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     Janet Norwood was born in 1939.¹ She is the daughter of G/Capt. John Norwood and Ann Griselda de la Rue.²

     Jill Norwood was born in 1941.¹ She is the daughter of G/Capt. John Norwood and Ann Griselda de la Rue.²

     Sir Thomas Smythe was born circa 1558.³ He was the son of Thomas Smythe and Alice Judd.³ He married Sarah Blount, daughter of William Blount, before 1625.¹ He died on 4 September 1625 at Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, England.¹
     He lived at Bidborough, Kent, England^G.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of London in 1599.³ He was Governor of the East India Company between 1600 and 1606.³ He was appointed Knight on 13 May 1603.³ He was Special Ambassador to Russia in 1604.³ He was Governor of the East India Company between 1607 and 1621.³ He was treasurer of the Virginia Company between 1609 and 1620.³

     Sir William Sydney was born on 10 November 1590 at Flushing, The Netherlands^G.¹ He was the son of Robert Sydney, 1st Earl of Leicester and Barbara Gamage.¹ He died on 3 December 1612 at age 22, from smallpox, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     John Woollam was born in 1789 at Wrixham, Denbighshire, Wales.¹ He married Mary Anne Burges, daughter of Daniel Burges, in 1824.^1,2 He died in 1869.¹
     He lived at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.¹

     Mary Violet Francklin was the daughter of Major John Liell Francklin and Hon. Alice Maude Jervis.² She married Sir Evelyn Andros de la Rue, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Thomas Andros de la Rue, 1st Bt. and Emily Maria Speed, on 17 February 1903.¹ She died on 22 October 1959.¹
     From 17 February 1903, her married name became de la Rue.

     Warren James St. Vincent de la Rue was born on 23 March 1905.¹ He was the son of Sir Evelyn Andros de la Rue, 2nd Bt. and Mary Violet Francklin.² He died on 23 April 1905.²

     Lady Mary Sydney was born circa 1586.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Sydney, 1st Earl of Leicester and Barbara Gamage.¹ She married Sir Robert Wroth in 1604.¹ She died in 1621.¹
     From 1604, her married name became Wroth.¹ She wrote the book Countess of Montgomerie's Urania, published 1621.¹

     Ian Hector de la Rue was born on 22 July 1910.¹ He was the son of Sir Evelyn Andros de la Rue, 2nd Bt. and Mary Violet Francklin.² He married Violet Bertha Bridges, daughter of T. Despard Bridges, on 14 November 1936.¹ He died in 1991.¹