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     John Rathfelder lived at Constantia, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹

     Florence Agnes Rathfelder was the daughter of John Rathfelder.² She married, firstly, Arthur Woodward Fletcher before 1894.² She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Sir Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 1st Bt., son of John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 11th Baron Saye and Sele and Lady Augusta Sophia Hay-Drummond, on 6 November 1894.¹ She died on 31 October 1950.²
     From before 1894, her married name became Fletcher.² From 6 November 1894, her married name became Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹

     Captain John Eustace Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on 22 August 1895.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 1st Bt. and Florence Agnes Rathfelder.² He died on 18 June 1917 at age 21 at Arras, France^G, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.¹

     Ernest Henry Springett was born in 1884 at Gravesend, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of Normington Springett and Alice Matilda James.¹

     Herbert Kentish Springett was born in 1886 at Gravesend, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of Normington Springett and Alice Matilda James.¹ He married Phyllis Whitby in 1913 at Epsom, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Phyllis Whitby married Herbert Kentish Springett, son of Normington Springett and Alice Matilda James, in 1913 at Epsom, Surrey, England^G.¹
     From 1913, her married name became Springett.¹

     Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Bt. was born posthumously on 7 March 1944.³ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 2nd Bt. and Audrey Joan Newson.³ He married Virginia Frances Pepper, daughter of Thomas Pepper, on 9 September 1970.³ He married Louise Millington in 2005.⁴
     He was also known as Ranulph Fiennes.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, of Banbury, co. Oxford [U.K., 1916] on 7 March 1944.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Captain in 1966 in the Royal Scots Guards, attached to 22nd Regiment, Special Air Service.³ He was with the Sultan's Armed Forces, Muscat between 1968 and 1969.³ He was leader of the British Expedition to the White Nile in 1969.³ He retired from the military in 1970.³ He wrote the book A Talent for Trouble, published 1970.³ He was leader of the Expedition to the Jostedalsbre Glacier in 1970.³ He was leader of the Expedition to Headless Valley, British Columbia in 1971.³ He wrote the book Ice Fall in Norway, published 1972.³ He wrote the book To the Ends of the Earth, published 1973.³ He wrote the book The Headless Valley, published 1973.³ He wrote the book Where Soldiers Fear to Tread, published 1975.³ He was a TV reporter and film maker.³ He was leader of the expedition to the North Pole in 1977.³ He wrote the book Hell on Ice, published 1979.³ He was leader of the expedition to the Transglobe Expedition between 1979 and 1982.³ He co-authored the book Bothie, the Polar Dog, published 1984, with Virginia Frances Pepper.³ He wrote the book Living Dangerously, published 1987.³ He was awarded the Polar Medal in 1987.³ He wrote the book The Feather Men, published 1991.³ He wrote the book Atlantis of the Sands, published 1992.³ He wrote the book Mind Over Matter, published 1993.³ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1993.³ He wrote the book The Sett, published 1996.³ He wrote the book Fit For Life, published 1998.³ He wrote the book Beyond the Limits, published 2000.³ He wrote the book The Secret Hunters, published 2001.³ He lived in 2003 at Greenlands, Exford, Somerset, England^G.³

     Susan Valerie Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on 15 January 1933.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 2nd Bt. and Audrey Joan Newson.² She married Lt.-Col. John Jervoise Fitzgerald Scott, son of Geoffrey Thomas Archibald Scott and Geraldine Amelia Watt, on 24 April 1957.²
     She graduated from Cape Town University, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa^G, in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ From 24 April 1957, her married name became Scott.

     Jacob Lodewijk Jan Baptist Baron Sweerts de Landas was born on 20 March 1858 at Gorinchem, The Netherlands.¹ He was the son of Dirk Maria Lodewijk baron Sweerts de Landas and Johanna Henrietta Casparina van Oyen.¹ He married Abrahamina Louise Wilhelmina Copes van Hasselt on 3 August 1894 at Haarlem, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 3 April 1937 at age 79 at Epe, The Netherlands.¹

     Ananias Willink was born on 28 November 1778.¹ He married Hillegonda Josina van Vollenhoven on 6 October 1804 at Blemendaal, The Netherlands.¹ He died on 25 May 1863 at age 84 at Amsterdam, The Netherlands.¹