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     Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. was born on 30 June 1884.¹ He was the son of Thomas George Harry Moncreiffe and Elizabeth Brown Muir.² He married Mary Balli, daughter of John Balli, on 29 April 1919.¹ He died on 7 September 1934 at age 50.¹
     Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Guy.¹ He was educated at H.M.S. Britannia, England^G.¹ Between 1902 and 1903 he served in the blockade of Venezuela (bombardment of Puerto Cabello.)¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the First World War, as a submarine commander.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Atholl Highlanders.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Moncreiffe [N.S., 1685] on 8 June 1931.¹

     Mary Balli is the daughter of John Balli.² She married Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt., son of Thomas George Harry Moncreiffe and Elizabeth Brown Muir, on 29 April 1919.¹
     From 29 April 1919, her married name became Moncreiffe.¹ She was awarded the Officer, Order of Orange of Nassau of the Netherlands.¹

     Sir David Gerald Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 10th Bt. was born on 29 July 1922.¹ He was the son of Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. and Mary Balli.² He died on 17 November 1957 at age 35, in a fire which destroyed his family seat, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Moncreiffe [N.S., 1685] on 7 September 1934.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Atholl Highlanders.¹ He was educated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Katherine Elisabeth Moncreiffe of that Ilk was born on 23 May 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. and Mary Balli.² She died on 29 May 1997 at age 77.¹
     Katherine Elisabeth Moncreiffe of that Ilk usually went by her middle name of Elisabeth.¹ She was in the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War.¹

     Pamela Thetis Beckett was the daughter of Hon. Rupert Evelyn Beckett and Muriel Helen Florence Paget.³ She married, firstly, James Roy Notter Garton, son of William Garton, on 6 March 1929.³ She and James Roy Notter Garton were divorced in 1930.³ She married, secondly, Maj.-Gen. Sir Stewart Graham Menzies, son of John Graham Menzies and Susannah West Wilson, on 13 December 1932.¹ She died on 13 March 1951.¹
     From 6 March 1929, her married name became Garton.³ From 13 December 1932, her married name became Menzies.¹

     Fiona Menzies was born before 1934. She is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Stewart Graham Menzies and Pamela Thetis Beckett.¹

     Sir William Henry Prescott, 1st Bt. was born on 26 March 1874.¹ He was the son of John Prescott.¹ He married Bessie Stanley, daughter of Mark Stanley, on 27 December 1897.¹ He died on 15 June 1945 at age 71.¹
     He was attendant in the 1st Army of France.¹ He was Major of the Royal Engineers commanding 222nd Field company. He was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was admitted to Grey's Inn in 1909 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 1st Anti-aircraft Division signals.¹ He was registered as a Member, Institute of Civil Engineers (M.Inst.C.E.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative Unionist) for North Tottenham between 1918 and 1922.¹ He was registered as a Member, Institute Mechanical Engineers (M.I.Mech.E.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1922.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Middlesex.¹ He was president of the British Waterworks Association.¹ He was chairman of the Metropolitan Water Board between 1928 and 1945.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1929.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Middlesex in 1929.¹ He was vice-president at Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables, Putney, London, England.¹ He held the office of County Alderman (C.A.) of Middlesex.¹ He was the governor at Prince of Wales General Hospital, Tottenham, London, England.¹ He was chairman of the Edmonton Petty Sessions.¹ He held the office of chairman of the Middlesex County Council between 1936 and 1937.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon in 1938.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Prescott, of Godmanchester, co. Huntingdon [U.K.] on 30 June 1938.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)¹ He was a member of the Territorial Army and Auxiliary Forces Association (T.A.&A.F.A.)¹

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Maurice Vyner Balliol Brett was born on 24 April 1882.¹ He was the son of Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher and Eleanor Frances Weston Van de Weyer.¹ He married Florence Harriet Zena Dones, daughter of Arthur Albert Dones, on 23 January 1911.¹ He died on 18 August 1934 at age 52.¹
     He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1902 5th Class.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Field-Marshal Viscount French between 1904 and 1912.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches four times.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Lt.-Gen. Sir J. S. Ewart in 1914.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was Deputy Keeper and Librarian of the London Museum
in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Battalion The Black Watch.¹

     William Moncreiffe was born on 19 January 1863.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Bt. and Lady Louisa Hay-Drummond.² He married Edith Mary Boyd, daughter of Hugh Conyngham Boyd, on 9 March 1909.¹ He died on 31 May 1944 at age 81, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was a rancher between 1888 and 1923 at Wyoming, U.S.A.^G.¹ He fought in the Spanish-American War in 1898, with Roosevelt's Rough-Riders.¹