Peerage Record – 36576

     Robert William Frederick Poole was born on 18 December 1940 at Yeovil, Somerset, England.² He was the son of Robert Poole.² He married Susan Elizabeth Clarke, daughter of Major Charles Martin Clarke and Ferelith Patricia Fuller, on 18 April 1972.¹ He died on 18 August 2017 at age 76.²
     Robert William Frederick Poole usually went by his middle name of William.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was a columnist for The Daily Telegraph, Horse & Hound and the Shooting Times.² He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 2001.²

     Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke was born on 13 December 1913.¹ He was the son of Charles Samuel Clarke and Elsie Margaret Hughes.² He married Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale, daughter of Geoffrey Gale, on 3 October 1953.¹ He died on 31 August 1988 at age 74 at Yeovil, Somerset, England.³
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He adopted Mary Clarke.² He adopted Thomas Clarke.² He adopted George Clarke.² He lived in 1976 at Cothangar Farm, Fivehead, Taunton, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Geoffrey Gale lived at Barnett Field, Sevenoaks, Kent, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale is the daughter of Geoffrey Gale.² She married Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke, son of Charles Samuel Clarke and Elsie Margaret Hughes, on 3 October 1953.¹
     From 3 October 1953, her married name became Clarke. She adopted Mary Clarke.² She adopted Thomas Clarke.² She adopted George Clarke.²

     Thomas Clarke was born on 17 July 1960.¹ He is the son of Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke and Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale.²
     He was adopted by Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke and Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale.²

     George Clarke was born on 7 May 1962.¹ He is the son of Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke and Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale.²
     He was adopted by Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke and Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale.²

     Mary Clarke was born on 25 September 1958.¹ She is the daughter of Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke and Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale.²
     She was adopted by Major Peter Geoffrey Woodchurch Clarke and Elizabeth Josephine Mary Gale.²

     Eileen Winifred Clarke was born on 26 November 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Samuel Clarke and Elsie Margaret Hughes.² She was also reported to have been born on 28 November 1900.³ She married Christian Ernest Pitman, son of Ernest Pitman and Frances Isabel Butler, on 16 June 1928.¹ She died on 5 April 2009 at age 108 at Doynton House, Doynton, Bristol, England^G.^3,4
     From 16 June 1928, her married name became Pitman.

     Alice Bowden Smith was born in 1836 at Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England^G.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Frederick George Ravenhill, son of John Ravenhill and Sophia Harriet Ripley, in 1865 at Lymington, Hampshire, England^G.¹
     From 1865, her married name became Ravenhill.¹

     Henry Herbert Clarke was born on 28 October 1875.¹ He was the son of Thomas Clarke and Elizabeth Ruddell.² He married Rachel Dorothy Shuttleworth Rendall, daughter of Francis Shuttleworth Rendall, on 17 August 1905.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1904 with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.Ch.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1905 with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1909 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was House Physician at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, England^G.¹ He was a Physician at Liverpool Consumption Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps.¹ He was George Holt Fellow in Pathology at Liverpool University, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1922.¹ He lived at East End Manor, Durrington, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.¹