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     Bertram de Weltden Weldon was born on 16 November 1872.¹ He was the son of Sir Anthony Crossdill Weldon, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Caroline Thomasina Kennedy.² He died on 7 October 1922 at age 49.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment.¹ He fought in the Boer War in 1899, where he was mentioned in dispatches and was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 10th Service Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to General Officer Commanding, The Curragh between 1900 and 1901.¹

     Ralph Lewen Weldon was born on 17 June 1875.¹ He was the son of Sir Anthony Crossdill Weldon, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Caroline Thomasina Kennedy.² He died on 25 July 1912 at age 37, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Boer War in 1900.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Imperial Yeomanry.¹

     Henry Walter Weldon was born on 2 November 1878.¹ He was the son of Sir Anthony Crossdill Weldon, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Caroline Thomasina Kennedy.² He married Helen Louise Victoria Cowan, daughter of Sir Edward Porter Cowan, on 19 August 1909.¹ He died on 2 June 1925 at age 46.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919.¹

     Sir Edward Porter Cowan lived at Craig-a-vad, County Down, Ireland.¹

     Helen Louise Victoria Cowan was the daughter of Sir Edward Porter Cowan.² She married Henry Walter Weldon, son of Sir Anthony Crossdill Weldon, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Caroline Thomasina Kennedy, on 19 August 1909.¹ She died on 12 April 1965.¹
     From 19 August 1909, her married name became Weldon.

     Brigadier Hamilton Edward Crosdill Weldon was born on 14 September 1910.¹ He was the son of Henry Walter Weldon and Helen Louise Victoria Cowan.² He married, firstly, Margaret Helen Katherine Passy, daughter of Major Frederic Passy, on 31 October 1935.¹ He and Margaret Helen Katherine Passy were divorced in 1946.¹ He married, secondly, Elwyne Priscilla Chaldecott, daughter of Harold Richards Chaldecott, on 3 January 1948.¹ He died on 17 May 1985 at age 74.¹
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches twice.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1950.¹ He was Commander between 1960 and 1962 at School of Artillery, Manorbier.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1961.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Greater London in 1967.¹

     Major Frederic Passy lived at Blachford Cornwood, Devon, England.¹

     Margaret Helen Katherine Passy is the daughter of Major Frederic Passy.² She married Brigadier Hamilton Edward Crosdill Weldon, son of Henry Walter Weldon and Helen Louise Victoria Cowan, on 31 October 1935.¹ She and Brigadier Hamilton Edward Crosdill Weldon were divorced in 1946.¹
     From 31 October 1935, her married name became Weldon.

     Wendy Juliet Weldon was born on 14 July 1937.¹ She was the daughter of Brigadier Hamilton Edward Crosdill Weldon and Margaret Helen Katherine Passy.² She married Captain Ian Fothergill Grant on 19 November 1960.¹ She died on 15 October 2009 at age 72.³
     From 19 November 1960, her married name became Grant. She lived in 2003 at Sillence House, Finches Lane, Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹

     Captain Ian Fothergill Grant married Wendy Juliet Weldon, daughter of Brigadier Hamilton Edward Crosdill Weldon and Margaret Helen Katherine Passy, on 19 November 1960.¹ He died on 21 December 2019.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹