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     Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport was born on 1 September 1856.¹ He was the son of George Ewbanke Kearley and Mary Ann Hudson.² He married Selina Chester, daughter of Edward Chester, on 18 January 1888.¹ He died on 5 September 1934 at age 78.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Devonport between 1892 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Buckinghamshire.¹ He was senior partner of Kearley and Tonge of London, Calcutta and Ceylon.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Trade between 1905 and 1909.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Kearley, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 22 July 1908.¹ He was chairman of the Port of London Authority between 1909 and 1925.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 18 October 1909.¹ He was created 1st Baron Devonport, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 15 July 1910.¹ He was Food Controller between 1916 and 1917.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Devonport, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 22 June 1917.¹

     Edward Chester lived at Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Selina Chester was the daughter of Edward Chester.² She married Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport, son of George Ewbanke Kearley and Mary Ann Hudson, on 18 January 1888.¹ She died on 28 September 1931.¹
     From 18 January 1888, her married name became Kearley. After her marriage, Selina Chester was styled as Baroness Devonport on 15 July 1910. After her marriage, Selina Chester was styled as Viscountess Devonport on 22 June 1917.

     Gerald Chester Kearley, 2nd Viscount Devonport was born on 16 September 1890.¹ He was the son of Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport and Selina Chester.² He married Sheila Isabel Hope-Murray, daughter of Colonel Charles Hope-Murray, on 12 March 1938.¹ He died on 29 March 1973 at age 82.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, in Scots Guards and Remount Service.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Devonport [U.K., 1917] on 5 September 1934.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Devonport, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1910] on 5 September 1934.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Kearley, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1908] on 5 September 1934.² He was Head Observer of the Royal Observer Corps between 1939 and 1943.¹

     Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley was born on 3 March 1895.¹ He was the son of Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport and Selina Chester.² He married Mabel Florence Dagley, daughter of John Francis Dagley, on 26 May 1928.¹ He died in 1977.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was a Civil Prisoner of War between 1914 and 1918 at Ruhleben, Germany^G.¹ He was officially designated war artist in HMCS Naden at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹ He was co-founder of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in 1944 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹

     Mabel Florence Dagley was the daughter of John Francis Dagley.² She married Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley, son of Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport and Selina Chester, on 26 May 1928.¹ She died on 10 June 1967.¹
     From 26 May 1928, her married name became Kearley.

     Chester Dagley Hugh Kearley was born on 29 April 1932.¹ He is the son of Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley and Mabel Florence Dagley.² He married Josefa Mezquida, daughter of Nadal Mezquida, in 1974.¹
     He lived in 2003 at South Patos 466, Denia, Alicante, Spain^G.¹

     Nadal Mezquida lived at Denia, Alicante, Spain^G, Denia.¹

     Josefa Mezquida is the daughter of Nadal Mezquida.² She married Chester Dagley Hugh Kearley, son of Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley and Mabel Florence Dagley, in 1974.¹
     From 1974, her married name became Kearley.