Peerage Record – 64208

     Emma Walker married Reverend Matthew Powley, son of John Powley and Ann Hobson, in 1854 at Cheshire, England.¹ She died in 1861 at Plymouth, Devon, England.¹
     From 1854, her married name became Powley.¹

     Emma Louise Powley was baptised on 12 November 1865 at Frodsham, Cheshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Matthew Powley and Louisa Jane Tinker.¹ She died in 1911 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹

     Arthur Lyon Tupman was born in 1899 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ He was the son of Colonel John Arthur Tupman and Margaret Helen Powley.¹ He died in 1918 at France, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 80th Squadron, Royal Air Force.¹

     Marjorie Tupman was born in 1897 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel John Arthur Tupman and Margaret Helen Powley.¹
     She lived in 1933 at India.¹

     Bryan Gilbert Powley was born in 1871 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend Matthew Powley and Louisa Jane Tinker.¹ He married Evelyn Mary Foster, daughter of John Foster, in 1904 at London, England.¹ He died in 1962 at Worthing, Sussex, England.¹
     He was an actor.¹

     Evelyn Mary Foster was born in 1882.¹ She was the daughter of John Foster.¹ She married Bryan Gilbert Powley, son of Reverend Matthew Powley and Louisa Jane Tinker, in 1904 at London, England.¹
     From 1904, her married name became Powley.¹

     Frances Grace Powley was born in 1873 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Matthew Powley and Louisa Jane Tinker.¹ She married Sydney Henning Belfrage in 1899 at Bradfield, Berkshire, England.¹ She died in 1961 at Surrey, England.¹
     From 1899, her married name became Robinson.¹

     Bruce Henning Belfrage was born in 1901 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Sydney Henning Belfrage and Frances Grace Powley.¹ He married Joan Henley in 1930 at London, England.¹ He died in 1974 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.¹
     He was educated at Gresham’s School, Holt, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He was educated at St. John’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was an actor and broadcaster.¹ On 15 October 1940 BBC’s Broadcasting House took a direct hit from a delayed-action bomb, which eventually exploded during the nine o’clock radio news read by Bruce. Seven people were killed, and he, covered with plaster and soot, carried on reading the news as if nothing had happened. Listeners at home heard just a dull thud.¹

     Joan Henley was born in 1904 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹ She married Bruce Henning Belfrage, son of Sydney Henning Belfrage and Frances Grace Powley, in 1930 at London, England.¹ She died in 1986 at Sussex, England.¹
     She was an actress.¹ From 1930, her married name became Belfrage.¹

     Julian Rochfort Belfrage was born in 1934 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Bruce Henning Belfrage and Joan Henley.¹ He married, firstly, Gilly Pratt in 1966.¹ He and Gilly Pratt were divorced.¹ He married, secondly, Victoria van Moyland in 1993 at Fulham, London, England.¹ He died in 1994 at London, England.¹
     He was a theatrical agent.¹