Peerage Record – 38384

     Henrietta Gubbins was the daughter of Joseph Gubbins.² She married Simon Dring, son of Simon Dring and Clementina Harding, on 10 April 1855.¹ She died on 7 October 1911.¹
     From 10 April 1855, her married name became Dring.

     Simon Crofton Dring was born on 18 November 1860.¹ He was the son of Simon Dring and Henrietta Gubbins.² He died in 1886.¹
     He lived at Rockgrove, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Henry Stamer Dring was born on 18 July 1866.¹ He was the son of Simon Dring and Henrietta Gubbins.² He died in 1889, unmarried.¹
     He lived at Rockgrove, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Maria Josephine Dring was the daughter of Simon Dring and Henrietta Gubbins.² She died on 3 April 1863, young.¹

     John Finch was born in 1828.² He is the son of Hugh Frederick Finch and Barbara Brady.² He married Maria Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Richard Russell, in 1871.²
     He gained the rank of officer in the Devonshire Regiment.² He lived at Tullamore Park, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)²

     Mary Louise Finch was the daughter of John Finch and Maria Elizabeth Russell.² She married Simon Dring, son of Robert Harding Dring and Catherine Georgina Savage, on 29 April 1893.¹ She died on 15 October 1953.¹
     From 29 April 1893, her married name became Dring.

     Simon Harding Dring was born on 7 March 1894.¹ He was the son of Simon Dring and Mary Louise Finch.² He married Eva Marjorie Worrall, daughter of John Edward Worrall, on 17 August 1922.¹ He died on 2 June 1961 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ He lived at Mount Patrick, Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring was born on 30 June 1896 at Cork, County Cork, Ireland.¹ He was the son of Simon Dring and Mary Louise Finch.² He married, firstly, Louise Maud Taylor Hitchmough, daughter of Ernest Chambers Hitchmough, on 30 April 1924.¹ He married, secondly, Eleanor Mary Picton-Turbervill, daughter of Charles Grenville Picton-Turbervill and Ethel Lucy Egremont, circa 1951 at Nice, France.³ He died on 12 January 1958 at age 61 at Hastings, Sussex, England.¹
     Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring also went by the nick-name of Robin.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He lived at Glenburn, Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Patricia Louise Dring was born on 22 March 1925.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring and Louise Maud Taylor Hitchmough.^2,1 She married David George Thornton, son of George Philip Thornton, on 10 July 1952.¹
     She was in the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the Second World War.¹ From 10 July 1952, her married name became Thornton.

     George Philip Thornton lived at The Chestnuts, Eltham, Kent, England^G.¹