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     Lady Eileen Nina Evelyn Sibell Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was born on 13 December 1884. She was the daughter of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Mary Caroline Grey.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Lord Sir Francis George Montagu Douglas Scott, son of Sir William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton, on 11 February 1915.¹ She died on 29 May 1938 at age 53.¹
     From 11 February 1915, her married name became Montagu Douglas Scott.¹

     Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto was born on 9 July 1845. He was the son of William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto and Emma Eleanor Elizabeth Hyslop. He married Mary Caroline Grey, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey and Caroline Eliza Farquhar, on 28 July 1883. He died on 1 March 1914 at age 68.
     Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto gained the title of 4th Earl of Minto in 1891.

     Hon. Laura Coke was born in 1968. She is the daughter of Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester and Valerie Potter.

     Hon. Douglas Halyburton Cairns was born on 5 September 1867.³ He was the son of Sir Hugh MacCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns and Mary Harriet MacNeile.² He married Lady Constance Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Sir William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton, on 21 January 1908.¹ He died on 6 March 1936 at age 68.³
     Hon. Douglas Halyburton Cairns graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).³

     Sir Hugh MacCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns was born on 27 December 1819.² He was the son of William Cairns and Rosanna Johnston.¹ He married Mary Harriet MacNeile, daughter of John MacNeile and Charlotte Lavinia Dallas, on 9 May 1856.² He died on 2 April 1885 at age 65 at Lindisfarne, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.^2,3 He was buried at Bournemouth Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.³ His will was probated on 3 July 1885, at £148,168.³
     Sir Hugh MacCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 1838 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).⁴ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, with a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.).⁴ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1844 entitled to practice as a barrister.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Belfast between 1852 and 1866.² He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1856.⁴ He was invested as a Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1856.² He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1858 and 1859.² He was invested as a Knight on 17 March 1858.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 1862.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 9 June 1862.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 17 June 1863.⁴ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal of the Court of Chancery between 1866 and 1868.² He held the office of Attorney-General between July 1866 and October 1866.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 10 November 1866.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of the University of Dublin between 1867 and 1885.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Cairns of Garmoyle, co. Antrim [U.K.] on 27 February 1867.² He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 29 February 1868 and 9 December 1868.² He held the office of Lord Chancellor between February 1874 and April 1880.² He was created 1st Earl Cairns [U.K.] on 27 September 1878.² He was created 1st Viscount Garmoyle, co. Antrim [U.K.] on 27 September 1878.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Philip Bertram Gurdon, 3rd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth was born on 24 May 1940.¹ He is the son of Lt. Hon. Robert Brampton Gurdon and Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson.¹ He married, firstly, Frances Henrietta Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott and Lady Rachel Douglas-Home, on 18 January 1968.² He married, secondly, Cameron Vail (?) on 9 September 2006 at St. Botolph's Church, Culpho.³
     Philip Bertram Gurdon, 3rd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1899] on 4 January 1964.¹ He lived in 2003 at Grundisburgh Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.¹

     Sir George Christopher Cadafael Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick, 7th Bt. was born on 10 March 1941. He is the son of Lt.-Col. Sir George David Eliott Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick, 6th Bt.. He married Jean Louise Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott and Lady Rachel Douglas-Home, on 14 March 1968.¹
     Sir George Christopher Cadafael Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick, 7th Bt. gained the title of 7th Baronet Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick.

     David Worsley married Rozanne Mary Annesley, daughter of Richard Francis Michael Grove Annesley and Elsie Susannah Krige, in 1967.¹
     David Worsley lived at Rivermead, Henley-on-Klip, Transvaal, South Africa.¹

     David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter was born on 9 February 1905.³ He was the son of Sir William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Sir John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Queensberry and Lady Margaret Alice Bridgeman, on 10 January 1929.⁴ He and Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott were divorced in 1946.⁴ He married, secondly, Diana Mary Henderson, daughter of Hon. Arnold Henderson and Helen Madeline Gordon, on 12 December 1946.³ He died on 21 October 1981 at age 76.³
     David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.³ He was decorated with the Olympic Medal (for athletics).³ He was decorated with the British Empire Games Medal (for athletics, three times).³ He was educated in 1926 at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, Master of Arts (M.A.).³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Peterborough between 1931 and 1945.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire between 1937 and 1946.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1938 and 1948 in the service of the 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Grenadier Guards, Reserve of Officers.³ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1943.¹ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda between 1943 and 1945.³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1943 and 1945 in the service of the Bermuda Militia.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, in 1950.³ He held the office of Rector of St. Andrews University between 1950 and 1952.³ He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.).³ He held the office of Hereditary Grand Almoner.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Marquess of Exeter [U.K., 1801] on 6 August 1956.¹ He succeeded to the title of 16th Baron of Burghley, co. Northampton [E., 1571] on 6 August 1956.¹ He succeeded to the title of 15th Earl of Exeter [E., 1605] on 6 August 1956.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the Soke of Peterborourgh in 1958.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Stamford in 1961.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Peterborough in 1965.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Huntingdon in 1965.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Dawnay was born on 14 August 1904. He was the son of Major Hon. Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford. He married Lady Angela Christine Rose Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Sir John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Queensberry and Lady Margaret Alice Bridgeman, on 28 April 1936.¹ He died in 1989.
     Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Dawnay was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).¹