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     Susan Colpoys was the daughter of Admiral Sir Edward Colpoys.² She married Lt.-Col. Charles Christopher Johnson, son of Sir John Johnson, 2nd Bt. and Mary Watts, on 8 January 1818.¹ She died on 23 February 1875.¹
     From 8 January 1818, her married name became Johnson.

     Vice-Admiral John Ormsby Johnson was born on 11 August 1822.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Charles Christopher Johnson and Susan Colpoys.² He married Edith Renira Twyford, daughter of Reverend Charles Edward Twyford and Georgina Purvis, on 17 February 1852.¹ He died on 26 February 1881 at age 58.¹
     He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral.¹

     Reverend Charles Edward Twyford was the son of Thomas Twyford.² He married Georgina Purvis.² His will was proven (by probate) on 23 August 1850.²
     He was Rector at Trotton, Sussex, England.¹ He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1811 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)² He was Rector between 1813 and 1850 at Trotton, Sussex, England.²

     Edith Renira Twyford was the daughter of Reverend Charles Edward Twyford and Georgina Purvis.^2,3 She married Vice-Admiral John Ormsby Johnson, son of Lt.-Col. Charles Christopher Johnson and Susan Colpoys, on 17 February 1852.¹ She died on 12 November 1904.¹
     From 17 February 1852, her married name became Johnson.

     Charles Johnson was the son of Vice-Admiral John Ormsby Johnson and Edith Renira Twyford.² He died in 1869, following an accident.¹

     Lt.-Col. Frederick Colpoys Ormsby Johnson was born on 19 October 1858.¹ He was the son of Vice-Admiral John Ormsby Johnson and Edith Renira Twyford.² He married Maria Lund, daughter of Henry Lund and unknown daughter Marling, on 14 October 1884.¹ He died on 2 December 1932 at age 74.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Marines.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 1st Garrison Battalion, Worcester Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Winchester Battalion, CLB (KRRC.)¹

     Henry Lund married unknown daughter Marling, daughter of Nathaniel Samuel Marling and Lucina Summers.¹
     He was a practising barrister.¹

     Maria Lund was the daughter of Henry Lund and unknown daughter Marling.^2,1 She married Lt.-Col. Frederick Colpoys Ormsby Johnson, son of Vice-Admiral John Ormsby Johnson and Edith Renira Twyford, on 14 October 1884.¹ She died on 24 November 1950.¹
     From 14 October 1884, her married name became Johnson.

     Brigadier Guy Allen Colpoys Ormsby Johnson was born on 25 May 1886.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Frederick Colpoys Ormsby Johnson and Maria Lund.² He married Mary Isabella Humfrey, daughter of Lt.-Col. Benjamin Geale Humfrey and Emily Annie Knox, on 31 July 1911.¹ He died on 30 January 1957 at age 70.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in the Royal Army Pay Corps and 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1940.¹

     Jeremy Armitage married Susan Eleanor Mary Humphreys, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hugh Humphreys, on 25 January 1985.