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     Lady Helen Laura McDonnell was the daughter of Hugh Seymour McDonnell, 4th Earl of Antrim and Lady Laura Cecilia Parker.¹ She married Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 4th Bt., son of Sir John Athol Bannatyne Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Charlotte Hardy, on 26 October 1864.¹ She died on 17 March 1922.¹
     Her married name became MacGregor.

     Captain Richard Granville Somerset was born on 15 August 1894.¹ He was the son of Major Hon. Granville William Richard Somerset and Malvina Charlotte Mac Gregor. He married Vera May Schwabe, daughter of Louis Gustave Schwabe, on 18 January 1929.¹ He died on 20 May 1930 at age 35.¹
     He fought in the First World War, he was wounded twice.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1919.¹

     Vera May Schwabe was the daughter of Louis Gustave Schwabe. She married Captain Richard Granville Somerset, son of Major Hon. Granville William Richard Somerset and Malvina Charlotte Mac Gregor, on 18 January 1929.¹ She died on 16 July 1931.¹
     From 18 January 1929, her married name became Somerset.¹

     Hon. Wellesley Henry Somerset was born on 6 April 1864.¹ He was the son of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan and Lady Georgiana Lygon. He died on 16 August 1864.¹

     Captain Hon. Richard FitzRoy Somerset was born on 9 August 1866.¹ He was the son of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan and Lady Georgiana Lygon. He died on 2 March 1899 at age 32, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹

     Hon. Violet Elizabeth Katharine Somerset was born on 10 November 1874.¹ She was the daughter of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan and Mary Blanche Farquhar. She married Lt.-Col. Wilfrid Robert Abel Smith, son of Robert Smith and Isabel Adeane, on 3 December 1900.¹ She died on 29 April 1935 at age 60.¹
     From 3 December 1900, her married name became Abel Smith.

     Lt.-Col. Wilfrid Robert Abel Smith was born on 13 September 1870.¹ He was the son of Robert Smith and Isabel Adeane.¹ He married Hon. Violet Elizabeth Katharine Somerset, daughter of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan and Mary Blanche Farquhar, on 3 December 1900.² He died on 19 May 1915 at age 44, of wounds received in action.²
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)² He lived at Upton Lee, Slough, Berkshire, England.²

     FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan was born on 10 June 1885.¹ He was the son of George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan and Lady Ethel Jemima Ponsonby. He married Hon. Julia Hamilton, daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton and Kathleen Gonville Bromhead, on 9 April 1923.² He died on 14 September 1964 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was aide-de-camp to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong between 1912 and 1913.¹ He served in the Egyptian Army between 1913 and 1919.¹ He was assistant political officer to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force between 1919 and 1921.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Raglan, of Raglan, co. Monmouth [U.K., 1852] on 24 October 1921.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 13th Battalion, London Regiment between 1924 and 1927.¹ He held the office of County Councillor for Monmouth between 1928 and 1949.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevel Colonel between 1930 and 1935 in the Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers (Militia.)¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Monmouth.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Nile 4th Class.¹ He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Monmouth between 1942 and 1964.¹ He was awarded the Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Arts (F.S.A.)¹ He was president of the Royal Anthropological Institute between 1955 and 1957.¹ He was president of the National Museum between 1957 and 1962 at Wales.¹

     Hon. Julia Hamilton was born on 7 January 1901.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton and Kathleen Gonville Bromhead.¹ She married FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan, son of George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan and Lady Ethel Jemima Ponsonby, on 9 April 1923.¹ She died on 17 April 1971 at age 70.¹
     From 9 April 1923, her married name became Somerset.² After her marriage, Hon. Julia Hamilton was styled as Baroness Raglan on 9 April 1923. She was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)¹