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     Amelia Anne Barker is the daughter of C. H. Barker.¹ She married Hugh Francis Edwardes, son of Major Hon. George Henry Edwardes and Olive Kerr, on 14 May 1957.¹
     Her married name became Edwardes.

     C. H. Barker died before 1963.
     He lived at Barnsley, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Olive Isobel Edwardes was born on 30 December 1904.¹ She is the daughter of Major Hon. George Henry Edwardes and Olive Kerr.¹

     Gwenllian Violet Edwardes was born on 30 March 1912.¹ She was the daughter of Major Hon. George Henry Edwardes and Olive Kerr.^1,2 She married Rear-Admiral Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond Pelly, son of Reverend Douglas Raymond Pelly and Verena Noellie Herbert, on 29 December 1932.² She died in 1987.²
     Her married name became Pelly.

     Rear-Admiral Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond Pelly was born on 24 September 1904.¹ He was the son of Reverend Douglas Raymond Pelly and Verena Noellie Herbert.² He married Gwenllian Violet Edwardes, daughter of Major Hon. George Henry Edwardes and Olive Kerr, on 29 December 1932.¹ He died on 13 February 1980 at age 75.^1,3
     He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1942.¹ He wrote the book Officer, Order of Orange-Nassau of Holland.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1958.¹ He retired from the military in 1960, with the rank of Rear-Admiral.¹

     Reverend Douglas Raymond Pelly was born on 20 February 1865.¹ He was the son of Rev. Canon Raymond Percy Pelly and Alice Schaffalitzky Larkins.² He married Verena Noellie Herbert, daughter of Reverend George W. Herbert, on 14 May 1898.¹ He died on 14 March 1943 at age 78.¹
     He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Matabele War in 1896.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers' Decoration (V.D.)¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He was the Rector at Woolbeding, Midhurst, Sussex, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Chaplain of the Forces in 1921.¹ He lived at Balsam House, Wincanton, Somerset, England^G.

     Sara Ann Pelly was born on 1 February 1937.¹ She is the daughter of Rear-Admiral Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond Pelly and Gwenllian Violet Edwardes.¹ She married Peter Low, son of Peter Low, on 1 May 1968.¹
     From 1 May 1968, her married name became Low. She lived in 2003 at Darsham House, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Richenda Pelly was born on 27 January 1939.¹ She is the daughter of Rear-Admiral Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond Pelly and Gwenllian Violet Edwardes.² She married Major Douglas Alexander Nigel Capel Miers, son of Colonel Ronald Douglas Martin Capel Miers, on 3 April 1959.¹
     Her married name became Miers. She lived in 2003 at East Farmhouse, Wylye, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Major Douglas Alexander Nigel Capel Miers was born in 1932.² He was the son of Colonel Ronald Douglas Martin Capel Miers.³ He married Richenda Pelly, daughter of Rear-Admiral Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond Pelly and Gwenllian Violet Edwardes, on 3 April 1959.¹ He died on 15 June 2017.²
     He gained the rank of Major in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Colonel Ronald Douglas Martin Capel Miers gained the rank of Colonel in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.¹ He lived at Lettoch, Kessock, Ross-shire, Scotland^G.