Peerage Record – 7213

     Hon. Andrew Francis Needham was born on 7 March 1969.¹ He is the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Francis Needham and Sigrid Juliane Thiessen-Gairdner.¹ He married Lindsay Stephenson, daughter of Lance Stephenson, on 16 August 1997.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was a publisher.¹ He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Lydbrook Farmhouse, West hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Michael Gordon Croose Parry married Hon. Anna Josephine Banbury, daughter of Charles William Banbury, 2nd Baron Banbury of Southam and Hilda Ruth Carr, in 1970.¹ He and Hon. Anna Josephine Banbury were divorced in 1981.¹

     Major Hon. Arthur Edward Peter Needham was born on 18 March 1921.¹ He was the son of Major Hon. Francis Edward Needham and Blanche Esther Combe.² He married Janet Beatrice Winifred Ramsden, daughter of Captain George Taylor Ramsden, on 30 March 1951.¹ He died on 5 March 1979 at age 57 at Brancaster, Norfolk, England.^1,3
     Major Hon. Arthur Edward Peter Needham usually went by his middle name of Peter.¹ He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ On 10 December 1962 he was granted the rank of an earl’s younger son.¹

     Janet Beatrice Winifred Ramsden was the daughter of Captain George Taylor Ramsden.² She married Major Hon. Arthur Edward Peter Needham, son of Major Hon. Francis Edward Needham and Blanche Esther Combe, on 30 March 1951.¹ She died on 31 March 2011.³
     Her married name became Needham. She lived in 2003 at The Old Manor House, Helmsley, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Captain George Taylor Ramsden held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He was (an unknown value) at Bramham House, Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Robert Arthur John Needham was born on 28 August 1953.¹ He was the son of Major Hon. Arthur Edward Peter Needham and Janet Beatrice Winifred Ramsden.² He married Lucy Potter Bucknell, daughter of Captain Howard Bucknell III, in 1981.¹ He died on 26 December 2004 at age 51 at Thailand, killed by the Boxing Day tsunami.³
     Robert Arthur John Needham also went by the nick-name of Robin Needham.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was director of CARE Nepal in 1998.³

     Thomas Francis Needham was born on 28 February 1959.¹ He is the son of Major Hon. Arthur Edward Peter Needham and Janet Beatrice Winifred Ramsden.² He married Caroline Stockbridge on 26 August 2000.¹

     Jane Diana Needham was born on 18 December 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Major Hon. Arthur Edward Peter Needham and Janet Beatrice Winifred Ramsden.² She married John Bell, son of Major Peter Bell and Olive Hilary Roylance, in June 1975 at Ryedale, Yorkshire, England^G.^1,3 She and John Bell were divorced in 1993.¹
     From June 1975, her married name became Bell.

     Brigid Needham was born on 27 March 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Major Hon. Francis Edward Needham and Blanche Esther Combe.² She died on 17 April 1914.¹

     Lady Mary Esther Constance Needham was born on 2 December 1918.¹ She is the daughter of Major Hon. Francis Edward Needham and Blanche Esther Combe.² She married Commander Anthony Boyce Combe, son of Major Boyce Combe and Mabel Katherine Tombs, on 6 July 1949.
     Her married name became Combe. On 10 December 1962 she was granted the rank of an earl’s daughter.¹ She lived in 2003 at Grove Cottage, South Creek, Fakenham, Norfolk, England^G.¹