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     James Bigham Crossley was born in 1988.¹ He is the son of Peter Bigham Crossley and Jenny Margaret French.²

     Hannah Margaret Crossley was born in 1986.¹ She is the daughter of Peter Bigham Crossley and Jenny Margaret French.²

     Colin Costley White is the son of Ernest Castle Costley White and Marguerite Bethune.¹

     Kenneth Costley White was born in 1876.¹ He was the son of Robert William Costley White and Jessie Maria Heinecken Marten.¹ He married Gwendoline Margaret Roberts.¹

     Gwendoline Margaret Roberts was born in 1881.¹ She married Kenneth Costley White, son of Robert William Costley White and Jessie Maria Heinecken Marten.¹
     Her married name became White.¹

     Rear-Admiral Thomas William Best was born on 1 September 1915.¹ He was the son of Hon. James William Best and Florence Mary Bernarda Lees.² He married Brenda Joan Hellaby, daughter of Frederick Alan Hellaby, on 28 April 1942.¹ He died on 10 July 1984 at age 68.¹
     He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1964.¹ He was Flag Officer of the Gibraltar between 1964 and 1966.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1966.¹ He retired from the military in 1967, with the rank of Rear-Admiral.¹

     Frederick Alan Hellaby lived at Auckland, New Zealand.¹

     Brenda Joan Hellaby is the daughter of Frederick Alan Hellaby.² She married Rear-Admiral Thomas William Best, son of Hon. James William Best and Florence Mary Bernarda Lees, on 28 April 1942.¹
     From 28 April 1942, her married name became Best. She lived in 2003 at Hincknowle, Melplash, Dorset, England.¹

     Commander Rupert Thomas Nicholas Best was born on 15 May 1943.¹ He was the son of Rear-Admiral Thomas William Best and Brenda Joan Hellaby.² He married Margaret Murray, daughter of Major Alan L. Murray, in 1971.¹ He died on 3 February 2021 at age 77.³
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ In 1962 Pingat Perjuangan Brunei.¹ He was commissioned in 1962, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Darmouth, Devon, England.¹ He was educated at London Business School, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Younger Brother, Trinity House.¹ He fought in the Falklands War in 1982.¹ He retired from the military in 1989, with the rank of Commander.¹ He lived in 2003 at 39 Beach Road, Emsworth, Hampshire, England.¹