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     Barbara Halsey is the daughter of Reverend Frederick Halsey and Audrey Katharine Marsden.² She married John Parr Curgenven, son of Sir Arthur Joseph Curgenven, on 15 September 1961.¹
     From 15 September 1961, her married name became Curgenven. She lived in 2003 at Old House Cottage, Combe, Witney, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     John Parr Curgenven was the son of Sir Arthur Joseph Curgenven.² He married Barbara Halsey, daughter of Reverend Frederick Halsey and Audrey Katharine Marsden, on 15 September 1961.¹ He died in 1982.¹

     Sir Lionel Halsey was born on 26 February 1872.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Frederick Halsey, 1st Bt. and Mary Julia Wells.² He married Morwenna Granville, daughter of Major Bevil Granville and Alice Jane Wodehouse, on 24 January 1905.¹ He died on 26 October 1949 at age 77.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.³ He was Aide-de-Camp to HM George V between 1914 and 1917.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)¹

     John Castellain was born on 15 January 1958 at Romford, Surrey, England^G.¹ He is the son of Richard Michael Castellain.¹

     Morwenna Granville was the daughter of Major Bevil Granville and Alice Jane Wodehouse.² She married Sir Lionel Halsey, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Frederick Halsey, 1st Bt. and Mary Julia Wells, on 24 January 1905.¹ She died on 20 February 1959.¹
     From 24 January 1905, her married name became Halsey.

     Joan Halsey was born in 1910.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Lionel Halsey and Morwenna Granville.² She married George Lockhart Wood, son of Captain John Lockhart Wood, on 26 May 1933.¹
     From 26 May 1933, her married name became Wood. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Denbighshire between 1951 and 1959.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire between 1960 and 1980.¹ She lived in 2003 at Parsonage Piece, Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹

     Captain John Lockhart Wood was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 18th Hussars.¹

     John Lockhart Wood was born on 22 August 1935.¹ He is the son of George Lockhart Wood and Joan Halsey.² He married Rosemary Sonia Despard Hopkins, daughter of Richard Graham Hensley Hopkins, on 26 October 1963.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was director of Halifax Building Society (later Halifax plc) between 1986 and 2000.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff for Hertfordshire in 1988.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived in 2003 at The Hoo, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹