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     Rosamund Mundy was the daughter of General Godfrey Basil Meynell Mundy and Hon. Sarah Brydges Rodney.¹ She married Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar, son of Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Bt. and Mary Margaret Stoney, on 6 October 1827.¹ She died on 3 January 1883.¹
     Her married name became Morgan. After her marriage, Rosamund Mundy was styled as Baroness Tredegar on 16 April 1859.

     General Godfrey Basil Meynell Mundy was the son of Edward Miller Mundy and Frances Meynell. He married Hon. Sarah Brydges Rodney, daughter of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke and Henrietta Clies, on 26 November 1801.¹ He died on 14 March 1848.¹

     Hon. Sarah Brydges Rodney was born circa 1780.¹ She was the daughter of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke and Henrietta Clies.¹ She married General Godfrey Basil Meynell Mundy, son of Edward Miller Mundy and Frances Meynell, on 26 November 1801.¹ She died on 17 July 1871.¹
     Her married name became Mundy.

     Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke was baptised on 13 February 1718/19 at St. Giles in the Fields, London, England^G.³ He was the son of Henry Rodney and Mary Newton.⁴ He married, firstly, Jane Compton, daughter of Hon. Charles Compton and Mary Lucy, on 31 January 1753.⁵ He married, secondly, Henrietta Clies, daughter of John Clies and Margaretta Gower, in 1764.⁵ He died on 24 May 1792 at age 73 at Hanover Square, London, England^G.⁵
     He was commissioned in 1723, in the service of the Royal Navy.⁶ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.⁶ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1739.⁶ He gained the rank of Commander in 1742.⁶ In 1747 he was present at the defeat of French off Finisterre.⁶ He held the office of Governor of Newfoundland from 1749 to 1750.⁶ In July 1749 he commanded the succesful bombardment of Le Havre and destruction of flotilla prepared there to invade England.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Saltash between 1751 and 1754.⁶ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1759.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Okehampton between 1759 and 1761.⁶ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands Station between 1761 and 1763.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Penryn between 1762 and 1768.⁶ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1763.⁶ He was created 1st Baronet Rodney [Great Britain] on 22 January 1764.⁶ He was Governor of Greenwich Hospital between 1765 and 1770.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northampton between 1768 and 1774.⁶ He gained the rank of Rerar-Admiral of Great Britain in 1771.⁶ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station between 1771 and 1774.⁶ He gained the rank of Admiral of the White in 1778.⁶ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1780.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westminster between 1780 and 1782.⁶ On 16 January 1780 he defeated a Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, taking the enemy commander Admiral Don Juan de Langara prisoner and relieving Gibraltar (or which he received the thanks of Parliament.)⁶ On 17 April 1780 he fought an indecisive battle against the French off Martinique.⁶ In January 1781 he captured St. Eustatius.⁶ On 12 April 1782 he routed French under Count de Grasse (Battle of the Saints), capturing de Grasse, the latter's flagship Ville de Paris of 110 guns, three other ships of 74 guns each and two ships of 64 guns each and sinking another of 74 guns. He later captured four other enemy ships.⁶ He was created 1st Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke, co. Somerset [Great Britain] on 19 June 1782, with £2,000 a year to himself and his successors.⁶ On 20 January 1783 as a result of his victories, the British got much better terms at the Treaty of Versailles (which ended the War of American Independence) than they would otherwise have done following their disastrous performance in America culminating in the surrender of Cornwall.⁶

     Jane Compton was born on 11 January 1730 at Lisbon, Portugal^G.² She was the daughter of Hon. Charles Compton and Mary Lucy.¹ She married Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke, son of Henry Rodney and Mary Newton, on 31 January 1753.² She died in January 1757.³
     Her married name became Rodney.

     Edward Hull was born circa 1773.¹ He was the son of William Hull.¹ He died on 3 April 1845.¹

     Henrietta Clies was born circa 1739 at Lisbon, Portugal^G.¹ She was the daughter of John Clies and Margaretta Gower.² She married Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke, son of Henry Rodney and Mary Newton, in 1764.¹ She died in March 1829.¹
     From 1764, her married name became Rodney. After her marriage, Henrietta Clies was styled as Baroness Rodney of Rodney Stoke on 19 June 1782.

     John Clies married Margaretta Gower, daughter of William Gower.¹
     He was a merchant at Lisbon, Portugal^G.¹

     Alfred Tyler was born on 19 November 1830. He was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tyler and Harriet Margaret Sullivan.

     Gwinnett Tyler was born on 25 February 1828. He was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tyler and Harriet Margaret Sullivan.¹ He married Judith Parry in 1852. He died in March 1886 at age 58.
     He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Navy.¹ He lived at Mount Gernos^G.