Peerage Record – 64456

     James Arthur Venning was born in 1881.¹ He was the son of John James Edgcombe Venning and Loveday Marshall Grylls.¹ He died in 1965.¹

     Loveday Margaret Venning was born on 7 May 1885.¹ She was the daughter of John James Edgcombe Venning and Loveday Marshall Grylls.¹ She died in 1898.¹

     Patience Maria Parson was born on 2 September 1811.² She was the daughter of Edgcumbe Parson.¹ She was baptised on 7 November 1811 at Brook Street Independent, Tavistock, Devon, England.² She married James Meybohn Venning, son of John Venning and Julia Meybohm, on 5 February 1833 at St. Andrew’s, Plymouth, Devon, England.¹ She died in 1891.²
     From 5 February 1833, her married name became Venning.¹

     Edgcumbe Parson lived at Tavistock, Devon, England.¹

     Mariam Beesly was born in 1909.¹ She married Roger Close-Brooks, son of John Charles Close-Brooks and Marie Agnes Lovett, in 1934 at New Forest, Hampshire, England.¹ She died in 1991.¹
     From 1934, her married name became Close-Brooks.¹

     Jonathan Roger Close-Brooks was born in 1944 at Wandsworth, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Roger Close-Brooks and Mariam Beesly.¹ He married Carolyn E. Rosemary Wells, daughter of Brigadier Gilbert Wells, in 1971 at Andover, Hampshire, England.¹ He died in 2000.²

     Carolyn E. Rosemary Wells is the daughter of Brigadier Gilbert Wells.² She married Jonathan Roger Close-Brooks, son of Roger Close-Brooks and Mariam Beesly, in 1971 at Andover, Hampshire, England.¹
     From 1971, her married name became Close-Brooks.¹

     Phyllis Katherine Kidner was born in 1915.² She married Neville Beresford Close-Brooks, son of John Charles Close-Brooks and Marie Agnes Lovett, in 1938 at Norwich, Norfolk, England.¹ She died in 1990.²
     From 1938, her married name became Close-Brooks.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Beresford Lovett was born in 1839.² He died in 1926.²
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographic Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Royal Engineers.¹