The Mallock family lived at Cockington Court, near Torquay in Devon. Major Charles Herbert Mallock (1878-1917) and his wife Margaret (née Bazley-White) (1884-1970) were personal friends of Agatha Christie, who often visited them at Cockington Court. The pair had four children. Christie dedicated books to two of the sons. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? was dedicated to Christopher Mallock and Appointment with Death was dedicated to Richard Mallock and his wife Myra.[1]
Family tree[]
- Major Charles Herbert Mallock (1878-1917)[2]
- (i) Margaret Iris Mallock (née Bazley-White) (1884-1970)
- Richard Herbert Mallock (1907-1988)[3]
- (i) Myra Mallock
- ?
- ?
- John Rawlyn Charles Mallock (1909 - 1944)
- Christopher Courtenay Mallock (1912-1986)
- Patience Iris Mallock (born 1915 or 1917? - 1966)[4]
- Stillborn unnamed son (born 1915-1917)
References[]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockington_Court
- ↑ Robin Emdon, ""To Christopher Mallock in memory of Hinds" is how Agatha Christie dedicates her 1933/34 novel, 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'" Facebook Group Cockington and Chelston Local History, August 1, 2022. URL
- ↑ Entry at WikiTree
- ↑ This site and this site give her birth year as 1915 but other sources contradict.