Peerage Record – 43117

     John Brancker lived at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Helen Jane Brancker was the daughter of John Brancker.² She married Colonel Ramsay William Rainsford-Hannay of Kirkdale, son of Major Frederick Rainsford Hannay of Kirkdale and Rhoda Johnston, on 30 December 1874.¹ She died on 5 February 1917.¹
     From 30 December 1874, her married name became Rainsford-Hannay.

     Colonel Frederick Rainsford-Hannay of Kirkdale was born on 28 April 1878.¹ He was the son of Colonel Ramsay William Rainsford-Hannay of Kirkdale and Helen Jane Brancker.² He married Dorothea Letitia May Maxwell, daughter of Sir William Francis Maxwell of Cardoness, 4th Bt., on 16 August 1910.¹ He died on 11 September 1959 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice and was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was commander of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, Royal Artillery between 1924 and 1928.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Rainsford-Hannay was born on 4 September 1879.¹ He was the son of Colonel Ramsay William Rainsford-Hannay of Kirkdale and Helen Jane Brancker.² He married Evelyn Gordon Forbes, daughter of Stevenson Forbes and John Anne Gordon, on 8 January 1904.¹ He died on 7 March 1951 at age 71.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal West Surrey Regiment.¹

     Reverend Barrington Blomfield Syer was born in 1755.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Moore in 1779.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Maria Chevallier in 1796.¹ He died in 1844.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Evelyn Gordon Forbes was born circa 1880 at Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.² She was the daughter of Stevenson Forbes and John Anne Gordon.^3,2 She married Lt.-Col. John Rainsford-Hannay, son of Colonel Ramsay William Rainsford-Hannay of Kirkdale and Helen Jane Brancker, on 8 January 1904.¹ She died on 21 December 1950.¹
     From 8 January 1904, her married name became Rainsford-Hannay.

     Patrick Ramsay Rainsford-Hannay was born on 16 January 1911.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Rainsford-Hannay and Evelyn Gordon Forbes.² He married Clare Catherine Maud Cassidy, daughter of John Cassidy, on 7 May 1947.¹ He died on 11 June 1969 at age 58.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was a fields’ chemist for Iraq Petroleum Company.¹ He graduated from Imperial College of Science, Technology, Wye, Kent, England^G, in 1935 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1940 in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1942.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Zoological Society (F.Z.S.)¹

     John Cassidy lived at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Clare Catherine Maud Cassidy was the daughter of John Cassidy.² She married Patrick Ramsay Rainsford-Hannay, son of Lt.-Col. John Rainsford-Hannay and Evelyn Gordon Forbes, on 7 May 1947.¹ She died on 30 January 1970.¹
     From 7 May 1947, her married name became Rainsford-Hannay.

     John Patrick Rainsford-Hannay was born on 8 January 1951.¹ He was the son of Patrick Ramsay Rainsford-Hannay and Clare Catherine Maud Cassidy.² He died on 9 January 1951.¹