Peerage Record – 68409

     Padma Lakshmi married Sir Salman Rushdie.¹ She and Sir Salman Rushdie were divorced.¹
     She was an actress.¹ Her married name became Rushdie.¹

     Oliver Sydenham Fursdon was born in 1980.¹ He is the son of Edward David Fursdon and Catriona M. McCreath.¹ He married Emily Lavinia Jenkinson, daughter of Dermot Julian Jenkinson and Miranda Jane Menzies, in 2011.¹

     Edward David Fursdon was born in 1952.¹ He is the son of Maj.-Gen. Francis William Edward Fursdon and Jean Rosemary Worrsam.¹ He married Catriona M. McCreath, daughter of Geoffrey Crichton McCreath and Margaret C. H. McWhir.¹
     He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 2015.¹

     Catriona M. McCreath was born in 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Geoffrey Crichton McCreath and Margaret C. H. McWhir.¹ She married Edward David Fursdon, son of Maj.-Gen. Francis William Edward Fursdon and Jean Rosemary Worrsam.¹
     Her married name became Fursdon.¹

     Patrick Walter Geoffrey Fursdon was born on 7 June 2016.¹ He is the son of Oliver Sydenham Fursdon and Emily Lavinia Jenkinson.¹

     Martha Miranda Grace Fursdon was born on 16 May 2014.¹ She is the daughter of Oliver Sydenham Fursdon and Emily Lavinia Jenkinson.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Francis William Edward Fursdon was born on 10 May 1925 at London, England.² He was the son of George Ellsworth Sydenham Fursdon and Aline Lucinda Gastrell. He married Jean Rosemary Worrsam, daughter of Charles Archie Worrsam, in 1950.¹ He died on 3 January 2007 at age 81 at Shirley, Surrey, England.²
     Maj.-Gen. Francis William Edward Fursdon usually went by his middle name of Edward.² He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.² He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1958.² He wrote the book Grains of Sand: a book of verse from Arabia, published 1971.² He wrote the book There Are No Frontiers: a book of verse from Europe, published 1973.² He was director of Defence Policy (Europe and NATO), Ministry of Defence between 1974 and 1977.² He was Director, Military Assistance Office between 1977 and 1980.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1980.² He was defence and military correspondent, The Daily Telegraph between 1980 and 1986.²

     Jean Rosemary Worrsam is the daughter of Charles Archie Worrsam.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Francis William Edward Fursdon, son of George Ellsworth Sydenham Fursdon and Aline Lucinda Gastrell, in 1950.¹
     From 1950, her married name became Fursdon.¹

     Charles Archie Worrsam lived at Sevenoaks, Kent, England.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Geoffrey Crichton McCreath was born in 1924.¹ He married Margaret C. H. McWhir in 1952.¹ He died in 2002.¹
     He lived at Bondington, Castle Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.¹