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     Ellen Prudence Gregory Beamish was born on 10 April 1882.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. David Gregory Beamish and Mary Jane Hammond.¹ She married Henry William Kennedy in 1915, they had children.¹
     From 1915, her married name became Kennedy.¹

     Henry William Kennedy married Ellen Prudence Gregory Beamish, daughter of Lt.-Col. David Gregory Beamish and Mary Jane Hammond, in 1915, they had children.¹

     William Beamish was baptised on 27 August 1848.¹ He was the son of William Beamish and Ellen Prudence Gregory.¹ He died in 1892, unmarried.¹

     Captain Benjamin Beamish was born on 1 December 1860.¹ He was the son of William Beamish and Ellen Prudence Gregory.¹ He married Florence Vance, daughter of Thomas Vance, on 21 March 1888.¹ He died in 1937.¹
     He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, & Surgeons, Ireland (L.R.C.P.&S.[I])¹ He fought in the First World War, as a Captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps.¹ He lived at Elsinore, Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Florence Vance was the daughter of Thomas Vance.¹ She married Captain Benjamin Beamish, son of William Beamish and Ellen Prudence Gregory, on 21 March 1888.¹ She died in 1943.¹
     From 21 March 1888, her married name became Beamish.¹

     Thomas Vance held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Blackrock House, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Colonel Desmond William Beamish was born on 13 May 1891.¹ He was the son of Captain Benjamin Beamish and Florence Vance.¹ He married Eva Maude Clanchy, daughter of Arthur French Clanchy, on 28 April 1919 in a childless marriage.¹ He died on 29 April 1973 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at St. Bees School, St. Bees, Cumbria, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, & Licentiate in Medicine (L.R.C.P.[I]&L.M.) 1913¹ and as a Licentiate, Royal College of Surgeons & Licentiate in Medicine (L.R.C.S.&L.M.) 1913.¹ He fought in the First World War. He was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1917.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was Chief Public Heath Officer, Hanover Region, British Army of the Rhine (B.A.O.R.)¹ He lived at Heathfield, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England^G.¹

     Eva Maude Clanchy was the daughter of Arthur French Clanchy.¹ She married Colonel Desmond William Beamish, son of Captain Benjamin Beamish and Florence Vance, on 28 April 1919 in a childless marriage.¹ She died on 21 June 1973.¹
     From 28 April 1919, her married name became Beamish.¹

     Commander Geoffrey Vance Gordon Beamish was born on 4 January 1895.¹ He was the son of Captain Benjamin Beamish and Florence Vance.¹ He died on 12 August 1972 at age 77, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Indian Navy.¹ He fought in the Second World War. He was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹