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     2nd Lt. John Alexander Thynne, Viscount Weymouth was born on 29 November 1895.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt.¹ He died on 13 February 1916 at age 20, killed in action.²
     2nd Lt. John Alexander Thynne, Viscount Weymouth was styled as Viscount Weymouth between 1896 and 1916.¹ He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Scots Greys.²

     Lady Alice Kathleen Violet Thynne was born on 27 March 1891.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Hon. Oliver Hugh Stanley, son of Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield and Mary Katherine Bell, on 8 July 1919.¹ She died on 4 October 1977 at age 86.¹
     Lady Alice Kathleen Violet Thynne usually went by her middle name of Kathleen.¹ Her married name became Stanley.

     Lady Emma Margery Thynne was born on 5 July 1893.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt.¹ She married William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton, son of William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton and Hon. Mary Florence Baring, on 15 October 1921.¹ She and William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton were divorced in 1942.¹
     Her married name became Compton. She was a regional volunteer for the Women's Volunteer Service between 1939 and 1945.¹ She was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.¹ She held the office of County Councillor for Wiltshire between 1946 and 1951.¹

     William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton was born on 6 August 1885. He was the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton and Hon. Mary Florence Baring. He married, firstly, Lady Emma Margery Thynne, daughter of Sir Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath and Violet Caroline Mordaunt, on 15 October 1921.¹ He and Lady Emma Margery Thynne were divorced in 1942.¹ He married, secondly, Virginia Lucie Heaton, daughter of David Rimington Heaton, on 18 June 1942. He married, thirdly, Elspeth Grace Whitaker, daughter of William Ingham Whitaker, on 2 December 1958. He died on 30 January 1978 at age 92.
     William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton gained the title of 6th Marquess of Northampton.

     Lady Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks was the daughter of Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Sommers and Virginia Pattle.^1,2 She married Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset, son of Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, on 6 February 1872.³ She died on 12 March 1921.⁴
     Her married name became Somerset.

     Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Sommers was born on 14 July 1819.³ He was the son of John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers and Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke.² He married Virginia Pattle, daughter of James Pattle and Adeline de l'Etang, on 2 October 1850.³ He died on 26 September 1883 at age 64.³
     Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Sommers was baptised with the name of Charles Somers Cocks.³ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Reigate between 1841 and 1847.³ On 27 April 1841 his name was legally changed to Charles Somers Somers-Cocks.³ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl Sommers [U.K., 1821] on 5 October 1852.³ He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1784] on 5 October 1852.³ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Cocks, of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1772] on 5 October 1852.³ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor Castle, co. Hereford [U.K., 1821] on 5 October 1852.³ On his death, his Earldom and Viscountcy expired.³

     Virginia Pattle was the daughter of James Pattle and Adeline de l'Etang.² She married Charles Somers Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Sommers, son of John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers and Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke, on 2 October 1850.¹ She died on 29 September 1910.¹
     From 2 October 1850, her married name became Somers-Cocks. As a result of her marriage, Virginia Pattle was styled as Countess Sommers on 5 October 1852.

     Kenneth Francis Mackenzie married Anne Townsend.¹ He died in 1831.¹
     Kenneth Francis Mackenzie held the office of Attorney-General [Grenada].¹

     Lady Harriet Catherine Somers-Cocks was the daughter of John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers and Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke.² She married Francis Richard Wegg-Prosser on 22 April 1850.¹ She died on 6 May 1893.¹
     Her married name became Wegg-Prosser.