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     Sir Percy Francis Cunynghame of Milncraig, 10th Bt. was born on 21 February 1867 at St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Francis George Thurlow Cunynghame of Milncraig, 9th Bt. and Jessica Bloxsome.³ He married Maud Albinia Margaret Selwyn-Payne, daughter of Major John Handcock Selwyn-Payne, on 16 December 1903.¹ He died on 7 January 1941 at age 73.¹
     He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Cunynghame, of Milncraig, co. Ayr [N.S., 1702] on 12 November 1900.¹ Before 1909 He was attached to the Staff of the Rajah of Sarwak as Resident of 1st Division, Sarawak.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County London.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1919, and was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County London.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.¹

     Major Stuart Cunynghame was born on 18 August 1874 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Francis George Thurlow Cunynghame of Milncraig, 9th Bt. and Jessica Bloxsome.³ He married Helen Dorothy Taylor, daughter of Reverend R. Holland Taylor, on 2 June 1915.¹ He died on 10 January 1962 at age 87.¹
     He was Major of the Sarawak Rangers.¹

     Reverend R. Holland Taylor graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹

     Helen Dorothy Taylor was the daughter of Reverend R. Holland Taylor.² She married Major Stuart Cunynghame, son of Sir Francis George Thurlow Cunynghame of Milncraig, 9th Bt. and Jessica Bloxsome, on 2 June 1915.¹ She died on 31 January 1944.¹
     From 2 June 1915, her married name became Cunynghame.¹

     P/O Wilfrid Bertram Stuart Cunynghame was born in 1917.¹ He was the son of Major Stuart Cunynghame and Helen Dorothy Taylor.² He died on 31 August 1940, killed in action over Germany.²
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force.¹

     Major Colin Kenneth Cunynghame was born in 1918.¹ He is the son of Major Stuart Cunynghame and Helen Dorothy Taylor.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the Indian Army.¹

     David Francis Cunynghame was born in 1920.¹ He was the son of Major Stuart Cunynghame and Helen Dorothy Taylor.² He married, firstly, Ruth Murray in 1947.¹ He and Ruth Murray were divorced in 1957.¹ He married, secondly, Renate Maria Dietrich in 1964.¹ He married, thirdly, Leslie Anderson on 17 March 1984.^1,3 He and Renate Maria Dietrich were divorced in 1975.¹ He and Leslie Anderson were divorced on 19 November 1985 at South Africa.³ He died in August 2000 at South Africa.³
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Indian Army.¹ He was Airline Sales Reperesentative for the British Overseas Airline Corporation.¹

     Ruth Murray married David Francis Cunynghame, son of Major Stuart Cunynghame and Helen Dorothy Taylor, in 1947.¹ She and David Francis Cunynghame were divorced in 1957.¹
     From 1947, her married name became Cunynghame.¹

     Diana Patricia Cunynghame was born in 1950.¹ She is the daughter of David Francis Cunynghame and Ruth Murray.²

     Princess Nadezhda Ivanova Sviatopolk-Mirska was the daughter of Prince Ivan Nicolaevitch Sviatopolk-Mirsky and Nadezhda Vassilievna von Engelhardt.¹ She married John Stepanovitch Ilchenko.¹ She died in January 1983.¹