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     Rear-Admiral Victor Alexander Montagu was born on 20 April 1841. He was the son of John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich and Lady Mary Paget. He married Lady Agneta Harriet Yorke, daughter of Admiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Hon. Susan Liddell, on 28 November 1867.¹ He died on 30 January 1915 at age 73.
     He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in the service of the Royal Navy.

     Henry Cadogan was born in 1642.¹ He was the son of William Cadogan and Elizabeth Roberts.² He married Bridget Waller, daughter of Sir Hardress Waller, circa 31 July 1671.¹ He died on 13 January 1714/15 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.^3,4
     He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹ He was a practising barrister.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Meath in 1700.¹ He lived at Liscartan, County Meath, Ireland.¹

     Bridget Waller was the daughter of Sir Hardress Waller.² She married Henry Cadogan, son of William Cadogan and Elizabeth Roberts, circa 31 July 1671.¹ She died in December 1721.¹
      From circa 31 July 1671, her married name became Cadogan.

     General Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan of Oakley was born in 1685.¹ He was the son of Henry Cadogan and Bridget Waller.² He married Elizabeth Sloane, daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, 1st and last Bt. and Elizabeth Langley, on 25 July 1717 at St. George the Martyr, Queen Square, London, England.³ He died on 24 September 1776.¹ He was buried on 30 September 1776 at Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.³ His will was probated in October 1776.³
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1715 in the service of the Coldstream Foot Guards.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Reading between 1716 and 1722.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 30 November 1718.³ He was Colonel of the 4th Foot between 1719 and 1734.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Newport, Isle of Wight between 1722 and 1726.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Cadogan of Oakley, co. Buckingham [G.B., 1718] on 17 July 1726.¹ He was Colonel of the 6th Dragoons between 1734 and 1742.³ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1735.³ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1739.³ He was Colonel of the 2nd Troop, Horse Guards between 1742 and 1776.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1745.³ He held the office of Governor of Sheerness between 1749 and 1752.³ He held the office of Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort between 1752 and 1776.³ He gained the rank of General in 1761.¹
     Atterbury describes him as "a bold, bad, boistrous, blustering, bloody, booby."³

     Elizabeth Sloane was born after 1695.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, 1st and last Bt. and Elizabeth Langley.² She married General Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan of Oakley, son of Henry Cadogan and Bridget Waller, on 25 July 1717 at St. George the Martyr, Queen Square, London, England.¹ She died on 20 May 1768.³ She was buried at Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.¹ Her will was probated in September 1768.¹
      Her married name became Cadogan. As a result of her marriage, Elizabeth Sloane was styled as Baroness Cadogan of Oakley on 17 July 1726.

     Sir Hans Sloane, 1st and last Bt. was born on 10 April 1660 at Killileagh, County Down, Ireland.¹ He was the son of Alexander Sloane and Sarah Hicks.¹ He married Elizabeth Langley, daughter of John Langley and Elizabeth Middleton, circa 9 May 1695.¹ He died on 11 January 1753 at age 92, without surviving male issue.¹
     He gained the title of 1st Baronet Sloane. He was Lord of the Manor of Chelsea, Middlesex.² He held the office of President of the College of Physicians, London.²

     Benjamin Robert Joseph Craven, 9th Earl of Craven was born on 13 June 1989.¹ He is the son of Simon George Craven, 8th Earl of Craven and Teresa Maria Bernadette Downes.¹
     He succeeded to the title of 15th Baron Craven of Hampsted Marshall, Berkshire [E., 1627] on 30 August 1990.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Craven [U.K., 1801] on 30 August 1990.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Viscount Uffington, co. Berkshire [U.K., 1801] on 30 August 1990.¹ He lived in 2003 at Hawkwood House, Hawkhurst Lane, Waldron, Sussex, England.²

     Alberta Sturges is the daughter of William Sturges. She married George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich, son of Rear-Admiral Victor Alexander Montagu and Lady Agneta Harriet Yorke, on 25 July 1905.
      Her married name became Montagu.

     William Sturges died before 1949.
     He lived at New York, U.S.A..

     Major Ralph Harding Peto was born on 11 February 1877.² He was the son of William Herbert Peto and Kate Harding.^1,3 He married, firstly, Frances Ruby Vera Lindsay, daughter of Lt.-Col. Walter James Lindsay and Henrietta Julia Bloomfield, on 21 July 1909.¹ He and Frances Ruby Vera Lindsay were divorced in 1923.¹ He married, secondly, Mechtild Christiane Gräfin von Arco-Zinneberg, daughter of Maximilian Graf von Arco-Zinneberg and Olga Baronin von Werther, on 1 December 1937.² He died on 3 September 1945 at age 68.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 10th Royal Hussars.² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Air Force.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal East Kent Yeomanry.² He was the Second Secretary of the Diplomatic Service.²