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     Lydia Dorothy Muriel Pike is the daughter of Joseph Pike.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Lachlan Gordon-Duff, son of Thomas Duff Gordon-Duff, 9th of Drummuir and 11th of Park and Pauline Emma Tennant, on 22 April 1908.¹ She married, secondly, Colonel Hardress William Lucius Waller, son of Reverend Edward Hardress Waller, on 9 February 1926.²
     From 22 April 1908, her married name became Gordon-Duff.¹ From 9 February 1926, her married name became Waller.²

     Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Gordon-Duff, 10th of Drummuir and 12th of Park was born on 5 October 1911.¹ He was the son of Captain Lachlan Gordon-Duff and Lydia Dorothy Muriel Pike.¹ He married Jean Moir, daughter of Leslie Garden Moir, on 3 June 1946.² He died on 4 May 1997 at age 85 at Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of officer in the Rifle Brigade.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1945.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1947 in the Gordon Highlanders.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) between 1948 and 1964.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Banffshire in 1959.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire in 1964.²

     John Duff, 6th of Drummuir was born in 1772.¹ He was the son of Alexander Duff of Davidson and Magdalen Duff.¹ He died in 1836, unmarried.¹
     He retired from the military in 1798, with the rank of Captain, late of the 93rd Regiment.¹

     David Claudius Gordon-Duff was born on 6 April 1900.¹ He was the son of Thomas Duff Gordon-Duff, 9th of Drummuir and 11th of Park and Mildred Mabel Walker.¹ He married Eleanor Kerwin, daughter of Dr. unknown Kerwin.² He died in December 1951 at age 51 at Sri Lanka.²
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Lt.-Cdr. Randall Thomas Gordon-Duff was born on 19 August 1904.¹ He was the son of Thomas Duff Gordon-Duff, 9th of Drummuir and 11th of Park and Mildred Mabel Walker.¹ He married Mollie Olga Sinclair, daughter of Erroll Sinclair, on 29 December 1934.² He died on 31 January 1942 at age 37, killed in action at sea.^2,3
     He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.³

     Margaret Mary Gordon-Duff was born on 22 May 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Duff Gordon-Duff, 9th of Drummuir and 11th of Park and Mildred Mabel Walker.¹
     She lived in 1965 at Timber House, Warmwell, Dorset, England.²

     Constantia Harriet Gordon-Duff was born on 10 June 1898.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Duff Gordon-Duff, 9th of Drummuir and 11th of Park and Mildred Mabel Walker.¹ She married Wynyard Astell, son of Colonel Godfrey Astell, in 1926.²
     From 1926, her married name became Astell.²

     Jane Ellen Butterfield was the daughter of Thomas Butterfield.¹ She married Lachlan Duff Gordon-Duff, 8th of Drummuir and 10th of Park, son of Thomas Duff Gordon, 9th of Park and Joanna Maria Macdowall, in March 1847.¹ She died in 1915.¹
     From March 1847, her married name became Gordon-Duff.¹

     Thomas Butterfield held the office of Chief Justice of Bermuda.¹

     James Duff was born in 1729.¹ He was the son of John Duff and Helen Gordon.¹ He died in 1780, without issue.^1,2
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 40th Regiment.¹