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     Clement Upton Cottrell Dormer lived at Rousham, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Sir Greville Northey Irby, 7th Baron Boston was born on 24 August 1889.¹ He was the son of Hon. Cecil Saumarez Irby and Florence Augusta Dormer.¹ He married, firstly, Constance Beryl Lester, daughter of William Richard Lester, on 29 September 1913.¹ He and Constance Beryl Lester were divorced in 1954.¹ He married, secondly, Irene Frances Holt, daughter of Francis Holt, on 6 February 1954.¹ He died on 16 September 1958 at age 69, without male issue.¹
     Sir Greville Northey Irby, 7th Baron Boston gained the rank of Honorary Captain in the service of the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.² He succeeded to the title of 8th Baronet Irby, of Whapload and Boston, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1704] on 16 September 1941.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Boston, of Boston, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1761] on 16 September 1941.¹

     Constance Beryl Lester was the daughter of William Richard Lester.¹ She married Sir Greville Northey Irby, 7th Baron Boston, son of Hon. Cecil Saumarez Irby and Florence Augusta Dormer, on 29 September 1913.¹ She and Sir Greville Northey Irby, 7th Baron Boston were divorced in 1954.¹ She died on 17 January 1969.¹
     From 29 September 1913, her married name became Irby.¹ As a result of her marriage, Constance Beryl Lester was styled as Baroness Boston on 16 September 1941.

     
     William Richard Lester lived at Alderley, Llandudno, Carmarthenshire, Wales.¹

     Irene Frances Holt was the daughter of Francis Holt.¹ She married, firstly, Harry Mills before 1954.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Greville Northey Irby, 7th Baron Boston, son of Hon. Cecil Saumarez Irby and Florence Augusta Dormer, on 6 February 1954.¹ She died in 1987.¹
     From before 1954, her married name became Mills.¹ As a result of her marriage, Irene Frances Holt was styled as Baroness Boston on 6 February 1954. From 6 February 1954, her married name became Irby.¹

     
     Francis Holt lived at Ewell, Surrey, England.¹

     Harry Mills married Irene Frances Holt, daughter of Francis Holt, before 1954.¹ He died before 1954.¹

     Sir Cecil Eustace Irby, 8th Baron Boston was born on 14 July 1897.¹ He was the son of Hon. Cecil Saumarez Irby and Florence Augusta Dormer.¹ He died on 12 October 1972 at age 75, unmarried.¹
     Sir Cecil Eustace Irby, 8th Baron Boston was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1917.² He fought in the First World War.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Grenadier Guards.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Boston, of Boston, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1761] on 16 September 1958.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Irby, of Whapload and Boston, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1704] on 16 September 1958.¹

     Major Sir Gerald Howard Boteler Irby, 9th Baron Boston was born on 29 August 1897.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Leonard Paul Irby and Ethel Maud Boteler.¹ He married, firstly, Katherine Gertrude Edwards, daughter of Captain C. M. H. Edwards, on 14 August 1926.¹ He and Katherine Gertrude Edwards were divorced in 1931.¹ He married, secondly, Erica Nelly Hill, daughter of T. H. Hill, on 8 February 1936.¹ He died on 17 February 1978 at age 80.¹
     Major Sir Gerald Howard Boteler Irby, 9th Baron Boston gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.² He fought in the First World War between 1915 and 1918.² He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Army Service Corps.² He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Irby, of Whapload and Boston, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1704] on 12 October 1972.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Boston, of Boston, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1761] on 12 October 1972.¹

     Lt.-Col. Leonard Paul Irby was born on 9 January 1871.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby and Geraldine Alicia Mary Magenis.¹ He married Ethel Maud Boteler, daughter of Captain William John Casberd Boteler, on 11 January 1896.² He died on 26 November 1936 at age 65.¹
     Lt.-Col. Leonard Paul Irby gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 6th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.² He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 15th Battalion, Rifle Brigade.² He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 16th Battalion, Training Reserve.² He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 24th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.² He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.² He gained the rank of Honorary Major in the service of the 6th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.²