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     Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Bt. was born on 8 June 1752 at Gibraltar.¹ He was the son of George Burges and Anne Whichnour Somerville.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Noel, daughter of Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth of Wellesborough and Judith Lamb, on 19 June 1777.² He married, secondly, Anne Montolieu, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lewis Charles Montolieu, Baron de St. Hypolite, on 16 December 1780.³ He married, thirdly, Lady Margaret Janet Lindsay, daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres and Anne Dalrymple, on 8 September 1812.³ He died on 13 October 1824 at age 72.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered in November 1824.³
     Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Bt. was baptised with the name of James Bland Burges.⁴ He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.² He matriculated at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 7 January 1770.² He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1777 entitled to practice as a Barrister.² He held the office of Commissioner of Bankruptcy in 1777.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Belston between January 1787 and 1790.² He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1789 and 1795.² He held the office of Knight Marshal of the Royal Household.² He was created 1st Baronet Burges [Great Britain] on 21 October 1795.¹ He wrote the book The Birth and Triumph of Love.² On 25 October 1821 his name was legally changed to James Bland Lamb by Royal Licence.²
     He had nine other children by his second wife.³

     Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay was born on 11 October 1763.¹ She was the daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres and Anne Dalrymple.¹ She married Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, son of Hon. Charles Yorke and Katharine Freeman, on 24 July 1782. She died on 26 May 1858 at age 94.¹
     Her married name became Yorke. As a result of her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay was styled as Countess of Hardwicke on 16 May 1796.¹

     Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke was born on 31 May 1757.¹ He was the son of Hon. Charles Yorke and Katharine Freeman.² He married Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay, daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres and Anne Dalrymple, on 24 July 1782. He died on 18 November 1834 at age 77, without surviving male issue.¹
     Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridgeshire between 1780 and 1790.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1790 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire between 1790 and 1834.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Royston, co. Cambridge [G.B., 1754] on 16 May 1796.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Hardwicke, of Hardwicke, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1733] on 16 May 1796.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Hardwicke [G.B., 1754] on 16 May 1796.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He gained the rank of Colonel.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.).¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.).¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1801.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1801 and 1806.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1803.¹

     Charles Dalrymple was the son of Sir Robert Dalrymple of Castleton and Anne Cunningham. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Edwin, daughter of John Edwin and Elizabeth Bradshaigh, on 29 September 1758 at London, England.¹
     Charles Dalrymple lived at North Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland.¹

     Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Bt. was born on 2 February 1824.² He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Lindsay and Anne Trotter.¹ He married, firstly, Caroline Blanche Elizabeth Fitzroy, daughter of Rt. Hon. Henry FitzRoy and Hannah Mayer Rothschild, on 30 June 1864.² He married, secondly, Kate Harriet Burfield, daughter of William Burfield, on 10 August 1912.² He died on 7 May 1913 at age 89.³
     Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Bt. succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Trotter, of Westville, Lincolnshire [U.K., 1821] on 1 September 1837, under the special remainder of this title to his mother.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards.² He was commander of the 1st Regiment, Italian Legion in 1854.² He fought in the Crimean War.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Fifeshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Fifeshire.² He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fife Volunteers between 1864 and 1884.²

     Caroline Blanche Elizabeth Fitzroy was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Henry FitzRoy and Hannah Mayer Rothschild.¹ She married Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Bt., son of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Lindsay and Anne Trotter, on 30 June 1864.¹ She died on 4 August 1912.¹
     Her married name became Lindsay.

     Jasper Alexander Maurice Ridley was born on 20 April 1913 at London, England. He was the son of Hon. Sir Jaspar Nicholas Ridley and Natalie Louise Gräfin von Benckendorff. He married Helen Laura Cressida Bonham-Carter, daughter of Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter and Lady Helen Violet Asquith, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, on 8 June 1939.¹ He died on 13 December 1944 at age 31 at Italy, killed in a minefield whilst trying to reach Allied lines.

     Kate Harriet Burfield was the daughter of William Burfield.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Bt., son of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Lindsay and Anne Trotter, on 10 August 1912.¹ She died on 4 April 1937.
     Her married name became Madley.¹ Her married name became Lindsay.

     Lt.-Col. Robert James Lindsay-Loyd, 1st and last Baron Wantage of Lockinge was born on 16 April 1832.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Lindsay and Anne Trotter.¹ He married Hon. Harriet Sarah Loyd, daughter of Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st and last Baron Overstone and Harriet Wright, on 17 November 1858.¹ He died on 10 June 1901 at age 69, without issue.¹
     His name was legally changed to Robert James Lindsay-Loyd by Royal Licence.¹ He was baptised with the name of Robert James Lindsay.¹ He fought in the Crimean War.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Scots Fusilier Guards.² He was decorated with the award of Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 24 February 1857, for his actions on 20 September and 5 November 1854.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) between 1865 and 1885.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Scots Fusiliers.² He held the office of Finance Secretary, War Office between 1877 and 1880.¹ He was created 1st Baron Wantage of Lockinge, co. Berkshire [U.K.] on 23 July 1885.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the service of the Home Counties Infantry Volunteer Brigade.¹ He was Colonel of the Berkshire Royal Volunteers.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire.¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹