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     Alfred James Small lived at Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     John Thomas Stopford was born on 10 December 1944.¹ He is the son of Hon. Thomas Stopford and Mary Howard Small.¹

     Alexander Ure, 1st and last Baron Strathclyde was born on 24 February 1853.¹ He was the son of John Ure and Isabella Gibb.¹ He married Margaret McDowall Steven, daughter of Thomas Steven, in 1879.¹ He died on 2 October 1928 at age 75.¹
     He graduated from Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1872 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1877 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)¹ He was admitted to Scots Bar in 1878 entitled to practise as a Advocate.¹ He was Lecturer on Constitutional Law and History between 1878 and 1888.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Linlithgowshire between 1895 and 1913.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1897.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General [Scotland] between 1905 and 1909.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1909.¹ He held the office of Lord Advocate between 1909 and 1913.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice General between 1913 and 1920.¹ He was created 1st Baron Strathclyde, of Sandyford, co. Lanark [U.K.] on 15 January 1914.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1917.¹

     John Ure was born in 1824.² He married Isabella Gibb, daughter of John Gibb.¹ He died on 1 August 1901.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dumbartonshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Glasgow.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He lived at Cairndhu, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lanarkshire.¹ He held the office of Lord Provost of Glasgow between 1880 and 1883.^1,2

     Isabella Gibb is the daughter of John Gibb.¹ She married John Ure.¹
     Her married name became Ure.¹

     John Gibb lived at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Margaret McDowall Steven is the daughter of Thomas Steven.¹ She married Alexander Ure, 1st and last Baron Strathclyde, son of John Ure and Isabella Gibb, in 1879.¹
     From 1879, her married name became Ure.¹

     Thomas Steven lived at Ardlui House, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Hon. Christobel Helen Ure was born on 31 March 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Ure, 1st and last Baron Strathclyde and Margaret McDowall Steven.¹ She married Lt.-Col. John Jeffrey Readman on 17 October 1911.¹ She died on 11 June 1918 at age 33.¹
     From 17 October 1911, her married name became Readman.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Jeffrey Readman married Hon. Christobel Helen Ure, daughter of Alexander Ure, 1st and last Baron Strathclyde and Margaret McDowall Steven, on 17 October 1911.¹
     He lived at Broadholm, Lockerbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland^G.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹