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     Hon. Grace Janet Mary Best was born on 27 August 1907.¹ She is the daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford and Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier.¹ She married Edward Kenneth Macleod Hilleary, son of Major Edward Langdale Hilleary, on 12 November 1930.¹ She died in January 2002 at age 94.¹
     Her married name became Hilleary. She lived at Lordington Park, Chichester, Sussex, England.¹

     Edward Kenneth Macleod Hilleary is the son of Major Edward Langdale Hilleary.¹ He married Hon. Grace Janet Mary Best, daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford and Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier, on 12 November 1930.¹
     He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)¹

     Hon. Eva Constance Edith Best was born on 11 February 1909.¹ She was the daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford and Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier.¹ She married Philip Valentine Mackinnon, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Frank Douglas Mackinnon, on 23 April 1932.¹ She and Philip Valentine Mackinnon were divorced in 1961.¹ She died in 2001.¹
     Her married name became Mackinnon.

     Philip Valentine Mackinnon is the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Frank Douglas Mackinnon.¹ He married Hon. Eva Constance Edith Best, daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford and Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier, on 23 April 1932.¹ He and Hon. Eva Constance Edith Best were divorced in 1961.¹

     Hon. Mary Jemima Best was born on 23 August 1912.¹ She was the daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford and Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier.² She married John Hendy, son of John Hendy, on 2 September 1944.¹ She died in 2007.³
     Her married name became Hendy. She lived in 2003 at Shockerwick House, Bath, Somerset, England.¹

     John Hendy is the son of John Hendy. He married Hon. Mary Jemima Best, daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford and Hon. Eva Lilian Cecilia Napier, on 2 September 1944.¹

     Major Edward Langdale Hilleary was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at The Lodge, Edinbane, Isle of Skye, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir Frank Douglas Mackinnon held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal.¹

     Lt.-Col. George Best, 5th Baron Wynford was born on 14 December 1838.² He was the son of Hon. Reverend Samuel Best and Emma Duke.³ He married Edith Anne Marsh, daughter of Matthew Henry Marsh and Elizabeth Mary Merewether, on 7 September 1870.² He died on 27 October 1904 at age 65.²
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.² He was commissioned in 1858 with the rank of Ensign, in the service of the Royal Artillery.² He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1871 in the Royal Horse Artillery.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1879.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He retired from the military in 1883, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Wynford, of Wynford Eagle, Dorset [U.K., 1829] on 28 October 1903.³