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     Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton was born on 21 August 1945.¹ He was the son of Edward John Sidney Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 5th Earl of Normanton and Lady Fiona Pratt.² He married, firstly, Victoria Susan Beard, daughter of J. H. C. Beard, on 29 April 1970.¹ He and Victoria Susan Beard were divorced in 2000.¹ He married, secondly, Rosalind Bernice Nott in January 2010.³ He married, thirdly, Diana Dawn Collison in 2016.³ He died on 13 February 2019 at age 73.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated in 1964 at Aiglon College, Chesières-Villars, Switzerland.⁵ He gained the rank of Captain in the Blues and Royals.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Normanton, co. Kilkenny [I., 1806] on 28 January 1967.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Somerton [I., 1800] on 28 January 1967.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Somerton of Somerton, co. Kilkenny [I., 1795] on 28 January 1967.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Somerton of Somerley, co. Southampton [U.K., 1873] on 28 January 1967.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Mendip of Mendip, co. Somerset [G.B., 1794] on 22 December 1974.¹

     Susan Warren was the daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Warren and Ann de Lancy.^1,2 She married Lt.-Gen. William Skinner.
     Her married name became Skinner.

     Lt.-Col. William Langton Trench was born on 10 November 1880.¹ He was the son of Reverend William Robert Trench and Edith Anne Hamilton Langton.¹ He married Dorothy Alice Fidler, daughter of James Charles Fidler, on 15 November 1927.¹ He died on 27 June 1932 at age 51, without issue.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the West Yorkshire Regiment.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Henry Peter Delmé was the son of John Delmé.² He married Mary Gage, daughter of John Gage and Mary Milbanke, on 28 April 1820.¹ He died on 29 January 1883.¹
     He lived at Cams Hall, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Harriet Sydney Dobbs was born on 4 December 1834 at Castle Dobbs, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹ She was the daughter of Conway Richard Dobbs and Charlotte Maria Sinclair.¹ She married, firstly, George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, son of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester and Lady Susan Gordon, on 29 August 1850 at Kilroot, Templecorran, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, son of Arthur Johnstone Blackwood and Cecilia Georgiana Byng, on 16 December 1858 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 30 May 1907 at age 72.²
     Harriet Sydney Dobbs usually went by her middle name of Sydney.³ After her marriage, Harriet Sydney Dobbs was styled as Duchess of Manchester on 29 August 1850. From 29 August 1850, her married name became Montagu. From 16 December 1858, her married name became Blackwood.

     Sir Stevenson Arthur Blackwood was born on 22 May 1832.¹ He was the son of Arthur Johnstone Blackwood and Cecilia Georgiana Byng.² He married Harriet Sydney Dobbs, daughter of Conway Richard Dobbs and Charlotte Maria Sinclair, on 16 December 1858 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.³ He died on 2 October 1893 at age 61 at Parkeston, Harwich, Essex, England^G.³
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1880.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1887.¹ He held the office of Secretary-General of the General Post Office.¹

     Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale was born on 11 April 1829.² He was the son of Thomas Wentworth Beaumont and Henrietta Jane Emma Hawks Atkinson.² He was baptised on 15 May 1829.² He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Anne de Burgh, daughter of Sir Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde and Hon. Harriet Canning, on 6 March 1856.² He married, secondly, Edith Althea Hamilton, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Henry Meade Hamilton and Henrietta Mary Borrowes, on 17 February 1891 at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, London, England^G.² He died on 13 February 1907 at age 77 at 144 Picadilly, London, England^G.² He was buried on 18 February 1907 at Bretton Park, Yorkshire, England^G.²
     He was educated between 1844 and 1848 at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1848.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for South Northumberland between 1852 and 1885.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Northumberland, Tyneside Division between 1886 and 1892.² He lived at Bretton Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.³ He was also known as 1st Baron Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham, co. Northumberland [U.K.] as of 20 July 1906.¹
     The Times stated that "he was the owner of large estates and lead mines in Allendale and Weardale, and in the 'sixties was reputed to be one of the wealthiest commoners in the country. It was said that he could walk some 30 miles ina direct line over his own lands in Northumberland and Durham."²

     Hon. Alexander Penrose Forbes Erskine was born on 13 August 1881.¹ He was the son of Walter Henry Erskine, 13th Earl of Kellie and Mary Anne Forbes.¹ He married Irene Annette Campbell, daughter of Rt. Rev. Archibald Ean Campbell, 12th of Skipness and Hon. Helen Anna Brodrick, on 11 July 1916.¹ He died on 20 June 1925 at age 43.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Margaret Brodrick was born on 10 March 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Laurence Alan Brodrick and Anne Gwendolyn Hughes.¹ She died on 20 December 1962 at age 65, unmarried.¹
     She was with Croix Rouge Française between 1916 and 1919.¹ She was with Women's Transport Service and Auxiliary Territorial Service between 1939 and 1946.¹ She was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ She was awarded the Medaille de la Reconaissance.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Denbighshire in 1947.¹

     Sir James Beethom Whitehead was born in 1858.² He was the son of Robert Whitehead and Frances Maria Johnson.³ He married Hon. Marian Cecilia Brodrick, daughter of William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton of Midleton and Hon. Augusta Mary Fremantle, on 15 April 1896.³ He died on 19 September 1928.³
     Sir James Beethom Whitehead usually went by his middle name of Beethom.¹ He was Minister to Belgrade between 1906 and 1910.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹ He lived at Efford Park, Lymington, Hampshire, England^G.¹