Peerage Record – 38385

     David George Thornton is the son of George Philip Thornton.² He married Patricia Louise Dring, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring and Louise Maud Taylor Hitchmough, on 10 July 1952.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Irish Guards.¹ He lived in 1976 at 19 Kelvinside Street, North Balwyn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     Simon Thornton was born on 4 June 1953.¹ He is the son of David George Thornton and Patricia Louise Dring.²
     He was educated at Melbourne University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     Mark Thornton was born on 8 March 1955.¹ He is the son of David George Thornton and Patricia Louise Dring.²

     Julian Thornton was born on 26 December 1960.¹ He is the son of David George Thornton and Patricia Louise Dring.²

     Peter Thornton was born on 4 July 1966.¹ He is the son of David George Thornton and Patricia Louise Dring.²

     Deirdre Dring was born on 11 December 1926.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring and Louise Maud Taylor Hitchmough.^2,1 She married David John Capron, son of Major Frederick Foulkes Capron, on 16 January 1953.¹
     She was in the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the Second World War.¹ From 16 January 1953, her married name became Capron.

     Major Frederick Foulkes Capron married Jean Isobel Macpherson Hay, daughter of Sir Lewis John Erroll Hay of Park, 9th Bt. and Lizabel Annie Macdonald, on 30 April 1929.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived at Tower Hill, Rothley, Leicestershire, England^G.²

     David John Capron was born in 1931.² He was the son of Major Frederick Foulkes Capron.³ He married Deirdre Dring, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring and Louise Maud Taylor Hitchmough, on 16 January 1953.¹ He died in 2003.²
     He lived in 1976 at 12 Elm Park Road, London, England^G.¹

     Maeve Dring was born on 10 November 1930.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring and Louise Maud Taylor Hitchmough.^2,1 She married Peter John Upson, son of Harold Kenneth Upson, on 19 October 1957.¹
     From 19 October 1957, her married name became Upson.

     Peter John Upson is the son of Harold Kenneth Upson.¹ He married Maeve Dring, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Robert Harding Dring and Louise Maud Taylor Hitchmough, on 19 October 1957.¹
     He lived in 1976 at Las Navezuelas, Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla, Spain^G.¹