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     Richard Joseph Hornidge lived at Tulfarris, County Wicklow, Ireland.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹

     Edris Stannus was born on 6 June 1898.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus and Elizabeth Graydon Smith.¹ She married Arthur Blackall Connell, son of Thomas Blackall Connell, on 5 July 1935.¹
     Edris Stannus was a ballerina and choreographer.¹ She was founding Director of The Royal Ballet in 1931.¹ She was founder of The Royal Ballet School in 1931.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by London University, London, England, in 1947.¹ She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1947.¹ She was decorated with the Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur in 1950.¹ She was invested as a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1951.¹ As of 1951, Edris Stannus used the stage-name of Dame Ninette de Valois.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Reading University, Reading, Berkshire, England, in 1951.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1955.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by Sheffield University, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England, in 1955.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts by Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1957.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 1957.¹ She was decorated with the Albert Medal, Royal Society of Arts in 1964.¹ She was decorated with the Erasmus Prize, Holland in 1974.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Sussex University, Brighton, Sussex, England, in 1975.¹

     Arthur Blackall Connell is the son of Thomas Blackall Connell.¹ He married Edris Stannus, daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus and Elizabeth Graydon Smith, on 5 July 1935.¹
     Arthur Blackall Connell was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.).¹ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.).¹ He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.).¹ He graduated with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.Ch.).¹ He lived in 1976 at 14 The Terrace, Barnes, London, England.¹

     
     Thomas Blackall Connell lived at Pembury End, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.¹

     Kathleen Evelina Macgowan was the daughter of George Lionel Macgowan.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Graydon Grant Harvey Trevor Stannus, son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus and Elizabeth Graydon Smith, on 16 April 1929.¹ She died on 22 October 1959.¹
     From 16 April 1929, her married name became Stannus.¹

     
     George Lionel Macgowan lived at Kingswood Park, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Horse Artillery.¹

     Eliza Rennie Batchelor is the daughter of David George Gray Batchelor.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Graydon Grant Harvey Trevor Stannus, son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Robert Alexander Stannus and Elizabeth Graydon Smith, after 1959.¹
     From after 1959, her married name became Stannus.¹

     
     David George Gray Batchelor lived at Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.¹

     Thomas James Graydon Stannus was born on 29 March 1933.² He is the son of Lt.-Col. Graydon Grant Harvey Trevor Stannus and Kathleen Evelina Macgowan.¹ He married Diana Mary Baker, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Ambrose Philip Baker, on 14 May 1959.²
     Thomas James Graydon Stannus was educated at Dover College, Dover, Kent, England.² He lived in 1976 at High Blackaton, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, England.²

     Mary Elizabeth Anna Stannus was born on 6 March 1930.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Graydon Grant Harvey Trevor Stannus and Kathleen Evelina Macgowan.¹ She married Robert George Verity, son of Otho Verity, on 20 January 1956.¹
     From 20 January 1956, her married name became Verity.¹