The Hon. Barbara Dorothy (Francis) Henley [Eden]

Notes:

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Stephens Farm, Whelpley Hill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, lists Peter J A Calvocoressi, b. 17 Nov 1912, Barrister-At-Law; wife Barbara D Calvocoressi, b. 15 Oct 1915, Private Means.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Dorothy Georgina Henley, b. 1881, Kensington; Frances Robert Henley, b. 1877, London; Michael Frances Henley, b. 1914, London; Nancy Clare Henley, b. 1919, Organford, Dorset; Griselda Rosaline Henley, b. 1917, Welburn, Yorkshire; Barbara Dorothy Henley, b. 1915, London; for a household in St Marylebone, London.

Name:
According to her son, David: "Although the name on her birth certificate was Barbara Dorothy Henley, the family surname was legally changed from Henley to Eden by Deed Poll in 1925. Her great Grandfather had changed it in the other direction in 1831 by Royal Licence after his marriage to Elizabeth Henley. So after 1925 my mother was Barbara Dorothy Eden."

Died:
The Hon Barbara Calvocoressi, of Bath, left estate valued at Pounds 401,177 net (The Times [London (UK)] 19 Nov 2005, p. 82.

Barbara married W/Cmdr Peter John Ambrose (Pantias) Calvocoressi on 10 Sep 1938 in Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Watford, Northamptonshire, England UK. Peter (son of Pantias John (John) Calvocoressi and Irene (Ambrose) Ralli) was born on 17 Nov 1912 in Karachi, British India; was christened on 19 Mar 1913 in St Sophia, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, England UK; died on 05 Feb 2010 in Dorset, England UK; was buried on 18 Feb 2010 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Engagement notice appeared in The Times (London) 28 May 1938, pg. 17.

The wedding was covered in The Times (London) 12 Sep 1938, pg. 15.

The Rev. T.J.M. Wood-Smith officiated.

The bridesmaids included Norma Calvocoressi, the groom's sister.

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2. Living

Notes:

The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Watford Court, Daventry, Northamptonshire, lists Francis R Henley, b. 12 Apr 1877, Research Chemist (Retired) Member of County Council Emergency Committee; wife Dorothy G Henley, b. 6 Aug 1881, Unpaid Domestic Duties.

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Dorothy Georgina Henley, b. 1881, Kensington; Frances Robert Henley, b. 1877, London; Michael Frances Henley, b. 1914, London; Nancy Clare Henley, b. 1919, Organford, Dorset; Griselda Rosaline Henley, b. 1917, Welburn, Yorkshire; Barbara Dorothy Henley, b. 1915, London; for a household in St Marylebone, London.

Name:
In 1925, after succeeding unexpectedly to the title, he changed the family name by Deed Pole back to Eden from Henley (ancestry.com website).

Birth:
12 Apr 1877 according to the 1939 England Register.

Francis married Lady Dorothy Georgiana (George) Howard on 14 Oct 1913 in St Margaret's Church, Headington, Oxfordshire, England UK. Lady was born on 6 Sep 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England UK; died on 14 Sep 1968 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Dorothy Georgina Henley, b. 1881, Kensington; Frances Robert Henley, b. 1877, London; Michael Frances Henley, b. 1914, London; Nancy Clare Henley, b. 1919, Organford, Dorset; Griselda Rosaline Henley, b. 1917, Welburn, Yorkshire; Barbara Dorothy Henley, b. 1915, London; for a household in St Marylebone, London.

Birth:
6 Aug 1881 according to the 1939 England Register.