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     Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland was born on 17 April 1880.¹ He was the son of Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Edith Campbell.³ He married Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon-Lennox, daughter of Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Isabel Sophie Craven, on 18 October 1911.⁴ He died on 23 August 1930 at age 50.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.⁴ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.⁴ He retired from the military between 1900 and 1912, with the rank of Major, late of the Grenadier Guards.⁴ He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada between 1910 and 1911.⁴ He fought in the First World War.⁴ He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel between 1916 and 1918.⁴ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1918.⁴ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Lovaine, Baron of Alnwick, co. Northumberland [G.B., 1784] on 14 May 1918.³ He succeeded as the 8th Earl Percy [G.B., 1766] on 14 May 1918.³ He succeeded as the 8th Duke of Northumberland [G.B., 1766] on 14 May 1918.⁵ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Beverley, co. York [G.B., 1790] on 14 May 1918.³ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Smithson, of Stanwick, co. Yorks [E., 1660] on 14 May 1918.⁴ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1919.⁴ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland.⁴ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1925.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of Durham University between 1929 and 1930.⁴ He wrote the book The Shadow on the Moor, published 1931.⁴ He wrote the book La Salamandre, the Story of a Vivandiè
re, published 1934.⁴

     Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton was born on 13 September 1938.¹ He was the son of Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy.¹ He married, firstly, Sarah Jane Scott, daughter of Major Sir Walter Scott, 4th Bt. and Diana Mary Owen, on 23 June 1972.³ He and Sarah Jane Scott were divorced in 1987.³ He married, secondly, Jillian Robertson, daughter of Noel Robertson, in 1988.³ He and Jillian Robertson were divorced in 1995.⁴ He married, thirdly, Kay Carmichael circa 17 July 1998.⁴ He died on 5 June 2010 at age 71.
     He was styled as Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1938 and 1973.³ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts, Engineering (M.A.)³ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.³ He was a test pilot between 1971 and 1972.³ He succeeded as the 12th Marquess of Douglas [S., 1633] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 15th Duke of Hamilton [S., 1643] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Angus [S., 1633] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Lanark [S., 1639] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 14th Lord Machansyre and Polmont [S., 1639] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 15th Lord Aven and Innerdale [S., 1643] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 15th Marquess of Clydesdale [S., 1643] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 15th Earl of Arran and Cambridge [S., 1643] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 12th Baron of Dutton [G.B., 1711] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 12th Duke of Brandon [G.B., 1711] on 30 March 1973.³ He succeeded as the 12th Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest [S., 1633] on 30 March 1973.³ He was registered as a Chartered Engineer (C.E.)³ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1975.³ He was appointed Fellow, British Interplanetary Society (F.B.I.S.)³ He lived in 1999 at Archerfield Home Farm, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland^G.³ He was registered as a Member, Institute of Mechanical Engineers (M.I.Mech.E.)³

     James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas was born on 31 July 1942.² He was the son of Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy.¹ He married Hon. Priscilla Susan Buchan, daughter of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir and Priscilla Jean Fortescue Thomson, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, on 24 August 1974.² He died on 28 November 2023 at age 81.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, with a Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.)² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1964 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was a practising Advocate in 1968.² He wrote the book Motive For a Mission: The Story Behind Hess's Flight to Britain, published 1971.² He held the office of Member of the Murrayfield-Cramond Council of Edinburgh in 1972.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Edinburgh West between 1974 and 1997.² He held the office of Assistant Government Whip in 1977, of the Scottish Conservative MPs.² He held the office of Lord Commissioner of the Treasury between 1979 and 1981.² He wrote the book The Air Battle For Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot, published 1981.² He wrote the book Roof of the World: Man's First Flight Over Everest, published 1983.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1983 and 1986, to the Foreign and Commonwelath Office Minister.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1986 and 1987, to the Secretary of State [Scotland].² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Home Affairs and Environment between 1987 and 1992.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Education and Housing (Scottish Office) between 1992 and 1995.² He wrote the book The Truth About Rudolf Hess, published 1993.² He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Selkirk [S., 1646] on 24 November 1994.² He succeeded as the 11th Lord Daer and Shortcleuch [S., 1646] on 24 November 1994.⁴ He abdicated as Earl of Selkirk on 28 November 1994.² He held the office of Minister of State and Home Affairs and Health (Scottish Office) between 1995 and 1997.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1996.² He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1996.² He was created Baron Selkirk of Douglas, of Cramond in the City of Edinburgh [U.K. Life Peer] on 29 September 1997.⁵

     Lord Hugh Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton was born on 22 August 1946.¹ He was the son of Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy.¹ He married, firstly, June Mary Curtis, daughter of T. J. Curtis, on 3 July 1971.¹ He married, secondly, Sheilagh Ellis in 1994.¹ He died on 21 June 1995 at age 48 at Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland^G.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.^G.¹ His marriage to June Mary Curtis was annulled in 1991.¹

     June Mary Curtis is the daughter of T. J. Curtis.¹ She married Lord Hugh Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, son of Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy, on 3 July 1971.¹
     From 3 July 1971, her married name became Douglas-Hamilton. Her marriage to Lord Hugh Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton was annulled in 1991.¹

     Brendan Thomas Douglas-Hamilton was born on 29 October 1974.¹ He is the son of Lord Hugh Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton and June Mary Curtis.¹ He married Josephine de Chair on 24 July 2004.²
     In 1997 he was injured in a car accident, although he states that it was just four bruised ribs and a bad headache.²

     Catherine Bride Douglas-Hamilton was born in 1976.¹ She is the daughter of Lord Hugh Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton and June Mary Curtis.¹
     Catherine Bride Douglas-Hamilton also went by the nick-name of Kitty.²

     Sheilagh Ellis married Lord Hugh Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, son of Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy, in 1994.¹

     Lord Patrick George Douglas-Hamilton was born on 2 August 1950.¹ He is the son of Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy.¹ He married Cecilia Frances Mary Usher, daughter of Captain Timothy George Usher and Sally Joan Hudleston, in 1989.¹ He and Cecilia Frances Mary Usher were divorced in 1997.¹
     He was educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England^G.¹ He lived in 1999 at 107 Eccleston Mews, London, England^G.¹