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     Jane Calvert Henderson was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Mercer Henderson.² She married Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, 7th Bt., son of Rt. Hon. Sir George Clerk of Penicuik, 6th Bt. and Maria Anne Law, on 26 June 1851.¹ She died on 29 September 1895 at Penicuik House, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland.³
      From 26 June 1851, her married name became Clerk.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt. was born on 17 May 1852 at London, England.² He was the son of Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, 7th Bt. and Jane Calvert Henderson.³ He married Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier, daughter of Sir Robert John Millikin-Napier, 9th Bt. and Anne Salisbury Meliora Aldercron, on 4 January 1876 at St. John's Church, Johnstone, Scotland.² He died on 30 November 1911 at age 59.¹
     He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 15 October 1870.² He succeeded to the title of 8th Baronet Clerk, of Penicuik, Edinburgh [N.S., 1679] on 17 November 1870.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1872 in the service of the 2nd Life Guards.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Battalion, East Surrey between 1899 and 1904.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹

     Sir Robert John Millikin-Napier, 9th Bt. gained the title of 9th Baronet Napier.

     Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier was the daughter of Sir Robert John Millikin-Napier, 9th Bt. and Anne Salisbury Meliora Aldercron.^2,3 She married Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt., son of Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, 7th Bt. and Jane Calvert Henderson, on 4 January 1876 at St. John's Church, Johnstone, Scotland.³ She died on 8 May 1947.¹
      From 4 January 1876, her married name became Clerk.¹

     Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt. was born on 4 October 1876.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt. and Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier.² He married Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton, daughter of Colonel Hon. Charles Dutton, on 19 August 1903.¹ He died on 21 November 1943 at age 67.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Clerk, of Penicuik, Edinburgh [N.S., 1679] on 30 November 1911.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian.¹

     Thomas Wallace Smith married Dorothy Radcliffe Hordern, daughter of Radcliffe Hordern and Grace Harriet Nesbitt, in October 1922.¹
     He lived at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A..¹

     Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Charles Dutton.² She married Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir George Douglas Clerk of Penicuik, 8th Bt. and Aymée Elizabeth Georgiana Millikin-Napier, on 19 August 1903.¹ She died on 23 June 1974.¹
      Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton usually went by her middle name of Honor.

     Sir John Dutton Clerk of Penicuik, 10th Bt. was born on 30 January 1917.² He was the son of Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt. and Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton.³ He married Evelyn Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of William Robertson, on 10 June 1944.² He died on 25 October 2002 at age 85.²
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.² He fought in the Second World War.² He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Clerk, of Penicuik, Edinburgh [N.S., 1679] on 21 November 1943.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers' Decoration (V.R.D.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian in 1955.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian between 1956 and 1972.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian between 1965 and 1972.² He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1966.² He retired from the military in 1967, with the rank of Commodore, late of the Royal Navy Reserve.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian between 1972 and 1992.² He was admitted to Lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers in 1973.²

     Susan Rosemary Dacre Clerk was born on 29 November 1905.¹ She is the daughter of Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Bt. and Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton.² She married Colonel Hugh Francis d'Assisi Stuart Law, son of Hugh Law, on 4 October 1928.¹
      From 4 October 1928, her married name became Law. She lived in 2003 at Barony House, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     Hugh Law lived at Marble Hill, County Donegal, Ireland.¹