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     Margaret Wansey Colfox was born on 14 July 1864.¹ She was the daughter of William Colfox and Anna Elizabeth Wansey.² She married Oliver Lupton.¹ She died in 1949.¹
     Her married name became Lupton.

     Oliver Lupton married Margaret Wansey Colfox, daughter of William Colfox and Anna Elizabeth Wansey.¹

     
     Reverend Edward Fane was the Rector at Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, England.¹

     
     Edward John Nettlefold lived at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Constance Nettlefold was the daughter of Edward John Nettlefold.² She married Lt.-Col. Thomas Alfred Colfox, son of William Colfox and Anna Elizabeth Wansey, on 14 April 1886.¹ She died on 21 June 1950.¹
     From 14 April 1886, her married name became Colfox.

     Sir William Philip Colfox, 1st Bt. was born on 25 February 1888.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Alfred Colfox and Constance Nettlefold.² He married Mary Frances Symes-Bullen, daughter of Colonel John Bullen Symes-Bullen, on 27 January 1920.¹ He died on 8 November 1966 at age 78.¹
     Sir William Philip Colfox, 1st Bt. usually went by his middle name of Philip.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Dorset between 1908 and 1922.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was twice wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1914.¹ He was decorated with the 1914 Star.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1917.¹ He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of the Dorset County Council between 1919 and 1922.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1920 and 1921, to the Minister of Pensons.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1921 and 1922, to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies.¹ He held the office of Assistant Government Whip between 1922 and 1923.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Dorset between 1922 and 1941.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset in 1930.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Home Guard.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Colfox, of Symondsbury, co. Dorset [U.K.] on 4 July 1939.¹ He held the office of Member of the Dorset County Council between 1941 and 1954.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Dorset between 1946 and 1947.¹ He held the office of County Alderman for Dorset between 1954 and 1966.¹

     Thomas David Colfox was born in October 1898.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Alfred Colfox and Constance Nettlefold.² He died in June 1918 at age 19, killed in action.¹
     Thomas David Colfox was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England.¹

     Constance Alice Colfox was born on 12 January 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Alfred Colfox and Constance Nettlefold.² She married Commander Francis Theodore Hare, son of Evan Hering Hare, in 1917.¹
     From 1917, her married name became Hare. She wrote the book The Colfax Family Notes, jointly.³

     
     Evan Hering Hare lived at London, England.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.).¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹

     Commander Francis Theodore Hare was born in 1891 at Hornsey, Middlesex, England.³ He was the son of Evan Hering Hare.² He married Constance Alice Colfox, daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Alfred Colfox and Constance Nettlefold, in 1917.¹
     Commander Francis Theodore Hare fought in the First World War.³ He gained the rank of Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ In 1919 he founded Devon Motor Transport, running bus services in Devon, Cornwall and the Channel Islands.³ In 1931 he founded bus companies in Malta, Egypt and East Africa. These became United Transport Ltd in 1952, operating in East and South Africa.³ He fought in the Second World War.³