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     Edith Isabella Mercer-Henderson was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Douglas Mercer-Henderson.¹ She married Hon. Hew Adam Dalrymple Hamilton Haldane-Duncan-Mercer-Henderson, son of Robert Dundas Duncan-Haldane, 1st Earl of Camperdown of Lundie and Janet Hamilton-Dalrymple. She died on 24 February 1902.¹
     Her married name became Haldane-Duncan-Mercer-Henderson.

     Lt.-Gen. Douglas Mercer-Henderson was the son of Lt.-Col. George Mercer and Jean Henderson.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He lived at Fordell, Fife, Scotland^G.¹

     George William Mercer-Henderson is the son of Lt.-Gen. Douglas Mercer-Henderson.

     Lt.-Col. George Mercer married Jean Henderson, daughter of Sir Robert Henderson, 4th Bt. and Isabel Stuart.

     Jean Henderson was the daughter of Sir Robert Henderson, 4th Bt. and Isabel Stuart.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. George Mercer.
     Her married name became Mercer.

     Eden Liliane Mengers was born on 11 May 2007.¹ She is the daughter of Jake Curtis Mengers and Karen Rita Ishak.¹

     Sir Robert Henderson, 6th Bt. was born in January 1762.¹ He was the son of Sir Robert Henderson, 4th Bt. and Isabel Stuart.² He died on 3 August 1833 at age 71, without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Henderson, of Fordell, co. Fife [N.S., 1664] on 12 December 1817.¹
     On his death, the Baronetcy of Henderson of Fourdell became extinct.

     John Hampden Mercer-Henderson, 8th Earl of Buckinghamshire was born on 16 April 1906.¹ He was the son of Sidney Carr Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire and Georgiana Wilhelmina Haldane-Duncan-Mercer-Henderson.¹ He died on 2 January 1963 at age 56, unmarried.¹
     He was given the name of John Hampden Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Baronet Hobart, of Intwood, Norfolk [E., 1611] on 15 January 1930.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Buckinghamshire [G.B., 1746] on 15 January 1930.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Hobart of Blickling, Norfolk [G.B., 1728] on 15 January 1930.¹ On 5 April 1938 his name was legally changed to John Hampden Mercer-Henderson by Royal Licence.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire in 1952.¹ He held the office of Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords between 1952 and 1963.¹ He held the office of Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords between 1954 and 1963.¹

     Vice-Admiral Hon. Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden was born on 1 April 1822.¹ He was the son of Augustus Edward Hobart-Hampden, 6th Earl of Buckinghamshire and Mary Williams.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Anne Grant, daughter of Colquhoun Grant, in 1848.¹ He married, secondly, Edith Katherine Hore, daughter of Herbert Francis Hore, on 5 May 1879.¹ He died on 19 June 1886 at age 64 at Milan, Italy^G, without issue.²
     He was awarded the Order of Medjidie 2nd class.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Franz Josef of Austria.¹ He was awarded the Commandeur, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.¹ He was awarded the Order of Osmanieh 2nd class.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral in the Turkish Service, as Hobart Pasha.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

     Captain Hon. Charles Edward Hobart-Hampden was born on 6 January 1825.¹ He was the son of Augustus Edward Hobart-Hampden, 6th Earl of Buckinghamshire and Mary Williams.¹ He married, firstly, Catherine Cooke, daughter of Dr. A. Cooke, in December 1853.¹ He married, secondly, Lucy Pauline Wright, daughter of John Wright and Cecilia Georgiana Byng, on 6 August 1863.¹ He died on 25 September 1913 at age 88.¹
     He was given the name of Charles Edward Hobart at birth. He gained the rank of Captain in the Bombay Army.¹ In 1878 his name was legally changed to Charles Edward Hobart-Hampden.