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     Reverend Francis Leighton was born on 5 December 1801.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Leighton and Mary Louisa Everett.^2,3 He married Catherine Severne, daughter of Samuel Amy Severne, on 12 February 1829.² He died on 15 December 1870 at age 69.²
     He was the Rector at Cardiston, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     Captain Edward William Forester Leighton was born on 20 December 1839.² He was the son of Reverend Francis Leighton and Catherine Severne.^3,4 He married Beatrice Jane Eyre, daughter of John Eyre and Eleanor Maria Moore, on 28 August 1886.¹ He died on 14 October 1932 at age 92.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 9th Foot.¹

     Bessie Caroline Eyre was born on 7 January 1867.¹ She was the daughter of John Eyre and Eleanor Maria Moore.² She died on 12 September 1959 at age 92, unmarried.¹

     Lewis Gower-Stewart lived at Mount Pleasant, Ilfracombe, Devon, England^G.¹

     Louisa Butler Gower-Stewart was the daughter of Lewis Gower-Stewart.² She married William Henry Gregory Eyre, son of John Eyre and Eleanor Maria Moore, on 5 October 1901.¹ She died on 12 September 1953.¹
     From 5 October 1901, her married name became Eyre.

     Mary Victorine Eyre was born on 13 September 1902.¹ She is the daughter of William Henry Gregory Eyre and Louisa Butler Gower-Stewart.²

     Eleanor Margaret Eyre was born on 20 May 1904.¹ She is the daughter of William Henry Gregory Eyre and Louisa Butler Gower-Stewart.² She married Brian St. John Mahon Atkinson, son of Joseph Atkinson, on 12 January 1939.¹
     From 12 January 1939, her married name became Atkinson.¹ She lived in 1976 at Crowhill, Harare, Zimbabwe^G.¹

     Cerise Winifred Eyre was born on 20 September 1908.¹ She was the daughter of William Henry Gregory Eyre and Louisa Butler Gower-Stewart.² She died in 1932, unmarried.¹

     George St. Leger Fagan was born on 7 May 1902.¹ He is the son of Arthur Roberts St. Leger Fagan and Rose Ethel Topham.² He married Kathleen Mumford, daughter of Edward Selby Mumford, on 11 January 1939.¹
     He was educated at St. Bees College, Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹ He was with the Ministry of Works between 1939 and 1967 at New Zealand^G.¹ He lived in 1976 at 11 Maude Street, Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹

     Arthur Hugh Feltrim Fagan was born on 25 February 1940.¹ He was the son of George St. Leger Fagan and Kathleen Mumford.^2,1 He married Matua Kore Waipara on 5 December 1970.¹ He died on 11 March 2012 at age 72 at New Zealand.³
     He was educated at Temuka High School, Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ He gained the rank of Sergeant in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.¹ He lived in 1976 at 60 Metcalfe Road, Ranui, Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹