Peerage Record – 32601

     Dr. Jeremy Henry Borwick Poole was born in 1949.¹ He is the son of Herbert Edmund Poole and Hon. Anne Rosemary Dorothea Croft.¹
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from London University, London, England^G, with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Thorns Orchard, East Mill Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Eric Crossley was born on 23 May 1878.¹ He was the son of Sir William John Crossley, 1st Bt. and Mabel Gordon Anderson.² He married Janet Boyd Merriman, daughter of Frank Merriman, on 30 June 1903.¹ He died on 23 May 1949 at age 71.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 11th Hussars (Special Reserves.)¹ He gained the rank of First World War.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹

     Frank Merriman lived at Church House, Knutsford, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     Janet Boyd Merriman was born circa 1883.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Merriman.² She married Eric Crossley, son of Sir William John Crossley, 1st Bt. and Mabel Gordon Anderson, on 30 June 1903.¹ She died on 22 July 1968.¹
     From 30 June 1903, her married name became Crossley.

     Iris Barter was the daughter of Reverend Ewart Barter.² She married Lt.-Cdr. Nigel John Crossley, son of Eric Crossley and Janet Boyd Merriman, on 1 February 1931.¹ She died on 29 September 1931.¹
     From 1 February 1931, her married name became Crossley.

     Sir Christopher John Crossley, 3rd Bt. was born on 25 September 1931.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Cdr. Nigel John Crossley and Iris Barter.² He married, firstly, Carolyne Louise Sykes, daughter of Leslie Grey Sykes and Lois Walker, on 28 November 1959.¹ He and Carolyne Louise Sykes were divorced in 1969.¹ He married, secondly, Lesley A. Chamberlain, daughter of Dr. K. A. J. Chamberlain, in 1977.² He died in 1989.¹
     He was educated at Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Crossley, of Glenfield, Dunham Massey, co. Chester [U.K., 1909] on 22 November 1957.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Nigel John Crossley was born on 29 May 1904.¹ He was the son of Eric Crossley and Janet Boyd Merriman.² He married, firstly, Iris Barter, daughter of Reverend Ewart Barter, on 1 February 1931.¹ He married, secondly, Marjorie Gilley, daughter of John Gilley, on 17 March 1932.¹ He died on 27 November 1940 at age 36, from wounds received while in command of H.M.S. Gipsey.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.¹

     Marjorie Gilley is the daughter of John Gilley.² She married, firstly, William Rodney Winterbottom, son of William Dickson Winterbottom, before 1932.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Cdr. Nigel John Crossley, son of Eric Crossley and Janet Boyd Merriman, on 17 March 1932.¹ She married, thirdly, Captain Richard William Ravenhill, son of Captain Harold William Ravenhill, on 27 July 1957.¹
     From before 1932, her married name became Winterbottom.¹ From 17 March 1932, her married name became Crossley. From 27 July 1957, her married name became Ravenhill.¹

     John Richard Irwin Crossley was born on 17 October 1908.¹ He was the son of Eric Crossley and Janet Boyd Merriman.² He died on 31 March 1988 at age 79 at Transvaal, South Africa.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (E) in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.¹