Peerage Record – 30763

     Spencer Henry Curtis was born on 11 July 1833.¹ He was the son of Charles Berwick Curtis and Henrietta Pearson.² He married Margaret Tupper Carey, daughter of De Vic Carey, on 17 August 1864.¹ He died on 26 February 1913 at age 79.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.¹

     De Vic Carey lived at Le Vallon, Guernsey, Channel Islands^G.¹

     Margaret Tupper Carey was the daughter of De Vic Carey.² She married Spencer Henry Curtis, son of Charles Berwick Curtis and Henrietta Pearson, on 17 August 1864.¹ She died on 16 November 1899.¹
     From 17 August 1864, her married name became Curtis.

     Major Spencer Carey Curtis was born on 23 July 1865.¹ He was the son of Spencer Henry Curtis and Margaret Tupper Carey.² He married Edith Mabel Eaton, daughter of T. J. Eaton, on 4 February 1902.¹ He died on 28 March 1945 at age 79.¹
     He fought in the Boer War in 1900.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain and Honoray Major in the 8th City of London Battalion, London Regiment (PO Rifles.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects (F.R.I.B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain and Honorary Major in the Royal Guernsey Engineers (Militia.)¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was Temporary Major of the Royal Engineers, Guernsey and Alderney District.¹

     T. J. Eaton lived at Droogvlei, Malmesbury, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹

     Edith Mabel Eaton was the daughter of T. J. Eaton.² She married Major Spencer Carey Curtis, son of Spencer Henry Curtis and Margaret Tupper Carey, on 4 February 1902.¹ She died on 10 September 1931.¹
     From 4 February 1902, her married name became Curtis.

     Sylvia Rosamond D’Urban Carey Curtis was born on 14 September 1908.¹ She is the daughter of Major Spencer Carey Curtis and Edith Mabel Eaton.² She married Thomas Musgrave Pyke, son of F. C. Pyke, on 22 December 1932.¹
     Sylvia Rosamond D’Urban Carey Curtis usually went by her middle name of Rosamond.¹ From 22 December 1932, her married name became Pyke. She lived in 2003 at 11 Sycamore Court, Hoskins Road, Oxted, Surrey, England^G.¹

     F. C. Pyke lived at Mullion, Cornwall, England^G.¹

     Thomas Musgrave Pyke was the son of F. C. Pyke.² He married Sylvia Rosamond D’Urban Carey Curtis, daughter of Major Spencer Carey Curtis and Edith Mabel Eaton, on 22 December 1932.¹ He died in 1992.¹
     He was a Schools Inspector.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Susan Musgrave Pyke was born on 17 October 1935.¹ She is the daughter of Thomas Musgrave Pyke and Sylvia Rosamond D’Urban Carey Curtis.² She married John Leo Monaghan in 1966.¹
     She lived in 2003 at 10 Wilton Close, Street, Somerset, England^G.¹