Peerage Record – 38629

     Helen Maureen ffrench was born on 4 February 1940.¹ She is the daughter of William Cowan Digby ffrench and Daphne Marion Moffatt.²

     Lilian Jessie ffrench was born on 21 June 1897.¹ She was the daughter of William Josiah Lowe ffrench and Helen Fish.² She died on 14 June 1955 at age 57, unmarried.¹

     Helen Le Bel ffrench was born on 6 June 1898.¹ She was the daughter of William Josiah Lowe ffrench and Helen Fish.² She married Lt.-Col. Alexander William van Straubenzee, son of Maj.-Gen. Turner van Straubenzee and Florinda Harriette Hamilton, on 10 August 1938.¹ She died on 3 January 1985 at age 86.³
     She lived in 1976 at 10 Dorchester COurt, The Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Alexander William van Straubenzee was born on 18 March 1884.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Turner van Straubenzee and Florinda Harriette Hamilton.^1,2 He married Helen Le Bel ffrench, daughter of William Josiah Lowe ffrench and Helen Fish, on 10 August 1938.¹ He died on 2 February 1947 at age 62.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) and Bar.¹ From 10 August 1938, his married name became ffrench.

     Ernest Robert Newton ffrench was born on 11 December 1869.¹ He was the son of Reverend George ffrench and Lizzie Jane Le Bel.² He married Annie Irene ffrench, daughter of Reverend Canon James ffrench, on 10 August 1904.¹ He died on 3 September 1908 at age 38.¹
     He was educated at Trent College, Trent, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from King’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹

     Reverend Canon James ffrench lived at Strokestown, Ireland^G.¹

     Annie Irene ffrench was the daughter of Reverend Canon James ffrench.² She married Ernest Robert Newton ffrench, son of Reverend George ffrench and Lizzie Jane Le Bel, on 10 August 1904.¹ She died in 1958.¹

     Rhona Elizabeth Nancy ffrench was born on 3 June 1905.¹ She was the daughter of Ernest Robert Newton ffrench and Annie Irene ffrench.² She married David Plaistowe, son of Edward Plaistowe, on 24 July 1929.¹ She died in November 1966 at age 61.¹
     From 24 July 1929, her married name became Plaistowe.

     Edward Plaistowe lived at 5 Goodwood Close, Upper Willingdon, Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹

     David Plaistowe is the son of Edward Plaistowe.² He married Rhona Elizabeth Nancy ffrench, daughter of Ernest Robert Newton ffrench and Annie Irene ffrench, on 24 July 1929.¹