Peerage Record – 53230

     Claire Isabel Whitaker was born on 10 April 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Major James Whitaker and Hon. Mary Isabella Sophia Louisa Weld Forester.¹ She married, firstly, Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Shordiche-Churchward, son of Brig.-Gen. Paul Rycaut Stanbury Churchward and Ooryala Mary Donisthorpe, on 5 March 1935.¹ She and Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Shordiche-Churchward were divorced in 1956.² She married, secondly, Francis Richard Rusby Kaye, son of George Rusby Kaye, on 14 August 1956.² She died on 16 October 1981 at age 73, in a car accident.¹
     From 5 March 1935, her married name became Churchward.¹ In 1946 She inherited Winsley Hall from her father.¹ From 14 August 1956, her married name became Kaye.²

     Brig.-Gen. Paul Rycaut Stanbury Churchward was born on 13 June 1858 at Malta.¹ He was the son of William Henry Churchward and Louisa Harriette Shordiche.¹ He married Ooryala Mary Donisthorpe, daughter of Alfred Russell Donisthorpe and Sarah Loder, on 4 March 1904 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.¹ He died on 6 June 1935 at age 76.¹
     He fought in the Afghan War between 1878 and 1880.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was Commanding Officer of the Middlesex Infantry Brigade between 1911 and 1913.¹ He was Commanding Officer of the No. 6 District, Northern Command between 1913 and 1915.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1915 and 1917, in the Mediterranean.¹ He lived at Ridware Hall, Staffordshire, England.¹

     Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Shordiche-Churchward was born on 16 August 1907.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Paul Rycaut Stanbury Churchward and Ooryala Mary Donisthorpe.¹ He married, firstly, Claire Isabel Whitaker, daughter of Major James Whitaker and Hon. Mary Isabella Sophia Louisa Weld Forester, on 5 March 1935.¹ He and Claire Isabel Whitaker were divorced in 1956.² He married, secondly, Grace Lucy Walkey, daughter of Reverend James Rowland Walkey and Bijou Paske, in July 1956.¹ He died on 30 April 1981 at age 73.¹
     Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Shordiche-Churchward used the pen-name of Robert Churchward.¹ Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Shordiche-Churchward also went by the nick-name of Bob.¹ He was given the name of Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Churchward at birth.¹ He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1926, in the service of the Royal Norfolk Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1929.¹ In 1932 he lead the British Matto Grosso Expedition in Brazil.¹ He wrote the book Wilderness of Fools, published 1936.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He fought in the Second World War, with the Coldstream Guards.¹ In 1956 his name was legally changed to Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Shordiche-Churchward by Deed Polll.¹ He wrote the book Explorer Lost, published 1957.¹ He wrote the book Against Hunting, published 1965.¹

     Peter Robert Shordiche Churchward was born on 3 February 1950.¹ He is the son of Paul Rycaut de Shordiche Shordiche-Churchward and Claire Isabel Whitaker.¹ He married Ida Catherine Morwenna Spencer, daughter of G/Capt. Desmond Gerard Heath Spencer and Ellen Catherine Adye, on 22 May 1976.¹
     Peter Robert Shordiche Churchward usually went by his middle name of Robert.¹

     Margaret Joyce Cunradi is the daughter of Charles Frederick Florain Cunradi and Lady Margaret Alice Campbell.¹ She married Leith Simpson Watt.¹
     Her married name became Watt.¹

     Leith Simpson Watt married Margaret Joyce Cunradi, daughter of Charles Frederick Florain Cunradi and Lady Margaret Alice Campbell.¹

     Margaretha van Brabant was born in 1195.² She was the daughter of Henri I, Duc de Brabant and Matilda de Boulogne.¹ She married Gerard III Graaf van Gelre en Zutphen, son of Otto I Graaf van Gelre en Zutphen Heer van Veluwe and Richarde von Wittelsbach-Bayern, in 1206 at Liège, Belgium.^1,2 She died on 21 September 1231.^1,2

     Gerard III Graaf van Gelre en Zutphen was born in 1185.² He was the son of Otto I Graaf van Gelre en Zutphen Heer van Veluwe and Richarde von Wittelsbach-Bayern.² He married Margaretha van Brabant, daughter of Henri I, Duc de Brabant and Matilda de Boulogne, in 1206 at Liège, Belgium.^1,2 He died on 22 October 1229.²

     Marie van Brabant is the daughter of Henri I, Duc de Brabant and Marie de France.¹

     Beatrice de Brabant was born circa 1225.¹ She was the daughter of Henri II, Duc de Brabant and Marie von Hohenstaufen.¹ She married Heinrich Raspe Markgraf von Thüringen, son of Hermann I Landgraf von Thüringen and Sophie von Bayern, in 1241.¹