Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameMajor Jonathan Lee 'Jack' (Francis) Priestman JP MC DL
Birth30 Jan 1892, Ebchester, Durham, England
Death9 Mar 1966, Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham, Northumberland, England
ResidenceShotley Park, Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England
Residence1947, Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Residence23 Hans Place, Knightsbridge, London, England
Note 1Served 1914-18. Land owner and sportsman. Last of the owners of Ashington Collieries in Northumberland, UK. Justice of The Peace.
FatherFrancis (Jonathan) Priestman (1855-1936)
MotherCecilia Marguerite Shiell (?-1939)
Marriage1937
SpouseChristine Helen (Francis) Long °, 1C1R
Birth17 Dec 1908, Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, England
Death1984, Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham, Northumberland, England
MemoCancer
Residence1911, 3 Ashland Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England
MemoCensus
Residence1921, Queen Anne’s Ladies School, Henley Road, Caversham, Berkshire, England
MemoCensus
ResidenceShotley Park, Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England
Residence1947, Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Note 1A close friend in her widowhood was Col. Frederick Beddington (1896-1979) who spent much time at Slaley Hall and was a keen and talented water-colourist.
Note 2She transformed the 1,000 acres of Slaley Hall’s sporting estate into a conservation and natural refuge for wildlife. No particular policy was adopted - merely letting nature develop alongside forestry and grassland agriculture.
Note 3Several hundred acres of additional and outlying land (e.g. moorland) had been acquired for shooting but was not part of the Slaley Hall Estate.
Flags CALRel, Denn, Filby, Long, LongGSRel, Poole, Sanderson
FatherFrancis Maddison 'Frank' (David) Long (1867-1939)
MotherHelen Margaret (James) Cumming (1868-1943)