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     Harriet Thornton was the daughter of Samuel Thornton.¹ She married John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven, son of Alexander Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven and Jane Thornton, on 15 September 1812.¹ She died on 26 July 1832.¹
      Her married name became Leslie-Melville.

     Samuel Thornton was born on 6 November 1754.² He was the son of John Thornton and Lucy Watson.³ He died on 3 July 1858 at age 103.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹ He lived at Clapham, London, England.¹

     Louisa Ellison was the daughter of Cuthbert Ellison.¹ She married William David Murray, 3rd/4th Earl of Mansfield, son of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield and Frederica Markham, on 8 April 1829.¹ She died on 24 November 1837.¹
      Her married name became Murray.

     Sir Thomas Arundell was the son of Sir John Arundell and Lady Elizabeth Grey.¹ He married Margaret Howard, daughter of Lord Edmund Howard.¹ He died on 26 February 1552, beheaded for conspiring with Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, to murder John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.¹
     He was invested as a Knight Bachelor (K.B.) on 1 June 1533 at the coronation of Anne Boleyn.¹ He had some manors in Somerset and Dorset as a gift from his father.¹ In 1547 he bought the castle and manor of Wardour, Wiltshire from Sir Fulke Greville.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield was born on 7 March 1777.¹ He was the son of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield and Louisa Cathcart, Countess of Mansfield.¹ He married Frederica Markham, daughter of Dr. William Markham and Sarah Goddard, on 16 September 1797.¹ He died on 11 February 1840 at age 62.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Mansfield, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1792] on 1 September 1796.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Balvaird [S., 1641] on 1 September 1796.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount of Stormont [S., 1621] on 1 September 1796.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Scone [S., 1604] on 1 September 1796.¹ He was educated at Leipzig, Brandenburg, Germany.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 7th Foot.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire between 1803 and 1840.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1835.¹

     Frederica Markham was born circa 1774. She was the daughter of Dr. William Markham and Sarah Goddard.^1,2 She married David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, son of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield and Louisa Cathcart, Countess of Mansfield, on 16 September 1797.¹ She died on 29 April 1860.¹
      From 16 September 1797, her married name became Murray. As a result of her marriage, Frederica Markham was styled as Countess of Mansfield on 16 September 1797.

     Dr. William Markham was baptised on 9 April 1719 at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.² He was the son of Major William Markham and Elizabeth Markham.² He married Sarah Goddard, daughter of John Goddard.² He died in 1807.²
     He held the office of Archbishop of York.¹

     Lady Margaret Hamilton was born posthumously on 15 January 1641.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington and Lady Jean Gordon.¹ She married John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore, son of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal and Lady Mary Erskine, on 24 April 1662.¹
      Her married name became Keith. As a result of her marriage, Lady Margaret Hamilton was styled as Countess of Kintore on 26 June 1677.

     Elizabeth Arundell was the daughter of Sir John Arundell and Lady Elizabeth Grey.¹ She married Sir Richard Edgcombe in 1516.¹
      From 1516, her married name became Edgcombe.¹

     Gilchrist, 3rd Earl of Mar is the son of Morgund Mac Gylocher, 2nd Earl of Mar and Agnes (?).¹ He married Orable (?), daughter of Nes (?).¹
      Between 1182 and 1199 he was witness to the foundation charter of St. Peter's Hospital, Aberdeen.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Mar [S., c. 1115] before 30 March 1183.¹