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     Walter FitzUryan Rhys, 7th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor was born on 17 August 1873.² He was the son of Arthur de Cardonnel Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor and Selina Lascelles. He married Lady Margaret Child-Villiers, daughter of Victor Albert George Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Island of Jersey and Hon. Margaret Elizabeth Leigh, on 12 October 1898.³ He died on 8 June 1956 at age 82.
     He was given the name of Walter FitzUryan Rice at birth.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Carmarthenshire Artillery.² He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State between 1899 and 1903.² He was Assistant Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty between 1903 and 1905.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Carmarthenshire.² He succeeded as the 7th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor, co. Carmarthen [G.B., 1780] on 8 June 1911.¹ He held the office of Asisstant Minister of Munitions between 1916 and 1918.² On 26 December 1916 his name was legally changed to Walter FitzUryan Rhys by Royal Licence.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire between 1928 and 1949.²

     General Sir Charles John Cecil Grant was born on 13 August 1877 at London, England.² He was the son of Lt.-Gen Sir Robert Grant and Victoria Alexandrina Cotes.² He married Lady Sybil Myra Caroline Primrose, daughter of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and Hannah de Rothschild, on 28 March 1903.³ He died on 9 November 1950 at age 73.³
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.³ He was commissioned in 1897, in the service of the Coldstream Guards.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1898.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.² He gained the rank of Major in 1903.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915.^1,3 He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1916.² He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1918.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1930.³ He was GOC of the London District between 1932 and 1934.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1934.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1934.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1937.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1937.¹ He was GOC-in-C of the Scottish Command between 1937 and 1940.²

     Antony Richard Charles Grant was born on 22 May 1934.¹ He is the son of Charles Robert Archibald Grant of Cotes and Pamela Wellesley.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1964 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)²

     Louise Margaret Grant was born on 11 July 1936.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Robert Archibald Grant of Cotes and Pamela Wellesley.¹ She died on 9 October 1942 at age 6.¹

     Mary Wellesley was born posthumously on 8 January 1915.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Lord Richard Wellesley and Louise Nesta Pamela FitzGerald.¹ She died on 28 September 2017 at age 102.²
     She lived in 1999 at 12 Clarence Terrace, London, England^G.¹

     Jean McGillivray was the daughter of John McGillivray.¹ She married W/Cdr. Lord George Wellesley, son of Colonel Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington and Kathleen Emily Bulkeley Williams, on 25 November 1955.¹ She died on 25 June 1989.¹
     From 25 November 1955, her married name became Wellesley.

     John McGillivray lived at The Braes, Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland^G.

     Jill Burton is the daughter of Group Captain E. Burton.¹ She married Major Richard Wellesley, son of W/Cdr. Lord George Wellesley and Louise Nesta Pamela FitzGerald, in 1970.¹
     From 1970, her married name became Wellesley.¹ She lived in 1999 at Buckland Mead, Buckland, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Charles Wellesley was born on 21 October 1955.¹ He was the son of Major Richard Wellesley and Ruth Haig-Thomas.¹ He married Louise Charlotte Buxton, daughter of Commander Allan Miles Brittain Buxton, in 1981.¹ He died on 18 March 2009 at age 53.²
     He was educated at Milton Abbey School, England^G.¹ He lived in 1999 at The Dower House, Buckland, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹