Peerage Record – 40248

     Lt.-Col. Edward Herbert Sweet lived at Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Adeline Hilda Sweet is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Herbert Sweet.² She married Alan Bernard Murray Fairbairn, son of Vice-Admiral Bernard William Murray Fairbairn and Alice Mary Phillipps, on 18 December 1943.¹
     From 18 December 1943, her married name became Fairbairn.

     Reverend John Alan Fairbairn was born on 2 January 1946.¹ He is the son of Alan Bernard Murray Fairbairn and Adeline Hilda Sweet.² He married Susan Patricia Sergel, daughter of Dr. Charles Sergel, in 1982.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Dr. Charles Sergel lived at Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Susan Patricia Sergel is the daughter of Dr. Charles Sergel.² She married Reverend John Alan Fairbairn, son of Alan Bernard Murray Fairbairn and Adeline Hilda Sweet, in 1982.¹
     From 1982, her married name became Fairbairn.

     Timothy John Charles Fairbairn was born in 1983.¹ He is the son of Reverend John Alan Fairbairn and Susan Patricia Sergel.²

     Katherine Mary Fairbairn was born in 1985.¹ She is the daughter of Reverend John Alan Fairbairn and Susan Patricia Sergel.²

     Lt.-Cdr. David Patrick Fairbairn was born on 30 March 1919.¹ He was the son of Vice-Admiral Bernard William Murray Fairbairn and Alice Mary Phillipps.² He married Margaret Winifred Ferrers Courage, daughter of Ronald Ernest Ferrers Courage and Nina Elizabeth Last, on 2 September 1950.¹ He died on 3 October 2009 at age 90.³
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He retired from the military, with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, late of the Royal Navy.¹ He was registered as a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institution of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (F.I.Mar.E.S.T.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (M.I.Mech.E.)¹ He lived in 2003 at 9 Fishers Close, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Ronald Ernest Ferrers Courage was born in 1894.² He is the son of Henry Ernest Courage and Isabel Winifred Soames.² He married Nina Elizabeth Last, daughter of Reverend Henry Last and Lilian Sophia Sturges, in 1920 at Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England.³ He died in 1980.²
     He lived at Kings Brompton, Dulverton, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Margaret Winifred Ferrers Courage was born in 1922 at Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.² She was the daughter of Ronald Ernest Ferrers Courage and Nina Elizabeth Last.³ She married Lt.-Cdr. David Patrick Fairbairn, son of Vice-Admiral Bernard William Murray Fairbairn and Alice Mary Phillipps, on 2 September 1950.¹ She died on 5 February 2005.¹
     She gained the rank of 2nd Officer in the Women’s Royal Naval Service.¹ From 2 September 1950, her married name became Fairbairn.