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     Godard John George Charles Bentinck was born on 3 August 1857.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck, 4th Graf Bentinck and Caroline Mechtild Emma Charlotte Christine Luise Gräfin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.¹ He married Countess Augustine Wilhelmine Louise Adrienne de Bylandt, daughter of Count Auguste de Bylandt, on 12 June 1884.¹ He died on 4 January 1940 at age 82.¹
     He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.)¹ He was Coadjutor of the Teutonic Order.¹ He lived at Amerongen Castle, The Netherlands.¹

     Countess Augustine Wilhelmine Louise Adrienne de Bylandt was the daughter of Count Auguste de Bylandt.¹ She married Godard John George Charles Bentinck, son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck, 4th Graf Bentinck and Caroline Mechtild Emma Charlotte Christine Luise Gräfin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, on 12 June 1884.¹ She died on 27 January 1916.¹
     Her married name became Bentinck.

     Victoria Mary Frederica Mechtild Bentinck was born on 6 September 1863.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck, 4th Graf Bentinck and Caroline Mechtild Emma Charlotte Christine Luise Gräfin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.¹ She died on 5 February 1949 at age 85, unmarried.¹

     Admiral Sir James Hawkins-Whitshed, 1st Bt. was born in 1761.² He was the son of Rt. Rev. James Hawkins and Catherine Keene.^2,3 He married Sophia Henrietta Bentinck, daughter of Captain John Albert Bentinck and Reniera van Tuyll van Serooskerken, on 11 December 1791.¹ He died on 29 October 1849.¹
     He was given the name of James Hawkins at birth.² In 1791 his name was legally changed to James Hawkins-Whitshed by Act of Parliament.² He was awarded a gold medal for distinguished service off Cape St. Vincent.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1830.² He was created 1st Baronet Hawkins-Whitshed [U.K.] on 16 May 1834.² He was created Baron Hawkins-Whitshed [Hanover] in 1843.² He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.² He lived at Killincarrig, Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland.²

     Antoinette Whilhelmina Jane Bentinck was born on 18 December 1785.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. John Charles Bentinck and Jemima Helena de Reede-Ginkel, Countess de Reede-Ginkel.¹ She died on 30 January 1870 at age 84.¹

     Reniera van Tuyll van Serooskerken was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Jan Maximilian van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Heer van Vleuten en Westbroek and Lady Ursula Christine Reiniera van Reede, van Amerongen.¹ She married Captain John Albert Bentinck, son of William Bentinck, 1st Graf Bentinck and Charlotte Sophie Gräfin von Aldenburg, on 17 July 1763 at The Hague, The Netherlands.^1,2 She died in 1792.¹
     Her married name became Bentinck.

     Commodore Walter Griffith married Mary Davies in June 1759.¹

     Richard Cumberland was born on 19 February 1731 at Master's Lodge, Trinity Colege, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ He was the son of Dr. Denison Cumberland and Johanna Bentley.⁴ He married Elizabeth Ridge on 19 December 1759.² He died on 7 May 1811 at age 80 at Bedford Palce, London, England.³
     He was a dramatist and essayist.¹