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     Sir Hardman Alexander Mort Earle, 5th Bt. was born on 19 August 1902.¹ He was the son of Colonel Sir Thomas Algernon Earle, 4th Bt. and Edith Leith.² He married Maie Drage, daughter of John Drage, on 27 July 1931.¹ He died on 17 September 1979 at age 77 at London, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the 99th (Bucks and Berkshire Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (TA.)¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Earle, of Allerton Tower, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1869] on 5 September 1945.¹

     Rosemary Earle was born in 1904.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Thomas Algernon Earle, 4th Bt. and Edith Leith.² She died in 1998.¹

     Myrtle Valentine Earle was the daughter of Colonel Sir Thomas Algernon Earle, 4th Bt. and Edith Leith.² She married, firstly, Robert Owen Symon, son of Lt.-Col. Walter Conover Symon, on 22 July 1933.¹ She and Robert Owen Symon were divorced in 1947.¹ She married, secondly, Sydney Vernon in 1948.¹ She married, thirdly, Brigadier Maurice Robert Lonsdale, son of Robert Lonsdale, in 1962.¹ She died in 1999.¹
     From 22 July 1933, her married name became Symon. From 1948, her married name became Vernon.¹ From 1962, her married name became Lonsdale.¹

     Robert Owen Symon is the son of Lt.-Col. Walter Conover Symon.² He married Myrtle Valentine Earle, daughter of Colonel Sir Thomas Algernon Earle, 4th Bt. and Edith Leith, on 22 July 1933.¹ He and Myrtle Valentine Earle were divorced in 1947.¹
     He lived Chelsea.¹ Only.¹ He was Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹ He was Royal Artillery.¹

     Mairi Edith Symon was born in 1935.¹ She is the daughter of Robert Owen Symon and Myrtle Valentine Earle.²

     John Drage lived at The Red House, Chapel Brampton^G.¹

     Maie Drage was the daughter of John Drage.² She married Sir Hardman Alexander Mort Earle, 5th Bt., son of Colonel Sir Thomas Algernon Earle, 4th Bt. and Edith Leith, on 27 July 1931.¹ She died in 1986.¹
     From 27 July 1931, her married name became Earle.

     Sir Hardman George Algernon Earle, 6th Bt. was born on 4 February 1932.² He is the son of Sir Hardman Alexander Mort Earle, 5th Bt. and Maie Drage.² He married Diana Gillian Bligh St. George, daughter of Colonel Frederick Ferris Bligh St. George and Meriel Margaret Radcliffe, on 24 January 1967.²
     Sir Hardman George Algernon Earle, 6th Bt. usually went by his middle name of George.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Ensign in the Grenadier Guards.² He was Member of the London Metal Exchange between 1962 and 1973.² He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Earle, of Allerton Tower, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1869] on 17 September 1979.¹ He lived in 2003 at Neopardy Mill, Crediton, Devon, England^G.²

     Belinda Mary Earle was born on 31 October 1937.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Hardman Alexander Mort Earle, 5th Bt. and Maie Drage.² She married, firstly, Captain Patrick John Boteler Drury-Lowe on 12 October 1959.¹ She and Captain Patrick John Boteler Drury-Lowe were divorced in 1968.¹ She married, secondly, Anthony David Arnold William Forbes, son of Lt.-Col. David Walter Arthur William Forbes and Diana Mary Henderson, in 1973.¹
     From 12 October 1959, her married name became Drury-Lowe. From 1973, her married name became Forbes.¹ She lived in 2003 at Wakerley Manor, Oakham, Rutland, England^G.¹