| Name | Philip HIRST  |
| Birth | 3 Oct 1957, Grappenhall, Cheshire Age: 44 |
| Occupation | Media Producer/Partner |
| Education | BA(Hons) Edge Hill College, Lancaster University |
| Father | Eric Hogarth HIRST (1929-) |
| Mother | Charlotte Esther GROARK |
| 1 | Rebecca Jane TALL |
| Birth | 24 Sep 1966, Oxford Age: 35 |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher |
| Education | BA Hons, PGCE (Chester College/Liverpool University) |
| Father | David Orme TALL (1941-) |
| Mother | Susan FORD (1944-) |
| Marriage | 1 Aug 1992, Chester College Chapel, Chester |
| Children | Lawrence Philip Harry (1996-) |
| Zachary Frederick Spencer (2000-) |
Moved to Bramble Cottage, Quarry Lane, Christleton, Cheshire, in April 1998.