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     Carolyn Ann Arbuthnott was born on 9 December 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Hugh John Arbuthnott and Dorothy Ferguson Denholm.¹ She married Hugh Alexander Normand in 1981.¹
     From 1981, her married name became Normand.¹

     Hon. Elizabeth Bruce was born in January 1689.² She was the daughter of Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin and Lady Elizabeth Seymour.¹ She married George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan, son of Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell and Lady Frances Savile, on 15 May 1707 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, England.² She died in December 1745 at age 56.² She was buried at Deene, Northamptonshire, England.²
     Her married name became Brudenell.

     Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin was born in 1656.¹ He was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and Lady Diana Grey.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp and Mary Capell, on 31 August 1676.¹ He married, secondly, Charlotte Jacqueline d'Argenteau, Comtesse d'Esneux, daughter of Louis Conrad d'Argenteau, Comte d'Esneux and Marie Gilberte de Locquenghien, on 27 April 1700 at Brussels, Belgium.² He was also reported to have been married on 30 October 1676.¹ He died on 16 December 1741 at Brussels, Belgium.² He was buried at Brussels, Belgium.² His will was probated in January 1742.³
     Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Marlborough between 1679 and 1681.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wiltshire in 1685.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber between 1685 and 1688.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire between 1685 and 1688.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire between 1685 and 1688. He was Page of Honour, at the coronation of King James II on 23 April 1685.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Kinloss [S., 1602] on 20 October 1685.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss [S., 1633] on 20 October 1685.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Bruce of Skelton, co. York [E., 1665] on 20 October 1685.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill, Bedfordshire [E., 1665] on 20 October 1685.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Elgin [S., 1633] on 20 October 1685.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Bruce of Kinlosse [S., 1604] on 20 October 1685.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Bruce of Whorlton, co. York [E., 1641] on 20 October 1685.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, Buckinghamshire [E., 1665] on 20 October 1685.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Bruce of Kinloss [S., 1608] on 20 October 1685.⁴ He was one of only four peers who continued to support King James II after the Prince of Orange embarked for England.¹ On 18 December 1688 he accompanied King James II to Rochester after the King was ejected from Whitehall.¹ In May 1695 he was accused of having conspired to plan the restoration of King James II.¹ In February 1695/96 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, but admitted to bail on 12 feb 1696/7, and allowed to leave England.¹
     According to Macky, "he was very tall, fair complexioned."² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Lady Elizabeth Seymour was born circa 1655.² She was the daughter of Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp and Mary Capell.¹ She married Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin, son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and Lady Diana Grey, on 31 August 1676.¹ She was also reported to have been married on 30 October 1676.¹ She died on 12 January 1696/97 at Tower of London, The City, London, England, in childbed, supposedly at alarm from her husband's danger.² She was buried on 27 January 1696/97 at Maulden, Bedfordshire, England.²
     On 28 June 1672 she was raised, by Royal warrant, to the precendecy of a daughter of a Duke.¹ Her married name became Bruce. As a result of her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Seymour was styled as Countess of Elgin on 20 October 1685.

     Edward Hilary Lethbridge Kingsford died before 1980.

     Lady Frances Savile was the daughter of Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex and Lady Anne Villiers.¹ She married Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell, son of Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan and Anne Savage, circa 1 June 1668.¹ She died on 6 June 1695 at Sussex, England, suddenly, from apoplexy.^1,2
     Her married name became Brudenell.

     Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex was baptised on 14 September 1590 at Doddington-Pigot, Cheshire, England.⁴ He was the son of John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pomfret and Elizabeth Cary.^3,4 He married Frances Sondes, daughter of Sir Thomas Sondes, circa 1620.² He married Lady Anne Villiers, daughter of Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey and Elizabeth Sheldon, after November 1640.⁵ He died circa 1659.⁵
     Thomas Savile, 1st Earl of Sussex gained the title of 1st Earl of Sussex.

     James Tuchet, 7th Earl of Castlehaven was born on 15 April 1723.¹ He was the son of James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven and Hon. Elizabeth Arundell.¹ He died on 6 May 1769 at age 46, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 15 May 1769 at Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.¹
     James Tuchet, 7th Earl of Castlehaven succeeded to the title of 17th Lord Audley, of Heleigh [E., 1313] on 12 October 1740, by writ.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Audley of Hely [E., 1633] on 12 October 1740. He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Castlehaven, co. Cork [I., 1616] on 12 October 1740.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Audley of Orier, co. Armagh [I., 1616] on 12 October 1740.¹

     Hugh Alexander Normand married Carolyn Ann Arbuthnott, daughter of Hugh John Arbuthnott and Dorothy Ferguson Denholm, in 1981.¹
     Hugh Alexander Normand lived at Garden Cottage, Ardoch, Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.¹

     George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu was born on 26 July 1712 at Cardigan House, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England.¹ He was the son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Hon. Elizabeth Bruce.¹ He was baptised on 1 August 1712 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields Church, London, England.¹ He married Lady Mary Montagu, daughter of John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu and Lady Mary Churchill, on 7 July 1730 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields Church, London, England.³ He died on 23 May 1790 at age 77 at Privy Gardens, Whitehall, London, England, without surviving male issue.³ His will was probated in June 1790.³ He was buried on 9 June 1790 at Warkton, Northamptonshire, England.⁴
     George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu was baptised with the name of George Brudenell.¹ He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 1 July 1726.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 31 January 1729/30 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Brudenell, of Deene, co. Northampton [E., 1611] on 5 July 1732.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Cardigan [E., 1661] on 5 July 1732.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Brudenell of Stonton, co. Leicester [E., 1628] on 5 July 1732.¹ He held the office of Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent between 1742 and 1752.¹ On 15 July 1749 his name was legally changed to George Montagu.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 7 December 1749.¹ He held the office of Constable of Windsor Castle between 1752 and 1790.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 4 June 1752.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Montagu [Great Britain] on 5 November 1766, He was originally offered the Dukedom on the condition that the remainder was only to his children by his current wife, but after he objected to this condition, the Dukedom was granted without this limitation.¹ He was created 1st Marquess of Monthermer [Great Britain] on 5 November 1766.¹ He was Governor to the Prince of Wales and Prince Frederick between 1776 and 1780.³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 5 June 1776.³ He held the office of Master of the Horse between 1780 and 1790.³ He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 1 April 1784.³ He was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton, co. Northampton [Great Britain] on 21 August 1786, with a special remainder to the second and every other younger son of his daughter Elizabeth.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire from 1789 to 1790.³
     According to Horace Walpole, he was "one of the weakest and most ignorant men living."³
     On his death, the Dukedom of Montagu and Marquessate of Monthermer became extinct.³