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     Margaret White was born circa 1690. She was the daughter of Matthew White and Jane Fenwick. She married Richard Ridley, son of Nicholas Ridley and Martha March.¹
     She lived at Blagdon, Stanning, Northumberland, England^G.¹ Her married name became Ridley.¹

     Jane Salkeld was born in 1677.¹ She married Matthew Bell.¹
     Her married name became Bell.¹

     Sir Robert Desmond Ropner was born on 2 July 1908.² He was the son of William Ropner and Sarah Woolacott Cory.² He married, firstly, Dorothy Beecroft Sheila Lacon, daughter of Sir Edmund Beecroft Francis Heathcote Lacon, 5th Bt. and Jane Gorham, on 26 January 1932.² He and Dorothy Beecroft Sheila Lacon were divorced in 1946.² He married, secondly, Sibyl Carter, daughter of Thomas O. Carter, on 8 December 1947.² He died on 31 August 1977 at age 69.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.² He graduated from Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1930 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army.)² He was chairman of the Tramp Shipping Sub-Committee of Shipping Advisory and Allocations Committee in 1947.² He was director of Ropner Holdings, Sir R Ropner & Company, Ropner Insurance Brokers, Elton Stores, Airtech, BP CLyde Tanker, BP Tanker Company, Hozelock, Airvert, Croft Autodrome and Ropner Management.² He was chairman of the General Council British Shipping between 1958 and 1959.² He was appointed Knight in 1959.² He was member of the Shipping Advisory Panel in 1962.² He lived at Camp Hill, Bedale, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Georgiana Noel-Hill was the daughter of Richard Noel-Hill, 4th Baron Berwick of Attingham and Frances Maria Mostyn-Owen.¹ She married Captain Francis Mostyn-Owen, son of William Mostyn-Owen and Harriet Elizabeth Gordon-Cumming, on 22 July 1845.¹ She died on 23 March 1854.¹
     From 22 July 1845, her married name became Mostyn-Owen.¹

     A/Cdre. Sir Egbert Cadbury was born on 20 April 1893.² He was the son of George Cadbury and Elizabeth Mary Taylor.^1,2 He married Mary Forbes Phillips, daughter of Reverend Forbes Phillips, on 12 February 1917.² He died on 12 January 1967 at age 73.²
     He fought in the First World War, where he became an ace, and shot down two Zeppelins over the North Sea with his Sopwith Camel.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1916.² He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) in 1918.² He gained the rank of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force.¹ He was managing director of Cadbury Brothers.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1957.²

     Richard Muir lived at Lower Molo, Kenya^G.¹

     Katherine Mackenzie married Hon. Thomas Andrew Bruce-Gardyne, son of John Bruce-Gardyne, Baron Bruce-Gardyne and Sarah Louisa Mary Maitland.²
     Her married name became Bruce-Gardyne.² Katherine Mackenzie also went by the nick-name of Kitty.²

     Reverend Thomas Fisher lived at Termoneeny, County Londonderry, Ireland^G.¹

     Reverend Archibald Clark-Kennedy is the son of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Clark-Kennedy and Mary Jane Welsh.¹