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     Henry Bertie Watkin Williams-Wynn was born on 23 September 1820.² He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn and Hon. Hester Frances Smith.² He married Marion Limond, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir James Limond, on 20 September 1848.² He died on 4 October 1895 at age 75.²
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1871.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He lived at Howbery Park, Oxfordshire, England.² He lived at Nant-y-Melched, Montgomeryshire, Wales.² He had another son and a daughter (died young.)²

     Henrietta Katherine Letitia Williams-Wynn was the daughter of Henry Bertie Watkin Williams-Wynn and Marion Limond.² She married Hon. Robert William Henry Rodney, son of Robert Dennett Rodney, 6th Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke and Sarah Singleton, on 14 September 1882.¹ She died on 18 November 1948.²
     From 14 September 1882, her married name became Rodney.

     Dennett Bertie Rodney was born on 16 January 1886.¹ He was the son of Hon. Robert William Henry Rodney and Henrietta Katherine Letitia Williams-Wynn.² He died on 4 September 1887 at age 1.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Mervyn Harley Rodney was born on 16 August 1890.¹ He was the son of Hon. Robert William Henry Rodney and Henrietta Katherine Letitia Williams-Wynn.² He married, firstly, Dorothy Thompson, daughter of Reverend Benjamin Norton Thompson, on 16 February 1915.¹ He married, secondly, Louise Halieux, daughter of Professor Armand Halieux, on 27 January 1921.¹ He and Louise Halieux were divorced in 1956.¹ He died on 5 October 1964 at age 74.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy Reserve.¹

     Reverend Benjamin Norton Thompson was Rector at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.¹ He held the office of Prebendary of Wells.¹

     Dorothy Thompson was the daughter of Reverend Benjamin Norton Thompson.² She married Lt.-Cdr. Mervyn Harley Rodney, son of Hon. Robert William Henry Rodney and Henrietta Katherine Letitia Williams-Wynn, on 16 February 1915.¹ She died on 4 March 1917.¹
     From 16 February 1915, her married name became Rodney.

     Commander Nigel Robert Harley Rodney was born on 21 February 1917.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Cdr. Mervyn Harley Rodney and Dorothy Thompson.² He married Patricia Ann Merlyn Ashburner, daughter of Lt.-Col. Harley Wentworth Ashburner, on 13 July 1946.¹ He died on 9 December 1992 at age 75 at Colyton, Devon, England.^1,3
     He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches four times.² He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹

     Lt.-Col. Harley Wentworth Ashburner was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He lived at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     Patricia Ann Merlyn Ashburner was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Harley Wentworth Ashburner.² She married Commander Nigel Robert Harley Rodney, son of Lt.-Cdr. Mervyn Harley Rodney and Dorothy Thompson, on 13 July 1946.¹ She died on 29 March 2014.³
     From 13 July 1946, her married name became Rodney. She lived in 2003 at Ashen House, Northleigh, Colyton, Devon, England.¹

     Nicholas Simon Harley Rodney was born on 20 December 1947.¹ He is the son of Commander Nigel Robert Harley Rodney and Patricia Ann Merlyn Ashburner.² He married Maité Bernadette Edith des Ecots, daughter of Henri Pinet des des Ecots, in 1973.¹
     He lived in 2003 at 17 rue de Labruyère, Versailles, France.¹