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     Bridget Susan Barnett was the daughter of Reverend Herbert Barnett and Mary Lethbridge.¹ She married Peter Bevil Edward Acland, son of Alfred Dyke Acland and Hon. Beatrice Danvers Smith, on 7 July 1927.¹ She died on 21 June 1996.¹
     Her married name became Acland.

     Reverend Herbert Barnett married Mary Lethbridge, daughter of Charles Lethbridge and Susan Anne Yarburgh, on 19 April 1888. He died on 23 November 1937.
     Reverend Herbert Barnett held the office of Hon. Canon.¹ He lived at Farley Moor, Binfield, Berkshire, England.

     Mary Lethbridge was born on 18 October 1865. She was the daughter of Charles Lethbridge and Susan Anne Yarburgh. She married Reverend Herbert Barnett on 19 April 1888. She died on 14 October 1953 at age 87.
     Her married name became Barnett.

     
     Ernald du Bois lived at Leicestershire, England.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland was born on 26 November 1928.¹ He was the son of Peter Bevil Edward Acland and Bridget Susan Barnett.¹ He married Myrtle Christian Euing Crawford, daughter of Brigadier Alistair Wardrop Euing Crawford and Helena Beatrice Dundas, on 12 November 1953.¹ He died on 17 November 2006 at age 77.²
     Maj.-Gen. Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Malayan Campaign.¹ He fought in the Cyprus Campaign.¹ He fought in the Kenyan Campaign.¹ He held the office of Equerry to HRH The Duke of Gloucester between 1957 and 1959.¹ He fought in the Zanzibar Campaign.¹ He was Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards between 1968 and 1971.¹ He fought in the unrest in Northern Ireland.¹ He was Commander of the Land Forces in Cyprus between 1975 and 1978.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1978.¹ He was General Officer in Command of the South West District between 1978 and 1981.¹ He was Commander of the Monitoring Force in Rhodesia between 1979 and 1980.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1980.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the service of the Scots Guards.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon between 1985 and 1985.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1986 in the service of the Exeter University Officer's Training Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1989 in the service of the Royal Devon Yeomanry.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1989 in the service of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 1995.¹ He lived in 1999 at Feniton Court, Honiton, Devon, England.¹

     Myrtle Christian Euing Crawford is the daughter of Brigadier Alistair Wardrop Euing Crawford and Helena Beatrice Dundas.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland, son of Peter Bevil Edward Acland and Bridget Susan Barnett, on 12 November 1953.¹
     Her married name became Acland.

     Peter John Acland was born on 24 December 1954.¹ He is the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland and Myrtle Christian Euing Crawford.¹ He married, firstly, Amanda Ryrie, daughter of Brian Ryrie and Sonia (?), in 1979.¹ He and Amanda Ryrie were divorced in 1990.¹ He married, secondly, Cindy Karsh, daughter of General Frederick Karsh, after 1990.¹
     Peter John Acland was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1975 in the service of the Scots Guards.¹

     Victoria Susan Acland was born on 20 November 1958.¹ She is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland and Myrtle Christian Euing Crawford.¹ She married Thomas J. Goddard, son of Major David Goddard, in 1986.¹
     From 1986, her married name became Goddard.¹

     Sir Antony Arthur Acland was born on 12 March 1930.¹ He is the son of Peter Bevil Edward Acland and Bridget Susan Barnett.¹ He married, firstly, Clare Anne Verdon, daughter of Francis Reynolds Verdon, on 6 November 1956.¹ He married, secondly, Jennifer Dyke in 1987.¹
     Sir Antony Arthur Acland was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was in the Diplomatic Service between 1953 and 1991.¹ He held the office of Head of Chancery to Geneva between 1966 and 1968.¹ He was Head of the Arabian Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1970 and 1972.¹ He was Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary between 1972 and 1975.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Luxemburg between 1975 and 1977.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1976.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1976.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1977 and 1979.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1982.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1982 and 1986.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1986.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to the U.S.A. between 1986 and 1991.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Exeter University, Exeter, Devon, England, in 1988.¹ He was a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery in 1991.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1991.¹ He held the office of Provost of Eton College in 1991.¹ He was a director of Shell between 1991 and 1996.¹ He was a director of Booker plc in 1992.¹ He lived in 1999 at The Provost's Lodge, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in April 2001.²

     Clare Anne Verdon was the daughter of Francis Reynolds Verdon.¹ She married Sir Antony Arthur Acland, son of Peter Bevil Edward Acland and Bridget Susan Barnett, on 6 November 1956.¹ She died in 1984.¹
     Clare Anne Verdon usually went by her middle name of Anne.¹ Her married name became Acland.