Combined with her maiden surname Twisleton, this carried the heavy implication that she was related to the Twiselton-Fiennes-Wycham family, the holders of the Baronetcy of Banbury, the current incumbent being Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

His stature was recorded to have passed down the generations, and may have contributed to Granville's height and weight making him ideal for the rugby union position of lock.

After finishing his education, Granville followed his father's footsteps, becoming a teacher and went on to become the headmaster of Seafield School, Hastings.

Seafield itself was used as quarters for a Canadian Anti Aircraft Battery that was serving in defence of Bexhill and Cooden Beach during the Second World War.

However, their crests were preserved in a specially dedicated stained-glass window in the nearby St Mark's church of the parish of Bexhill.