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     Rear-Admiral John Luxmoore Syson lived at Enderby, Marnhull, Dorset, England^G.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral (S) in the Royal Navy.¹

     Sylvia Syson is the daughter of Rear-Admiral John Luxmoore Syson.² She married Captain John Oldham Coote, son of Frederick Stanley Coote and Edith Farquarharson Crowe, on 18 September 1944.¹
     From 18 September 1944, her married name became Coote.

     Judith Sylvia Coote was born on 13 September 1945.¹ She is the daughter of Captain John Oldham Coote and Sylvia Syson.²

     Sir James Watts lived at Heaton Villas, Heaton Mersey, England^G.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Manchester.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1857.¹

     Angela Mary Coote was born on 1 April 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Captain John Oldham Coote and Sylvia Syson.²

     Belinda Jane Coote was born on 10 November 1953.¹ She is the daughter of Captain John Oldham Coote and Sylvia Syson.²

     Eric Royds Methuen Coote was born in 1902.¹ He was the son of Cecil Henry Coote and Blanche Mabel Oldham.² He married Vivienne Patricia Vercoe in 1932.¹ He died in 1974.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1940 in the New Zealand Defence Forces.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1944.²

     Vivienne Patricia Vercoe married Eric Royds Methuen Coote, son of Cecil Henry Coote and Blanche Mabel Oldham, in 1932.¹ She died in 1993.¹
     From 1932, her married name became Coote.

     Philip Arthur Cecil Coote was born on 30 March 1935.¹ He is the son of Eric Royds Methuen Coote and Vivienne Patricia Vercoe.² He married Gabrielle Alice Goodman, daughter of Russell Stanley Goodman, on 5 September 1957.¹
     He was educated at Nelson College, Nelson, New Zealand^G.¹ He graduated from Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand^G, with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Mountrath, 26 Mount Street, Nelson, New Zealand^G.¹

     Russell Stanley Goodman lived at Timaru, New Zealand^G.¹