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     Ada Mary King was born on 26 February 1871. She was the daughter of Ralph Gordon Noel King, 2nd Earl of Lovelace and Fanny Heriot. She died on 18 June 1917 at age 46, unmarried.
     Ada Mary King gained the title of Baroness Wentworth.

     Mary Caroline Wortley was the daughter of Rt. Hon. James Stuart Wortley. She married Ralph Gordon Noel King, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, son of William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace and Hon. Ada Augusta Byron, on 30 December 1880. She died on 18 April 1941.
     Her married name became King.

     Hon. Frances Berkeley was born before 1705. She was the daughter of William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton and Frances Temple.^2,3 She married, firstly, William Byron, 4th Baron Byron of Rochdale, son of William Byron, 3rd Baron Byron of Rochdale and Hon. Elizabeth Chaworth, on 3 December 1720 at Kensington, London, England.^1,2 She married, secondly, Sir Thomas Hay, 2nd Bt. on 31 July 1740.¹ She died circa September 1757.² She was buried on 21 September 1757 at Twickenham, Middlesex, England.² Her will (dated 3 May 1748) was probated on 2 November 1757.²
     As a result of her marriage, Hon. Frances Berkeley was styled as Baroness Byron of Rochdale on 3 December 1720. From 3 December 1720, her married name became Byron. From 31 July 1740, her married name became Hay.

     William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton was born before 1678. He was the son of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton and Christiana Riccard.¹ He married Frances Temple, daughter of Sir John Temple and Jane Yarner.¹ He died on 24 March 1740/41 at Bruton, Somerset, England.¹ He was buried at Bruton, Somerset, England.¹ His will (dated 2 June 1737) was probated on 20 April 1741.¹
     William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] circa 1696.¹ He held the office of Master of the Rolls [Ireland] between 20 June 1696 and October 1731.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton, Cornwall [E., 1658] on 27 February 1696/97.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 20 September 1710 and 1714.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 21 September 1710.¹ He held the office of First Lord of Trade and the Plantations from 1714 to 1715.¹

     Sir Thomas Hay, 2nd Bt. was born before 1725. He married, secondly, Hon. Frances Berkeley, daughter of William Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton and Frances Temple, on 31 July 1740.¹ He died on 26 November 1769.²
     Sir Thomas Hay, 2nd Bt. gained the title of 2nd Baronet Hay.

     William Byron, 5th Baron Byron of Rochdale was born on 5 November 1722.¹ He was the son of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron of Rochdale and Hon. Frances Berkeley.² He married Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of Charles Shaw and Frances Lyford, on 28 March 1747, with £70,000.^3,4 He died on 19 May 1798 at age 75, without surviving issue.¹ He was buried on 10 June 1798 at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England.^4,5
     William Byron, 5th Baron Byron of Rochdale succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Byron of Rochdale, co. Lancaster [E., 1643] on 8 August 1736.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Navy.⁴ He held the office of Master of Royal Stag Hounds between 1763 and 1765.⁴ On 26 January 1765 he killed his cousin William Chaworth, either in a duel or during a less formal fight in a room the two men had occupied alone for a time following a dinner among a club of gentlemen of the county at which a quarrel had flared up.¹ From 16 April 1765 to 17 April 1765 he was tried by his peers, found guilty of manslaughter (119 to 4) but was merely fined and formally discharged under the Statute of Privilege.¹

     Admiral Hon. John Byron was born on 8 November 1723.² He was the son of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron of Rochdale and Hon. Frances Berkeley.¹ He married Sophia Trevannion, daughter of John Trevannion, on 8 September 1748.² He died on 10 April 1786 at age 62.²
     Admiral Hon. John Byron gained the rank of Midshipman in the service of the Royal Navy, on board H.M.S. Wager in Lord Anson’s Circumnavigating Squadron.² Between 1743 and 1748 he was a castaway on a desert island in the South Seas.² He wrote the book a Narrative, published 1768, about his time as a castaway.² He gained the rank of Admiral in the service of the Royal Navy. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Sophia Trevannion is the daughter of John Trevannion.² She married Admiral Hon. John Byron, son of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron of Rochdale and Hon. Frances Berkeley, on 8 September 1748.¹
     Her married name became Byron.

     
     John Trevannion lived at Carhays, Cornwall, England.¹