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     Lady Hester Margaret Cairns was born on 3 August 1895.¹ She is the daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold.² She married Rt. Hon. Robert Croft Bourne, son of Colonel Gilbert Charles Bourne and Constance Margaret Graham Croft, on 7 June 1917.¹
      From 7 June 1917, her married name became Bourne. She was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation and President of the National Society Cconsefvative and Unionist Women Organisers between 1939 and 1943.¹

     Colonel Gilbert Charles Bourne was the son of Lt.-Col. R. Bourne.² He married Constance Margaret Graham Croft, daughter of Sir John Frederick Croft, 2nd Bt. and Emma Graham, on 14 July 1877.³ He died on 9 March 1933.³
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).³ He graduated with a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.).³ He was Emeritus Linacre Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.).¹ He lived at Cowarne Court, Herefordshire, England.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).³

     Rt. Hon. Robert Croft Bourne was the son of Colonel Gilbert Charles Bourne and Constance Margaret Graham Croft.² He married Lady Hester Margaret Cairns, daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold, on 7 June 1917.¹ He died on 7 August 1938.¹
     He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Herefordshire Regiment.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.).¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He lived at Fyfield Manor, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.³

     Lady Ursula Helen Cairns was born on 14 June 1899.¹ She is the daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold.³ She married Major John Roland Abbey, son of William Henry Abbey, on 7 June 1921.¹
      From 7 June 1921, her married name became Abbey.

     William Henry Abbey lived at Sedgwick Park, Horsham, Sussex, England.¹

     Major John Roland Abbey was born on 23 November 1894.² He was the son of William Henry Abbey.³ He married Lady Ursula Helen Cairns, daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold, on 7 June 1921.⁴ He died on 24 December 1969 at age 75.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Rifle Brigade.⁴ He fought in the First World War.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Sussex between 1949 and 1950.²

     Lady Sheila Mary Cairns was born on 9 April 1905.¹ She was the daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold.² She married Major Charles Ivor Patrick Holroyd, son of Major Charles Patrick Holroyd, on 26 November 1930.¹ She died on 8 March 2000 at age 94.³
      From 26 November 1930, her married name became Holroyd. She lived at Providence Cottage, Chute Cadley, Andover, Hampshire, England.¹

     Major Charles Patrick Holroyd lived at Langton House, Blandford, Dorset, England.¹

     Major Charles Ivor Patrick Holroyd was the son of Major Charles Patrick Holroyd.² He married Lady Sheila Mary Cairns, daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold, on 26 November 1930.¹ He died on 20 January 1976.¹
     He gained the rank of Major on 20 January 1976 in the service of the The Rifle Brigade.¹

     Lt.-Col. Charles John Holroyd was born in 1933.¹ He is the son of Major Charles Ivor Patrick Holroyd and Lady Sheila Mary Cairns.² He married Amanda Jane Glyn, daughter of Colonel Sir Richard Hamilton Glyn, 5th/9th Bt. and Lyndsay Mary Baker, on 18 January 1969.¹
      Lt.-Col. Charles John Holroyd usually went by his middle name of John.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Green Jackets.¹ He lived in 2003 at Providence Cottage, Chute Cadley, Andover, Hampshire, England.¹