Peerage Record – 39147

     Rev. Hon. John Blackwood was born on 9 October 1757.¹ He was the son of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt. and Dorcas Stevenson, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye.² He married, firstly, Sophia Benson, daughter of Hill Benson, in 1778.¹ He married, secondly, Eliza Dupré, daughter of Josias Dupré, on 4 June 1803.¹ He died on 5 January 1833 at age 75, without issue.¹

     Hill Benson held the office of Archdeacon of Down.¹

     Sophia Benson was the daughter of Hill Benson.² She married Rev. Hon. John Blackwood, son of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt. and Dorcas Stevenson, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye, in 1778.¹ She died in 1803.¹
     From 1778, her married name became Blackwood.

     Kendall Acton Brooke was born on 27 November 1922.¹ He was the son of Reginald William Acton Brooke and Lulu Hendrik Lodewyk Jense van Nieuwenhuis.¹ He married, secondly, Erica Fay Cushny.² He married, firstly, Fay Desch on 10 September 1948.² He and Fay Desch were divorced circa 1958.² He died on 10 September 2008 at age 85.²

     Reginald Acton Brooke was born on 10 August 1924 at South Africa^G.¹ He was the son of Reginald William Acton Brooke and Lulu Hendrik Lodewyk Jense van Nieuwenhuis.¹ He died on 21 April 1945 at age 20 at Finale, Italy^G, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of in the South African Armoured Car Regiment.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Captain Robert Temple Blackwood was born on 13 July 1788.¹ He was the son of Hans Blackwood, 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye and Mehetabel Hester Temple.² He died on 18 June 1815 at age 26 at Waterloo, Belgium^G, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 52nd Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 69th Foot.¹ He fought in the Seige of Badajoz in 1811, where he was severely wounded.¹ He fought in the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815.¹

     Hans Blackwood was born on 28 September 1792.¹ He was the son of Hans Blackwood, 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye and Mehetabel Hester Temple.² He died at Naples, Italy^G, from a fever, unmarried.¹

     Joyce Revington was born on 14 April 1913.¹ She married Edward Acton Brooke, son of Reginald William Acton Brooke and Lulu Hendrik Lodewyk Jense van Nieuwenhuis, on 18 December 1945 at Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹ She died on 19 February 1986 at age 72 at Somerset West, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹
     From 18 December 1945, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Joan Elizabeth Coetzer was born on 30 March 1930 at Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa^G.¹ She married Edward Acton Brooke, son of Reginald William Acton Brooke and Lulu Hendrik Lodewyk Jense van Nieuwenhuis, on 5 April 1958 at Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹ She died on 18 November 2008 at age 78 at Canberra, A.C.T., Australia^G.¹
     From 5 April 1958, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Alan Reginald James Acton Brooke was born on 17 February 1959 at Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹ He is the son of Edward Acton Brooke and Joan Elizabeth Coetzer.¹ He married Sofie Kusnadi on 20 October 2000.¹