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     Lt.-Col. Wilmot Blomefield was born on 26 November 1878.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Wilmot Peregrine Blomefield, 4th Bt. and Lilias Napier.¹ He married Jessie Leila Hodges, daughter of William Abraham Hodges, on 5 December 1907.¹ He died on 5 July 1926 at age 47.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹

     Jessie Leila Hodges was the daughter of William Abraham Hodges.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Wilmot Blomefield, son of Sir Thomas Wilmot Peregrine Blomefield, 4th Bt. and Lilias Napier, on 5 December 1907.¹ She died on 28 September 1976.¹
     From 5 December 1907, her married name became Blomefield.¹

     William Abraham Hodges lived at East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Captain Wilmot Edward Blomefield was born on 16 June 1912.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Wilmot Blomefield and Jessie Leila Hodges.¹ He died on 3 July 1942 at age 30, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹

     Peregrine Maitland Blomefield was born on 25 October 1917.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Wilmot Blomefield and Jessie Leila Hodges.¹ He married Angela Catherine Crofton, daughter of Major Geoffrey Hugh Schenley Crofton and Monica Hall, on 23 August 1941.¹ He died on 25 February 1988 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Signals.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1944 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1947 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Bencher in 1967.¹ He held the office of Judge of the Circuit Court between 1969 and 1987.¹

     Angela Catherine Crofton was born on 20 November 1917.² She is the daughter of Major Geoffrey Hugh Schenley Crofton and Monica Hall.^1,2 She married Peregrine Maitland Blomefield, son of Lt.-Col. Wilmot Blomefield and Jessie Leila Hodges, on 23 August 1941.¹
     From 23 August 1941, her married name became Blomefield.¹

     Major Geoffrey Hugh Schenley Crofton was born on 5 November 1880.² He was the son of Reverend Henry Woodward Crofton and Jane Inglis Schenley.² He married Monica Hall, daughter of A. W. Hall, on 30 December 1908.² He died on 16 December 1954 at age 74.²
     He fought in the Boer War in 1900.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (formerly 3rd Husars), Imperial Yeomanry.² He gained the rank of Temporary Major in the Suffolk Regiment.² He gained the rank of Major in the East Surrey Regiment (Special Rerserves.)²

     Anna Maria Adams was born on 23 February 1899 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Richard James Guildford Adams and Amy Caroline Buffett Christian.¹ She married Benjamin Christian, son of Lorenzo Fysher Christian and Emily Maude Quintal, on 3 December 1941 at Office of the Registrar, Kingston, Norfolk Island.² She died on 14 October 1986 at age 87 at Norfolk Island^G.²
     From 3 December 1941, her married name became Christian.² She became an unknown person 's adoptive mother.¹ Nin was a ferocious woman who constantly beat both Ben and Narelle. After Ben's death, she gave Narelle much flogging and abuse.¹

     Adam Peregrine Horatio Blomefield was born on 14 January 1946.¹ He is the son of Peregrine Maitland Blomefield and Angela Catherine Crofton.¹ He married, firstly, Esther Margaret Lewis, daughter of Vaughan Lewis, in 1970.¹ He and Esther Margaret Lewis were divorced in 1976.¹ He married, secondly, Gertraud Elisabeth Tophinke, daughter of Heinrich Tophinke, in 1981.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Chaussée de Namur 73, Incourt, Belgium^G.¹

     Constance Glennie was born on 22 December 1893 at Balfour, Southland, New Zealand^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of James Glennie and Harriet Green.³ She married Charles James Christian, son of John Stephen Christian and Delia Mooga Adams, in 1918 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.⁴
     From 1918, her married name became Christian.⁴