Person Page - 42968

     Belinda Mary Balfour was born on 1 May 1937.¹ She is the daughter of Gilbert Graham Balfour and Jean Halsey.² She married Major Lionel David Wood, son of George Lockhart Wood and Joan Halsey, on 8 October 1960.¹
     From 8 October 1960, her married name became Wood.

     George Lockhart Wood was the son of Captain John Lockhart Wood.² He married Joan Halsey, daughter of Sir Lionel Halsey and Morwenna Granville, on 26 May 1933.¹ He died on 21 June 1959.¹

     Major Lionel David Wood was born on 25 March 1938.¹ He is the son of George Lockhart Wood and Joan Halsey.² He married Belinda Mary Balfour, daughter of Gilbert Graham Balfour and Jean Halsey, on 8 October 1960.¹
     Major Lionel David Wood usually went by his middle name of David.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Welsh Guards.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh between 1965 and 1967.¹ He lived in 2003 at Manor Farm, Milcombe, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Elisabeth Rhoda Balfour was born on 24 November 1938.¹ She is the daughter of Gilbert Graham Balfour and Jean Halsey.² She married David Robert Shelley, son of Vice-Admiral Richard Benyon and Eve Alice Gascoyne-Cecil, on 30 August 1971.²
     From 30 August 1971, her married name became Shelley.

     Arthur Henry Turner Newcomen was baptised on 26 May 1844 at Kirkleatham, Yorkshire, England.² He was the son of Arthur Newcomen and Teresa Vansittart.¹

     David Robert Shelley was born on 2 April 1937.² He was the son of Vice-Admiral Richard Benyon and Eve Alice Gascoyne-Cecil.² He married Elisabeth Rhoda Balfour, daughter of Gilbert Graham Balfour and Jean Halsey, on 30 August 1971.² He died on 31 December 2018 at age 81.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1961 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He lived in 2003 at Church End Cottage, Kensworth, Bedfordshire, England.²

     Agatha Halsey is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Walter Johnstone Halsey, 2nd Bt. and Agnes Marion Macalpine-Leny.² She married Alan Edmondson Bainbridge, son of J. P. Bainbridge, on 26 May 1942.¹ She and Alan Edmondson Bainbridge were divorced.¹
     From 26 May 1942, her married name became Bainbridge.

     J. P. Bainbridge lived at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     Alan Edmondson Bainbridge is the son of J. P. Bainbridge.² He married Agatha Halsey, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Walter Johnstone Halsey, 2nd Bt. and Agnes Marion Macalpine-Leny, on 26 May 1942.¹ He and Agatha Halsey were divorced.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Horse Artillery.¹

     Thomas Howard Bainbridge was born on 9 July 1943.¹ He is the son of Alan Edmondson Bainbridge and Agatha Halsey.² He married Isabel Frances Collins in 1977.¹
     He was educated at Geelong Grammer School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia^G.¹