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     Brig.-Gen. George James Playfair, 2nd Baron Playfair was born on 31 March 1849.¹ He was the son of Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair and Margaret Eliza Oakes.¹ He married, firstly, Lucy Osborne Matthews, daughter of T. G. Matthews, on 4 January 1877.¹ He married, secondly, Augusta Mary Hickman, daughter of H. T. Hickman, on 1 January 1888.¹ He died on 26 December 1939 at age 90.¹
     Brig.-Gen. George James Playfair, 2nd Baron Playfair fought in the Russo-Turkish War in 1877, with the Russian Army at the battles before Plevna and Shipka Pass.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Playfair, of St. Andrews, co. Fife [U.K., 1892] on 29 May 1898.¹ He was Brigadier-General of the Coast Defences between 1903 and 1906.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1903 and 1929 in the service of the 2nd Highland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.¹ He was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹

     Hon. Jessie Anne Playfair was born on 8 July 1847.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair and Margaret Eliza Oakes.¹ She married, secondly, General Sir R. M. Stewart.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Edmund Peel on 5 January 1869.¹ She died on 24 May 1927 at age 79.¹
     Her married name became Stewart.¹ From 5 January 1869, her married name became Peel.¹

     Captain Edmund Peel married Hon. Jessie Anne Playfair, daughter of Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair and Margaret Eliza Oakes, on 5 January 1869.¹ He died on 9 June 1885.¹
     Captain Edmund Peel lived at Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 14th Hussars.¹

     General Sir R. M. Stewart married Hon. Jessie Anne Playfair, daughter of Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair and Margaret Eliza Oakes.¹
     General Sir R. M. Stewart was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).¹ He gained the rank of General in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹

     Jean Ann Millington was the daughter of Crawley Millington.¹ She married Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair, son of George Playfair and Janet Ross, on 17 December 1857.¹ She died in 1877.¹
     From 17 December 1857, her married name became Playfair.¹

     
     Crawley Millington lived at Crawley House.¹

     Hon. Ethel Mary Lyon Playfair was born on 6 January 1862.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair and Jean Ann Millington.¹ She married, firstly, Major Frederick William Bloomfield in 1886.¹
     From 1886, her married name became Bloomfield.¹

     Major Frederick William Bloomfield married Hon. Ethel Mary Lyon Playfair, daughter of Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair and Jean Ann Millington, in 1886.¹
     Major Frederick William Bloomfield lived at El Biar, Algeria.¹

     Edith Russell was the daughter of Samuel Hammond Russell.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair, son of George Playfair and Janet Ross, on 3 October 1878.¹ She married, secondly, R. F. Crook on 25 June 1901.¹ She died on 14 January 1932.¹
     From 3 October 1878, her married name became Playfair.¹ As a result of her marriage, Edith Russell was styled as Baroness Playfair on 3 September 1892. From 25 June 1901, her married name became Crook.¹

     
     Samuel Hammond Russell lived at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A..¹