Peerage Record – 52643

     Maria Relton is the daughter of Reverend John Rudge Relton.¹ She married Thomas Harding.¹
     Her married name became Harding.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Philip Geoffrey Whitefoord was born on 24 September 1894.² He was the son of Reverend Philip Whitefoord and Gertrude Relton Harding.¹ He married, firstly, Sheila Graham, daughter of Edward Graham, in 1924 at Calcutta, India^G.² He and Sheila Graham were divorced in 1929.² He married, secondly, Helen Marjorie Lord, daughter of Arthur Edward Lord and Helen Julia Bramwell, on 11 December 1930.² He died on 28 October 1975 at age 81 at Sudbury, Suffolk, England.³
     He was educated at St. John’s School, Leatherhead, Surrey, England^G.² He was educated at Realgymnasium, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.² He was commissioned in 1912 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1914 in the Royal Field Artillery.² He fought in the First World War, in France and Belgium, and was mentioned in despatches twice.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.² He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1923.² He was admitted to Gray’s Inn in 1930 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² He fought in the Second World War, with the BEF in France.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1940.² In 1941 he unsuccessfully claimed the dormant Baronetcy of Whitefoord of Blairquahan.² He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1942 in the VIII Corps.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1943 in the COSSAC, Intelligence Corps.² He gained the rank of Acting Major-General in 1943 in the BGS Scottish Command.² He was COS of the Allied Land Force, Norway between 1944 and 1945.² He was awarded the Commander, Order of St. Olav of Norway.² He was County Commandant, West Suffolk Special Constabulary between 1950 and 1965.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk between 1957 and 1965.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Suffolk in 1962.²

     Claude Winwood Whitefoord was born on 1 August 1897.¹ He was the son of Reverend Philip Whitefoord and Gertrude Relton Harding.¹ He died, young.¹

     Colonel Hugh Penry Whitefoord was born on 3 February 1901.¹ He was the son of Reverend Philip Whitefoord and Gertrude Relton Harding.¹ He married Helen Bertha Adele Hill, daughter of William Ellis Hill, on 17 January 1931.¹ He died on 26 July 1991 at age 90 at Exeter, Devon, England.²
     He was educated at Karlsgymnasium, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He was educated at St. John’s School, Leatherhead, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War in 1945.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1953.¹ He retired from the military in 1953, with the rank of Colonel, late of the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived at The Old House, 24 Windsor Square, Exmouth, Devon, England^G.¹

     Helen Bertha Adele Hill is the daughter of William Ellis Hill.¹ She married Colonel Hugh Penry Whitefoord, son of Reverend Philip Whitefoord and Gertrude Relton Harding, on 17 January 1931.¹
     From 17 January 1931, her married name became Whitefoord.¹

     William Ellis Hill lived at Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, London, England^G.¹ He was a practising Barrister-at-Law.¹

     Caroline Whitefoord was born on 21 May 1933.¹ She is the daughter of Colonel Hugh Penry Whitefoord and Helen Bertha Adele Hill.¹
     She was Higher Scientific Officer at Natural History Museum, London, England^G.¹ She lived in 1972 at Hill Lodge, 14 Hillsleigh Road, London, England^G.¹

     Lucy Elizabeth Whitefoord was born on 4 May 1935.¹ She is the daughter of Colonel Hugh Penry Whitefoord and Helen Bertha Adele Hill.¹ She married Brian Uvedale Fawssett, son of F. A. B. Fawssett, on 25 July 1964.¹
     From 25 July 1964, her married name became Fawssett.¹

     Brian Uvedale Fawssett is the son of F. A. B. Fawssett.¹ He married Lucy Elizabeth Whitefoord, daughter of Colonel Hugh Penry Whitefoord and Helen Bertha Adele Hill, on 25 July 1964.¹