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     James Hugh Smith-Barry was born on 22 October 1870.² He was the son of Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore and Lady Mary Frances Wyndham-Quin.² He died on 18 May 1871.³

     Dorothy Smith was the daughter of Hugh Smith.¹ She married Hon. John Smith-Barry, son of Lt.-Gen. James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore and Lady Anne Chichester, in April 1746.^1,2 She died in January 1756.²
     From April 1746, her married name became Smith-Barry.^1,2

     
     Hugh Smith lived at Weald Hall, Essex, England.²

     Hon. Geraldine Smith-Barry is the daughter of Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore and Lady Mary Frances Wyndham-Quin.² She married, firstly, Henry Burleigh Lethem Overend, son of John Overend, on 18 July 1893.² She married, secondly, Major James William David Thomson, son of Major Chadwick Thomson, on 9 November 1917.² She died on 23 December 1957, without issue.¹
     From 18 July 1893, her married name became Overend.² From 9 November 1917, her married name became Thomson.²

     Henry Burleigh Lethem Overend was the son of John Overend.² He married Hon. Geraldine Smith-Barry, daughter of Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore and Lady Mary Frances Wyndham-Quin, on 18 July 1893.¹ He died on 12 May 1904.²

     Major James William David Thomson is the son of Major Chadwick Thomson.¹ He married Hon. Geraldine Smith-Barry, daughter of Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore and Lady Mary Frances Wyndham-Quin, on 9 November 1917.² He died on 12 December 1943.¹
     Major James William David Thomson gained the rank of Major in the service of the 21st Lancers.¹

     Hon. Dorothy Elizabeth Smith-Barry was born on 14 April 1894.² She is the daughter of Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore and Elizabeth Wadsworth.¹ She married Major William Bertram Bell, son of John Francis Bell, on 6 January 1917.^1,3 She died on 16 January 1975 at age 80.²
     From 6 January 1917, her married name became Bell.¹ She lived at Hamerton, Huntingdonshire, England.² She lived at Fota Island, County Cork, Ireland.²

     Major William Bertram Bell is the son of John Francis Bell.² He married Hon. Dorothy Elizabeth Smith-Barry, daughter of Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st and last Baron Barrymore and Elizabeth Wadsworth, on 6 January 1917.^3,4
     Major William Bertram Bell held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).⁵ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 12th Lancers.³ Major William Bertram Bell usually went by his middle name of Bertram.⁶ He lived at Fota Island, Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland.⁵ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).²

     George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing of Basin Byflete and of Hoddington was born on 19 May 1826 at London, England.¹ He was the son of William Lutley Sclater and Anna Maria Bowyer.² He married Lydia Caroline Birch, daughter of Major George Birch and Lydia Diana Dashwood, on 8 December 1857 at Crondall, Hampshire, England.² He died on 22 October 1894 at age 68 at Hoddington House, Hampshire, England.¹ He was buried at Upton Grey, Hampshire, England.² His will was probated, at £49,147 gross and £24,732 net.²
     George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing of Basin Byflete and of Hoddington was baptised with the name of George Sclater.² He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1847 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and 2nd class classics.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1850 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1851 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for North Hampshire between 1857 and 1885.² On 30 November 1857 his name was legally changed to George Sclater-Booth.² He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary of the Poor Law Board between 1867 and 1868.² He held the office of Financial Secretary of the Treasury between February 1868 and December 1868.² He held the office of President of the Local Government Board between 1874 and 1880.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 2 March 1874.² He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 20 January 1876.² He held the office of Official Verderer of the New Forest in 1877.² He was Governor at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hampshire, Basingstoke Division between 1885 and 1887.² He was created 1st Baron Basing of Basing Byflete and of Hoddington, both in co. Southampton [U.K.] on 7 July 1887.²
     Lord Randolph Churchill described him as "mediocrity distinguished by a double-barrelled name." Elsewhere he is called "a painstakingly useful man, but not of the sort to fill the House at the dinner hour."²

     William Lutley Sclater was born on 22 January 1789.³ He was the son of Reverend Bartholomew Lutley Sclater and Elizabeth Rebecca Bristow.^2,3 He married Anna Maria Bowyer, daughter of William Bowyer and Dorothy Tomkyns, on 26 July 1821.³ He died on 15 December 1885 at age 96.¹
     William Lutley Sclater graduated with the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.).³ In 1814 he inherited the estate of Basing Byfleet, Hampshire, from his half-uncles.² He held the office of Chairman of Magistrates, Basingstoke Division.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).³ He lived at Hoddington House, Hampshire, England.²