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     Hon. Barbara Caroline Legge was born circa 1841 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.² She was the daughter of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth and Hon. Frances Barrington.¹ She married Rt. Rev. Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman-Biggs on 24 November 1875.¹ She died on 5 January 1909, leaving issue.¹
     From 24 November 1875, her married name became Yeatman-Biggs.¹

     Rt. Rev. Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman-Biggs married Hon. Barbara Caroline Legge, daughter of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth and Hon. Frances Barrington, on 24 November 1875.¹ He died on 14 April 1922.¹
     He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹ He held the office of Bishop of Worcester between 1905 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Bishop of Coventry between 1918 and 1922.¹

     Hon. Wilhelmina Legge was born circa 1849 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.² She was the daughter of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth and Hon. Frances Barrington.¹ She married John Townsend Brooke on 30 June 1874.¹ She died on 31 December 1928, leaving issue.¹
     From 30 June 1874, her married name became Brooke.¹

     John Townsend Brooke married Hon. Wilhelmina Legge, daughter of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth and Hon. Frances Barrington, on 30 June 1874.¹ He died on 31 January 1899.¹
     He lived at Haughton Hall, Shifnal, Shropshire, England^G.¹

     Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke was born on 16 May 1914.¹ He was the son of Lieutenant Nigel Walter Legge-Bourke and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Wynn-Carington.¹ He married Catherine Jean Grant, daughter of Colonel Sir Arthur Grant of Monymusk, 10th Bt. and Evelyn Alice Lindsay Wood, on 10 June 1938.¹ He died on 21 May 1973 at age 59.¹
     Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke usually went by his middle name of Harry.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Page-of-Honour to HM King George V between 1924 and 1930.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Ambassador to Egypt between 1941 and 1944.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for the Isle of Ely between 1954 and 1973.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Cambridgeshire in 1955.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1960.¹

     Catherine Jean Grant was born on 18 August 1917.² She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Arthur Grant of Monymusk, 10th Bt. and Evelyn Alice Lindsay Wood.^1,2 She married Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke, son of Lieutenant Nigel Walter Legge-Bourke and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Wynn-Carington, on 10 June 1938.¹ She died on 10 December 2007 at age 90 at London, England^G.³
     From 10 June 1938, her married name became Legge-Bourke.¹

     William Nigel Henry Legge-Bourke was born on 12 July 1939.¹ He was the son of Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke and Catherine Jean Grant.¹ He married Hon. Elizabeth Shân Josephine Bailey, daughter of Wilfred Russell Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk of Glanusk Park and Margaret Eldrydd Shoubridge, on 2 June 1964.¹ He died on 3 March 2009 at age 69 at Penmyarth, Glenusk Park, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales^G.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Powys in 1997.¹ He lived in 2003 at Penmyarth, Glenusk Park, Crickhowell, Powys, Wales^G.¹