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     Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley was born on 21 November 1825.¹ He was the son of Captain Francis Charles Annesley and Mary Radcliffe.¹ He married Jane Hume Anderson, daughter of Sir George Anderson, on 24 July 1866.¹ He died on 13 December 1887 at age 62.¹
     Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Bengal Army.¹

     Joan Neville was the daughter of Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.¹ She married Sir William Fitzalan, 16th Earl of Arundel, son of Sir John d'Arundel, 13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Betteshorne, after 17 August 1438.¹ She died before 9 September 1462.¹ She was buried at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England.²
     From after 17 August 1438, her married name became Fitzalan.¹

     Cicely Neville was the daughter of Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.¹ She married, firstly, Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Beauchamp, son of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Isabel le Despenser, in 1434.² She and Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester obtained a marriage license on 3 April 1449.² She died on 28 July 1450.² She was buried on 31 July 1450 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.¹
     From 1434, her married name became de Beauchamp.² She held the office of Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1449.² From 3 April 1449, her married name became Tiptoft.² As a result of her marriage, Cicely Neville was styled as Countess of Worcester on 16 July 1449.

     Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Beauchamp was born on 22 March 1424/25.² He was the son of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Isabel le Despenser. He married Cicely Neville, daughter of Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury, in 1434.¹ He died on 11 June 1445 at age 20, without male issue.¹
     Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Beauchamp succeeded to the title of Comte d'Aumale on 30 April 1439.² He succeeded to the title of 14th Earl of Warwick on 30 April 1439. He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Burghersh [E., 1330] on 27 December 1439.³ He was created 1st Duke of Warwick [England] on 5 April 1445.^1,2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester was born on 8 May 1427.¹ He was the son of John Tiptoft, 1st Lord Tiptoft and Joyce de Cherleton.¹ He and Cicely Neville obtained a marriage license on 3 April 1449.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Greyndour, daughter of Robert Greyndour and Joan Rugge, after 10 June 1451.³ He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Hopton, daughter of Thomas Hopton and Eleanor Lucy, circa September 1467 at Ludlow, Shropshire, England.³ He died on 18 October 1470 at age 43 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England, beheaded.³ He was buried at Church of Blackfriars, Ludgate, England.³
     Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester was educated between 1440 and 1443 at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Tiptoft [E., 1426] on 27 January 1442/43.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Worcester [England] on 16 July 1449.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of England between 15 April 1452 and March 1455.⁴ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 1453.⁴ He held the office of Chief Justice of North Wales between 25 November 1461 and 28 August 1467.⁴ He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London on 2 December 1461.⁴ He held the office of Constable of England between 7 February 1462 and August 1467.⁴ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 21 March 1461/62.⁵ He held the office of Treasurer of England between 14 April 1462 and June 1463.⁵ He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household on 9 January 1462/63.⁵ He held the office of Chancellor of Ireland on 31 January 1463/64.⁵ Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester also went by the nick-name of 'Butcher of England'.⁴ He held the office of Constable of England on 14 March 1469/70.⁵ He held the office of Treasurer of England on 10 July 1470.⁵ In September 1470 he was taken prisoner, and condemned for high treason by the new Constable of England, John, 13th Earl of Oxford.³

     Jane Hume Anderson was the daughter of Sir George Anderson.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley, son of Captain Francis Charles Annesley and Mary Radcliffe, on 24 July 1866.¹ She married, secondly, Maj.-Gen C. E. Layard on 9 April 1889.¹ She died on 6 May 1901.¹
     From 24 July 1866, her married name became Annesley.¹ From 9 April 1889, her married name became Layard.¹

     
     Sir George Anderson was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹

     Maj.-Gen C. E. Layard married Jane Hume Anderson, daughter of Sir George Anderson, on 9 April 1889.¹

     Lt.-Col. Arthur Stpehen Robert Annesley was born on 12 January 1869.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley and Jane Hume Anderson.¹ He married Kate Talbot Howey, daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Howey, on 5 December 1895.¹ He died on 28 June 1939 at age 70.¹
     Lt.-Col. Arthur Stpehen Robert Annesley gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in the service of the Indian Army.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹

     Kate Talbot Howey was born before 1880. She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Howey.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Arthur Stpehen Robert Annesley, son of Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley and Jane Hume Anderson, on 5 December 1895.¹ She died on 11 June 1939.¹
     From 5 December 1895, her married name became Annesley.¹