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     Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston was born on 31 July 1848.¹ He was the son of Sir Robert King, 6th Earl of Kingston and Anne Gore-Booth.¹ He married Frances Margaret Christina King-Tenison, daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward King-Tenison and Louisa Mary Anne Anson, on 23 January 1872 at St. James's, Westminster, London, England.¹ He died on 13 January 1896 at age 47 at Cairo, Egypt.¹
     Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston was baptised with the name of Henry Newcomen King.¹ He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, co. Roscommon [I., 1682] on 21 June 1871.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Lorton of Boyle, co. Roscommon [I., 1806] on 21 June 1871.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Erris of Boyle, co. Roscommon [I., 1800] on 21 June 1871.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Kingston [I., 1768] on 21 June 1871.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Kingston of Kingsborough, co. Sligo [I., 1766] on 21 June 1871.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Kingston of Rockingham, co. Roscommon [I., 1764] on 21 June 1871.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 5th Battalion, Connaught Rangers.² As a result of his marriage, Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston was styled as Henry Newcomen King-Tenison by Royal Licence on 10 March 1883.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1887 and 1896, Conservative.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Roscommon between 1888 and 1896.¹

     Frances Margaret Christina King-Tenison was born on 9 July 1845.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward King-Tenison and Louisa Mary Anne Anson.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston, son of Sir Robert King, 6th Earl of Kingston and Anne Gore-Booth, on 23 January 1872 at St. James's, Westminster, London, England.¹ She died on 18 October 1907 at age 62.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Frances Margaret Christina King-Tenison was styled as Countess of Kingston on 23 January 1872.

     Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough was born on 9 June 1873.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston and Frances Margaret Christina King-Tenison.¹ He died on 21 June 1873 at age 0 at 26 Dover Street, London, England.¹
     Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough was styled as Viscount Kingsborough.¹

     Henry Edwyn King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston was born on 19 September 1874 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston and Frances Margaret Christina King-Tenison.¹ He married Ethel Lisette Walker, daughter of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Bt. and Eliza Reid, on 3 February 1897 at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England.¹ He died on 11 January 1946 at age 71.²
     Henry Edwyn King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston was styled as Viscount Kingsborough between 1874 and 1896.¹ He was educated between 1888 and 1892 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Kingston of Mitchelstown, co. Roscommon [I., 1800] on 13 January 1896.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Kingston [I., 1768] on 13 January 1896.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Viscount Kingston of Kingsborough, co. Sligo [I., 1766] on 13 January 1896.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Kingston of Rockingham, co. Roscommon [I., 1764] on 13 January 1896.¹ He succeeded to the title of 13th Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, co. Roscommon [I., 1682] on 13 January 1896.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Viscount Lorton of Boyle, co. Roscommon [I., 1806] on 13 January 1896.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1900 in the service of the Irish Guards.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1903 in the service of the Reserve of Officers.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1914 in the service of the Irish Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 5th Battalion, Connaught Rangers.³

     Ethel Lisette Walker was born on 29 September 1872.² She was the daughter of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Bt. and Eliza Reid.¹ She married Henry Edwyn King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston, son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston and Frances Margaret Christina King-Tenison, on 3 February 1897 at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England.¹ She died on 18 April 1949 at age 76.³
     As a result of her marriage, Ethel Lisette Walker was styled as Countess of Kingston on 3 February 1897. From 3 February 1897, her married name became King-Tenison.¹

     Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Bt. was born on 15 December 1824.² He was the son of Peter Walker and Mary Carlaw.² He married, firstly, Eliza Reid, daughter of John Reid, on 16 June 1853.² He died on 27 February 1893 at age 68.²
     Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Walker, of Gateacre, co. Lancaster.¹

     Eliza Reid was the daughter of John Reid.¹ She married Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Bt., son of Peter Walker and Mary Carlaw, on 16 June 1853.² She died on 20 March 1882.²
     From 16 June 1853, her married name became Walker.¹

     
     John Reid lived at Limekilns, Fife, Scotland.¹

     Sir Robert Henry Ethelbert King-Tenison, 10th Earl of Kingston was born on 27 November 1897.¹ He was the son of Henry Edwyn King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston and Ethel Lisette Walker.¹ He married, firstly, Gwyneth Joan Evans, daughter of William Howard Evans, on 24 December 1937.² He and Gwyneth Joan Evans were divorced in 1947.² He married, secondly, Jean Sinclair Alexander, daughter of James Lascelles Alexander, on 29 May 1947.² He died on 17 July 1948 at age 50.³
     Sir Robert Henry Ethelbert King-Tenison, 10th Earl of Kingston was styled as Viscount Kingsborough between 1897 and 1946.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys).¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He fought in the Iraq Campaign in 1919.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Erris of Boyle, co. Roscommon [I., 1800] on 11 January 1946.² He succeeded to the title of 10th Viscount Kingston of Kingsborough, co. Sligo [I., 1766] on 11 January 1946.² He succeeded to the title of 10th Earl of Kingston [I., 1768] on 11 January 1946.² He succeeded to the title of 10th Baron Kingston of Rockingham, co. Roscommon [I., 1764] on 11 January 1946.² He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount Lorton of Boyle, co. Roscommon [I., 1806] on 11 January 1946.² He succeeded to the title of 14th Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, co. Roscommon [I., 1682] on 11 January 1946.²

     Caroline Jane Rollo was born on 6 November 1979.² She is the daughter of Gilbert Mark Rollo and Paulette Beatrice Stanhope.¹