Perowne

Perowne is an English surname which is a double diminutive of Piers and of Huguenot origin.[1] It may refer to:

  • Arthur Perowne (1930–2018), English amateur golfer
  • Barry Perowne pseudonym of the British writer Philip Atkey (1908–1985)
  • Brian Perowne (born 1947), retired Royal Navy admiral
  • James Perowne (born 1947), retired Royal Navy admiral

or the descendants of John Perowne, priest and missionary to Burdwan:

  • John Perowne (1823–1904), Bishop of Worcester
    • John Perowne (army officer) (1863–1954), son of John
      • Lancelot Perowne (1902–1982), British Army general
      • Victor Perowne (1897–1951), British diplomat
    • Arthur Perowne (1867–1948), Bishop of Bradford, and of Worcester; son of John
      • Stewart Perowne (1901–1989), diplomat, archaeologist, explorer and historian; son of Arthur
      • Freya Stark (1893–1993), British explorer and travel writer; sometime wife of Stewart
  • Thomas Perowne (died 1913) (1824–1913), Archdeacon of Norwich; brother of John
    • Thomas Perowne (died 1954) (1868–1954), Archdeacon of Norwich; son of Thomas
  • Edward Perowne (1826–1906), priest, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge; brother of John
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Family tree of the Perownes of Burdwan, Bengal
John Perowne, priest
missionary to Burdwan
m. Eliza Scott
John Perowne
(1823–1904)
Bishop of Worcester
m. Anna Woolrych		Thomas Perowne
(1824–1913)
Archdeacon of Norwich
m. Mary Gillespie		Edward Perowne
(1826–1906)
priest, Master of Corpus &
Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge
John Perowne
(1863–1954)
army officer
m. Edith Browne		Arthur Perowne
(1867–1948)
Bishop of Bradford
and of Worcester
m. Helena Oldnall-Russell		Thomas Perowne
(1868–1954)
Archdeacon of Norwich
Rosbelle Perowne
(1899–1987)		Christopher Perowne
(1904–1973)
Sir Victor Perowne
(1897–1951)
diplomat		Lancelot Perowne
(1902–1982)
army officer		Francis Perowne
(1898–1988)		Stewart Perowne
(1901–1989)
diplomat, archaeologist,
explorer & historian
m. Dame Freya Stark		Leslie Perowne
(1906–1997)
music broadcaster

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Cottle, Basil (1967) The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 218
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