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     William Catto was born in 1864.¹ He was the son of William Catto and Isabella Yule.² He died in 1917.¹

     John Catto was born in 1867.¹ He was the son of William Catto and Isabella Yule.² He married Harriet (?).¹ He died in 1942.¹

     Harriet (?) was born circa 1878.¹ She married John Catto, son of William Catto and Isabella Yule.¹ She died on 5 February 1963.¹
     Her married name became Catto.

     Lt.-Cdr. Andrew Yule Catto was born in 1869.¹ He was the son of William Catto and Isabella Yule.² He married Ella Grosvenor on 18 November 1922.¹ He died on 20 January 1939.¹
     Lt.-Cdr. Andrew Yule Catto gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹

     Ella Grosvenor married, firstly, Lt.-Cdr. Arthur Bruce Nesling before 1922.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Cdr. Andrew Yule Catto, son of William Catto and Isabella Yule, on 18 November 1922.¹
     From before 1922, her married name became Nesling.¹ From 18 November 1922, her married name became Catto.

     Adam Yule Catto was born in 1871.¹ He was the son of William Catto and Isabella Yule.² He died in 1933.¹
     Adam Yule Catto gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Navy Reserve.¹

     Thomas Sivewright Catto, 1st Baron Catto was born on 15 March 1879.¹ He is the son of William Catto and Isabella Yule.² He married Gladys Forbes Gordon, daughter of Stephen Gordon and Ida Olivia Rees, on 20 October 1910.¹ He died on 23 August 1959 at age 80.¹
     Thomas Sivewright Catto, 1st Baron Catto was educated between 1886 and 1889 at Peterhead Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.³ He was educated between 1890 and 1895 at Rutherford College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England.³ He was British Admiralty Representative on the Russian Commission to the USA in 1915.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was head of the British Food Mission to the USA and Canada between 1918 and 1919.¹ He was decorated with the award of Order of Leopold of Belgium in 1919.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He was created 1st Baronet Catto, of Cairncatto, co. Aberdeen [U.K.] on 5 July 1921.¹ He was member of the Indian Government Retrenchment Committee (Inchcape Committee) between 1922 and 1923.¹ He was member of the British Government Committee on Coal Selling in 1926.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.).¹ He was created 1st Baron Catto, of Cairncatto, co. Aberdeen [U.K.] on 24 February 1936.¹ He was Director of the General Equipment and Stores and member of the Supply Council in 1940.¹ He was Financial Advisor to the Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1940 and 1944.¹ He held the office of Governor of the Bank of England between 1944 and 1949.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1947.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Mary Catto was born in 1876.¹ She was the daughter of William Catto and Isabella Yule.² She died in 1942.¹

     
     Richmond Watson lived at Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England.¹

     
     Stephen Gordon lived at Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.¹