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     Hon. Amelia Grace FitzRoy was born on 26 March 1930.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Oliver Fitzroy, 2nd Viscount Daventry and Grace Zoë Guinness.¹ She married David Charles George Jessel, son of Sir Richard Hugh Jessel and Margaret Ella Lewis, on 26 April 1950.¹ She and David Charles George Jessel were divorced in 1978.¹ She died before May 2001.¹
     Her married name became Jessel.

     David Charles George Jessel was born on 20 June 1924.¹ He is the son of Sir Richard Hugh Jessel and Margaret Ella Lewis.^1,2 He married, firstly, Hon. Amelia Grace FitzRoy, daughter of Robert Oliver Fitzroy, 2nd Viscount Daventry and Grace Zoë Guinness, on 26 April 1950.² He and Hon. Amelia Grace FitzRoy were divorced in 1978.² He married, secondly, Matilda McCormick in 1980.¹ He died on 20 September 1985 at age 61.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Sir Richard Hugh Jessel was born on 21 February 1896.¹ He was the son of Sir Charles James Jessel, 1st Bt. and Edith Goldsmid.² He married, firstly, Margaret Ella Lewis, daughter of Sir George James Graham Lewis, 2nd Bt., on 5 July 1923.¹ He married, secondly, Daphne Gladstone, daughter of William Buckley Gladstone and Alicia Sidney Bayley, on 27 July 1954.¹ He married, secondly, Diana Mary Gatacre, daughter of Major William Edward Gatacre and Mary Margaret Kennedy, on 10 January 1972.¹ He died on 15 July 1979 at age 83.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, East Kent Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment.¹ He was with the Ministry of Economic Warfare between 1939 and 1941.¹ He was with the Air Ministry between 1941 and 1944.¹ He was Commissioner of Public Works-Loans between 1949 and 1960.¹ He was member of the Advisory Council, Export Credits Guarantee Department between 1950 and 1960.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1960.¹ He lived at Coney Weston Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Richard James Jessel was born on 5 January 1954.¹ He is the son of David Charles George Jessel and Hon. Amelia Grace FitzRoy.¹ He married, firstly, Harriot Josephine de St. Pierre Bunbury, daughter of Wilfred J. Michael de St. Pierre Bunbury and Mary Deidre Mulcahy, on 3 September 1982.¹ He and Harriot Josephine de St. Pierre Bunbury were divorced in 1997.¹ He married, secondly, Lisa Michelle Thomas, daughter of James David Thomas and Alma Derby, on 31 August 2000.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 9 Creswell Gardens, London, England^G.¹

     Davina Jane Jessel was born on 6 April 1952.¹ She is the daughter of David Charles George Jessel and Hon. Amelia Grace FitzRoy.¹ She married, firstly, Hon. Richard Tyrell-Kenyon, son of Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 5th Baron Kenyon, Baron of Gredington and Leila Mary Cookson, on 7 October 1970.¹ She and Hon. Richard Tyrell-Kenyon were divorced in 1977.¹ She married, secondly, James Remington-Hobbs, son of Courtenay Remington-Hobbs, on 14 December 1977.¹ She and James Remington-Hobbs were divorced in 1984.¹ She married, thirdly, Charles Richard Markham Phillips in 1988.¹
     From 7 October 1970, her married name became Tyrell-Kenyon.¹ From 14 December 1977, her married name became Remington-Hobbs.¹ From 1988, her married name became Phillips.¹ She lived in 2003 at Ashlands House, North Sydmonton, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Margaret Ella Lewis was the daughter of Sir George James Graham Lewis, 2nd Bt. She married Sir Richard Hugh Jessel, son of Sir Charles James Jessel, 1st Bt. and Edith Goldsmid, on 5 July 1923.¹ She died on 20 April 1953.
     Her married name became Jessel.

     Sir George James Graham Lewis, 2nd Bt. gained the title of 2nd Baronet Lewis.

     Sir Charles James Jessel, 1st Bt. was born on 11 May 1860.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir George Jessel and Amelia Moses.² He married Edith Goldsmid, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Bt. and Virginia Philipson, on 15 July 1890.¹ He died on 15 July 1928 at age 68.¹
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was created 1st Baronet Jessel, of Ladham House, co. Kent [U.K.] on 25 May 1883.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Kent in 1903.¹ He was a practising barrister.¹

     Edith Goldsmid was born on 20 September 1870 at Grosvenor Street, Westminster, London, England.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Bt. and Virginia Philipson.² She married Sir Charles James Jessel, 1st Bt., son of Rt. Hon. Sir George Jessel and Amelia Moses, on 15 July 1890.¹ She died on 1 January 1956 at age 85.¹
     Her married name became Jessel.

     Rt. Hon. Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Bt. was born on 2 October 1838 at Marylebone, London, England.¹ He was the son of Frederick David Goldsmid and Caroline Samuel.^2,1 He married Virginia Philipson, daughter of P. Philipson, on 31 March 1868 at Florence, Italy.¹ He died on 7 January 1896 at age 57 at Brighton, Sussex, England.^1,2
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Goldsmid [U.K., 1841] on 18 March 1866.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) in 1896.³ On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.²