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     Mildred Mary Bruce was buried in Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London, England, Aviation Industry Pioneer. She was a record breaker on land, sea and in the air. She drove for 24 hours in a Bentley, at an average speed of 90 MPH. Having purchased an aircraft from a store in Regent Street, London, she flew around the world. She was also a pioneer of in-air refuelling, following a non-stop flight of 55 hours around the Isle of Wight. During the 1930's she set up her own airline company, employing the world's first air stewardess between London and Paris.² She was born on 10 November 1895 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, she was the daughter of Lawrence Petre and Jennie Williams.³ She married Hon Victor Austin Bruce on 16 February 1926 Victor was the works driver for AC Cars Ltd and won the 1926 Monte Carlo Rally in an AC car.¹ Mildred was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a racing motorist and pioneer aviatrix and speed pilot.¹ She and Hon Victor Austin Bruce were divorced in 1941.¹ She died on 21 May 1990 in Flat 1, 298 Finchley Road, Camden, London, England, at age 94.^4,5 Her estate was probated on 21 September 1990 in Winchester. Her estate was valued at £168,394.⁵

     Ian Russell Hatrick was born on 10 April 1936 in Hampstead, London, England, his mother's maiden name was Russell.^1,2 After doing his National Service and six months in accountancy Ian decided to turn to studying medicine, which led to a studentship at St Thomas' Hospital in London where he qualified.¹ While Ian was at St Thomas' he met Diana who was a Nightingale nurse.¹ He married Diana M Cotton in 1964 in Gosport, Hampshire, England.^1,3 After qualifying, Ian joined the Royal Army Medical Corps which he stayed with for five years, three of them in the Far East on active service. He was based in Hong Kong while serving in Borneo with the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Riflles during the Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Hs final year in the RAMC was spent in West Germany. Then in 1968 the family returned to England where he joined the Wonersh practice.¹ He suffered from cancer and was forced by ill health to cease work at his Wonersh practice where he had been since 1968.¹ He died on 9 June 1995 in Eastwater House Snowdenham Lane, Bramley, Surrey, England, at age 59 after a long illness. Ian came from a medical family, his father, grandfather, great grandfather had been doctors and his sister Hilary was a Nightingale Nurse.^1,4,5 He was buried on 15 June 1995 in Wonersh and Blackheath Cemetery, Wonersh, Surrey, England, in plot C26 after a service in St John the Baptist in Wonersh.^6,7,5 A bench was donated and placed outside the Wonersh Pharmacy wth a plaque reading: 'Dr Ian Hatrick 1936-1995 a much loved village doctor donated by his grateful patients.⁸'

     Christopher Andre Bray was born on 16 February 1924 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Girardot. He appeared on the census of 29 September 1939 in Eton College, Hawtrey House, Eton, Berkshire, England, He was a student.² He married Eleanor Penelope Palmer in 1952 in Surrey, England.³ Christopher and Penelope as she was known lived in Sparkes Place in Wonersh in 1958-78 at least.⁴ Christopher was described as the 'squire' of the village, a churchwarden with George Brett, President of the Bowls Club, Chairman of the Memorial Hall Committee, Secretary and Treasurer of the Church Green. The Church Fete was held in his garden.⁵ Christopher worked at Lloyd's in a family firm, Bray, Gibb and was the father figure of an insurance firm in Bristol.⁵ He died suddenly on 3 October 1995 in Southwold, Suffolk, England, at age 71 from a heart attack.^5,6

     Susan Elisabeth Bray was born on 24 June 1910 in Woking, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Girardot. She was the daughter of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Bray in the 1911 census in Southwold. Mount Hermon Road, Woking, Surrey, England.² She married William Halford Lawson on 28 November 1931 in St Mary, Horsell, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremenoy was witnessed by Francis Evelyn Bray, W Bray, Henry Peter Lawson and Edith Lawson. William was a chartered accountant living in Lynbrook in Horsell. His father Henry Peter Lawson was a member of the London Stock Exchange. Susan lived in Woodham Grange in Horsell. Her father Francis Evelyn Bray was a member of Lloyds.³ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Susan Elisabeth Lawson was listed as living at Woodham Grange, Woodham Road, Woking, Surrey, England, with her parents and husband.⁴ Susan sailed on Venus from Madeira arriving in Plymouth on 20 March 1956, she was married and listed as a housewife. Her address in UK was The Mount, Chobham in Surrey.⁵ She died in August 1996 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, at age 86 she was registered as Lady Susan Elisabeth Lawson.⁶

     William Halford Lawson was born on 21 March 1899.¹ He married Susan Elisabeth Bray, daughter of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Girardot, on 28 November 1931 in St Mary, Horsell, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremenoy was witnessed by Francis Evelyn Bray, W Bray, Henry Peter Lawson and Edith Lawson. William was a chartered accountant living in Lynbrook in Horsell. His father Henry Peter Lawson was a member of the London Stock Exchange. Susan lived in Woodham Grange in Horsell. Her father Francis Evelyn Bray was a member of Lloyds.² He appeared on the census of 29 September 1939 in the household of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Bray in Woodham Grange, Woodham Road, Woking, Surrey, England, William was with his wife and parents in law and worked as a chartered accountant.³

     Rosemary M Bray was born on 2 September 1919 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Girardot. On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Rosemary M Bray was listed as living at Woodham Grange, Woodham Road, Woking, Surrey, England, with her parents Rosemary was a student training to be a clerk in BRC.²

     Francis A M Bray was born on 4 April 1921 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Girardot.¹ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Francis A M Bray was listed as living at Woodham Grange, Woodham Road, Woking, Surrey, England, with his parents Francis was an undergraduate at Cambridge.²

     Eleanor Penelope Palmer married Christopher Andre Bray, son of Francis Evelyn Bray and Magdalen Girardot, in 1952 in Surrey, England.¹ Christopher and Penelope as she was known lived in Sparkes Place in Wonersh in 1958-78 at least.² Penelope conceived, designed and motivated the idea of the kneelers in St John the Baptist Church in Wonersh while her husband was a church warden.³