin.¹
     He was educated at Earnley School, Chichester, Sussex, England^G.¹ He was educated at Plumpton College, Lewes, Sussex, England^G.² He was employed by Eastern Tractors at Colchester, Essex, England^G.¹

     Sara Anne Blood was born on 10 October 1953.¹ She is the daughter of Captain John Hector Blood and Anne Duffin.¹

     Jane Louise Blood was born on 15 July 1958.¹ She is the daughter of Captain John Hector Blood and Anne Duffin.¹