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     Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Bt. was born on 13 July 1834.¹ He was the son of Joseph Kimber.² He married Mary Adelaide Dixon, daughter of General Charles Dixon, on 4 September 1860.¹ He died on 18 December 1923 at age 89.¹
     He was a practising solicitor between 1858 and 1890.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Wandsworth between 1885 and 1913.¹ He was founder of the legal firm of Kimber and Ellis.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Kimber, of Lansdowne Lodge, Wandsworth, co. London [U.K.] on 24 August 1904.¹

     General Charles Dixon gained the rank of General in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Mary Adelaide Dixon was the daughter of General Charles Dixon.² She married Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Bt., son of Joseph Kimber, on 4 September 1860.¹ She died on 7 October 1901.¹
     From 4 September 1860, her married name became Kimber.

     Sir Henry Dixon Kimber, 2nd Bt. was born on 8 November 1862.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Bt. and Mary Adelaide Dixon.² He married, firstly, Florence Sarah Snewin, daughter of Charles Boyes Noel Snewin, on 25 September 1890.¹ He married, secondly, Lucy Ellen Crookes, daughter of George William Crookes, on 8 December 1910.¹ He died on 4 September 1950 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Epsom College, Epsom, Surrey, England^G.¹ He graduated from Lincoln College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was senior partner of Kimber, Williams, Sweetland and Stinson, solictors.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Kimber, of Lansdowne Lodge, Wandsworth, co. London [U.K., 1904] on 18 December 1923.¹

     Charles Dixon Kimber was born on 24 October 1863.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Bt. and Mary Adelaide Dixon.² He died on 17 July 1901 at age 37 at South Africa, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Boer War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Duke of Cambridge's Own Imperial Yeomanry.¹

     Percy Dixon Kimber was born on 4 March 1867.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Bt. and Mary Adelaide Dixon.² He married Janet Margaret Mackenzie, daughter of William Mackenzie, on 20 April 1892.¹ He died on 22 December 1952 at age 85.¹

     William Mackenzie lived at Natal, South Africa.¹

     Janet Margaret Mackenzie was the daughter of William Mackenzie.² She married Percy Dixon Kimber, son of Sir Henry Kimber, 1st Bt. and Mary Adelaide Dixon, on 20 April 1892.¹ She died on 3 August 1943.¹
     From 20 April 1892, her married name became Kimber.

     Guy Mackenzie Kimber was born on 26 May 1899.¹ He was the son of Percy Dixon Kimber and Janet Margaret Mackenzie.² He married Ellen Elizabeth Margaret Jardine-Lockhart, daughter of Reverend J. Jardine-Lockhart, on 10 June 1926.¹ He died on 6 June 1985 at age 86.^1,3
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the South African Forces.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1954.¹

     Reverend J. Jardine-Lockhart lived at Paignton, Devon, England.¹