Sir Harold Pelly, 4th Baronet

Sir Harold Pelly, 4th Bt. was born on 28 February 1863.1 He was the son of Sir John Henry Pelly, 2nd Bt. and Blanche Elizabeth Vincent.2 He married Anna Maria Poore, daughter of Major Robert Poore and Juliana Benita Lowry-Corry, on 5 March 1889.1 He died on 3 November 1950 at age 87

He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Pelly, of Upton, Essex [U.K., 1840] on 4 June 1877. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1885 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.1 He gained the rank of Temporary Captain in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Dorset Regiment.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset.

Children of Sir Harold Pelly, 4th Bt. and Anna Maria Poore

1. Benita Blanche Pelly b. 31 May 1892, d. 4 May 1968
2. Sir Harold Alwyne Pelly, 5th Bt. b. 27 Aug 1893, d. 1981
3. Madeline Annie Pamela Pelly b. 11 Feb 1895, d. 28 Jul 1967
4. Phillip Vincent Pelly b. 20 Sep 1898, d. 1991
5. Mary Evelyn Pelly b. 14 Jan 1901, d. 1990

References

1. The Peerage, BP2003 volume 3, page 3092.
2. S8 - BP1999 volume 1, page 47//

Sources

1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
2. Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 769.
3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.