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     Hon. Margaret Anna Buckmaster was born on 8 March 1893.¹ She was the daughter of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster and Edith Augusta Lewin.¹ She married Dighton Nicolas Pollock, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Frederick Richard Pollock and Adriana Nicolas, on 22 December 1921.¹ She died on 4 June 1929 at age 36.¹
     She was educated at Somerville College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ From 22 December 1921, her married name became Pollock.⁴

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Frederick Richard Pollock was born on 12 January 1827.² He is the son of Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Bt. and Frances Rivers.² He married Adriana Nicolas, daughter of Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, on 26 November 1856.² He died on 24 December 1899 at age 72.²
     He gained the rank of Major-General Colonel in the Bengal Staff Corps.² He held the office of Commissioner of Punjab.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.)² They also had other issue.²

     Dighton Nicolas Pollock was born on 5 March 1864.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Frederick Richard Pollock and Adriana Nicolas.² He married Hon. Margaret Anna Buckmaster, daughter of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster and Edith Augusta Lewin, on 22 December 1921.¹ He died on 9 March 1927 at age 63.²
     He graduated from King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was a practising barrister.² He was a junior counsel to the Treasury.³ He was registered as a member of the Bar Council in 1926.²

     Hon. Barbara Buckmaster was born on 21 October 1903.¹ She was the daughter of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster and Edith Augusta Lewin.¹ She married Lt.-Cdr. John Bryan Peter Miller, son of Brian Stothert Miller and Mary Frances Sadler, on 22 December 1926.¹ She and Lt.-Cdr. John Bryan Peter Miller were divorced in 1944.¹ She died in September 1966 at age 62.¹
     She was educated at Somerville College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ From 22 December 1926, her married name became Miller.

     Brian Stothert Miller is the son of William Miller.² He married Mary Frances Sadler.
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Lt.-Cdr. John Bryan Peter Miller was the son of Brian Stothert Miller and Mary Frances Sadler.^1,2 He married, firstly, Hon. Barbara Buckmaster, daughter of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster and Edith Augusta Lewin, on 22 December 1926.¹ He and Hon. Barbara Buckmaster were divorced in 1944.¹ He married, secondly, Clare Mary Harding, daughter of Francis Egerton Harding and Hon. Emma Mary Agnes Clifford, on 22 September 1944.³ He died in 1994.³
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was awarded the George Cross (G.C.)¹

     Sir Hilary Duppa Miller was born on 6 March 1929.² He was the son of Lt.-Cdr. John Bryan Peter Miller and Hon. Barbara Buckmaster.¹ He married, firstly, Fiona Margaret McDermid in 1956 at Hong Kong^G.^2,3 He married, secondly, Jacqueline Roe, daughter of Thomas Chambers Windsor Roe and Elizabeth Ann Sale, in 1976.² He died on 21 March 2015 at age 86.⁴
     Sir Hilary Duppa Miller also went by the nick-name of Hal.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was in the Colonial Service between 1955 and 1968 at Hong Kong^G.² He graduated from Merton College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1956 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He graduated from London University, London, England^G, in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)² He held the office of Member of the UK Delegation to the Council of Europe between 1974 and 1976.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Bromsgrove and Redditch between 1974 and 1983.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1979 and 1981, to the Secretary of State, Defence.² He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1981.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Bromsgrove between 1983 and 1992.² He held the office of Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation between 1984 and 1987.² He was appointed Fellow, Institute of the Motor Industry (F.I.M.I.)² He was director and chief executive of Smmt between 1991 and 1993.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Worcestershire in 2000.² He lived in 2003 at Moorcroft Farm, Sinton Green, Worcester, Worcestershire, England^G.²

     Philippa Mary Huntly is the daughter of Jeffery Douglas Huntly and Margaret Smith.¹ She married Simon van Noort.¹

     George Augustus Garry Simpson was born in 1862.² He was the son of Reverend Henry Trail Simpson and Annie Knox Campbell Murray.² He died in 1944.²
     He lived at 89 Lancaster Gate, London, England^G.³ He was an ear, throat and nose surgeon.² He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹

     Joan Simpson was the daughter of George Augustus Garry Simpson.² She married Owen Stanley Buckmaster, 2nd Viscount Buckmaster, son of Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster and Edith Augusta Lewin, on 21 December 1916.¹ She and Owen Stanley Buckmaster, 2nd Viscount Buckmaster were divorced in 1944.¹ She died on 22 December 1976.¹
     From 21 December 1916, her married name became Buckmaster. After her marriage, Joan Simpson was styled as Viscountess Buckmaster on 5 December 1934.