Peerage Record – 28212

     William Jones lived at Goldney Road, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Neptune Blood was born on 23 April 1897.¹ He was the son of Maurice Blood and Roberta Harriet Jones.¹ He married, firstly, Norah Emily Pearson, daughter of William Ezra Pearson.¹ He and Norah Emily Pearson were divorced in 1935.¹ He married, secondly, Doris Irene M’Whinnie, daughter of Robert William Benjamin M’Whinnie, in February 1958.¹ He died on 13 November 1960 at age 63.¹
     He was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1915, in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He was (an unknown value) in 1924.¹ He retired from the military in 1944, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the Indian Army.¹

     Norah Emily Pearson was the daughter of William Ezra Pearson.¹ She married Lt.-Col. John Neptune Blood, son of Maurice Blood and Roberta Harriet Jones.¹ She and Lt.-Col. John Neptune Blood were divorced in 1935.¹
     Her married name became Blood.¹

     William Ezra Pearson lived at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹

     Captain Thomas Holcroft Blood was born on 29 September 1921.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Neptune Blood and Norah Emily Pearson.¹ He married Margaret Elizabeth Ross, daughter of Charles Malcolm Ross and unknown daughter Reich, on 4 January 1947.¹ He died in July 1998 at age 76 at Bromley, Kent, England.²
     He was educated at Cranleigh School, Cranleigh, Surrey, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He retired from the military in 1946, with the rank of Captain, late of the Indian Army.¹ He was part of the Regular Army Reserve of Officers in 1950.¹ As of 1976, Captain Thomas Holcroft Blood lived at 54 Belmont Hill, Blackheath, London, England^G.¹

     Margaret Elizabeth Ross was born in 1921.² She was the daughter of Charles Malcolm Ross and unknown daughter Reich.^1,2 She married Captain Thomas Holcroft Blood, son of Lt.-Col. John Neptune Blood and Norah Emily Pearson, on 4 January 1947.¹ She died in 1996.²
     From 4 January 1947, her married name became Blood.¹

     Charles Malcolm Ross married unknown daughter Reich, daughter of Professor Max Isaac Reich.²
     He lived at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Brian Edmund Blood was born on 5 December 1947.¹ He is the son of Captain Thomas Holcroft Blood and Margaret Elizabeth Ross.¹ He married Marguerite Mabel Dolmetsch, daughter of Carl Frederick Dolmetsch, on 3 April 1971.¹
     He was educated at St. Joseph’s Academy, Blackheath, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Queen Mary College, London University, London, England^G, in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He was the Governor, Dolmetsch Foundation from 1972.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ As of 1976, Brian Edmund Blood lived at Heartsease, Grayswood Road, Haslemere, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Marguerite Mabel Dolmetsch is the daughter of Carl Frederick Dolmetsch.¹ She married Brian Edmund Blood, son of Captain Thomas Holcroft Blood and Margaret Elizabeth Ross, on 3 April 1971.¹
     From 3 April 1971, her married name became Blood.¹

     Carl Frederick Dolmetsch graduated with a Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He lived at Jesses, Grayswood Road, Haslemere, Surrey, England^G.¹