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     Rosemary Laura Salmond was born in 1928.¹ She was the daughter of Air Marshal Sir John Maitland Salmond and Hon. Monica Margaret Grenfell.¹ She married Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale, son of Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Bt. and Lady Cynthia Blanche Curzon, on 14 November 1947.¹ She and Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale were divorced in 1974.¹ She died in 1991.²
     From 14 November 1947, her married name became Mosley. After her marriage, Rosemary Laura Salmond was styled as Baroness Ravensdale on 9 February 1966.

     Hon. Shaun Nicholas Mosley was born on 5 August 1949.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale and Rosemary Laura Salmond.¹ He married Theresa Frances Clifford, daughter of Daniel Clifford, on 3 February 1979.¹ He died on 10 December 2009 at age 60.²
     He was educated at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset, England.¹ He was educated at Hertford College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He lived in 2003 at Sunnybank, Albert Road, Alexandra Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.¹

     Hon. Ivo Adam Rex Mosley was born on 14 April 1951.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale and Rosemary Laura Salmond.¹ He married Xanthe Jennifer Grenville Oppenheimer, daughter of Sir Michael Bernard Grenville Oppenheimer, 3rd Bt. and Laetitia Helen Lucas-Tooth, on 10 September 1977.¹ He died on 31 January 2024 at age 72.²
     He was educated at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset, England.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He wrote the book Christmas in Africa.¹ He wrote the book The Green Book of Poetry.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Mill House, Upton Hellions, Crediton, Devon, England.¹

     Hon. Robert Mosley was born on 24 December 1955.¹ He is the son of Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale and Rosemary Laura Salmond.¹ He married Victoria McBain in 1980.¹
     He was educated at Bedales Grammar School, Petersfield, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Bt. was born on 16 November 1896.³ He was the son of Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Bt. and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote.^3,4 He married, firstly, Lady Cynthia Blanche Curzon, daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st and last Marquess Curzon of Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter, on 11 May 1920.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Diana Freeman-Mitford, daughter of David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale and Sydney Bowles, on 6 October 1936 at Germany^G.³ He died on 3 December 1980 at age 84.⁴
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.³ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1915 in the 16th Lancers.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Harrow between 1918 and 1924.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Smethwick between 1926 and 1931.³ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Mosley [G.B, 1781] on 21 September 1928.³ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1929 and 1930.³ He was founder of the New Party in 1931.³ He held the office of founder and leader of British Union of Fascists in 1932.³ He wrote the book The Greater Britain, published 1932.³ He wrote the book My Answer, published 1946.³ He wrote the book The Alternative, published 1947.³ He wrote the book Europe: Faith and Plan, published 1958.³ He wrote the book 300 Questions Answered, published 1961.³ He wrote the book My Life, published 1968.³

     Lady Cynthia Blanche Curzon was born on 23 August 1898.¹ She was the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st and last Marquess Curzon of Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter.¹ She married Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Bt., son of Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Bt. and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote, on 11 May 1920.¹ She died on 16 May 1933 at age 34.¹
     Her married name became Mosley. She held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke Division between 1929 and 1931.¹

     Mary Geraldine Hamilton was born in June 1882.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert William Hamilton and Charlotte Maria Palmer.¹ She married Henry Alfred Newton, son of Francis Rodes Newton and Anna Louisa Gyllich, on 21 May 1901.¹ She died in June 1942.¹
     Her married name became Newton.

     George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st and last Marquess Curzon of Kedleston was born on 11 January 1859.³ He was the son of Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon, 4th Baron Scarsdale and Blanche Senhouse.¹ He married Mary Victoria Leiter, daughter of Levi Zeigler Leiter and Mary Theresa Carver, on 22 April 1895.³ He married, secondly, Grace Elvina Hinds, daughter of Joseph Monroe Hinds, on 2 January 1917.⁴ He died on 20 March 1925 at age 66 at 1 Carlton House Terrace, London, England^G, without male issue.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of President of the Oxford Union Society in 1880.¹ He was Assistant Private Secretary to 3rd Marquess of Salisbury in 1885.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lancashire, Southport Division between 1886 and 1889.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for India between 1891 and 1892.¹ He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1895.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1895.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1895 and 1898.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) in 1898.¹ He was created 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston, co. Derby [Ireland] on 11 November 1898.¹ He held the office of Viceroy of India between January 1899 and 1905.¹ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports between 1904 and 1905.¹ He was appointed Representative Peer [Ireland] in 1908.⁴ He was president of the Royal Geographical Society between 1911 and 1914.³ He was created 1st Viscount Scarsdale, of Scarsdale, co. Derby [U.K.] on 2 November 1911, with a special remainder to his father.¹ He was created 1st Baron Ravensdale, of Ravensdale, co. Derby [U.K.] on 2 November 1911, with a special remainder to his daughters.¹ He was created 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston, co. Derby [U.K.] on 2 November 1911.¹ He was created 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, co. Derby [U.K.] on 28 June 1912.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1915 and 1916.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1916.¹ He held the office of President of the Air Board in 1916.¹ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1916 and 1919.¹ He held the office of Leader of the House of Lords between 1916 and 1924.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Scarsdale, of Scarsdale, co. Derby [G.B., 1761] on 23 March 1916.⁴ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Curzon, of Kedleston [E., 1641] on 23 March 1916.⁴ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Curzon [N.S., 1636] on 23 March 1916.⁴ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1919 and 1924.³ He was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain.⁴ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1924 and 1925.¹
     On his death, his marquess, earldom and Irish barony all became extinct.⁵ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Reverend Nicholas Ivo Vesey was born on 7 September 1954.¹ He is the son of Major Christopher Thomas Vesey and Helen Cynthia Mary Ebsworth.¹
     He lived in 2003 at 2 Tudor Court, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England^G.¹

     Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne was born on 15 April 1887.¹ He was the son of William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne and Lady Beatrix Maud Cecil.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Grace Ridley, daughter of Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley and Hon. Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks, on 9 June 1910.² He married, secondly, Valerie Irene Josephine Margaret de Thomka de Thomkahaza, daughter of Joseph Anthony Nicholas de Thomka de Thomkahaza, on 3 March 1966.² He died on 3 September 1971 at age 84.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1909 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Newton between 1910 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire in 1911.¹ He was Assistant Director of War Trade Department between 1916 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Aldershot between 1918 and 1940.¹ He was Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Trade between 1922 and 1924.¹ He was Assistant Postmaster-General between 1924 and 1929.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1929.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Selborne of Selborne [U.K., 1872] in 1940, in his father's lifetime.¹ He was Director of Cement, Ministry of Works and Buildings between 1940 and 1942.¹ He held the office of Minister of Economic Warfare between 1942 and 1945.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Selborne, co. Southampton [U.K., 1882] on 26 February 1942.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Wolmer of Blackmoor, co. Southampton [U.K., 1882] on 26 February 1942.¹ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1945.¹ He was chairman of National Provincial Bank between 1951 and 1953.¹ He was deputy chairman of Boots between 1951 and 1964.¹