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     Delaval Graham L'Estrange Astley was born on 7 December 1868.¹ He was the son of Frederic Bernard Astley and Emma Augusta Schreiber.¹ He married Kate Clark, daughter of John Kerr Clark, on 1 July 1897.¹ He died on 17 May 1951 at age 82.¹
     Delaval Graham L'Estrange Astley gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Welch Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the North Somerset Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of County Alderman for Norfolk.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1941.¹

     Sir Isaac James Pitman was born on 14 August 1901.¹ He is the son of Ernest Pitman and Frances Isabel Butler.¹ He married Hon. Margaret Beaufort Lawson-Johnston, daughter of George Lawson-Johnston, 1st Baron Luke, on 28 April 1927.¹

     Hon. Margaret Beaufort Lawson-Johnston is the daughter of George Lawson-Johnston, 1st Baron Luke.¹ She married Sir Isaac James Pitman, son of Ernest Pitman and Frances Isabel Butler, on 28 April 1927.¹
     From 28 April 1927, her married name became Pitman.¹

     Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding was born on 24 April 1882.¹ He was the son of Arthur John Caswall Dowding and Maud Caroline Tremenheere.³ He married, firstly, Clarice Maud Williams, daughter of Captain John Williams, on 16 February 1918.¹ He married, secondly, Muriel Albino, daughter of John Albino, on 25 September 1951.⁴ He died on 15 February 1970 at age 87.¹
     Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-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.) in 1919.¹ He was Director of Training, Air Ministry between 1926 and 1929.⁴ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1928.¹ He was Commander Fighting Area Air Defence, Great Britain in 1929.¹ He was member of the Air Command (R and D) in 1930.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1933.¹ He was Assistant Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Fighter Command between 1936 and 1940.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937.¹ He held the office of Principal Air Aide-de-Camp to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1943.⁴ He was Aircraft Advisor, British Purchasing Mission to the U.S.A.
in 1940.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1940.¹ He was created 1st Baron Dowding, of Bentley Priory, co. Middlesex [U.K.] on 5 July 1943.⁴ He retired from the military, with the rank of Air Chief Marshal.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) in 1946.⁴

     Kate Clark was the daughter of John Kerr Clark.¹ She married Delaval Graham L'Estrange Astley, son of Frederic Bernard Astley and Emma Augusta Schreiber, on 1 July 1897.¹ She died on 23 July 1961.¹
     From 1 July 1897, her married name became Astley.¹

     
     John Kerr Clark lived at Bath, Somerset, England.¹ He lived at New South Wales, Australia.¹

     Joan Doreen Astley was born on 19 January 1901.¹ She is the daughter of Delaval Graham L'Estrange Astley and Kate Clark.¹ She married Gerald Josselyn Royce Tomkin, son of Colonel J. W. Royce Tomkin, on 26 April 1928.¹
     From 26 April 1928, her married name became Tomkin.¹

     Gerald Josselyn Royce Tomkin is the son of Colonel J. W. Royce Tomkin.¹ He married Joan Doreen Astley, daughter of Delaval Graham L'Estrange Astley and Kate Clark, on 26 April 1928.¹

     Giovanna Baccelli died in 1801.¹
     Giovanna Baccelli was a ballet dancer.¹ She and John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset were associated circa 1782.¹

     Betty L'Estrange Astley was born on 8 October 1902.¹ She was the daughter of Delaval Graham L'Estrange Astley and Kate Clark.¹ She married John Scott Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel, son of Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay, on 16 October 1930.² She died on 28 June 1974 at age 71, without issue.¹
     From 16 October 1930, her married name became Maclay.²