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     Arthur Charles Isham was born on 8 April 1847.¹ He was the son of Reverend Arthur Isham and Charlotte Elizabeth Murray.² He married Evelyn Rose Selby-Lowndes, daughter of Richard William Selby-Lowndes and Mary Susan Fletcher, on 11 October 1887 at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England.^1,3 He died on 25 February 1897 at age 49.¹

     Evelyn Rose Selby-Lowndes was baptised on 19 April 1858 at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England.² She was the daughter of Richard William Selby-Lowndes and Mary Susan Fletcher.¹ She married Arthur Charles Isham, son of Reverend Arthur Isham and Charlotte Elizabeth Murray, on 11 October 1887 at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England.^1,3 She died on 18 July 1909 at age 51.¹
     From 11 October 1887, her married name became Isham.

     Lt.-Col. Vere Arthur Richard Isham was born on 27 September 1889.¹ He was the son of Arthur Charles Isham and Evelyn Rose Selby-Lowndes.² He was baptised on 25 May 1890 at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England.³ He married Edith Irene Brown, daughter of Harry Brown, on 7 October 1922.¹ He died on 19 July 1968 at age 78.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He fought in the First World War, and was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Reserve of Officers, Suffolk Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Staff.¹

     Edith Irene Brown was born on 4 December 1895.² She was the daughter of Harry Brown.³ She married Lt.-Col. Vere Arthur Richard Isham, son of Arthur Charles Isham and Evelyn Rose Selby-Lowndes, on 7 October 1922.¹ She died on 5 May 1973 at age 77 at London, England.¹
     From 7 October 1922, her married name became Isham.

     Sir Norman Murray Crawford Isham, 14th Bt. was born on 28 January 1930.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Vere Arthur Richard Isham and Edith Irene Brown.² He married Joan Genet, daughter of Leonard James Genet, on 28 April 1956.¹ He died on 9 November 2021 at age 91.³
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.¹ He graduated from Cape Town University, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa^G, with a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)¹ He was registered as a Associate, Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.)¹ He was Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1988.¹ He lived in 2003 at 5 Langton Way, Park Hill, Croydon, Surrey, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Baronet Isham, of Lamport, co. Northampton [E., 1627] on 20 October 2009.

     Leonard James Genet lived at Umtali, Zimbabwe.¹

     Joan Genet is the daughter of Leonard James Genet.² She married Sir Norman Murray Crawford Isham, 14th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Vere Arthur Richard Isham and Edith Irene Brown, on 28 April 1956.¹
     From 28 April 1956, her married name became Isham.

     Sir Richard Leonard Vere Isham, 15th Bt. was born on 30 December 1958.¹ He is the son of Sir Norman Murray Crawford Isham, 14th Bt. and Joan Genet.² He married Julia Claire Mary Pilkington, daughter of David Frost Pilkington and Mary Taylor, in 1990.¹
     He lived in 2003 at 8 Fitzwilliam Road, London, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Baronet Isham, of Lamport, co. Northampton [E., 1627] on 9 November 2021.

     David Frost Pilkington was born in 1925.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Guy Reginald Pilkington and Margery Frost.³ He married Mary Taylor.² He died on 13 December 2010.²
     He lived at Lancashire, England.¹