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     Ellen Peel was the daughter of Archibald Peel and Ellen Mary Palmer.¹ She married, firstly, Major Henry Graham on 2 September 1890.² She married, secondly, George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith, son of General William Harrison Askwith and Elizabeth Ranken, on 20 February 1908 at Broxbourne Church, Hertfordshire, England^G.² She died on 12 January 1962.³
     From 2 September 1890, her married name became Graham. From 20 February 1908, her married name became Askwith. She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 7 January 1918.¹ After her marriage, Ellen Peel was styled as Baroness Askwith on 24 March 1919. She wrote the book Disinherited of the Earth.¹ She wrote the book The Tower of Siloam.¹

     George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith was born on 17 February 1861 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, England^G.¹ He was the son of General William Harrison Askwith and Elizabeth Ranken.¹ He was baptised on 26 March 1861 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, England^G.¹ He married Ellen Peel, daughter of Archibald Peel and Ellen Mary Palmer, on 20 February 1908 at Broxbourne Church, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He died on 2 June 1942 at age 81, without male issue.²
     He was educated between 1874 and 1880 at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was educated in 1880 at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1884 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner and Middle Temple in 1886 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1887 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was High Steward of the Manor of the Savoy in 1899.¹ He was Junior Counsel for Great Britain in the Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Dispute in 1899.¹ He was Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trade, Railway Department in 1907.¹ He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1908.¹ He was British Plenipotentiary to the International Copyright Conference of Berlin in 1908.¹ He was Comptroller-General of the Commercial Statistical and Labour Departments of the Board of Trade in 1909.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1909.¹ He was Chairman of the Fair Wages Advisory Committee between 1909 and 1919.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1911.¹ He held the office of Chief Industrial Commissioner between 1911 and 1919.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1912.¹ He was Chairman of the Industrial Council between 1912 and 1913.¹ He held the office of Mayor of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire in 1913.¹ He was Chairman of the Committee on Production under the Munitions of War Acts between 1915 and 1917.¹ He was created 1st Baron Askwith, of St. Ives, co. Huntingdon [U.K.] on 24 March 1919.¹ He wrote the book Industrial Problems and Disputes, published 1920.³ He was Chairman of the Council of the Royal Society of Arts
between 1922 and 1924.¹ He was Treasurer of the Royal Society of Arts between 1925 and 1927.¹ He was Vice-President of the Royal Society of Arts between 1927 and 1938.¹ He wrote the book British Taverns, their History and Laws, published 1928.³ He wrote the book Lord James of Hereford, published 1930.³ He was Chairman of Monotype Corporation.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G, in 1937.¹
     On his death, the Barony of Askwith became extinct.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt. gained the title of 4th Baronet Palmer, of Kenure Park, Dublin.¹ Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Roger.

     F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham was born on 30 October 1920.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King.¹ He married Daphne Marion Bonsor, daughter of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond, on 25 May 1944.¹ He died on 23 September 1944 at age 23, while on active service.^1,3
     He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Daphne Marion Bonsor was born in 1924.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond.¹ She married, firstly, F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King, on 25 May 1944.¹ She married, secondly, Major Alexander David Stewart, son of Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart and Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell, on 1 June 1948.¹ She died on 9 June 2014.²
     From 25 May 1944, her married name became Graham. Her married name became Stewart. She lived in 2003 at North Green, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Diane de MacMahon was born on 18 September 1968 at Paris, France^G. She is the daughter of Patrice de MacMahon and Beatrix de Chayla. She married Frederic Beigbeder on 17 May 1991 at Paradou^G.
     Her married name became Beigbeder.

     Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart was born on 7 February 1888.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Hon. Alexander Stewart and Adela Maria Loder.² He married Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell, daughter of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock, on 17 January 1914.¹ He died on 8 April 1918 at age 30, killed in action.²
     He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Captain and Brevet Major in the Rifle Brigade.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)²

     Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. was born on 9 August 1879. He was the son of Sir Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor, 1st Bt. and Emily Gertrude Fellowes.¹ He married Nancy Frances Walrond, daughter of Colonel Arthur Melville Hood Walrond and Marion Coleridge, on 30 July 1914. He died on 4 April 1959 at age 79.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Boer War in 1900.² He gained the rank of Major in the Surrey Yeomanry.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1919.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bonsor, of Kingswood, Epsom, co. Surrey [U.K., 1925] on 4 December 1929.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire between 1940 and 1941.²

     Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell was born on 23 July 1882.² He was the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving.^1,2 He married, firstly, Penelope Avice Horn.² He married, secondly, Molly Grosvenor.² He married Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell, daughter of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock, on 20 January 1929.² He died on 1 August 1956 at age 74.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in 1904 in the Indian Army.² He gained the rank of Major in 1910 in the Royal Army Service Corps.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he became a Prisoner of War.²

     Esther Love Brown is the daughter of W. Beattie Brown.¹ She married Thomas Anthony Bell, son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie.¹
     Her married name became Bell.¹