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     Virginia Penelope Jessel was born on 9 January 1967.¹ She is the daughter of Robin Richard Jessel and Audrey Gertrude Howard.² She married John Hutchinson Wood, son of Edna Elsie Wood, on 2 June 2001.¹
     From 2 June 2001, her married name became Wood.

     John Hutchinson Wood is the son of Edna Elsie Wood.² He married Virginia Penelope Jessel, daughter of Robin Richard Jessel and Audrey Gertrude Howard, on 2 June 2001.¹

     Jacob Harvey Wood was born on 21 June 2002.¹ He is the son of John Hutchinson Wood and Virginia Penelope Jessel.²

     Edith Marie Jessel was born on 8 May 1926.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Richard Hugh Jessel and Margaret Ella Lewis.² She married Captain William Joseph Straker-Smith, son of Sir Thomas Dalrymple Straker-Smith, on 4 December 1947.¹ She died on 7 January 2010 at age 83.³
     She graduated from St. Hilda's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ From 4 December 1947, her married name became Straker-Smith. She lived in 2003 at Carham, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Jane Byrne married Adrian Charles Dewey, son of Timothy Hugh Dewey and Margaret Mia Aubrey.¹
     Her married name became Dewey.¹

     Captain William Joseph Straker-Smith was born on 20 September 1921.² He was the son of Sir Thomas Dalrymple Straker-Smith.³ He married Edith Marie Jessel, daughter of Sir Richard Hugh Jessel and Margaret Ella Lewis, on 4 December 1947.¹ He died on 27 June 1987 at age 65 at Carham House, Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England.^1,2
     He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Peter Dalrymple Straker-Smith was born on 11 April 1951.¹ He is the son of Captain William Joseph Straker-Smith and Edith Marie Jessel.² He married Susan Steuart in 1981.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He lived in 2003 at Wark Common Farm, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Susan Steuart married Peter Dalrymple Straker-Smith, son of Captain William Joseph Straker-Smith and Edith Marie Jessel, in 1981.¹
     From 1981, her married name became Straker-Smith.

     Henry Falkland Straker-Smith was born in 1982.¹ He is the son of Peter Dalrymple Straker-Smith and Susan Steuart.²