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     G. O. Mayne married Hon. Helena Stewart Keith, daughter of Sir James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm and Jean Maitland Bennett.¹

     Sir William Thomson, 1st and last Baron Kelvin was born on 26 June 1824 at Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.¹ He was the son of James Thomson and Margaret Gardiner.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Crum, daughter of Walter Crum, in 1852.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Anna Blandy, daughter of Charles R. Blandy, on 24 June 1874 at Madeira, Portugal.¹ He died on 17 December 1907 at age 83, without issue.¹
     Sir William Thomson, 1st and last Baron Kelvin was educated at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ He was educated in 1845 at St. Peter's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He was Professor of Natural Philosophy between 1846 and 1899 at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ He graduated from St. Peter's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1848 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1851.¹ He was invested as a Knight Bachelor in 1866 for his services in helping to lay the trans-Atlantic cable.¹ He held the office of President of the Royal Society between 1890 and 1895.¹ He was created 1st Baron Kelvin, of Largs [U.K.] on 23 February 1892.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1896.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1902.¹ He was decorated with the Order of Merit (O.M.) in 1902.¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹

     James Thomson was born in 1786.¹ He married Margaret Gardiner, daughter of William Gardiner.¹ He died in 1849.¹
     James Thomson graduated with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He was Professor of Mathematics at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹

     Margaret Gardiner is the daughter of William Gardiner.¹ She married James Thomson.¹
     Her married name became Thomson.¹

     Margaret Crum was the daughter of Walter Crum.¹ She married Sir William Thomson, 1st and last Baron Kelvin, son of James Thomson and Margaret Gardiner, in 1852.¹ She died on 17 June 1870.¹
     From 1852, her married name became Thomson.¹

     
     Walter Crum lived at Thornliebank.¹

     Frances Anna Blandy was the daughter of Charles R. Blandy.¹ She married Sir William Thomson, 1st and last Baron Kelvin, son of James Thomson and Margaret Gardiner, on 24 June 1874 at Madeira, Portugal.¹ She died on 16 March 1916.¹
     From 24 June 1874, her married name became Thomson.¹ As a result of her marriage, Frances Anna Blandy was styled as Baroness Kelvin on 23 February 1892.

     
     Charles R. Blandy lived at Madeira, Portugal.¹

     Sir Valentine Browne is the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Valentine Browne and Elizabeth Alexander.¹
     He was ancestor of the Brownes of Crafts, Lincolnshire.¹ He was invested as a Knight on 23 April 1603.¹