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     Arthur T. Hewitt held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹

     Francis Newton Long was born in 1843.¹ He was the son of William Long and Eleanora Charlotte Montagu Poore.¹ He died in 1845.¹

     2nd Lieutenant Robert Charles Sydney ffrench Blake was born on 18 July 1880.¹ He was the son of Reverend Robert ffrench Blake and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt.¹ He died on 19 May 1902 at age 21, accidentally shot.¹
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of The Buffs.¹

     Major St. John Lucius O'Brien Acheson ffrench Blake was born on 26 May 1889.¹ He was the son of Reverend Robert ffrench Blake and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt.¹ He married Doris Kathleen Tweedie, daughter of Arthur John Tweedie, on 1 June 1912.¹ He died on 19 April 1917 at age 27 at Gaza, Israel, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at H.M.S. Britannia, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.^1,2 He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.).² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 21st Lancers.¹ He fought in the Second Battle of Gaza in April 1917.¹

     Doris Kathleen Tweedie was the daughter of Arthur John Tweedie.¹ She married, firstly, Major St. John Lucius O'Brien Acheson ffrench Blake, son of Reverend Robert ffrench Blake and Mary Elizabeth Hewitt, on 1 June 1912.¹ She married, secondly, Colonel Launcelot Machell Wilson, son of Reverend Canon Wilson, on 7 April 1920.¹
      From 1 June 1912, her married name became Blake.¹ From 7 April 1920, her married name became Wilson.¹ As of 1976, Doris Kathleen Tweedie lived at Lower Lease, Saunton, Braunton, Devon, England.¹

     Arthur John Tweedie lived at Braunton, Devon, England.¹

     Colonel Launcelot Machell Wilson was the son of Reverend Canon Wilson.¹ He married Doris Kathleen Tweedie, daughter of Arthur John Tweedie, on 7 April 1920.¹ He died on 28 February 1950.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹

     Reverend Canon Wilson held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He lived at Bolton, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Lt.-Col. Robert Lifford Valentine ffrench Blake was born on 3 March 1913.¹ He is the son of Major St. John Lucius O'Brien Acheson ffrench Blake and Doris Kathleen Tweedie.¹ He married Grania Bryde Curran, daughter of Captain Walter Hilton Curran, on 11 July 1939.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1945.¹ He retired from the military in 1949, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the 17th/21st Lancers.¹ As of 1976, Lt.-Col. Robert Lifford Valentine ffrench Blake lived at Midgham Park Farm, Woolhampton, Berkshire, England.¹

     Grania Bryde Curran is the daughter of Captain Walter Hilton Curran.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Robert Lifford Valentine ffrench Blake, son of Major St. John Lucius O'Brien Acheson ffrench Blake and Doris Kathleen Tweedie, on 11 July 1939.¹
      From 11 July 1939, her married name became Blake.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cornwall in 1952.¹