Peerage Record – 6594

     Sir William Richard Crosbie, 7th Bt. was born on 30 September 1820.¹ He was the son of Edward Crosbie and Jane Henry.² He married Catherine Madden, daughter of Reverend Samuel Madden and Hannah Thomasine Duckett, on 11 April 1854.¹ He died on 6 May 1877 at age 56.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Crosbie, of Maryborough, Queen’s County [I., 1630] on 3 October 1860.¹ He lived at Latrobe Cottage, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹

     Claude Lancelot Seymour Browne was born on 25 February 1891.¹ He was the son of Cecil Augustus Seymour Browne and Ada Catherine Crosbie.¹

     Evelyn Somerset was born on 20 November 1857 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Edward Arthur Somerset and Agatha Miles.¹ She married George Caulfeild Browne, son of Major Hon. George Augustus Browne and Frances Mary Prideaux-Brune, on 7 September 1882 at Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales.^1,3 She died on 1 July 1883 at age 25.¹ She was buried on 5 July 1883 at Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales.³
     Her married name became Browne.

     Lt.-Gen. Edward Arthur Somerset was born on 21 February 1817.¹ He was the son of General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset and Hon. Louisa Augusta Courtenay.¹ He married Agatha Miles, daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon, on 13 September 1849.¹ He died circa 6 March 1886.^1,2 He was buried on 8 March 1886 at Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales.²
     He gained the rank of General in the British Army.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He lived in 1851 at Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England^G.^3,4 He lived in 1861 at Portsea, Hampshire, England^G.^5,4 He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Medjidie.¹ He lived in 1871 at Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England^G.^6,4

     Evelyn Browne was born on 1 July 1883.¹ He was the son of George Caulfeild Browne and Evelyn Somerset.¹ He died on 9 September 1928 at age 45.¹
     He fought in the Boer War.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the Australian Imperial Forces.¹

     Geraldine Muriel Caulfeild was the daughter of Captain John Caulfeild and Theresa Eliza Stafford Caulfeild.² She married Frederick James Bird, son of Frederick Bird, on 4 March 1903.² She died on 22 February 1949.²
     From 4 March 1903, her married name became Bird.

     Captain John Caulfeild was born on 10 October 1830.¹ He was the son of John Caulfeild and Anne Lovell Bury.² He married Theresa Eliza Stafford Caulfeild, daughter of Major John Palmer Caulfeild, on 4 March 1870.¹ He died on 12 December 1892 at age 62.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 90th Foot.¹

     Margaret Theresa Eileen Browne was born in 1892.² She was the daughter of George Caulfeild Browne and Gwendoline Theresa Caulfeild.² She married, firstly, Malcolm Bond Shelley, son of Alfred Bond Shelley, in January 1913.¹ She and Malcolm Bond Shelley were divorced in 1923.² She married, secondly, Captain Alexander George McCorquodale, son of Alexander Cowan McCorquodale and Maggie Janet Cox, on 27 December 1945.¹ She died on 5 January 1966.¹
     From January 1913, her married name became Shelley. In 1932 her name was legally changed to Cavendish by Deed Poll.² From 27 December 1945, her married name became McCorquodale.

     Malcolm Bond Shelley was the son of Alfred Bond Shelley.¹ He married Margaret Theresa Eileen Browne, daughter of George Caulfeild Browne and Gwendoline Theresa Caulfeild, in January 1913.² He and Margaret Theresa Eileen Browne were divorced in 1923.¹ He died on 27 July 1968.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Captain Alexander George McCorquodale was born on 7 August 1897.¹ He was the son of Alexander Cowan McCorquodale and Maggie Janet Cox.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, daughter of Major James Bertram Falkner Cartland and Mary Hamilton Scobell, on 23 April 1927.² He and Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland were divorced in 1932.² He married, secondly, Margaret Theresa Eileen Browne, daughter of George Caulfeild Browne and Gwendoline Theresa Caulfeild, on 27 December 1945.² He died on 6 November 1964 at age 67.²
     Captain Alexander George McCorquodale also went by the nick-name of Sachie. He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He lived at Fairway, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England^G. He lived at Cound Hall, Shropshire, England^G.¹