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     Agnes Constance Travers was the daughter of S. Smith Travers.¹ She married Hon. Ivo Francis Byng, son of Reverend Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford and Emily Georgina Kerr, on 12 March 1901.¹ She died on 10 November 1950.¹
     Her married name became Byng.

     Arthur George Byng was born on 25 April 1860.¹ He was the son of Reverend Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford and Florence Louisa Miles.¹ He died on 17 January 1861.¹

     Edmund Henry Byng, 6th Earl of Strafford was born on 27 January 1862 at Little Casterton Rectory, Stanford, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford and Florence Louisa Miles.² He married Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke, daughter of Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, on 17 December 1894.² He died on 24 December 1951 at age 89 at Wrotham Park, Barnet, London, England.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Enfield, of Enfield, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1847] on 18 January 1918.² He succeeded as the 6th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1835] on 18 January 1918.² He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Strafford [U.K., 1847] on 18 January 1918.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Middlesex.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.² He was registered as a Associate Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (A.M.I.C.E.)²

     Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke was born in 1863 at St. George, Hanover Square, London, England.² She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Margaret Richardson.³ She married Edmund Henry Byng, 6th Earl of Strafford, son of Reverend Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford and Florence Louisa Miles, on 17 December 1894.¹ She died on 2 October 1951 at Wood Green, London, England.²
     Her married name became Byng. After her marriage, Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke was styled as Countess of Strafford on 18 January 1918.

     Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Bt. was born on 19 August 1813 at India.¹ He was the son of Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Elizabeth Wilkinson.¹ He married Elizabeth Margaret Richardson, daughter of John Richardson and Elizabeth (?), on 15 January 1857.¹ He died on 11 January 1890 at age 76 at Park Lane, London, England.^1,2
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Colebrooke, of Gatton, co. Surrey [G.B., 1759] on 5 November 1838.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Taunton between 1842 and 1852.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lanarkshire between 1857 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of North Lanark between 1860 and 1890.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Lanark between 1868 and 1885.¹
     He had two other sons (died unmarried) and two other daughters.¹

     Lady Florence Elizabeth Alice Byng was born on 12 February 1897 at Chelsea, London, England.² She was the daughter of Edmund Henry Byng, 6th Earl of Strafford and Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke.¹ She married Michael William Lafone, son of Major Edgar Mortimer Lafone, on 26 January 1928.¹ She and Michael William Lafone were divorced in 1931.¹ She died on 14 January 1987 at age 89 at Elstree and Potters Bar, London, England.²
     Lady Florence Elizabeth Alice Byng usually went by her middle name of Elizabeth.¹ Her married name became Lafone. In April 1952 her name was legally changed to Florence Elizabeth Alice Byng.¹

     Michael William Lafone was born on 24 March 1900 at Hanworth, London, England.¹ He was the son of Major Edgar Mortimer Lafone.² He married Lady Florence Elizabeth Alice Byng, daughter of Edmund Henry Byng, 6th Earl of Strafford and Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke, on 26 January 1928.² He and Lady Florence Elizabeth Alice Byng were divorced in 1931.² He died in 1966 at St. Marylebone, London, England.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 19th Hussars.²

     Major Edgar Mortimer Lafone died before 1963.
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Lady Mary Millicent Rachel Byng was born on 22 February 1899 at London, England.² She was the daughter of Edmund Henry Byng, 6th Earl of Strafford and Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Robert Francis Brydges Naylor, son of Charles Topham Naylor, on 20 October 1927.¹ She died on 3 February 1985 at age 85 at Elstree and Potters Bar, London, England.²
     Her married name became Naylor.

     Maj.-Gen. Robert Francis Brydges Naylor was the son of Charles Topham Naylor.¹ He married Lady Mary Millicent Rachel Byng, daughter of Edmund Henry Byng, 6th Earl of Strafford and Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke, on 20 October 1927.¹ He died on 23 December 1971.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Royal Signals.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He lived at Dancer's Hill House, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England.²