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     Ronald Edelsten was born on 14 September 1912.¹ He was the son of Dr. Ernest Alfred Edelsten and Helen Catherine Elizabeth Muskett.¹ He died on 18 November 1934 at age 22.¹

     John Raphael Wentworth Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford was born on 11 October 1906.¹ He was the son of John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Hon. Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen.¹ He married Josephine Bertha Emily Fletcher, daughter of Captain Andrew Mansel Talbot Fletcher and Frances Jane Winnington, on 23 July 1930.¹ He died on 15 July 1980 at age 73.¹
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹ He graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1930 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the West Riding, Yorkshire between 1935 and 1947.¹ He graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1938 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Intelligence Corps.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bihar between 1944 and 1945.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1766] on 16 September 1945.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Pollington of Longford, co. Longford [I., 1753] on 16 September 1945.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Pollington of Ferns [I., 1766] on 16 September 1945.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Riding, Yorkshire in 1947.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the North Riding, Yorkshire in 1967.¹

     Josephine Bertha Emily Fletcher was born on 20 February 1908.³ She was the daughter of Captain Andrew Mansel Talbot Fletcher and Frances Jane Winnington.¹ She married John Raphael Wentworth Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, son of John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Hon. Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen, on 23 July 1930.¹ She died on 21 April 1992 at age 84.^1,3 She was buried at All Saints Churchyard, Hawnby, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England.³
     From 23 July 1930, her married name became Savile.¹ After her marriage, Josephine Bertha Emily Fletcher was styled as Countess of Mexborough of Longford on 16 September 1945.

     Charlotte E. Anderson is the daughter of John Anderson.¹ She married Piers Mark Thynne, son of Sheridan Ulric Thynne and Eva Clare Cardrew.¹
     Her married name became Thynne.¹

     John Anderson lived at Halesworth, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Amelia Rose Thynne was born on 13 March 2008.¹ She is the daughter of Piers Mark Thynne and Charlotte E. Anderson.¹

     Captain Sir Edward Simons Ward, 2nd Bt. was born on 1 July 1882.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Willis Duncan Ward, 1st Bt. and Florence Caroline Simons.^1,3 He married Lois Jefferson, daughter of Harry Wyndham Jefferson, on 29 April 1908 at Guards' CHapel, Kensington, London, England.³ He and Lois Jefferson were divorced in 1916.³ He died on 21 July 1930 at age 48, unmarried, in a flying accident.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Ward, of Wilbraham Place, Chelsea [U.K., 1914] on 11 September 1928.⁴ He lived in 1930 at Berkeley House, Hay Hill, London, England^G.¹

     Madeleine Burggravin de Nieulant et de Pottelsberghe was born in 1868.¹ She married Baron Paul d'Udekem d'Acoz, son of Baron Albert d'Udekem d'Acoz and Alice de Kerchove, in 1890.¹ She died in 1938.¹
     From 1890, her married name became d'Udekem d'Acoz.¹

     Florence Caroline Simons was born on 13 April 1858 at Singapore.² She was the daughter of Henry Minchin Simons and Caroline Melvill.³ She married Sir Edward Willis Duncan Ward, 1st Bt., son of Captain John Ward and Mary Hope Bowie, on 15 February 1880 at Camberwell, Surrey, England.² She died on 17 January 1934 at age 75 at Kensington, London, England.²
     From 15 February 1880, her married name became Ward.²