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     Sir Miles Stapleton, 1st Bt. was baptised on 19 October 1626. He was born in 1626. He was the son of Gilbert Stapleton and Eleanor Gascoigne.¹ He married Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, in 1661. He died circa February 1706/7, without surviving issue.¹ He was buried on 19 February 1706/7.¹
     Sir Miles Stapleton, 1st Bt. was created 1st Baronet Stapleton, of Carlton, Yorkshire in 1662.¹

     Gilbert Stapleton was the son of Richard Stapleton.¹ He died circa April 1636.¹ He was buried on 14 April 1636.¹
     Gilbert Stapleton lived at Carlton, Yorkshire, England.

     Elizabeth Bertie was born before 1642. She was the daughter of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Hon. Elizabeth Montagu. She married Sir Miles Stapleton, 1st Bt., son of Gilbert Stapleton and Eleanor Gascoigne, in 1661. She died on 28 February 1683/84.
     Her married name became Stapleton.

     Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey was born on 17 December 1583. He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 12th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Mary de Vere. He married Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Sir Edward Montagu, 1st Lord Montagu of Boughton and Elizabeth Jeffrey, in 1605. He died on 23 October 1642 at age 58, from wounds received in action.
     Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey gained the title of 1st Earl of Lindsey. He gained the title of 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He fought in the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.¹
     

     Emily Abingdon is the daughter of John Frederick Abingdon.¹ She married Henry Jeffery Flower, 6th Viscount Ashbrook, son of Henry Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook and Frances Robinson, on 4 September 1860.¹ She and Henry Jeffery Flower, 6th Viscount Ashbrook were divorced on 28 February 1877 with her adultery with a Captain Hugh Sydney Baillie as the cause.¹
     From 4 September 1860, her married name became Flower.¹ As a result of her marriage, Emily Abingdon was styled as Viscountess Ashbrook on 3 August 1871.

     
     John Frederick Abingdon lived at Esher, Surrey, England.¹

     Eleanor Gascoigne is the daughter of Sir John Gascoigne.

     William Spencer Flower, 7th Viscount Ashbrook was born on 23 March 1830.¹ He was the son of Henry Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook and Frances Robinson.¹ He married Augusta Madeline Henrietta Marton, daughter of George Marton and Lucy Sarah Dallas, on 25 June 1861 at Capernwray Hall, Lancashire, England.¹ He died on 26 November 1906 at age 76 at Castle-Durrow, County Kilkenny, Ireland.¹
     William Spencer Flower, 7th Viscount Ashbrook was baptised with the name of Henry Spencer Walker.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ On 15 July 1847 his name was legally changed to Henry Spencer Flower.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1851 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the 52nd Foot.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).² He succeeded to the title of 7th Viscount Ashbrook [I., 1751] on 14 December 1882.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Castle-Durrow, co. Kilkenny [I., 1733] on 14 December 1882.¹

     Richard Stapleton was the son of Brian Stapleton and Lady Eleanor Neville. He died circa 1614.¹
     Richard Stapleton lived at Carlton, Yorkshire, England.