De Havilland family
The de Havilland family is an Anglo-French family, belonging to landed gentry that originated from mainland Normandy and settled in Guernsey in the Middle Ages.[1] A branch of the family resided for many years at Havilland Hall near Saint Peter Port in Guernsey.
Family members by birth
- Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882–1965), founder of the aircraft company
- Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. (1910–1946), test pilot, son of Sir Geoffrey
- Hereward de Havilland (1894–1976), British aviator, brother of Sir Geoffrey
- Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known as Joan Fontaine (1917–2013), British-American actress, daughter of Walter and sister of Olivia
- John de Havilland (1918–1943), test pilot, son of Sir Geoffrey
- Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020), British-American actress, daughter of Walter and sister of Joan
- Sir Peter de Havilland (1747–1821), Bailiff of Guernsey and great-grandfather of Walter
- Thomas de Havilland (1775–1866), army officer and son of Sir Peter
- Walter de Havilland (1872–1968), British patent attorney and Go player, half-uncle of Sir Geoffrey
- Will de Havilland (1994-), English professional footballer
Family members by marriage
- Brian Aherne (1902–1986), actor and husband of Joan
- William Dozier (1908–1991), actor and husband of Joan
- Lilian Fontaine (1886–1975), actress and wife of Walter
- Marcus Goodrich (1897–1991), screenwriter and husband of Olivia
- Collier Young (1908–1980), film producer and husband of Joan
References
- ^ Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 1 (1882), De Havilland of Havilland Hall.