When Christopher Thomas James Rowsby was born in Dawlish on 31 May 1938, his father, Sidney, was 40 and his mother, Mary, was 26.
He married Frances Wright on 17 March 1962. They had one child, Samantha, during their marriage.
Chris served in the RAF, was an industrial chemist and finally owned his own artist materials company, Calder Colours.
He spent 4 years living in Mexico City.