Peerage Record – 60762

     Margaret Eve Slingsby Bethell was born on 9 August 1915 at Brighton, Sussex, England.¹ She was the daughter of Llewelyn Slingsby Bethell and Margery Gladys Farnell.² She married Commander Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle, son of Rear-Admiral Sir Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle, on 10 June 1939 at Church of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England.¹ She died on 4 July 2014 at age 98 at Kingsland House, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England.³
     From 10 June 1939, her married name became Bracegirdle.

     Rear-Admiral Sir Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle was born on 31 May 1881 at Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.² He died on 23 March 1970 at age 88 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.²
     He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Commander Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle was born on 22 December 1911.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle.³ He married Margaret Eve Slingsby Bethell, daughter of Llewelyn Slingsby Bethell and Margery Gladys Farnell, on 10 June 1939 at Church of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England.¹ He died in 1993 at Suffolk, England.²
     He lived at New South Wales, Australia.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Australian Navy.¹

     Simon Warwick Slingsby Bracegirdle was born in 1941.¹ He is the son of Commander Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle and Margaret Eve Slingsby Bethell.²

     Nicholas Bracegirdle was born in 1944.¹ He is the son of Commander Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle and Margaret Eve Slingsby Bethell.²

     Phillida Ann Bracegirdle was born in 1946.¹ She is the daughter of Commander Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle and Margaret Eve Slingsby Bethell.²

     Richard Alfred Slingsby Bethell was born on 7 July 1892.¹ He was the son of Hon. Slingsby Bethell and Laura Beatrice Maunsell.² He married Frances Elizabeth Henning, daughter of Lt.-Col. Charles Maxwell Shurlock Henning and Frances Ann Sophia MacKintosh, on 15 February 1930.¹ He died on 9 November 1975 at age 83.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹

     Lt.-Col. Charles Maxwell Shurlock Henning was born in 1866.² He married Frances Ann Sophia MacKintosh in 1906.² He died in 1931.²

     Frances Elizabeth Henning was born on 5 June 1907.^2,3 She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Charles Maxwell Shurlock Henning and Frances Ann Sophia MacKintosh.^4,2 She married Richard Alfred Slingsby Bethell, son of Hon. Slingsby Bethell and Laura Beatrice Maunsell, on 15 February 1930.¹ She died in 2002 at Dorset, England.^2,3
     Frances Elizabeth Henning usually went by her middle name of Betty.¹ From 15 February 1930, her married name became Bethell.

     Dr. Maxwell Slingsby Bethell was born on 28 January 1931.¹ He was the son of Richard Alfred Slingsby Bethell and Frances Elizabeth Henning.² He married Pamela Mary Fletcher, daughter of Hubert Fletcher, on 25 June 1953.¹ He died on 8 December 2018 at age 87.³
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1955 with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1955 with a Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Psychologists (F.R.C.Psy.) in 1961.¹ He lived in 2003 at Overhill Cottage, Sutton, Cheshire, England.¹