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     Vera Grace Alexander was born on 31 March 1894.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Arthur Moloney Alexander and Emilia Olivia Nicholson.¹ She married Major-Gen. Ralph Ernest Vyvyan, son of Captain Herbert Reginald Vyvyan and Caroline Jane Hunt, on 3 April 1915.² She and Major-Gen. Ralph Ernest Vyvyan were divorced in 1930.¹ She died on 1 December 1956 at age 62.¹
     From 3 April 1915, her married name became Vyvyan.¹

     Major-Gen. Ralph Ernest Vyvyan was born on 28 January 1891.² He was the son of Captain Herbert Reginald Vyvyan and Caroline Jane Hunt.^1,3 He married, firstly, Vera Grace Alexander, daughter of Robert Arthur Moloney Alexander and Emilia Olivia Nicholson, on 3 April 1915.² He and Vera Grace Alexander were divorced in 1930.¹ He married, secondly, Kathleen Antonia Haskett-Smith, daughter of Haskett Farquhar Haskett-Smith, on 12 September 1930.² He died on 31 January 1971 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Stubbington House School, Fareham, Hampshire, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Worcestershire Regiment.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was Director of Signals, India, and in Burma, Ceylon and Iraq.² He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Signals.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1944.² He was Registrar of RUSI Museum between 1948 and 1958.² He was editor of RUSI Journal between 1950 and 1957.²

     Captain Herbert Reginald Vyvyan was born on 8 December 1862.² He was the son of Reverend Herbert Francis Vyvyan and Augusta Clara de Schmiedern.³ He married, firstly, Caroline Jane Hunt, daughter of Edward Hunt, in 1889.² He married, secondly, Emmeline Mabel Brighton, daughter of Richard Brighton and Emma Youngs, on 14 April 1938.² He died on 19 December 1949 at age 87.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Devonshire Regiment.² He was Assistant Provost-Marshal in 1900.² He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.² He held the office of Chief Constable of Devon between 1907 and 1931.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1928.²

     Clare Florinda Alexander was born on 8 February 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Arthur Moloney Alexander and Emilia Olivia Nicholson.¹ She married Commander Robert Alexander Cassidi, son of Francis Richard Cassidi and Marion Elizabeth Duncannon, on 28 March 1924.¹ She was also reported to have been married on 11 December 1923.² She died on 30 March 1925 at age 29.¹
     From 28 March 1924, her married name became Cassidi.¹

     Commander Robert Alexander Cassidi was born on 18 November 1894.² He was the son of Francis Richard Cassidi and Marion Elizabeth Duncannon.^1,2 He married, firstly, Clare Florinda Alexander, daughter of Robert Arthur Moloney Alexander and Emilia Olivia Nicholson, on 28 March 1924.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Oldfield, daughter of Captain John Elphinstone Oldfield, on 30 October 1930.² He and Anne Oldfield were divorced in 1941.² He married, thirdly, Brenda Bowring Wimble, daughter of Sir John Bowring Wimble, in October 1945.² He was also reported to have been married on 11 December 1923.² He died on 31 March 1966 at age 71.¹
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.² He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He retired from the military in 1937, with the rank of Commander, late of the Royal Navy.² He fought in the Second World War.² He lived at Lingen Grange, Lingen, Shropshire, England^G.²

     Francis Richard Cassidi was born on 8 February 1858.² He was the son of Colonel Francis Peter Cassidy and Maria Lucy Anne Hayman.² He married Marion Elizabeth Duncannon, daughter of John Duncannon, on 20 July 1887.² He died on 13 June 1939 at age 81.²
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.² He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)² Director of Transport, First Line Hospitals, Derbyshire during the First World War.² He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.² He lived at Glenbrook, County Londonderry, Ireland^G.¹

     George William Alexander was born in 1826.¹ He was the son of Venerable Robert Alexander and Catherine Staples.¹ He died unmarried.¹

     Harriet Catherine Alexander was born in 1814.¹ She was the daughter of Venerable Robert Alexander and Catherine Staples.¹ She married John Wakefield, without issue.¹ She died in 1853.¹
     Her married name became Wakefield.¹

     John Wakefield married Harriet Catherine Alexander, daughter of Venerable Robert Alexander and Catherine Staples, without issue.¹

     Alicia Anne Alexander was born in 1816.¹ She was the daughter of Venerable Robert Alexander and Catherine Staples.¹ She died in 1836, unmarried.¹