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     Thomas Pemberton-Leigh, 1st and last Baron Kingsdown was born on 11 February 1793.¹ He was the son of Robert Pemberton and Margaret Leigh.² He died on 7 October 1867 at age 74, unmarried.¹
     He was given the name of Thomas Pemberton at birth.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1816 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1829.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Rye between 1831 and 1832.¹ On 7 March 1834 his name was legally changed to Thomas Pemberton-Leigh by Royal Licence, after inheriting a life interest in the Wigan estates of Sir Robert Leigh, Bt.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Ripon between 1835 and 1843.¹ He was Attorney-General to HRH The Prince of Wales between 1841 and 1843.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1843.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall between 1843 and 1861.¹ He was created 1st Baron Kingsdown, of Kingsdown, co. Kent [U.K.] on 28 August 1858.¹

     Edward Leigh Pemberton was born on 18 February 1795.¹ He was the son of Robert Pemberton and Margaret Leigh.² He married Charlotte Cox, daughter of Samuel Compton Cox, on 23 December 1820.¹ He died on 12 March 1877 at age 82.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He lived at Torry Hill, Kent, England.¹

     Samuel Compton Cox held the office of Master in Chancery.¹

     Charlotte Cox is the daughter of Samuel Compton Cox.² She married Edward Leigh Pemberton, son of Robert Pemberton and Margaret Leigh, on 23 December 1820.¹
     From 23 December 1820, her married name became Pemberton.

     Jennifer Anne Brown was born in 1960.¹ She is the daughter of David Brown and Jacqeline Frances McNab.¹

     Norah Edith Leigh-Pemberton was born in 1884 at London, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Leigh-Pemberton and Edith Selina Hay Murray.¹ She married, firstly, William Philip Baldock in 1912.¹ She married, secondly, Herbert Chalcraft in 1928.¹ She died in 1961.¹
     From 1912, her married name became Baldock.¹ From 1928, her married name became Chalcraft.¹

     William Philip Baldock was born in 1886.¹ He married Norah Edith Leigh-Pemberton, daughter of Robert Leigh-Pemberton and Edith Selina Hay Murray, in 1912.¹ He died in 1915 at Gallipoli, Turkey^G, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹

     John Markham Baldock was born in 1915.¹ He is the son of William Philip Baldock and Norah Edith Leigh-Pemberton.¹ He married Pauline Ruth Gauntlett in 1949.¹

     Pauline Ruth Gauntlett married John Markham Baldock, son of William Philip Baldock and Norah Edith Leigh-Pemberton, in 1949.¹
     From 1949, her married name became Baldock.¹

     David Markham Baldock was born in 1950.¹ He is the son of John Markham Baldock and Pauline Ruth Gauntlett.¹