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     Jane Wright was the daughter of Reverend Thomas Wright.¹ She married Major John Blakiston, son of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 2nd Bt. and Anne Rochfort, on 26 September 1814.¹ She died on 21 June 1874.¹
     From 26 September 1814, her married name became Blakiston.¹

     Reverend Thomas Wright was the Rector at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England^G.¹

     Matthew Blakiston was born on 13 January 1821.¹ He was the son of Major John Blakiston and Jane Wright.¹ He married Anne Blakiston-Houston, daughter of Richard Bayly Blakiston-Houston and Mary Isabella Houston, on 26 September 1848.¹ He died on 19 April 1907 at age 86, without issue.¹
     He graduated from London University, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (M.I.C.E.)¹

     Anne Blakiston-Houston was the daughter of Richard Bayly Blakiston-Houston and Mary Isabella Houston.¹ She married Matthew Blakiston, son of Major John Blakiston and Jane Wright, on 26 September 1848.¹ She died on 9 June 1917.¹
     From 26 September 1848, her married name became Blakiston.¹

     Richard Bayly Blakiston-Houston was born on 13 May 1793.¹ He was the son of Sir Matthew Blakiston, 2nd Bt. and Anne Rochfort.¹ He married Mary Isabella Houston, daughter of John Holmes Houston, on 11 July 1827. He died on 21 July 1857 at age 64.¹
     He was given the name of Richard Blakiston at birth.¹ In 1843 his name was legally changed to Richard Blakiston-Houston by Royal Licence.¹ He lived at Roddens, County Down, Ireland^G.¹ He lived at Orangefield, County Down, Ireland^G.¹

     Captain Thomas Wright Blakiston was born on 27 December 1832.¹ He was the son of Major John Blakiston and Jane Wright.¹ He married Ann Mary Dunn, daughter of James Dunn, in 1885.¹ He died on 15 October 1891 at age 58.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Zoological Society (F.Z.S.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Ann Mary Dunn was the daughter of James Dunn.¹ She married Captain Thomas Wright Blakiston, son of Major John Blakiston and Jane Wright, in 1885.¹ She died on 17 March 1937.¹
     From 1885, her married name became Blakiston.¹

     James Dunn lived at Dundaff, Ohio, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Captain Lawrence Wright Blakiston was born on 21 January 1889.¹ He was the son of Captain Thomas Wright Blakiston and Ann Mary Dunn.¹ He married, firstly, Ileene Kelly, daughter of Edwin James Kelly, on 11 March 1918.¹ He married, secondly, Marion Deacon, daughter of Thomas Edward Deacon, on 28 April 1921.¹ He died on 18 March 1947 at age 58, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Norfolk Regiment.¹

     Ileene Kelly was the daughter of Edwin James Kelly.¹ She married Captain Lawrence Wright Blakiston, son of Captain Thomas Wright Blakiston and Ann Mary Dunn, on 11 March 1918.¹ She died on 19 October 1918.¹
     From 11 March 1918, her married name became Blakiston.¹