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     Hungerford Dunch was born in 1639.¹ He was the son of Edmund Dunch and Bridget Hungerford.¹ He married Katherine Oxton, daughter of William Oxton.¹ He died on 9 November 1680 at London, England^G.¹ He was buried on 13 November 1680 at Little Wittenham, London, England^G.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Cricklade in 1660.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Burnell of East Wittenham, Berks [E., 1658] circa July 1678, de jure.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Cricklade in 1679/80.¹

     Dame Margaret Patricia Hornsby-Smith, Baroness Hornsby-Smith was born on 17 March 1914 at 315 Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, Surrey, England.³ She was the daughter of Frederick Charles Hornsby-Smith and Ellen FLorence Minter.³ She died on 3 July 1985 at age 71.¹
     Dame Margaret Patricia Hornsby-Smith, Baroness Hornsby-Smith usually went by her middle name of Patricia.¹ She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)¹ She was created Baroness Hornsby-Smith, of Chislehurst in Kent [U.K. Life Peer] on 13 May 1974.¹

     Dame Florence Gertrude Horsburgh, Baroness Horsburgh was born on 13 October 1889.³ She was the daughter of Henry Moncrieff Horsbrugh and Mary Harriet (?)³ She died on 6 December 1969 at age 80.¹
     She was educated at Lansdowne House, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.³ She was educated at St. Hilda's School, Folkstone, Kent, England^G.³ She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1920.³ She held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dundee between 1931 and 1945.³ She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1939.³ She was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1945.³ She held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Manchester, Moss Side Division between 1950 and 1959.³ She held the office of Minister of Education between 1951 and 1954.³ She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1954.³ She was created Baroness Horsburgh, of Horsburgh in the County of Peebleshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 16 December 1959.¹

     Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby died on 2 May 1996.¹
     He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.)¹ Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby usually went by his middle name of Douglas.¹ He was created Baron Houghton of Sowerby, of Sowerby in the County of West Yorkshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 20 June 1974.¹

     Katherine Oxton was the daughter of William Oxton.² She married Hungerford Dunch, son of Edmund Dunch and Bridget Hungerford.¹ She died circa March 1684.¹ She was buried on 26 March 1634 at Little Wittenham, Berkshire, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Dunch.¹

     Chantal Mary Beatrice Bishop is the daughter of Michael Rigby Bishop.¹ She married Ivo Nicholas Payan Dawnay, son of Captain Oliver Payan Dawnay and Lady Margaret Dorothea Boyle, in 1980.¹ She and Ivo Nicholas Payan Dawnay were divorced in 1986.¹
     From 1980, her married name became Dawnay.¹

     Valerie Georgina Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland was born on 5 September 1940.²
     She was educated at Abbeydale Girls Grammar School, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.² She was educated at Leicester University, Leicester, Leicestershire, England^G.² She was chief executive of Childline between 1987 and 2001.² She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1999.¹ She was created Baroness Howarth of Breckland, of Parson Cross in the County of South Yorkshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 25 June 2001.¹

     Elizabeth Godfrey is the daughter of Colonel Charles Godfrey and Arabella Churchill.¹ She married Edmund Dunch, son of Hungerford Dunch and Katherine Oxton.
     Her married name became Dunch.¹

     Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon was born on 20 December 1926.³ He was the son of Benjamin Edward Howe and E. F. Thomson.³ He married Elspeth Rosamund Morton Shand, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, daughter of Philip Morton Shand and Sybil Mary Sissons, in 1953.³ He died on 9 October 2015 at age 88.⁴
     Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon usually went by his middle name of Geoffrey.¹ He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.³ He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)³ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1952 entitled to practise as a barrister.³ He was managing director of Crossbow between 1957 and 1960.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Bebington between 1964 and 1966.³ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1965.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Middle Temple in 1969.³ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1970.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Reigate between 1970 and 1974.³ He held the office of Minister of Trade and Consumer Affairs between 1972 and 1974.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for East Surrey between 1974 and 1992.³ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1979 and 1983.³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1989 and 1990.³ He was created Baron Howe of Aberavon, of Tandridge in the County of Surrey [U.K. Life Peer] on 30 June 1992.¹ He held the office of Reader of Middle Temple in 1993.³ He wrote the book Conflict of Loyalty, published 1994.³ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1996.¹

     Elspeth Rosamund Morton Shand, Baroness Howe of Idlicote was born on 8 February 1932.³ She was the daughter of Philip Morton Shand and Sybil Mary Sissons.^4,5 She married Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, son of Benjamin Edward Howe and E. F. Thomson, in 1953.³ She died on 22 March 2022 at age 90.⁶
     She was educated at Bath School, Bath, Somerset, England.³ She graduated from London School of Economics, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)³ From 1953, her married name became Howe.³ After her marriage, Elspeth Rosamund Morton Shand, Baroness Howe of Idlicote was styled as Baroness Howe of Aberavon on 30 June 1992.¹ She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1999.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1999.³ She was created Baroness Howe of Idlicote, of Shipston-on-Stour in the County of Warwickshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 29 June 2001.¹