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     Tatiana Hambro was born on 15 October 1989.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Charles Edward Hambro and Nicole J. Nicholas.²

     Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt. was born on 8 May 1935.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Bt. and Lady Lettice Lygon.^2,3 He married Vanda Alexandra Clare Bridgewater, daughter of Major Philip Alexander Clement Bridgewater and Hon. Ursula Vanda Maud Vivian, on 7 October 1959.¹ He died on 4 December 2017 at age 82.⁴
     Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Henry.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1955, in the service of the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He retired from the military in 1961.¹ He held the office of Member of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire County Council between 1977 and 1981.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Cotterell, of Garnons, Herefordshire [U.K., 1805] on 5 December 1978.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire in 1998.¹ He lived in 2003 at Downshill House, Bishopstone, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Vanda Alexandra Clare Bridgewater was the daughter of Major Philip Alexander Clement Bridgewater and Hon. Ursula Vanda Maud Vivian.^1,2 She married Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Bt. and Lady Lettice Lygon, on 7 October 1959.³ She died on 5 October 2005.²
     Vanda Alexandra Clare Bridgewater usually went by her middle name of Alexandra.³ Her married name became Cotterell. She held the office of High Sheriff of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in 1992.³ She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1998.³

     Sir Henry Richard Geers Cotterell, 7th Bt. was born on 22 August 1961.¹ He is the son of Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt. and Vanda Alexandra Clare Bridgewater.² He married, firstly, Carolyn Suzanne Beckwith-Smith, daughter of John Moore Beckwith-Smith and Susan Elaine Parkes, on 5 July 1986.¹ He married, secondly, Katherine Mary Bromley, daughter of Alec Gerald Bromley and Margaret M. Shaw, in 2002.³
     He held the office of Member of the Hereford and Worcester County Council between 1989 and 1993.¹ He lived in 2003 at Garnons, Herefordshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Cotterell, of Garnons, Herefordshire [U.K., 1805] on 4 December 2017.

     Carolyn Suzanne Beckwith-Smith was born on 30 December 1955.² She was the daughter of John Moore Beckwith-Smith and Susan Elaine Parkes.^2,3 She married Sir Henry Richard Geers Cotterell, 7th Bt., son of Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt. and Vanda Alexandra Clare Bridgewater, on 5 July 1986.¹ She died on 11 October 1999 at age 43.¹
     From 5 July 1986, her married name became Cotterell. She was Extra Lady in Waiting to HRH Sarah The Duchess of York in 1989.¹

     Richard John Geers Cotterell was born on 1 May 1990.¹ He is the son of Sir Henry Richard Geers Cotterell, 7th Bt. and Carolyn Suzanne Beckwith-Smith.²

     George Dominic Geers Cotterell was born on 23 April 1994.¹ He is the son of Sir Henry Richard Geers Cotterell, 7th Bt. and Carolyn Suzanne Beckwith-Smith.²

     Poppy Cotterell was born in 1988.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Henry Richard Geers Cotterell, 7th Bt. and Carolyn Suzanne Beckwith-Smith.²

     James Alexander Geers Cotterell was born on 10 August 1964.¹ He is the son of Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt. and Vanda Alexandra Clare Bridgewater.² He married, firstly, Maria C. B. McManus, daughter of W. F. McManus, in 1991.¹ He and Maria C. B. McManus were divorced before 2009.³ He married, secondly, Jacqueline Hicks, daughter of C. Hicks, on 21 November 2009.³

     Maria C. B. McManus is the daughter of W. F. McManus.² She married James Alexander Geers Cotterell, son of Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt. and Vanda Alexandra Clare Bridgewater, in 1991.¹ She and James Alexander Geers Cotterell were divorced before 2009.³
     Her married name became Cotterell.