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     John Peter Arkwright was born in 1864 at Hatton, Warwickshire, England.² He was the son of John Thomas Arkwright and Laura Willes.^1,2 He married Violet Catherine Brassey, daughter of Albert Brassey and Hon. Matilda Maria Helena Bingham, on 18 October 1906.¹ He died on 18 November 1931.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     John Thomas Arkwright was born in 1823.² He married Laura Willes, daughter of Reverend Edward Willes and Laura Steward, on 3 April 1856 at Offchurch, Warwickshire, England.² He died in 1906.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Hatton House, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Iris Hermione Brassey was born on 10 November 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Brassey and Hon. Matilda Maria Helena Bingham.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. Malcolm Orme Little, son of General Sir Archibald Little and Jane Orme, on 7 July 1903 at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2 She died on 6 August 1970 at age 89.¹
     From 7 July 1903, her married name became Little.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Malcolm Orme Little was born on 29 November 1857 at Sussex Square, Paddington, London, England.² He was the son of General Sir Archibald Little and Jane Orme.^1,3 He married Iris Hermione Brassey, daughter of Albert Brassey and Hon. Matilda Maria Helena Bingham, on 7 July 1903 at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2 He died on 1 February 1931 at age 73 at Rugby, Warwickshire, England.^1,2
     He fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1878.³ He was commissioned on 11 May 1878 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, in the service of the 17th Lancers.³ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 19 October 1878 in the 9th Lancers.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 25 February 1880.³ In 1886 he played polo for Britain.³ He gained the rank of Captain on 20 October 1886.³ He gained the rank of Major on 5 September 1894.³ He fought in the Boer War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 15 March 1900.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1904.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He fought in the First World War.³ He gained the rank of Brigade Commander in 1915 in the 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade.^1,3 He retired from the military in August 1917, with the rank of Brigadier-General.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Warwickshire in 1923.³

     General Sir Archibald Little was born in 1810 at Camberwell, London, England.² He was the son of Archibald Little and Agnes Oliver.² He married, firstly, Jane Orme, daughter of Malcolm Orme and Jane Bonsor, on 7 June 1854 at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, London, England.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Loftus, daughter of Lt.-Gen. William Francis Bentinck Loftus and Margaret Harriet Langrishe, in 1870.² He died on 10 June 1891 at Upton House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England.²
     He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹

     Violet Beatrix Alice Lambton Way was born on 30 April 1883 at Castle Ward, Northumberland, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Wilfred FitzAlan Way and Henrietta Mary Ross.^1,2 She was baptised on 6 June 1883 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G.¹ She married Major William Edward Long, son of Colonel William Long and Anna Mary Hunter, in 1901 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 3 August 1918 at age 35, drowned in the English Channel when the HT Warilda was torpedoed by a U-Boat.¹
     From 1901, her married name became Long.¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹

     Vernon Motion was born on 18 November 1904.² He married, firstly, Margaret Holden, daughter of Arthur Holden, in 1931 at Eton, Berkshire, England.² He married, secondly, Diana Caldwell, daughter of Seymore Caldwell, in 1937.² He and Diana Caldwell were divorced circa 1937.² He married, thirdly, Enid Cobb in 1942.² He married, fourthly, Oonagh Evelyn Brassey, daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Ernest Brassey and Lady Norah Hely Hutchinson, on 21 December 1949.¹ He and Oonagh Evelyn Brassey were divorced in 1962.¹ He died in 1980 at Petersfield, Hampshire, England.²

     Honora Mary Brassey is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Ernest Brassey and Lady Norah Hely Hutchinson.¹
     She was awarded the British Empire Medal (B.E.M.) in 1943.¹

     Walon Charles Green is the son of Walon Wilbur Green.¹ He married Sarah Patricia Brassey, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Hugh Trefusis Brassey and Joyce Patricia Kingscote, on 15 September 1973.¹ He and Sarah Patricia Brassey were divorced in 1976.¹

     Walon Wilbur Green lived at Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G.¹