Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameLt Col Geoffrey William Ferrand OBE [73, Cathcart article, Vol II, p. 529], [83, His death, p. 1], [3, His birth, Q4 of 1899, Pateley Bridge dist, vol 9a, p. 65]
Birth6 Nov 1899, Pateley Bridge district, W Yorks
Death13 Jul 1958
GeneralOf Oving Manor, Chichester.
FatherWilliam Harris Ferrand (born BUSFEILD) (1873-1954)
MotherConstance Cathcart (1877-1943)
Spouses
1Rosaleen Bertha Marjoribanks [2, Vol I, pp. 661-2], [3, Her birth, Q1 of 1901, Newcastle on Tyne dist, vol 10b, p. 31], [83, Her death, p. 1]
FatherDudley Sinclair Marjoribanks (ca1858-ca1929)
Marriage29 Apr 1925 [83, Their marriage and dissolution, p. 1], [52, Marriage on 25 April 1925 at St Mark, North Audley St, London], [3, Marriage, Q2 of 1925, St Geo Han Sq dist, vol 1A, p. 918]
Divorce1938
ChildrenChristopher Edward William (1927-1975)
2Katherine Violet Stapylton [83, p. 1], [3, Her birth, Q1 of 1911, Kensington dist, vol 1a, p. 98a], [4, 1911: RG14PN108 RD2 SD1 ED21 SN174], [3, Death, Q1 of 1982, Claro dist, vol 2, p. 2339]
FatherLt Col John Miles Stapylton (ca1869-1931)
MotherNorah Evelyn Love (ca1882-)
Marriage23 Apr 1938, Bulmer district, Yorks [83, Their marriage, p. 1], [3, Marriage, Q2 of 1938, Bulmer dist, vol 9D, p. 985]
No Children
Notes for Lt Col Geoffrey William Ferrand OBE
R P P-L "Geoffrey is quite disreputable"

m. (1) Rosaleen Marjoribanks, (2) Katherine Staplyton.

He is not to be found in the 1911 census.
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His birth index:

First name(s) GEOFFREY WILLIAM
Last name FERRAND
Birth year 1899
Birth quarter 4
District PATELEY BRIDGE
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9A
Page 65
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
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His baptism transcription:

First name(s) Geoffrey William
Last name Ferrand
Baptism year 1900
Baptism date 28 Jan 1900
Baptism place Kirkby Malzeard
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) William Harris
Mother's first name(s) Constance
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Archive North Yorkshire County Record Office
Archive reference PR/KMZ 1/14
Page 175
Record set Yorkshire Baptisms
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In the Supplement to the London Gazette of 1 Jan 1944 (New Year Honours?), he was in the OBE list:

Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Geoffrey William Ferrand (18342), Royal Artillery, Territorial Army.
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His 1956 death is not to be found on FindMyPast’s index sheets.

But then he actually is recorded as dying in 1958, when records for both his death and probagte can be found...  His death index:

First name(s) GEOFFREY W
Last name FERRAND
Gender Male
Birth year 1900
Age 58
Death quarter 3
Death year 1958
District CHICHESTER
County Sussex
Volume 5H
Page 477
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Lt Col Geoffrey William Ferrand OBE
From the probate index:

FERRAND Geoffrey William of Oving Manor Chichester died 13 July 1958 Probate London 24 October to Katherine Violet Ferrand widow and Gerald Arthur Whately solicitor.  Effects £5425 1s 5d.
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Notes for Geoffrey William & Rosaleen Bertha (Family)
The transcription of their church marriage:

First name(s) Geoffrey William
Last name Ferrand
Age 25
Birth year 1900
Marriage year 1925
Parish St Mark, North Audley Street
Spouse's first name(s) Rosaleen Bertha
Spouse's last name Marjoriebanks
Spouse's age 24
Spouse's birth year 1901
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages

The marriage register itself adds:

Marriage date:   25 April 1925
His residence:   13 North Audley St, W
Her residence:   Claugh Brae, Jesmond park East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Her father:      Dudley Sinclair Marjoribanks
Her father job:  Director Messrs Armstrong Whitworth
His father:      William Harris Ferrand (Gent)

Witnesses:  Dudley Sinclair Marjoribanks, W H Ferrand, Constance Ferrand, B Marjoribanks, W Ferrand
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Their marriage index:

First name(s) GEOFFREY W
Last name FERRAND
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1925
MarriageFinder™ GEOFFREY W FERRAND married
OSALEEN B MARJORIBANKS
Spouse's last name MARJORIBANKS
District ST. GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE
County London
Country England
Volume 1A
Page 918
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008
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Notes for Geoffrey William & Katherine Violet (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s) GEOFFREY W
Last name FERRAND
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1938
MarriageFinder™ GEOFFREY W FERRAND married
KATHARINE V STAPYLTON
Spouse's last name STAPYLTON
District BULMER
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9D
Page 985
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008
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Last Modified 16 Dec 2016Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220