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     Major Sir George Francis Cecil Brooke, 3rd Bt. was born on 30 March 1916.¹ He was the son of Captain Sir Hugh Brooke, 2nd Bt. and Mary Louisa Mabel Arnott.¹ He married Lady Melissa Eva Caroline Wyndham-Quin, daughter of Sir Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham-Quin, 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl and Nancy Yuille, on 25 June 1959.¹ He died in 1982.¹
     Major Sir George Francis Cecil Brooke, 3rd Bt. was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 17th/21st Lancers.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches.¹ He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1949.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Brooke, of Summerton, co. Dublin [U.K., 1903] on 4 November 1954.¹ He retired from the military in 1958.¹

     Commander Ralph Neville was born on 4 September 1887.¹ He was the son of Sir George Neville and Fairlie Florence Lloyd-Jones.¹ He married Hon. Lettice Cary, daughter of Lt.-Col. Byron Plantagenet Cary, 12th Viscount Falkland and Mary Reade, on 6 June 1918.¹ He died on 4 August 1936 at age 48.¹
     Commander Ralph Neville gained the rank of Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹

     Captain Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key died before 1980.
     Captain Astley Dundas Cooper Cooper-Key was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹ Captain.¹

     Francis Salwey Winnington was born on 4 May 1881. He was the son of Sir Francis Salwey Winnington, 5th Bt. and Jane Spencer-Churchill. He married Blanche Emma Casberd-Boteler, daughter of Commander William John Casberd-Boteler, on 19 October 1904.¹ He died on 4 February 1913 at age 31.
     Francis Salwey Winnington lived at Brockhill Court, Worcestershire, England.

     Sir Charles Wiggin, 3rd Bt. was born on 21 March 1885. He married an unknown person on 24 July 1916.
     Sir Charles Wiggin, 3rd Bt. gained the title of 3rd Baronet Wiggin.

     Lady Rose Mary Primrose Paget was born on 21 July 1919.² She is the daughter of Sir Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners.¹ She married S/Ldr. Hon. John Francis McLaren, son of Sir Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville MacNaghten, on 3 April 1940.¹
     Her married name became McLaren. She lived in 1999 at Old Bodnod, Eglwysbach, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales.¹

     S/Ldr. Hon. John Francis McLaren was born on 19 June 1919.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville MacNaghten.¹ He married Lady Rose Mary Primrose Paget, daughter of Sir Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners, on 3 April 1940.¹ He died on 23 March 1953 at age 33.¹
     S/Ldr. Hon. John Francis McLaren was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Squadron Leader in the service of the Royal Air Force.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1946 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1952.¹

     Sir Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway was born on 16 April 1879 at Barn Elms, Barnes, Surrey, England.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin.¹ He married Christabel Mary Melville MacNaghten, daughter of Sir Melville Leslie MacNaghten and Dora Emily Sanderson, on 19 July 1910 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.^1,2 He died on 23 May 1953 at age 74.¹
     Sir Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway was educated between 1892 and 1898 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.^1,2 He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1903 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Denbighshire.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for West Staffordshire between 1906 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Under-Secretary between 1906 and 1908, to the President of the Board of Trade.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1908 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Bosworth between 1910 and 1922.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Aberconway [U.K., 1911] on 23 January 1934. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet McLaren, of Bodnant, co. Denbigh [U.K., 1902] on 23 January 1934. He was registered as a Associate, Royal Institute of Royal Architects (A.R.I.B.A.).¹ He graduated from University of Wales, Bangor, Wales, in 1949 with a honorary Doctor of Laws (L.L.D.).¹ He was a director of London Assurance.¹ He was a director of Bolckow and Vaughan & Company.¹ He was a director of Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron.¹ He was a director of National Provincial Bank.¹ He was Chairman of Yorkshire Amalgamated Colleries.¹ He was Chairman of English Clays Loverin Pochin & Company.¹ He was Chairman of John Brown Ltd.¹ He was Chairman of Tredegar Iron and Coal.¹ He was Chairman of the Quarter Sessions.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹

     Christabel Mary Melville MacNaghten was born on 12 December 1890. She was the daughter of Sir Melville Leslie MacNaghten and Dora Emily Sanderson.^1,2 She married Sir Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway, son of Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin, on 19 July 1910 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.^1,3 She died on 7 August 1974 at age 83.¹
     Her married name became McLaren. As a result of her marriage, Christabel Mary Melville MacNaghten was styled as Baroness Aberconway on 23 January 1934.

     Sir Charles Melville McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway was born on 16 April 1913.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Mary Melville MacNaghten. He married, firstly, Deirdre Knewstub, daughter of John Knewstub, on 6 December 1941.¹ He and Deirdre Knewstub were divorced in 1949.¹ He married, secondly, Ann Lindsay Aymer, daughter of Alexander Lindsay Aymer, on 15 October 1949.¹ He died on 4 February 2003 at age 89 at London, England.²
     Sir Charles Melville McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was admitted to Middle temple in 1937 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1937 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He gained the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1940 in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Denbighshire in 1946.¹ He was a director of Westland Aircraft between 1947 and 1985.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1950.¹ He was Chairman of John Brown and Company between 1953 and 1978.¹ He was a director of National Westminster Bank between 1953 and 1983.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Aberconway [U.K., 1911] on 23 May 1953. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet McLaren, of Bodnant, co. Denbigh [U.K., 1902] on 23 May 1953. He was Chairman of Sheepbridge Engineering between 1961 and 1979.¹ He was President of the Royal Horticultural Society between 1961 and 1984.¹ He was Chairman of English China Clays between 1963 and 1984.¹ He was Deputy Chairman of Sun Alliance and London Insurance between 1976 and 1985.¹ He was Deputy Chairman of Westland Aircraft between 1979 and 1984.¹ He was Commissioner-General of the International Garden Festival in Liverpool in 1984.¹ He lived in 1999 at 25 Egerton Terrace, London, England.¹ He lived in 1999 at Bodnant, Taly-y-Cafn, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales.¹