Peerage Record – 57686

     Major Jeffery Amherst Willows married Eliza (?)²

     Lavinia Willows was baptised on 25 May 1834 at Paris, France.² She was the daughter of Major Jeffery Amherst Willows and Eliza (?)^3,2 She married Lt.-Col. Edward Simeon, son of Rear-Admiral Charles Simeon and Frances Woore, in 1860.¹ She died in 1919.¹
     From 1860, her married name became Simeon.

     Edward Archibald Simeon was born in 1860.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Edward Simeon and Lavinia Willows.² He married Rose Beaumont Eddowes, daughter of Charles Eddowes, in 1888.¹ He died on 15 December 1930.¹
     He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹

     Charles Eddowes was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹

     Rose Beaumont Eddowes was the daughter of Charles Eddowes.² She married Edward Archibald Simeon, son of Lt.-Col. Edward Simeon and Lavinia Willows, in 1888.¹ She died on 18 November 1933.¹
     From 1888, her married name became Simeon.

     Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Barrington Simeon was born on 24 December 1889.¹ He was the son of Edward Archibald Simeon and Rose Beaumont Eddowes.² He married Gladys Arkle, daughter of Benjamin Arkle, on 31 July 1918.¹ He died on 16 November 1955 at age 65.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He was Director of Naval Ordnance, Admiralty between 1936 and 1939.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He was commander of the H.M.S. Renown between 1939 and 1941.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George VI in 1940.¹ He was Deputy Controller, Admiralty between 1941 and 1946.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1943.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He was awarded the Grand Officer, Order of Orange Nassau of the Netherlands.¹

     Benjamin Arkle lived at Spital, Cheshire, England.¹

     Gladys Arkle was the daughter of Benjamin Arkle.² She married Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Barrington Simeon, son of Edward Archibald Simeon and Rose Beaumont Eddowes, on 31 July 1918.¹ She died in 1983.¹
     From 31 July 1918, her married name became Simeon.

     John Edward Simeon was born on 18 January 1921.¹ He was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Barrington Simeon and Gladys Arkle.² He died on 28 May 1942 at age 21 at Libya, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade.¹

     Hugh Michael Simeon was born on 1 November 1926.¹ He is the son of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Barrington Simeon and Gladys Arkle.² He married Ilona Maria Schimert, daughter of Professor Dr. Med Gustav Schimert, on 16 April 1966.¹
     Hugh Michael Simeon usually went by his middle name of Michael.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Darmouth, Devon, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He retired from the military in 1963, with the rank of Commander, late of the Royal Navy.¹ He graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1965 with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)¹ He was Vice-President of Amax Inc at New York, U.S.A.¹ He lived in 2003 at 8 Steeple Top Road, Rowayton, Connecticut, U.S.A.¹