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     Sir Robert Henry Seymour Dashwood, 7th Bt. was born on 19 July 1876.¹ He was the son of Sir George John Egerton Dashwood, 6th Bt. and Lady Mary Margaret Seymour.¹ He married Margaret Helen Henry, daughter of Lt.-Gen. George Henry, on 14 January 1903.¹ He died on 3 July 1947 at age 70.¹
     He gained the rank of Brigade Major in 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice and was wounded twice.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Dashwood, of Northbrook, Oxfordshire [E., 1684] on 1 September 1933.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Oxfordshire.¹

     Margaret Helen Henry was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. George Henry.¹ She married Sir Robert Henry Seymour Dashwood, 7th Bt., son of Sir George John Egerton Dashwood, 6th Bt. and Lady Mary Margaret Seymour, on 14 January 1903.¹ She died on 13 March 1952.¹
     Her married name became Dashwood.

     Lt.-Gen. George Henry gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Royal Engineers.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹

     Sir Henry George Massy Dashwood, 8th Bt. was born on 11 May 1908.¹ He was the son of Sir Robert Henry Seymour Dashwood, 7th Bt. and Margaret Helen Henry.¹ He married Susan Mary Montgomerie-Charrington, daughter of Major Victor Robert Montgomerie-Charrington and Mildred Mary Bellasis, on 9 December 1948.¹ He died on 5 November 1972 at age 64.¹
     He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Dashwood, of Northbrook, Oxfordshire [E., 1684] on 3 July 1947.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1949.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1972.¹

     Susan Mary Montgomerie-Charrington was the daughter of Major Victor Robert Montgomerie-Charrington and Mildred Mary Bellasis.¹ She married Sir Henry George Massy Dashwood, 8th Bt., son of Sir Robert Henry Seymour Dashwood, 7th Bt. and Margaret Helen Henry, on 9 December 1948.¹ She died in 1985.¹
     Her married name became Dashwood.

     Major Victor Robert Montgomerie-Charrington was the son of Rear-Admiral Robert Archibald James Montgomerie and Alethe Marian Charrington.² He married Mildred Mary Bellasis, daughter of William Dalglish Bellasis. He died on 22 September 1939.³
     He lived at Hunsdon House, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 2nd Life Guards.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Sir Richard James Dashwood, 9th Bt. was born on 14 February 1950.² He was the son of Sir Henry George Massy Dashwood, 8th Bt. and Susan Mary Montgomerie-Charrington.¹ He married Kathryn Ann Mahon, daughter of Frank Mahon, in 1984.² He and Kathryn Ann Mahon were divorced in 1993. He died on 14 April 2013 at age 63 at Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Dashwood, of Northbrook, Oxfordshire [E., 1684] on 5 November 1972.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1973 in the 14th/20th King's Hussars.² He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1987.² He gained the rank of Major in 1992.²

     Emma Victoria Mildred Dashwood was born on 27 February 1955.² She is the daughter of Sir Henry George Massy Dashwood, 8th Bt. and Susan Mary Montgomerie-Charrington.^1,2 She married Major Sir Edward Morgan Crofton, 9th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Bt. and Margaret Amelia Dallett, on 26 March 1977.¹
     From 26 March 1977, her married name became Crofton. She lived in 2003 at Long Durford, Upper Durford Wood, Petersfield, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Kathryn Ann Mahon is the daughter of Frank Mahon.² She married Sir Richard James Dashwood, 9th Bt., son of Sir Henry George Massy Dashwood, 8th Bt. and Susan Mary Montgomerie-Charrington, in 1984.¹ She and Sir Richard James Dashwood, 9th Bt. were divorced in 1993.
     Her married name became Dashwood.