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     Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton was born on 27 October 1774.¹ He was the son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Bt. and Harriet Herring.¹ He married Anne Louise Bingham, daughter of William Bingham and Anne Willing, on 23 August 1798 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.^1,2 He died on 12 May 1848 at age 73 at Longleat, Wiltshire, England^G.¹
     He was head of the firm of Baring Brothers, Merchants for 18 years.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Taunton between 1806 and 1826.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Callington between 1826 and 1831.¹ He was a trustee of the British Museum between 1829 and 1848.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Thetford between 1831 and 1832.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Essex between 1832 and 1835.¹ He held the office of Master of the Mint between 1834 and 1835.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Trade between 1834 and 1835. He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 15 December 1834.¹ He was a trustee of the National Gallery between 1835 and 1848.¹ He was created 1st Baron Ashburton, of Ashburton, Devon [U.K.] on 10 April 1835.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.)¹ He held the office of Ambassador (Special Mission) to the U.S.A. in 1842, concluding the Ashburton Treaty, which delimited the frontiers between British North America and the U.S.A.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath was born on 1 March 1831.¹ He was the son of Henry Frederick Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath and Hon. Harriet Baring.¹ He was baptised at St. James's, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He married Hon. Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey, daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix and Lady Emma Herbert, on 20 August 1861.¹ He died on 20 April 1896 at age 65 at Venice, Italy^G.¹ He was buried at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate), at £263,170.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Thynne, of Kempsford, co. Gloucester [E., 1641] on 24 June 1837.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Marquess of Bath [G.B., 1789] on 24 June 1837.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Weymouth, co. Dorset [E., 1682] on 24 June 1837.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Thynne of Wermister, co. Wilts [E., 1682] on 24 June 1837.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary to Portugal on 27 May 1858, for the investiture of King Pedro V.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary to Austria on 25 July 1867, for the investiture of the Emperor.¹ He was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery between 1874 and 1893.¹ He held the office of Chairman of the Wiltshire County Council.² He was a Trustee of the British Museum in 1883.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire between 1889 and 1896.¹
     His Times obituary recorded that he "never played a prominent part in politics, though he devoted a considerable part of his time and energies to county business, and was universally respected as a highly cultured, scrupulously honourable English gentleman of the best type... Always a shy man... he remained to the last, under a cloak of reserve bordering on hauteur, one of the most kind hearted men."¹

     Hon. Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey was born on 26 May 1840.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix and Lady Emma Herbert.¹ She married John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath, son of Henry Frederick Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath and Hon. Harriet Baring, on 20 August 1861.¹ She died on 31 October 1915 at age 75.²
     From 20 August 1861, her married name became Thynne. After her marriage, Hon. Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey was styled as Marchioness of Bath on 20 August 1861.

     Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath was born on 15 July 1862 at The Stable Yard, St. James's, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath and Hon. Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey.¹ He married Violet Caroline Mordaunt, daughter of Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Bt. and Harriett Sarah Moncreiffe, on 19 April 1890.² He died on 9 June 1946 at age 83.³
     He was styled as Viscount Weymouth from 1862 to 1896.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1886 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Somerset, Frome Division between 1886 and 1892.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1888 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Somerset, Frome Division between 1895 and 1896.² He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Weymouth, co. Dorset [E., 1682] on 20 April 1896.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Bath [G.B., 1789] on 20 April 1896.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Thynne of Wermister, co. Wilts [E., 1682] on 20 April 1896.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Thynne, of Kempsford, co. Gloucester [E., 1641] on 20 April 1896.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)⁴ He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.)⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.⁴ He held the office of Under-Secretary of India in 1905.⁴ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.⁴ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry (Territorial Army.)⁴ He held the office of Chairman of the Wiltshire County Council.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.)⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1922.⁴ He held the office of Master of the Horse between 1922 and 1923.⁴ He held the office of Pro-Chancellor of Bristol University in 1937.⁴

     Violet Caroline Mordaunt was born on 28 February 1869 at Walton Hall, Warwickshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Bt. and Harriett Sarah Moncreiffe.¹ She married Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath, son of John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath and Hon. Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey, on 19 April 1890.¹ She died on 29 May 1928 at age 59.² She was buried on 2 June 1928 at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England^G.²
     Her married name became Thynne. After her marriage, Violet Caroline Mordaunt was styled as Marchioness of Bath on 20 April 1896.

     Charles John Wilson, 3rd Baron Nunburnholme was born on 25 April 1904.² He was the son of Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme and Lady Marjorie Cecilia Wynn-Carington.^3,2 He married, firstly, Lady Mary Beatrice Thynne, daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt, on 24 November 1927.⁴ He and Lady Mary Beatrice Thynne were divorced in 1947.⁴ He married, secondly, Alex Hockly, daughter of Captain Douglas Hockly, on 31 October 1953.² He died on 1 January 1974 at age 69.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Nunburnholme, of the City of Kingston upon Hull on 15 August 1924.² He gained the rank of Hon. Captain in the QOYO.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.²

     Marie Louise Priscilla Perrott was born in 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Herbert Charles Perrott, 6th Bt. and Ethel Lucy Hare.¹ She married Cecil George Wilfred Weld Forester, 7th Baron Forester of Willey Park, son of Lt.-Col. George Cecil Beaumont Weld Forester, 6th Baron Forester of Willey Park and Christine Isabel Davidson, on 2 June 1931.² She died in 1988.²
     From 2 June 1931, her married name became Weld Forester.² After her marriage, Marie Louise Priscilla Perrott was styled as Baroness Forester of Willey Park on 10 October 1932. She was appointed Dame of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.J.St.J.)²

     Edith Constance Rawlinson was the daughter of Major Albemarle Alexander Rawlinson.¹ She married, firstly, Richard Frederick John Donough Le Poer Trench, 6th Earl of Clancarty, son of William Frederick Le Poer Trench, 5th Earl of Clancarty and Maude Penrice Bilton, on 28 October 1915.¹ She and Richard Frederick John Donough Le Poer Trench, 6th Earl of Clancarty were divorced on 9 May 1918.³ She married, secondly, Beresford Cecil Bingham Annesley, 8th Earl Annesley, son of Walter Beresford Annesley, 7th Earl Annesley and Maud Fleming Higginson, on 30 July 1921 at Register Office, Prince's Row, Buckingham Palace Road, London, England^G.¹ She and Beresford Cecil Bingham Annesley, 8th Earl Annesley were divorced in 1941.¹ She died on 7 July 1950.¹
     From 28 October 1915, her married name became Le Poer Trench.¹ From 30 July 1921, her married name became Annesley.¹ After her marriage, Edith Constance Rawlinson was styled as Countess Annesley on 7 July 1934.

     Major Albemarle Alexander Rawlinson lived at 4 Aldford Street, London, England^G.² He gained the rank of Major in the 8th Hussars.³

     Mary Knapp was the daughter of Henry Knapp.¹ She married Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Peter Temple, 2nd Bt. and Christiana Leveson, in 1675.² She died circa 12 May 1726.² She was buried on 15 May 1726.²
     Her married name became Temple.