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     John William Fry-Goldie-Taubman was born on 29 November 1887.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir William Fry and Ellen Margaret Goldie-Taubman.¹ He married Bettine Reade Hardy, daughter of Percival Hardy, on 30 October 1919.¹ He and Bettine Reade Hardy were divorced in 1939.¹
     He was given the name of John William Fry at birth.¹ He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1907 in the West Yorkshire Regiment.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1946.¹ On 16 February 1946 his name was legally changed to John William Fry-Goldie-Taubman by Royal Licence.¹ He lived in 1952 at The Nunnery Estate, Braddan, Isle of Man^G.¹

     Bettine Reade Hardy is the daughter of Percival Hardy.¹ She married John William Fry-Goldie-Taubman, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir William Fry and Ellen Margaret Goldie-Taubman, on 30 October 1919.¹ She and John William Fry-Goldie-Taubman were divorced in 1939.¹
     From 30 October 1919, her married name became Fry.¹

     Sir Theodore Morison was born on 9 May 1863.¹ He was the son of James Cotter Morison and Frances Adelaide Vertue.¹ He married Margaret Cohen, daughter of Rt. Hon. Arthur Cohen and Emmeline Micholls, on 21 October 1895.³ He died on 14 February 1936 at age 72.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was Member of the Viceroy's Administrative Council, India between 1903 and 1904.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of India between 1906 and 1916.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.) in 1910.¹ He was member of the Royal Commission on the Public Services of India between 1913 and 1915.¹ He was awarded the Officer de la Legion d'Honneur.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.) in 1917.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He was the principal between 1919 and 1929 at Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He was Director of the British Institute between 1933 and 1934 at 6 Rue de la Sorbonne, Paris, France^G.¹

     James Cotter Morison married Frances Adelaide Vertue, daughter of George Vertue.¹

     Frances Adelaide Vertue is the daughter of George Vertue.¹ She married James Cotter Morison.¹
     Her married name became Morison.¹

     Harry Ulick Dennis Verney was born on 6 October 1940.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Ulick Otway Vortigern Verney and Esmé Louise Smith-Ryland.² He married Sarah Fane Ricketts, daughter of Major A. P. P. Ricketts, in 1976.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G, Eton.¹ He was registered as a Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants (A.C.A.) in 1965.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.)³ He held the office of Member of the Winchester City Council in 2000.³ He lived in 2003 at The Garden House, Cheriton, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Major A. P. P. Ricketts died in 2005.²
     He lived at The Old Manse, Nigg, Ross-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Sarah Fane Ricketts was born on 22 February 1953.² She is the daughter of Major A. P. P. Ricketts.³ She married Harry Ulick Dennis Verney, son of Lt.-Col. Ulick Otway Vortigern Verney and Esmé Louise Smith-Ryland, in 1976.¹
     From 1976, her married name became Verney.¹