From the Telegraph of 16 May 2026: PERSSE Richard Henry died peacefully on 12th May 2026 at home, aged 88. Funeral at St Peter's Church, Tiverton… on Saturday 30th May at 11 a.m. Donations to the Atlantic Salmon Trust and enquiries via Anthony James Funeral Directors, Wiveliscombe…
He was s of Brig (Reginald Barry) Lovaine PERSSE 1896-1985 scion of that Irish gentry family and Sheelah Patricia 1897-1979 dau of Col Henry Lewis BATTERBY of The Mill House, Sproughton, Ipswich. He m 1969 Susan Royle b 1942 reg Q1 Sussex dau of Cmdr Anthony KENNETT RN 1909-94 of Tanners, Wrington, Somerset by his 1941 m reg Q2 Devon to Patience Vera PLOWDEN 1915-98 scion of that gentry family of Plowden, and had two sons.
1. Edward Henry Michael b 1971: m 2000 Katherine Sarah b 1972 dau of Alan COWLING of Berkhamsted, Herts and _ LUTZHOFT, and had issue
1.1 Lucy Elizabeth b 2003
1.2 Alice Phoebe b 2006
1.3 Nancy Eleanor b 2008
2. James Alexander Jocelyn b 1972: m 2004 Emily Nicola Margaret GORDON b 1977, and had issue
2.1 Henry Nicholas Richard b 2007
2.2 William Edward Jocelyn b 2010
2.1 Arabella Sophie b 2008