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     Henry Vansittart died in January 1770, lost with all hands on board Aurora, while on the way to Bengal.¹
     Henry Vansittart held the office of Governor of Bengal.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.).¹

     Amelia Morse is the daughter of Nicholas Morse.¹

     
     Nicholas Morse lived Governor of Madras.¹

     Hon. Catharine Isabella Eden was born on 20 September 1778.¹ She was the daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland and Eleanor Elliot.¹ She married Nicholas Vansittart, 1st and last Baron Bexley, son of Henry Vansittart and Amelia Morse, on 22 July 1806.¹ She died on 10 August 1810 at age 31.¹
     From 22 July 1806, her married name became Vansittart.¹

     Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley was born circa 1676.¹ He was the son of Robert Benson and Dorothy Jenkins.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Finch, daughter of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford and Elizabeth Banks, on 21 December 1703 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields Church, London, England.¹ He died on 9 April 1731, without male issue.¹ He was buried on 14 April 1731 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.¹ His will (dated 27 June 1729 to 9 March 1729/30) was probated on 13 April 1731.¹
     Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Thetford between 1702 and 1705.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the City of York between 1705 and 1713.¹ He was Commissioner of the Treasury from August 1710 to 1711.¹ He was a director of the South Seas Company from 1711 to 1715.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 14 June 1711.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer from 14 June 1711 to 1713.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain from 1713 to 1714.¹ He was created 1st Baron of Bingley, co. York [Great Britain] on 21 July 1713.¹ He received a grant of Branham Moor, Yorkshire from the Crown, where he erected a stately mansion.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Household to King George II from 1730 to 1731.¹
     On his death, his peerage became extinct.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     
     Robert Benson was an attorney.¹ He lived at Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Dorothy Jenkins is the daughter of Tobias Jenkins.¹

     
     Tobias Jenkins lived at Grimston, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Finch was born circa 1679.¹ She was the daughter of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford and Elizabeth Banks.¹ She married Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley, son of Robert Benson and Dorothy Jenkins, on 21 December 1703 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields Church, London, England.¹ She died on 26 February 1757.¹ She was buried on 11 March 1757 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.¹ Her will (dated 25 July 1737) was probated on 26 March 1757.¹
     From 21 December 1703, her married name became Benson.¹ As a result of her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Finch was styled as Baroness of Bingley on 21 July 1713.

     George Fox-Lane, 1st and last Baron Bingley was born circa 1697.¹ He was the son of Henry Fox and Hon. Frances Lane.¹ He married Hon. Harriet Benson, daughter of Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley and Lady Elizabeth Finch, on 12 July 1731 at Somerset House Chapel, The Strand, London, England, She brought him estates worth supposedly £100,000, including Bramham, Yorkshire.¹ He died on 22 February 1773 at Bramham Park, Yorkshire, England, without surviving issue.¹ His will (dated 30 May 1770) was probated on 27 April 1773.¹
     George Fox-Lane, 1st and last Baron Bingley was baptised with the name of George Fox.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Hindon between 1734 and 1741.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the City of York between 1742 and 1761.¹ On 22 March 1750/51 his name was legally changed to George Fox-Lane by Act of Parliament.¹ He was created 1st Baron Bingley, co. York [Great Britain] on 13 May 1762.¹