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     Philip Wyndham Cobbold was born on 5 July 1875.² He was the son of John Patteson Cobbold and Adela Harriette Dupuis.^1,3 He married Cicely Augusta Nevill, daughter of Hon. Ralph Pelham Nevill and Louisa Marianne Maclean, on 14 January 1902.¹ He died on 28 December 1945 at age 70.¹
     He held the office of Mayor of Ipswich.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹

     Rowland Francis Meyrick was born on 10 September 1867.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Charlton Meyrick, 1st Bt. and Mary Rhoda Hill.³ He married Eleanor Georgiana Nevill, daughter of Hon. Ralph Pelham Nevill and Louisa Marianne Maclean, on 15 June 1901.¹ He died on 18 March 1953 at age 85.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was Travelling Inspector, Board of Agriculture between 1890 and 1894.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire.² He fought in the Boer War in 1900.²

     Hon. Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn was born on 23 January 1830.² He was the son of Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn of Mostyn and Lady Harriet Margaret Scott.^1,2 He married Lady Henrietta Augusta Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke, on 19 July 1855.¹ He died on 8 May 1861 at age 31.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Flintshire between 1854 and 1856.²

     Reverend Hon. Edward Vesey Bligh was born on 28 February 1829.² He was the son of Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley and Hon. Emma Jane Parnell.² He married Lady Isabel Mary Frances Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke, on 23 February 1854.¹ He died on 22 April 1908 at age 79.¹
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was with the Diplomatic Service.² He was the Vicar at Birling, Kent, England^G.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Fartherwell Hall, Kent, England^G.¹

     Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley was born on 25 February 1795.³ He was the son of John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley and Elizabeth Brownlow.^1,3 He married Hon. Emma Jane Parnell, daughter of Henry Brooke Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Dawson-Damer, on 26 July 1825.³ He died on 12 February 1835 at age 39.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Canterbury between 1818 and 1830.³ He held the office of Lieutenant of County Meath.³ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Darnley of Athboy, co. Meath [I., 1723] on 17 March 1831.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Darnley, co. Meath [I., 1725] on 17 March 1831.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Clifton of Rathmore, co. Meath [I., 1721] on 17 March 1831.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Lord Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 17 March 1831.¹

     Colonel Hon. Charles Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy was born on 11 May 1841.² He was the son of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook and Jane Orr.¹ He married Lady Cicely Louisa Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, on 16 April 1872.¹ He died on 17 February 1919 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of officer in the 60th Rifles.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.²

     Colonel Henry Courtenay Morland was born on 21 March 1855.² He was the son of William Courtenay Morland and Margaretta Eliza Cator.^1,3 He married Lady Alice Maud Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, on 30 September 1884.¹ He died on 30 June 1934 at age 79.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the 9th Lancers.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Thomas Allnutt Brassey, 2nd Earl Brassey was born on 7 March 1863.¹ He was the son of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey and Anna Allnutt.¹ He married Lady Idina Mary Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, on 28 February 1889.² He died on 12 November 1919 at age 56, without issue.³ He was buried on 16 November 1919 at Catsfield, Battle, Sussex, England^G.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 (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Boer War in 1900.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex.⁵ He was registered as a Member, Institute of Naval Architects (M.Inst.N.A.)⁴ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)⁴ He was Assistant Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty.¹ He was Honorary Fellow in 1907 at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.⁴ He held the office of Mayor of Bexhill in 1909.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the West Kent Yeomanry.⁴ He was awarded the Commander, Order of the Crown of Italy.⁵ He was registered as a Associate Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (A.M.I.C.E.)⁴ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1911.⁵ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Brassey of Bulkeley, co. Chester [U.K., 1886] on 23 February 1918.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl Brassey, of Bulkeley, Lancashire [U.K., 1911] on 23 February 1918.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Hythe of Hythe, co. Kent [U.K., 1911] on 23 February 1918.³ On his death, his titles became extinct.³

     Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley was born on 14 January 1866 at Wilton Place, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Violet Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, on 17 December 1889 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He and Lady Violet Nevill were divorced on 2 February 1897.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson, daughter of Charles Henry Wilson, 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley, on 14 December 1905 at Colombo, Sri Lanka^G.¹ He and Hon. Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson were divorced in 1913.² He married, thirdly, Clare Florence Mary Stapleton, daughter of Sir Francis George Stapleton, 8th Bt. and Mary Catherine Gladstone, on 19 January 1914.² He died on 15 January 1919 at age 53 at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England^G.² He was buried on 18 January 1919 at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England^G.²
     He was educated between 1880 and 1881 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.^1,2 He was styled as Viscount Dangan between 1884 and 1895.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1893 in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Dangan, co. Meath [U.K., 1857] on 28 February 1895.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl Cowley [U.K., 1857] on 28 February 1895.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Cowley of Wellesley, co. Somerset [U.K., 1828] on 28 February 1895.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, with the Imperial Yeomanry.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.³

     Colonel Robert Edward Myddelton was born in 1866. He was the son of Richard Myddelton and Catherine Arabella Howard. He married Lady Violet Nevill, daughter of William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, on 19 August 1898.¹ He died on 12 August 1949.¹
     He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, Wales^G.¹