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     Frederic de Billier lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Michael Ralph Merton was born on 22 April 1951 at London Clinic, 20 Devonshire Place, St. Marylebone, London, England^G.² He is the son of William Ralph Merton and Anthea Caroline Lascelles.¹ He married, firstly, Lavinia Helena Hookham, daughter of Felix Edward Fontes Hookham, on 20 December 1975 at Chelsea Registry Office, King's Road, Chelsea, London, England^G.² He married, secondly, Alison Myhill Short, daughter of Keith Tesseyman Short, on 4 April 1998 at Furnace Creek Inn, Furnace Creek, California, U.S.A.^G.² He and Alison Myhill Short were divorced circa 2002.² He married, thirdly, Sallyann Barbara Ellert, daughter of Geoffrey Arnold Ellert and Lavinia Mary Agnew, on 24 June 2004.² He and Lavinia Helena Hookham were divorced in December 1982.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was a chartered accountant in 1975.² He was a gold mine manager between 1998 and 1999 at Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea^G.²

     Rupert Ralph Merton was born on 2 July 1953 at 26 Gilbert Street, Westminster, London, England^G.² He is the son of William Ralph Merton and Anthea Caroline Lascelles.¹ He married Stephanie Sagman, daughter of Abraham Winston Sagman, on 30 October 1978 at Chelsea Registry Office, King's Road, Chelsea, London, England^G.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was a merchant banker between 1976 and 1979.² He was a music publisher and sculpter between 1979 and 1991.² He graduated from Imperial College, London, England^G, in 1997 with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)²

     Jeremy Ralph Merton was born on 15 February 1961 at Nuffield House, Guy's Hospital, Southwark, London, England^G. He is the son of William Ralph Merton and Anthea Caroline Lascelles.¹ He married Riam Thapniyom, daughter of Yong Thapniyom, on 14 July 1986 at Hankha Town Hall, Hankha, Chainat District, Thailand^G.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand^G.² He graduated from University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.^G, in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was an importer and wholesaler of Thai handicrafts between 1985 and 1988.² He was a research assistant to the Somerset Herald between 1988 and 1994.²

     Charles Arthur Bury was born on 9 August 1861.² He was the son of Charles Michael Bury and Margaret Aylmer.² He married Maud M. McEmery in 1895 at Rathdown, Ireland^G.² He died on 16 May 1924 at age 62.²
     He lived at Downing, Salins, County Kildare, Ireland^G.¹

     Charles Brian Lascelles was born on 5 September 1926.¹ He was the son of Sir Francis William Lascelles and Esmée Marion Bury.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Mary Grenfell, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Geoffrey Seymour Grenfell and Sybil Mary Peacock, on 4 July 1953.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Anne Mitchell, daughter of Alec Maskell Mitchell and Hon. Rosemary Jean Balfour, in 1986.¹ He died on 25 May 2020 at age 93.²
     Charles Brian Lascelles usually went by his middle name of Brian.¹ He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was a director of John Menzies in 1973.¹ He lived in 2003 at Bank House, Glenfarg, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Elizabeth Mary Grenfell was the daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Geoffrey Seymour Grenfell and Sybil Mary Peacock.¹ She married Charles Brian Lascelles, son of Sir Francis William Lascelles and Esmée Marion Bury, on 4 July 1953.² She died in 1978.²
     From 4 July 1953, her married name became Lascelles.

     Lt.-Cdr. Geoffrey Seymour Grenfell was born on 2 June 1898.¹ He was the son of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock.¹ He married, firstly, Sybil Mary Peacock, daughter of Hugh Peacock, on 30 April 1924.¹ He and Sybil Mary Peacock were divorced in 1936.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell, daughter of Jacob Wendell and Marian Fendall, on 21 September 1938.¹ He married Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell, daughter of Jacob Wendell and Marian Fendall, on 21 September 1938.¹ He died on 8 June 1940 at age 42, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.² He fought in the Second World War.³

     Charles Riversdale Lascelles was born on 17 April 1954.¹ He is the son of Charles Brian Lascelles and Elizabeth Mary Grenfell.¹

     James Dominic Lascelles was born on 19 March 1956.¹ He is the son of Charles Brian Lascelles and Elizabeth Mary Grenfell.¹ He married Diana Elizabeth Okolo, daughter of James Okolo and Elizabet Waugh, in 1984.¹
     He lived in 2003 at 11 Lymington Road, London, England^G.¹