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     Bentick Walter Yelverton was born in 1792.¹ He was the son of Hon. Walter Aglionby Yelverton and Cecilia Yelverton.¹ He married Hon. Anna Maria Bingham, daughter of John Bingham, 1st Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook and Hon. Anna Maria Yelverton, in 1829.¹ He died on 15 December 1837.¹

     Lady Susan Evelyn Hicks-Beach was born on 15 June 1878.¹ She was the daughter of Michael Edward Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl Saint Aldwyn and Lady Lucy Catherine Fortescue.¹ She died on 17 February 1965 at age 86, unmarried.¹
     She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.¹

     Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hicks-Beach was born on 12 September 1879.¹ She was the daughter of Michael Edward Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl Saint Aldwyn and Lady Lucy Catherine Fortescue.¹ She died on 29 April 1963 at age 83, unmarried.¹

     Archibald Hay Gordon-Duff was born on 6 April 1863.² He was the son of Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff, 8th of Drummuir and 10th of Park and Jane Ellen Butterfield.^1,2 He married Lady Frances Blanche Fortescue, daughter of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer, on 18 April 1894.¹ He died on 19 May 1938 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He lived at The Red House, Overbury, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff, 8th of Drummuir and 10th of Park was born on 1 June 1817.¹ He was the son of Thomas Duff Gordon, 9th of Park and Joanna Maria Macdowall.² He was baptised on 17 July 1817 at Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland.³ He married Jane Ellen Butterfield, daughter of Thomas Butterfield, in March 1847.² He died on 10 January 1892 at age 74.¹
     He was given the name of Lachlan Duff Gordon at birth.² He gained the rank of Major in the 20th Regiment.² In 1855 his name was legally changed to Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff on succeeding to Drummuir.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Banffshire between 1857 and 1861.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He lived at Drummuir Castle, Banffshire, Scotland^G.⁴

     John Beauchamp Gordon-Duff was born on 15 February 1899 at Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England.³ He was the son of Archibald Hay Gordon-Duff and Lady Frances Blanche Fortescue.¹ He married Ellen Susan Williams, daughter of Hon. Charles Platt Williams, on 9 November 1937.² He died on 24 October 1996 at age 97 at Tenbury, Worcestershire, England.³
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India between 1926 and 1930.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was Assistant Military Secretary to Field Marshal Gort between 1942 and 1945.² He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1944.² He gained the rank of Major in the Rifle Brigade.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire between 1945 and 1964.²

     Helen Alice Gordon-Duff was born on 22 September 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Hay Gordon-Duff and Lady Frances Blanche Fortescue.¹

     Jane Minney Gordon-Duff was born on 21 April 1906.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Hay Gordon-Duff and Lady Frances Blanche Fortescue.¹ She married Sir Ronald Francis Roxburgh, son of Francis Roxburgh, on 24 April 1935.² She died on 27 September 1960 at age 54.²
     From 24 April 1935, her married name became Roxburgh.

     Sir Ronald Francis Roxburgh is the son of Francis Roxburgh.¹ He married Jane Minney Gordon-Duff, daughter of Archibald Hay Gordon-Duff and Lady Frances Blanche Fortescue, on 24 April 1935.¹

     Lady Cecilia Blanche Horatia Seymour Dawson-Damer was the daughter of Colonel Rt. Hon. George Lionel Dawson-Damer and Mary Georgiana Emma Seymour.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Francis Haygarth on 26 April 1859.¹ She died on 30 July 1922, without issue.¹
     She was granted the rank of an earl's daughter.¹ Her married name became Haygarth.