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     Veronica Eileen Connolly was the daughter of Hon. Sir James Connolly and Catherine Charlotte Edwards.¹ She married John Raymond Bethell, 2nd Baron Bethell, son of John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell and Florence Wyles, on 22 June 1927.¹ She and John Raymond Bethell, 2nd Baron Bethell were divorced in 1948.² She died in 1981.²
     From 22 June 1927, her married name became Bethell.¹ After her marriage, Veronica Eileen Connolly was styled as Baroness Bethell on 27 May 1945.

     Catherine Charlotte Edwards is the daughter of John Edwards.¹

     John Edwards lived at St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     Joan Webber was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Norman William Webber.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Cdr. Henry Nevile Reid before 1948.² She married, secondly, John Raymond Bethell, 2nd Baron Bethell, son of John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell and Florence Wyles, on 6 August 1948.¹ She died on 22 April 1966.¹
     From before 1948, her married name became Reid.² After her marriage, Joan Webber was styled as Baroness Bethell on 6 August 1948. From 6 August 1948, her married name became Bethell.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Norman William Webber lived at Lingwood, Camberley, Surrey, England^G.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)²

     Guy Anthony John Bethell, 3rd Baron Bethell was born on 17 March 1928.¹ He was the son of John Raymond Bethell, 2nd Baron Bethell and Veronica Eileen Connolly.¹ He died on 2 December 1967 at age 39, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1947 in the Royal Irish Fusiliers.² He fought in the Palestine Campaign between 1947 and 1948.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Bethell, of Romford, co. Essex [U.K., 1922] on 30 September 1965.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bethell [U.K., 1911] on 30 September 1965.¹

     Hon. William Gladstone Bethell was born on 11 April 1904.² He was the son of John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell and Florence Wyles.¹ He married Ann Margaret Frances Barlow, daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert George Barlow, on 19 October 1937.² He and Ann Margaret Frances Barlow were divorced in 1946.² He died on 17 October 1964 at age 60.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1934 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.² He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1941, when he was invalided.²

     Ann Margaret Frances Barlow was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert George Barlow.² She married, firstly, Hon. William Gladstone Bethell, son of John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell and Florence Wyles, on 19 October 1937.¹ She and Hon. William Gladstone Bethell were divorced in 1946.¹ She married, secondly, John Rupert Dupree, son of Sir William Thomas Dupree, 1st Bt. and Marion Price, on 7 March 1946.³ She married, thirdly, Roger Thornycroft, son of Sir John Edward Thornycroft and Isabel Ward, on 16 June 1965.¹ She married, fourthly, Stuart Warren Don in 1984.¹ She died on 17 August 1996.¹
     From 19 October 1937, her married name became Bethell.² From 7 March 1946, her married name became Dupree. From 16 June 1965, her married name became Thornycroft.¹ From 1984, her married name became Don.¹

     Lt.-Col. Robert George Barlow lived at The Holt, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England^G.²