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     Averil Frances Tower was born on 13 April 1884.^1,2 She was the daughter of Brownlow Richard Christopher Tower and Hon. Marion Isabella Cust.^1,2 She married Captain Hugh Algernon Parker, son of Rev. Hon. Algernon Robert Parker and Emma Jane Anne Kenyon, on 26 April 1911.¹ She died on 31 August 1969 at age 85.¹
     Her married name became Parker.

     Brownlow Richard Christopher Tower was born in 1851.² He was the son of Christopher Theron Tower and Lady Sophia Frances Cust.¹ He married Hon. Marion Isabella Cust, daughter of Henry Francis Cockayne-Cust and Sara Jane Cookson, on 20 April 1881.¹ He died on 18 May 1932.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Ellesmere, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     Camilla Mary Parker was born on 13 February 1916.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Hugh Algernon Parker and Averil Frances Tower.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Sir Lionel Francis Phillips, 2nd Bt., son of Captain Harold Lionel Phillips and Hilda Wildman Hills, on 2 September 1939.¹ She married, secondly, John George Pisani, son of George Constantine Pisani, on 18 July 1950.¹
     From 2 September 1939, her married name became Phillips.² From 18 July 1950, her married name became Pisani.² She lived at 21 Chancellor House, 17 Hyde Park Gate, London, England.¹

     Captain Sir Lionel Francis Phillips, 2nd Bt. was born on 9 March 1914.² He was the son of Captain Harold Lionel Phillips and Hilda Wildman Hills.² He married Camilla Mary Parker, daughter of Captain Hugh Algernon Parker and Averil Frances Tower, on 2 September 1939.¹ He died on 6 July 1944 at age 30 at Italy^G, killed in action.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was a Chartered Accountant (C.A.)² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Phillips, of Tynley Hall, Rotherwick, co. Southampton [U.K., 1912] on 2 July 1936.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.²

     John George Pisani was the son of George Constantine Pisani.¹ He married Camilla Mary Parker, daughter of Captain Hugh Algernon Parker and Averil Frances Tower, on 18 July 1950.¹ He died in 1982.¹

     Sir Robin Francis Phillips, 3rd Bt. was born on 29 July 1940.¹ He is the son of Captain Sir Lionel Francis Phillips, 2nd Bt. and Camilla Mary Parker.
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Phillips, of Tynley Hall, Rotherwick, co. Southampton [U.K., 1912] on 6 July 1944.¹ He was educated at Aiglon College, Chesières-Villars, Switzerland^G.¹ He lived at 12 Manson Meadows, London, England.¹

     Juliet Leonora Parker was born on 29 August 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Hugh Algernon Parker and Averil Frances Tower.¹ She married Lieutenant John Frederick Cathers McCreery, son of Reverend William John McCreery, on 29 September 1945.¹ She died on 17 April 2006 at age 85.²
     Her married name became McCreery. She lived in 2003 at Swallowfield Park, Reading, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Lieutenant John Frederick Cathers McCreery was the son of Reverend William John McCreery.¹ He married Juliet Leonora Parker, daughter of Captain Hugh Algernon Parker and Averil Frances Tower, on 29 September 1945.¹ He died in 1993.¹
     Lieutenant John Frederick Cathers McCreery usually went by his middle name of Frederick.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was with the Overseas Civil Service.¹

     Reverend William John McCreery graduated from Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.)¹