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     Charlotte Carissma Blood is the daughter of General Sir Bindon Blood and Charlotte Elizabeth Colvin.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Richard Hugh Royds Brocklebank, son of Thomas Brocklebank, on 14 September 1910, they had two sons and one daughter.^1,2 She died on 5 December 1948, as the result of an accident.²
     From 14 September 1910, her married name became Brocklebank.¹

     General Sir Bindon Blood was born on 7 November 1842 at Midlothian, Scotland.² He was the son of William Bindon Blood and Margaret Stewart.¹ He married Charlotte Elizabeth Colvin, daughter of Sir Auckland Colvin and Charlotte Elizabeth Herbert, on 12 July 1883.¹ He died on 16 May 1940 at age 97 at London, England.²
     General Sir Bindon Blood was commissioned in 1860, in the service of the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Jowaki Expedition in 1877.¹ He fought in the Zulu War in 1879.¹ He fought in the Afghan War between 1879 and 1880.¹ He fought in the Chitral Relief Force in 1895, Chief Staff Officer. He was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1896.¹ He was the Commanding Officer of the Malakand and Buner Field Forces, between 1897 and 1898, he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was the Commander of the Forces in Punjab between 1901 and 1906.¹ He retired from the military in 1907.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1909.¹ He was the Colonel-Commandant of the Royal Engineers in 1914.¹ He was the honorary Colonel of the 17th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) in 1914.¹ He was the Colonel of the King George's Own Sappers and Miners in 1918.¹ He was credited with having shot 57 tigers.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1932.¹ He wrote the book Fourscore Years and Ten, published 1933.¹ He gained the rank of Chief Royal Engineer between 1936 and 1940 in the service of the Corps of Royal Engineers, (a post revived by His Majesty in his favour).¹ He lived at Cranagher, County Clare, Ireland.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Hon. Charles Richard Strutt was born on 25 May 1910. He is the son of Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place and Lady Mary Hilda Clements. He married Hon. Jean Elizabeth Davidson, daughter of Sir John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson and Hon. Frances Joan Dickinson, Baroness Northchurch, on 17 December 1952.

     Hon. Jean Elizabeth Davidson was born on 19 June 1924. She is the daughter of Sir John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson and Hon. Frances Joan Dickinson, Baroness Northchurch. She married Hon. Charles Richard Strutt, son of Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place and Lady Mary Hilda Clements, on 17 December 1952.
     Her married name became Strutt.

     Sir John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson was born on 23 February 1889. He married Hon. Frances Joan Dickinson, Baroness Northchurch, daughter of Willougby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson and Minnie Elizabeth Gordon Cumming Meade, on 10 April 1919. He died in 1970.
     Sir John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson gained the title of 1st Viscount Davidson.

     Hon. Frances Joan Dickinson, Baroness Northchurch was born on 29 May 1894. She is the daughter of Willougby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson and Minnie Elizabeth Gordon Cumming Meade. She married Sir John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson on 10 April 1919. She died on 25 November 1985 at age 91.¹
     Hon. Frances Joan Dickinson, Baroness Northchurch was invested as a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.).¹ Her married name became Davidson. She was created Baroness Northchurch, of Chiswick in the County of Middlesex [U.K. Life Peer] on 13 January 1964.¹

     Willougby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson was born on 9 April 1859. He married Minnie Elizabeth Gordon Cumming Meade, daughter of General Sir Richard Meade, on 12 December 1891. He died on 31 May 1943 at age 84.
     Willougby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson gained the title of 1st Baron Dickinson.

     John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place was born on 4 June 1960. He is the son of Hon. Charles Richard Strutt and Hon. Jean Elizabeth Davidson. He married Annabel Kate Patterson, daughter of Major W. G. Patterson, on 2 May 1991.
     John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place gained the title of 6th Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place.

     Anne Caroline Strutt was born on 8 December 1955. She is the daughter of Hon. Charles Richard Strutt and Hon. Jean Elizabeth Davidson.

     Mary Jean Strutt was born on 30 July 1957. She is the daughter of Hon. Charles Richard Strutt and Hon. Jean Elizabeth Davidson.