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     Major James Skitt Matthews married Valentia Maud Boscawen, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Hugh Boscawen and Katherine Isabel Hughes, on 29 January 1899.¹ He and Valentia Maud Boscawen were divorced.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Canadian Infantry.¹

     Gwladys Evelyn Boscawen is the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Hugh Boscawen and Katherine Isabel Hughes.² She married Bruce Shearer Treliving Joll in 1911.¹
     From 1911, her married name became Joll.

     Bruce Shearer Treliving Joll married Gwladys Evelyn Boscawen, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Hugh Boscawen and Katherine Isabel Hughes, in 1911.¹

     Henry Parker lived at Louth, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Ellen Parker was the daughter of Henry Parker.² She married Lt.-Col. John Hugh Boscawen, son of Rev. Hon. John Townshend Boscawen and Mary Tremayne, on 15 September 1886.¹ She died on 21 January 1895.¹
     From 15 September 1886, her married name became Boscawen.

     Spencer Boscawen was born in 1887.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Hugh Boscawen and Ellen Parker.² He married Sydney Iris Kelly in 1919.¹ He died in 1957.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the New Zealand Artillery.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹

     Sydney Iris Kelly married Spencer Boscawen, son of Lt.-Col. John Hugh Boscawen and Ellen Parker, in 1919.¹ She died in 1982.¹
     From 1919, her married name became Boscawen.

     John Roger Boscawen was born in September 1922.¹ He was the son of Spencer Boscawen and Sydney Iris Kelly.² He died on 13 May 2007 at age 84 at New Zealand.³
     He fought in the Second World War, in the South-West Pacific.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in 1943 in the Royal New Zealand Territorial Air Force.¹ He was with NZ Shipping Company and Seaport Operations Ltd at Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 172 Whitford Park Road, Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹

     Owen Tremayne Boscawen was born on 2 March 1925.¹ He was the son of Spencer Boscawen and Sydney Iris Kelly.² He married, firstly, Beverly Rose Wheeler, daughter of Russell Wheeler, in 1954.¹ He and Beverly Rose Wheeler were divorced in 1981.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Joan (?) in 1982.¹ He died on 15 November 2007 at age 82 at New Zealand.³ He was buried at Papatoetoe Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand.³
     He was educated at Otahuhu College, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of LAC in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.¹ He graduated from University of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from University of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He graduated from University of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand^G, with a Diploma of Education.¹ He was the Principal at Otahuhu College, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand^G.¹

     Russell Wheeler lived at Papatoetoe, New Zealand^G.¹