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     Harold Swann was born on 29 January 1880.² He was the son of Sir Charles Ernest Swann, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Duncan.^1,3 He married Dorothea Alma Agnew, daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff, on 14 May 1907.² He died on 7 November 1953 at age 73.¹
     He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.) Hertfordshire.² He was educated Eton.² He was Captain TAR.²

     Sir Charles Ernest Swann, 1st Bt. was born on 25 January 1844.² He is the son of John Frederick Schwann and Henrietta Kell.³ He married Elizabeth Duncan, daughter of David Duncan, on 20 September 1877.² He died on 13 July 1929 at age 85.⁴
     He gained the title of 1st Baronet Swann.¹ He was Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Lib) N Manchester in 1886.² On 16 July 1906 so created.² He was Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1911.² On 11 December 1913 roy licence.²

     Hazel Louisa Agnew was the daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff.¹ She married Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore, son of Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 3rd Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore and Isabel Marian Chetwynd, on 30 October 1913.¹ She and Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore were divorced in 1926.² She died on 15 April 1943.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Hazel Louisa Agnew was styled as Viscountess Combermere of Bhurtpore on 30 October 1913. From 30 October 1913, her married name became Stapleton-Cotton.¹

     Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore was born on 29 June 1887.¹ He was the son of Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 3rd Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore and Isabel Marian Chetwynd.^1,2 He married, firstly, Hazel Louisa Agnew, daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff, on 30 October 1913.³ He and Hazel Louisa Agnew were divorced in 1926.¹ He married, secondly, Constance Marie Katherine Williams-Drummond, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Francis Dudley Williams-Drummond and Marguerite Violet Maud Agnew, on 1 January 1927.¹ He died on 8 February 1969 at age 81.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Cotton, of Combermere, co. Chester [E., 1677] on 20 February 1898.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore [U.K., 1827] on 20 February 1898.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Combermere, of Combermere, co. Chester [U.K., 1814] on 20 February 1898.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1916 in the service of the Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve).¹ He fought in the First World War between 1916 and 1919, where he was wounded.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Herefordshire between 1953 and 1960.¹

     Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew was born on 21 June 1859.¹ He was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 8th Bt. and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel.¹ He married Lillian Anne Murray, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray and Arabella Bray, on 30 June 1897.¹ He and Lillian Anne Murray were divorced in 1908.² He died on 31 March 1928 at age 68.¹
     He fought in the Third Burma War between 1885 and 1887.¹ He fought in the campaign in Rhodesia in 1896.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wigtownshire.² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 4th Hussars.¹

     Lillian Anne Murray was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray and Arabella Bray.^1,2 She married Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew, son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 8th Bt. and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel, on 30 June 1897.¹ She and Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew were divorced in 1908.³ She died on 15 December 1937.¹
      From 30 June 1897, her married name became Agnew.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray was born on 13 March 1853.² He was the son of Brig.-Gen. James Wolfe Murray and Elizabeth Charlotte Melville.^3,4 He married Arabella Bray, daughter of W Bray, on 14 May 1875.³ He died on 17 October 1919 at age 66, having by his 1st wife had:.³ He died in October 1919 at age 66.²
     He was Lieutenant-General RA, QMG –04, Commissioner of Supply, Master-Gen Ordance HQ 1904–07, commander Secunderabad Div 1907–11, General Officer Commanding Scottish Cmd 1913–14, GOC-ic S Africa 1914, CIGS 1914–15, GOC-ic Eastern Cmd 1916–18, Ashanti and India 1903.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He was Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) Peeblesshire.³ He lived Cringletie and Westshields.³ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived at Cringletie, Peebles-shire, Scotland.¹ On 30 April 1913 married 2nd Fanny Worswick (died 29 March 1953), youngest daughter of James Scott Robson, of Pontefract, and widow of Sir Donald Horne Macfarlane.³

     Brig.-Gen. James Wolfe Murray was born on 11 May 1814.¹ He was the son of James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie and Isabella Katherine Strange.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Charlotte Melville, daughter of John Whyte Melville, on 25 March 1852.¹ He died on 20 June 1890 at age 76.²
     He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ Lanarks.¹ He was Brigadier-General Royal County Archers.¹ He was Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He lived Cringletie and Westshields.¹

     Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew of Lochnaw, 10th Bt. was born on 6 October 1900.¹ He was the son of Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew and Lillian Anne Murray.¹ He married Swanzie Erskine, daughter of Major Esmé Nourse Erskine and Elizabeth Susan Matilda Reinders, on 9 October 1937.¹ He died on 28 August 1975 at age 74.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Machine Gun Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 4th Battalion, Royal Susse Regiment (Territorial Army).¹ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He entered the military between 1926 and 1929 at China, in the service of the officer, with the rank of U.S. Army.¹ He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtown [N.S., 1629] on 14 July 1928.¹ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).¹ He was a farmer between 1944 and 1953 at South Africa.¹ He was Registrar of the University of Fort Hare.¹ He was Secretary of Cambridge University, Department of Education between 1960 and 1965.¹

     Swanzie Erskine was born in 1916.² She was the daughter of Major Esmé Nourse Erskine and Elizabeth Susan Matilda Reinders.^1,2 She married Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew of Lochnaw, 10th Bt., son of Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew and Lillian Anne Murray, on 9 October 1937.¹ She died on 28 September 2000.¹
      From 9 October 1937, her married name became Agnew.¹ She was a professor of geography.¹