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     Mary O'Connor married William Odell, son of Henry Odell and Thomasina (?).¹
     Her married name became Odell.¹

     Richard Odell was born in 1862 at Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of William Odell and Mary O'Connor.¹ He died in 1885 at Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland^G.¹

     Thomasina Odell was born on 1 October 1864 at Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland^G.¹ She was the daughter of William Odell and Mary O'Connor.¹ She died in 1956 at Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland^G, unmarried.¹

     Henry Odell was born on 1 September 1866 at Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of William Odell and Mary O'Connor.¹ He married Mary Carroll, daughter of John Carroll, in 1892.¹ He died on 23 October 1904 at age 38 at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Colour Sergeant in the Royal Ulster Fusiliers.¹

     Hélène Ellinor Clare Kidston was born circa 1904 at London, England.^2,3 She was the daughter of Captain Archibald Glen Kidston and Hélène Adeline Blanche Chapman.^4,2 She married, firstly, Major Philip Pinckney Curtis, son of Colonel Charles Herbert Curtis and Frances Edith Pinckney, on 16 April 1925.¹ She and Major Philip Pinckney Curtis were divorced in 1933.¹ She married, secondly, Rear-Admiral Philip Esmonde Phillips in 1933.² She and Rear-Admiral Philip Esmonde Phillips were divorced in 1950.² She married, thirdly, Maj.-Gen. David Charles Bullen-Smith in 1952.² She died on 26 June 2005.²
     From 16 April 1925, her married name became Curtis. From 1933, her married name became Phillips.² From 1952, her married name became Bullen-Smith.²

     Cherry April Ellinor Curtis was born on 24 May 1926.¹ She was the daughter of Major Philip Pinckney Curtis and Hélène Ellinor Clare Kidston.² She married Major Terence Leslie Gossage, son of Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, on 28 December 1949.¹ She died on 6 December 2017 at age 91.³
     From 28 December 1949, her married name became Gossage.

     Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He lived at Abbotswood, Buxted, Sussex, England^G.¹ Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage usually went by his middle name of Leslie.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)¹

     Major Terence Leslie Gossage was born on 24 August 1918 at London, England^G.² He was the son of Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage.³ He married Cherry April Ellinor Curtis, daughter of Major Philip Pinckney Curtis and Hélène Ellinor Clare Kidston, on 28 December 1949.¹ He died on 18 June 1999 at age 80.³
     He gained the rank of Major in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹

     Philip Leslie Gossage was born on 8 April 1951.¹ He is the son of Major Terence Leslie Gossage and Cherry April Ellinor Curtis.² He married, firstly, Deborah Ann Darrell in 1983.¹ He and Deborah Ann Darrell were divorced in 1986.¹ He married, secondly, Nicola Jane Althaus, daughter of Sir Nigel Frederick Althaus, in 1991.¹
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Association of Agricultural Valuers (F.A.A.V.)¹ He was registered as a Associate, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (A.R.I.C.S.)¹

     Deborah Ann Darrell married Philip Leslie Gossage, son of Major Terence Leslie Gossage and Cherry April Ellinor Curtis, in 1983.¹ She and Philip Leslie Gossage were divorced in 1986.¹
     From 1983, her married name became Gossage.