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     Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton was born on 21 January 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Sir James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham.¹ She married, firstly, Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney, son of Colonel Rt. Hon. William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney and Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman, on 24 May 1917.¹ She and Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney were divorced in 1930.¹ She married, secondly, Sir John Little Gilmour, 2nd Bt., son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Bt. and Lady Susan Lygon, on 26 November 1930.¹ She died on 5 September 1984 at age 88.¹
     From 24 May 1917, her married name became Kenyon-Slaney. From 26 November 1930, her married name became Gilmour.

     Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney was born on 13 January 1892. He was the son of Colonel Rt. Hon. William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney and Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman. He married, firstly, Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton, daughter of Sir James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham, on 24 May 1917.¹ He and Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton were divorced in 1930.¹ He married, secondly, Nesta Forestier-Walker, daughter of Sir George Ferdinand Forestier-Walker, 3rd Bt. and Georgina Emily Chamberlain, on 25 April 1931. He died on 14 January 1965 at age 73.¹
     Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He lived at Hatton Grange, Shifnal, Shropshire, England.^3,4

     Sir John Little Gilmour, 2nd Bt. was born on 5 June 1899. He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Bt. and Lady Susan Lygon. He married, firstly, Hon. Victoria Laura Cadogan, daughter of Henry Arthur Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea and Hon. Mildred Cecilia Harriet Sturt, on 22 July 1922.² He and Hon. Victoria Laura Cadogan were divorced in 1929.² He married, secondly, Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton, daughter of Sir James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham, on 26 November 1930.¹ He died on 13 February 1977 at age 77.¹
     Sir John Little Gilmour, 2nd Bt. gained the title of 2nd Baronet Gilmour, of Craigmillar.¹

     
     Reverend T. Coulthard was the Vicar at Plymstock.¹

     Richard Cory married Bessie Frances Coulthard, daughter of Reverend T. Coulthard, before 1905.¹ He died before 1905.¹
     Richard Cory lived at Langdon Court, Devon, England.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹

     Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Bt. was born on 15 February 1910 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.¹ He was baptised at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.¹ He was the son of Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Lord Beaverbrook and Gladys Henderson Drury.¹ He married, firstly, Cynthia Helen Glencairn Monteith, daughter of Colonel Hugh Clencairn Monteith, on 26 August 1939.² He and Cynthia Helen Glencairn Monteith were divorced in 1944.² He married, secondly, Ursula Jane Kenyon-Slaney, daughter of Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney and Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton, on 15 August 1946.² He and Ursula Jane Kenyon-Slaney were divorced in 1950.² He married, thirdly, Violet de Trafford, daughter of Sir Humphrey Edmund de Trafford, 4th Bt. and Hon. Cynthia Hilda Evelyn Cadogan, on 1 January 1951.² He died on 30 April 1985 at age 75.²
     Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Bt. usually went by his middle name of Max.³ He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.¹ He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the service of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.¹ He fought in the Second World War.³ He was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) in 1940.³ He was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1942.³ He gained the rank of Group Captain.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Holborn between 1945 and 1950.³ He was Chairman of Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd.³ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Beaverbrook, of Beaverbrook, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada [U.K., 1917] on 9 June 1964.² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Aitken [U.K., 1916] on 9 June 1964.² On 12 June 1964 he disclaimed his peerage.² He graduated from University of New Brunswick in 1966 with the degree of honorary Doctor of Law (LL.D.).³ He held the office of Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick.³

     Cynthia Helen Glencairn Monteith is the daughter of Colonel Hugh Clencairn Monteith.¹ She married Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Bt., son of Sir William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Lord Beaverbrook and Gladys Henderson Drury, on 26 August 1939.¹ She and Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1944.¹
     Her married name became Aitken.

     
     Colonel Hugh Clencairn Monteith was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.).¹ He was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹

     Hon. Victoria Laura Cadogan was born on 22 October 1901.¹ She is the daughter of Henry Arthur Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea and Hon. Mildred Cecilia Harriet Sturt.² She married Sir John Little Gilmour, 2nd Bt., son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Bt. and Lady Susan Lygon, on 22 July 1922.¹ She and Sir John Little Gilmour, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1929.¹
     Her married name became Gilmour. She was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1927.¹ She gained the rank of Controller in the service of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.¹ She was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).¹

     Sir Robert John Abercromby of Birkenbog, 7th Bt. was born on 14 June 1850.¹ He was the son of Sir George Samuel Abercromby of Birkenbog, 6th Bt. and Agnes Georgiana Browne.¹ He married Florence Anita Eyre Coote, daughter of Eyre Coote and Jessie Mary Worrall, on 26 June 1883 at Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire, England.¹ He died on 24 July 1895 at age 45 at Forglen House, Banffshire, Scotland.¹ His will was probated, at £127,653.¹
     Sir Robert John Abercromby of Birkenbog, 7th Bt. was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Abercromby, of Birkenbog, co. Banff [N.S., 1636] on 14 November 1872.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Aberdeenshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Banffshire.² He lived at Forglen House, Banffshire, Scotland.¹