Peerage Record – 60678

     George van Straubenzee was born on 25 December 1776.¹ He was the son of Charles Spencer van Straubenzee and Anne Theophilia Davison.¹ He died in 1811 at Badajoz, Spain, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Siege of Badajoz in 1811.¹

     Eileen Maria van Straubenzee is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Turner van Straubenzee and Florinda Harriette Hamilton.¹ She married Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, son of Colonel James Harford Walwyn and Laura Frances Tyndall, on 7 August 1912.¹
     She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)¹ From 7 August 1912, her married name became Walwyn.¹

     William Bowerbank was born in 1730 at Watermillock, Cumbria, England.¹ He was the son of William Bowerbank and Bridget Slee.¹ He married Mary Rookin in 1755 at Watermillock, Cumbria, England.¹ He died in 1799 at Watermillock, Cumbria, England.¹

     Sarah Maria Welby was the daughter of Reverend John Earle Welby and Felicia Elizabetha Hole.² She married Joseph Livesay on 11 July 1850.¹ She died on 16 January 1854.¹
     From 11 July 1850, her married name became Livesay.

     Joseph Livesay married Sarah Maria Welby, daughter of Reverend John Earle Welby and Felicia Elizabetha Hole, on 11 July 1850.¹ He died in January 1854.¹
     He lived at Stourton Hall, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He had three sons.¹

     Mary Rookin was born in 1727.¹ She married William Bowerbank, son of William Bowerbank and Bridget Slee, in 1755 at Watermillock, Cumbria, England.¹ She died in 1784.¹
     From 1755, her married name became Bowerbank.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank was born on 30 April 1880 at Penrith, Cumberland, England.¹ He was the son of Joseph Bowerbank and Mary Farrer.¹ He married Maud Pick in 1907 at Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He died on 25 August 1960 at age 80 at Wellington, New Zealand.¹
     He was educated at Penrith High School, Penrith, Cumberland, England.¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1904 with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1904 with a Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.)¹ He was a physician between 1912 and 1925 at Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.¹ He gained the rank of medical officer in the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1917.¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1917 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was a cardiologist between 1925 and 1939 at Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (F.R.C.P.E.) in 1929.¹ He was Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of New Zealand between 1935 and 1939.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (F.R.A.C.P.) in 1938.¹ He was Director-General, Medical Services, New Zealand Army and Air Force between 1939 and 1947.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1946.¹ He wrote the book A Dcotor’s Story, published 1958.¹

     Dinah Jacques married John Bowerbank, son of William Bowerbank and Bridget Slee, in 1763 at Greystoke, Cumbria, England.¹
     From 1763, her married name became Bowerbank.¹

     John Bowerbank was born in 1764 at Matterdale, England.¹ He was the son of John Bowerbank and Dinah Jacques.¹ He married Mary Dawson in 1798 at Greystoke, Cumbria, England.¹

     Mary Dawson married John Bowerbank, son of John Bowerbank and Dinah Jacques, in 1798 at Greystoke, Cumbria, England.¹
     From 1798, her married name became Bowerbank.¹