Hilda Dorothy Thompson1

F, #600131, d. 21 June 1943
Last Edited=27 Apr 2019
     Hilda Dorothy Thompson was the daughter of Thomas Thompson.2 She married Hon. Leonard Vestey, son of William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey and Sarah Ellis, on 21 August 1919.1 She and Hon. Leonard Vestey were divorced in 1931.1 She died on 21 June 1943.1
     Essex.1 She lived Grays.1 Her married name became Vestey.

Children of Hilda Dorothy Thompson and Hon. Leonard Vestey

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Joyce Vestey1

F, #600132, b. 2 September 1920, d. 7 October 2015
Last Edited=27 Apr 2019
     Joyce Vestey was born on 2 September 1920.1 She was the daughter of Hon. Leonard Vestey and Hilda Dorothy Thompson.2 She married, firstly, Henry Willis Maxwell Telling, son of Harry George Telling and Edith Willis, on 16 February 1949.1 She and Henry Willis Maxwell Telling were divorced in 1953.1 She married, secondly, Dr. Thomas Hugh Strong in 1966.1 She died on 7 October 2015 at age 95 at Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.3
     From 16 February 1949, her married name became Telling. From 1966, her married name became Strong.1 She lived in 2003 at 19 Elamang Avenue, Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.1

Child of Joyce Vestey and Henry Willis Maxwell Telling

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Harry George Telling1,2

M, #600133, b. 1880
Last Edited=29 Jan 2013
     Harry George Telling was born in 1880 at Dulwich, Surrey, England.2 He was the son of Henry Thomas Telling and Esther Elizabeth Maxwell.2 He married Edith Willis in 1910 at Walsall, Staffordshire, England.2

Child of Harry George Telling and Edith Willis

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Henry Willis Maxwell Telling1

M, #600134, b. 6 February 1919, d. 4 August 1993
Last Edited=27 Apr 2019
     Henry Willis Maxwell Telling was born on 6 February 1919 at Lewisham, Kent, England.2 He was the son of Harry George Telling and Edith Willis.3,2 He married Joyce Vestey, daughter of Hon. Leonard Vestey and Hilda Dorothy Thompson, on 16 February 1949.1 He and Joyce Vestey were divorced in 1953.1 He died on 4 August 1993 at age 74 at London, England.1,4
     He fought in the Second World War.2 He gained the rank of Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force.2

Child of Henry Willis Maxwell Telling and Joyce Vestey

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S266] World War II Unit Histories - Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories - Officers.

Michael Henry Maxwell Telling1

M, #600135, b. 1950, d. 2009
Last Edited=25 Oct 2015
     Michael Henry Maxwell Telling was born in 1950.1 He was the son of Henry Willis Maxwell Telling and Joyce Vestey.2 He married, firstly, Alison Ruth Webber in 1978.1 He and Alison Ruth Webber were divorced in 1980.1 He married, secondly, Monika Elizabeth Zumsteg, daughter of Louis Zumsteg, in 1981.1 He died in 2009.
     He murdered Monika Elizabeth Zumsteg in 1983, shot by her husband.1,3 On 30 June 1984 he was sentenced to jail for 10 years for killing his wife in what was known as the 'headless corpse' trial.3

Child of Michael Henry Maxwell Telling and Alison Ruth Webber

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."


Alison Ruth Webber1

F, #600136
Last Edited=20 Jan 2013
     Alison Ruth Webber married Michael Henry Maxwell Telling, son of Henry Willis Maxwell Telling and Joyce Vestey, in 1978.1 She and Michael Henry Maxwell Telling were divorced in 1980.1
     Her married name became Telling.

Child of Alison Ruth Webber and Michael Henry Maxwell Telling

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Matthew James Maxwell Telling1

M, #600137, b. 1979
Last Edited=28 Oct 2012
     Matthew James Maxwell Telling was born in 1979.1 He is the son of Michael Henry Maxwell Telling and Alison Ruth Webber.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lt.-Col. William Alfred Chester-Master1

M, #600138, b. circa 1903, d. 1963
Last Edited=6 May 2013
     Lt.-Col. William Alfred Chester-Master was born circa 1903 at Zimbabwe.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Richard Chester Chester-Master and Geraldine Mary Rose Arkwright.1 He married Patience Mary Streeter, daughter of George Skelton Streeter and Blanche Gilbey Gold, in 1927.1 He died in 1963 at Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.1
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1 He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1945.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1950.1 He lived at Norcote House, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.1

Children of Lt.-Col. William Alfred Chester-Master and Patience Mary Streeter

Citations

  1. [S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."

Louis Zumsteg1

M, #600139
Last Edited=20 Jan 2013
     Louis Zumsteg lived at Santa Rosa, California, U.S.A.1

Child of Louis Zumsteg

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Monika Elizabeth Zumsteg1

F, #600140, d. 1983
Last Edited=20 Jan 2013
     Monika Elizabeth Zumsteg was the daughter of Louis Zumsteg.2 She married Michael Henry Maxwell Telling, son of Henry Willis Maxwell Telling and Joyce Vestey, in 1981.1 She was murdered in 1983 by Michael Henry Maxwell Telling, shot by her husband.1,3
     From 1981, her married name became Telling.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4005. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."