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     Major Charles Granville Vereker was born on 18 September 1869.¹ He was the son of Hon. Henry Prendergast Vereker and Louisa Elizabeth Mary Gosset.² He married, firstly, Adeline Eleanor Berthon, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Porter Berthon and Amelia Caroline Hurd Miles, on 18 June 1895.¹ He married, secondly, Leila Frances Helena Bosanquet, daughter of Florian Gustavus Bosanquet, on 4 November 1931.¹ He died on 17 December 1947 at age 78.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery, attached to the General Staff.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Thomas Porter Berthon was born in 1836 at Walthamstow, Essex, England.² He was the son of Peter Henry Berthon and Fanny Brassey.² He married Amelia Caroline Hurd Miles, daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Miles and Ann Hurd, in 1863 at St. James, London, England.² He died in 1912.²
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Adeline Eleanor Berthon was born in 1870 at Bombay, India.² She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Porter Berthon and Amelia Caroline Hurd Miles.^3,2 She married Major Charles Granville Vereker, son of Hon. Henry Prendergast Vereker and Louisa Elizabeth Mary Gosset, on 18 June 1895.¹ She died on 1 February 1930.¹
     From 18 July 1895, her married name became Vereker.

     Leila Frances Helena Bosanquet was the daughter of Florian Gustavus Bosanquet.¹ She married, firstly, Major Charles Granville Vereker, son of Hon. Henry Prendergast Vereker and Louisa Elizabeth Mary Gosset, on 4 November 1931.¹ She married, secondly, Major Robert Hugh Pardoe in 1973.¹ She died in 1993.¹
     From 4 November 1931, her married name became Vereker. From 1973, her married name became Pardoe.¹

     Neville Henry Prendergast Vereker was born on 2 August 1934.¹ He is the son of Major Charles Granville Vereker and Leila Frances Helena Bosanquet.² He married Priscilla Mary Weld-Forester, daughter of John Orlando Weld-Forester, on 8 August 1974.¹
     He was educated at Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.)¹

     John Orlando Weld-Forester was born on 21 November 1913.² He was the son of Rev. Hon. Orlando St. Maur Weld Forester and Dorothy Salome Wynne Willson.² He married Lydia Gertrude Wingfield Digby, daughter of Reverend Stephen Harold Wingfield Digby and Elinor Escreet Lewin, on 23 July 1938.² He died on 23 February 1995 at age 81.²
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was with the Colonial Education Service in 1938.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 2nd Northern Rhodesian Regiment.³ He was Assistant Director of African Education, Northern Rhodesia between 1959 and 1961.² He was Assistant Secretary to the Minister of Education between 1961 and 1964 at Lusaka, Zambia^G.²

     Priscilla Mary Weld-Forester is the daughter of John Orlando Weld-Forester.² She married Neville Henry Prendergast Vereker, son of Major Charles Granville Vereker and Leila Frances Helena Bosanquet, on 8 August 1974.¹
     From 8 August 1974, her married name became Vereker.

     John Charles Prendergast Vereker was born on 11 August 1975.¹ He is the son of Neville Henry Prendergast Vereker and Priscilla Mary Weld-Forester.² He married Jennifer Hill on 15 June 2002.¹
     He graduated from St. John's College, Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G, with a Master of Science (M.Sc.)¹

     Jennifer Hill married John Charles Prendergast Vereker, son of Neville Henry Prendergast Vereker and Priscilla Mary Weld-Forester, on 15 June 2002.¹
     From 15 June 2002, her married name became Vereker.

     Richard Neville Forester Vereker was born on 1 August 1977.¹ He is the son of Neville Henry Prendergast Vereker and Priscilla Mary Weld-Forester.²
     He was educated at Shiplake College, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹