Peerage Record – 3199

     Merelina Bosanquet was born on 22 September 1912.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. James Tindal Ives Bosanquet.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby and Frances May Paynter, on 3 January 1941.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby were divorced in 1953.¹ She died in 1993.¹
     Her married name became Ponsonby.

     Lt.-Col. James Tindal Ives Bosanquet is the son of Theordor Bosanquet and Merelina Laetitia Mary Bosanquet.
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Bayfields, Headley, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Alice Wolvey was the daughter of Sir Thomas Wolvey and Alice (?)^1,2 She married Sir Giles of Astley, son of Andrew of Astley, 1st Lord Astley and Sibyl (?).¹ She died after 1345.¹
     Her married name became Astley.¹

     Major George Thomas Ponsonby was born on 3 April 1913.¹ He was the son of Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby and Frances May Paynter.¹ He married Elizabeth Penelope Melville Wills, daughter of Captain Walter Douglas Melville Wills and Penelope Wilhelmina Master, on 18 September 1948.² He died on 15 December 1984 at age 71 at Ireland.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was severely wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 17th/21st Lancers.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and bar.¹

     Elizabeth Penelope Melville Wills was born on 7 September 1924.² She was the daughter of Captain Walter Douglas Melville Wills and Penelope Wilhelmina Master.^1,2 She married Major George Thomas Ponsonby, son of Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby and Frances May Paynter, on 18 September 1948.² She died on 15 May 2014 at age 89.³
     Her married name became Ponsonby. She lived in 2003 at The Threshing Barn, Grange Farm, Stratton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Captain Walter Douglas Melville Wills was born on 16 December 1887.² He was the son of Walter Melville Wills and Louisa Gertrude Wilson.² He married, firstly, Penelope Wilhelmina Master, daughter of Charles Onslow Master, on 14 April 1921.² He and Penelope Wilhelmina Master were divorced in 1930.² He married, secondly, Pamela Violet Tudway, daughter of Captain Charles Clement Tudway and Alice Constance Hervey-Bathurst, on 5 April 1931.² He married, thirdly, Cynthia Melanie Agnes Barlow, daughter of Harry Grimshaw Barlow, on 18 November 1949.² He died circa May 1973.³
     Captain Walter Douglas Melville Wills usually went by his middle name of Douglas.² He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Captain in the North Somerset Yeomanry.² He purchased Barley Wood in 1921 from Henry Herbert Wills.² He was member of Somerset County Council in 1925.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Somerset in 1927.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Somerset in 1946.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1948.² He lived at Barley Wood, Wrington, Somerset, England^G.²

     Thomas Charles George Ponsonby was born on 23 August 1950.¹ He is the son of Major George Thomas Ponsonby and Elizabeth Penelope Melville Wills.¹ He married Elisabeth Marie Philippine Masurel, daughter of Jean Jules Marie Masurel, in 1980.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College of Music, London, England^G.¹ His marriage to Elisabeth Marie Philippine Masurel was annulled in 1989.¹ He lived in 2003 at 28 Brrok Green, London, England^G.¹

     Henry Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 6 May 1952.¹ He is the son of Major George Thomas Ponsonby and Elizabeth Penelope Melville Wills.¹ He married Elizabeth Fiona Mary Brotchie, daughter of Peter Bedford Brotchie, in 1977.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Bristol University, Bristol, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Ballynatray, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Peter Douglas Ponsonby was born on 26 June 1955.¹ He is the son of Major George Thomas Ponsonby and Elizabeth Penelope Melville Wills.¹ He married Faith Primrose Orr Brandon, daughter of Rev. Canon Ernest Arthur Brandon, in 1982.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He lived in 2003 at Kilcooley Abbey, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹

     Henry Jeffrey Ponsonby was born on 30 November 1930.¹ He was the son of Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby and Frances May Paynter.¹ He married Rosemary Jane Wells, daughter of Ernest Sydney Wells, on 30 April 1960.¹ He died on 3 November 2018 at age 87.²
     He was educated at Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Grove, Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹