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     William Colebrook was born in 1869 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of May Colebrook and Mary Hephzbah Hilder.

     Edward Colebrook was born in 1870 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of May Colebrook and Mary Hephzbah Hilder. In the 1930s Edward was an Elder in the United Reformed Church and owned a large bungalow at Pagham and many of the young people spent holidays there including the local scouts. He also had a butchers shop in Guildford High Street.²

     Bruce Colebrook was born in 1872 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of May Colebrook and Mary Hephzbah Hilder.

     Alice Hilda Colebrook was born in 1873 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of May Colebrook and Mary Hephzbah Hilder.

     Ridley Hilder Colebrook was born in 1874 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of May Colebrook and Mary Hephzbah Hilder.

     Mary Gower married May Colebrook, son of William Colebrook and Mary Ann May, in 1877 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.¹

     Herbert Gladstone Colebrook was born in 1880 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of May Colebrook and Mary Gower. Herbert was one of the passengers on the ill fated Lusitania that was torpedoed by the German Uboat and sank in 18 minutes on Friday 7 May 1915. He was one of the 761 survivors. He managed to keep himself afloat until he boarded a raft and was eventually picked up by one of the boats which went to the aid of the ship wrecked passengers and crew. He arrived at Euston station wearing the same clothes as he was wearing when he was rescued.²

     Leonard Colebrook was born in 1883 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of May Colebrook and Mary Gower.

     Harold John Colebrook was born in 1879 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of May Colebrook and Mary Gower.

     Mary Blanche Colebrook was born in 1878 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of May Colebrook and Mary Gower.

     Dora Challis Colebrook was born in 1884 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of May Colebrook and Mary Gower. She appeared in the household as a visitor of Esther Lillie Carling in the 1911 census in Kingwood House Sanatorium, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Dora was a medical Student.²

     Florence Elizabeth Colebrook was born in 1882 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of May Colebrook and Mary Hephzbah Hilder.

     Esther Kilpin Beal was born circa 1832 in Islington, London, England. She married George William Colebrook, son of William Colebrook and Mary Ann May, in 1869 in Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ She was the wife of George William Colebrook in the 1871 census in 41 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, England. George was a butcher living with his wife and children with a governess and two servants.² She was the wife of George William Colebrook in the census of 3 April 1881 78 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, England.³ Her husband George died in 1890 in Reading, Berkshire, England.⁴ She was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in 57 Middle Lane, Hornsey, Middlesex, England. Esther was living on her own means with one servant.⁵ She died on 4 December 1898 in Woodside, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England.^6,7 Her estate was probated on 14 February 1899 in London to Francis Rees Carling an ironmonger and Owen Ridley a timber merchant. Her effects were valued at £695 2s 6d.⁷

     Esther Lillie Colebrook was born in 1871 in Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of George William Colebrook and Esther Kilpin Beal. She was a daughter of George William Colebrook and Esther Kilpin Colebrook in the 1871 census in 41 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, England.² She was the daughter of George William Colebrook and Esther Kilpin Colebrook in the 1881 census in 78 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, England.³ She was listed as head of household in the 1901 census in Dunsden, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Esther was a medical practitioner.⁴ She married Henry Frank Carling, son of William Rock Carling and Ruth Colebrook, in 1904 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, Henry and Esther were 1st cousins.⁵ She was listed as head of household in the 1911 census in Kingwood House Sanatorium, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Esther was a Medical Practitioner at the Sanitorium, her husband was at home with their two children.⁶ Her estate was probated in 1957 in London to David Carling a company representative and Esther Ruth Pedler a married woman. Her effects were valued at £48,571 9s 8d.⁷ She died on 18 March 1957 in 36 Cheltenham Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.^8,7

     Henry Frank Carling was born in 1873 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of William Rock Carling and Ruth Colebrook. He married Esther Lillie Colebrook, daughter of George William Colebrook and Esther Kilpin Beal, in 1904 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, Henry and Esther were 1st cousins.² He was listed as head of household in the 1911 census in Garden Cottage, Kingwood, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Henry was a refrigerating engineer living with his children, a hospital nurse, gverness and housekeeper. His wife was the MD at the Sanitorium.³ He received the probate of the estate of William Rock Carling on 22 June 1918.⁴

     William Rock Carling was born circa 1836. He married Ruth Colebrook, daughter of William Colebrook and Mary Ann May, in 1866 in Guildford, Surrey, England.¹ He died on 17 March 1918 in High Street, Guildford, Surrey, England.^2,3 His estate was probated on 22 June 1918 in London to William Thomas Carling an ironmonger and Henry Frank Carling a county coucil official and Mary Ellen Carling a spinster. His effects were valued at £4,559 17s 4d.³

     Esther Ruth Carling was born on 12 September 1908 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Frank Carling and Esther Lillie Colebrook. She was the daughter of Henry Frank Carling in the 1911 census in Garden Cottage, Kingwood, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England.² She married ... Pedler. She received the probate of the estate of Esther Lillie Carling in 1957.³ She died in March 2000 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, at age 91.⁴

     Alan Carling was born in 1906 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was the son of Henry Frank Carling and Esther Lillie Colebrook. He was the son of Henry Frank Carling in the 1911 census in Garden Cottage, Kingwood, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England.² He married Annie Robena Helen Steedman in 1934 in Henley, Oxfordshire, England.^3,4 He died on 10 May 1939 in Cliff Corner, Barton on Sea, Hampshire, England.^5,3 His estate was probated on 30 June 1939 in London to his widow Annie Robina Helen Carling. His effects were valued at £1,886 7s.³

     David Carling was born on 29 September 1911 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was the son of Henry Frank Carling and Esther Lillie Colebrook. He received the probate of the estate of Esther Lillie Carling in 1957.² He died on 13 December 1978 in 35 Bertie Road, Cumnor, Oxfordshire, England, at age 67.^3,2 His estate was probated on 19 March 1979 in Ipswich. His effects were valued at £38, 618.²

     ... Pedler married Esther Ruth Carling, daughter of Henry Frank Carling and Esther Lillie Colebrook.

     Derick George Keeble was born in 1918 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.¹ He married Frances Edna Read in 1937 in Deben, Suffolk, England.² He died on 14 February 1942 he was a Sergeant in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment Number 5826483.^3,4 He's final resting place is unknown but his name appears on the Singapore Memorial on Column 53.⁵

     Derek Antony Gordon Reeve was born on 6 December 1915 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He was the son of Edward Gordon Reeve and Annie Richmond Paton. Here is a wonderful picture of Queen and her children, Meriel, Derek and Pamela.² Queen had moved to Lawn Mead Wonersh in 1923 with her three children, their parents divorced in 1925. Derek was educated at Shrewsbury School, Pembroke College, Cambridge.³ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Derek Antony Gordon Reeve was listed as living at Lawn Mead, The Street, Wonersh, Surrey, England, with his parents.⁴ The Reeve children sold in 1954 Lawn Mead following the death of their mother to Miss Ledboes, who had the extension barn pulled down and much of the garden divided into building lots. The house was sold again in 1956 to Mrs Margaret Bailey, who renamed the house Wetheringsett. In 1982 a subsequent owner renamed it Timbrells after the name of its owner in 1843, Ann Timbrell.² Derek was known as Jim and served with the Colonial Administrative Service, serving in Nyasaland (now Malawi) where he became Provincial Commissioner, South Province and was awarded an OBE.² He died on 1 July 1996 in The Stone House, Plaistow, Billingshurst, Sussex, England, at age 80.⁵ He was buried on 9 July 1996 in Wonersh and Blackheath Cemetery, Wonersh, Surrey, England, in plot B31 after a service in St John the Baptist in Wonersh.⁵

     Pamela Gordon Reeve was born on 2 December 1917 in Kensington, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Gordon Reeve and Annie Richmond Paton. Here is a wonderful picture of Queen and her children, Meriel, Derek and Pamela.² Queen had moved to Lawn Mead Wonersh in 1923 with her three children, their parents divorced in 1925. Pam celebrated her 21st Birthday with a dance party at Lawn Mead. One of her guests, an old friend of her brother Jim, was Geoff Lane, who later became the Lord Chief Justice.² On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Pamela Gordon Reeve was listed as living at Lawn Mead, The Street, Wonersh, Surrey, England, with her parents.³ Pamela was a keen tennis and piano player, serving in Auxilary Territorial Service.² She married Alphonsus James Peter O'Brien, son of Alphonsus Joseph O'Brien and Dorothy Mary McMahon, on 21 June 1944 in Greyfriars Franciscan Monastery, Chilworth, Surrey, England, at 2pm. Father Bertrand officiated.^4,5,2 Peter and Pam lived in 1949 until at least 1953 in Cairnsmoor, 51 New Road, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁶ By 1953 Peter and Pamela were living in Wood View, Station Road in Bramley until 11 October1961. They moved to White House, Dorking Road in Chilworth and later to Hareshawmuir in Blackheath. In 1957 Peter's mother moved in for a short period.^6,2 The Reeve children sold in 1954 Lawn Mead following the death of their mother to Miss Ledboes, who had the extension barn pulled down and much of the garden divided into building lots. The house was sold again in 1956 to Mrs Margaret Bailey, who renamed the house Wetheringsett. In 1982 a subsequent owner renamed it Timbrells after the name of its owner in 1843, Ann Timbrell.² Peter and Pam lived by 1981 until Peters death in 1992 in Innesfree, Wonersh Common, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁶ Her husband Alphonsus died on 14 September 1992 in Busbridge Hall Nursing Home, Homefarm Road, Godalming, Surrey, England.^7,8,9 Pam lived in Wonersh in September 1995 when her son Dominic was the World Memory Champion.⁵ She died on 6 December 2004 in Knowle Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England, at age 87.^10,11,9,2 The funeral of Pamela Gordon O'Brien took place on 17 December 2004 in Church of the Holy Ghost (Franciscan Friary), Chilworth, Surrey, England, she was then buried in Wonersh and Blackheath Cemetery in plot 175a.^11,9,2

     Alphonsus James Peter O'Brien was born on 10 April 1913 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.^1,2 He was the son of Alphonsus Joseph O'Brien and Dorothy Mary McMahon.² He married Pamela Gordon Reeve, daughter of Edward Gordon Reeve and Annie Richmond Paton, on 21 June 1944 in Greyfriars Franciscan Monastery, Chilworth, Surrey, England, at 2pm. Father Bertrand officiated.^3,4,2 Peter and Pam lived in 1949 until at least 1953 in Cairnsmoor, 51 New Road, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁵ By 1953 Peter and Pamela were living in Wood View, Station Road in Bramley until 11 October1961. They moved to White House, Dorking Road in Chilworth and later to Hareshawmuir in Blackheath. In 1957 Peter's mother moved in for a short period.^5,2 Peter and Pam lived by 1981 until Peters death in 1992 in Innesfree, Wonersh Common, Wonersh, Surrey, England.⁵ He died on 14 September 1992 in Busbridge Hall Nursing Home, Homefarm Road, Godalming, Surrey, England, at age 79.^6,7,8 The funeral of Alphonsus James Peter O'Brien took place on 17 September 1992 in Church of the Holy Ghost (Franciscan Friary), Chilworth, Surrey, England.² He was buried on 17 September 1992 in Wonersh and Blackheath Cemetery, Wonersh, Surrey, England, in plot 44.^7,8,2