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     Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Bt. was born on 14 February 1875.¹ He is the son of Sir Henry Katz Davson and Ann Helen Miller.² He married Margot Elinor Glyn, daughter of Clayton Louis Glyn, on 7 April 1921.¹ He died on 6 August 1937 at age 62.¹
     Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Bt. was invested as a Knight in 1919.¹ He was Chairman of the West Indies Conference.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Davson [U.K.] on 21 January 1927.¹ He held the office of Governor of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1934.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir Ivan Buchanan Davson was born in 1884.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Katz Davson and Ann Helen Miller.² He died on 27 January 1947.¹
     Lt.-Col. Sir Ivan Buchanan Davson gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Air Force.¹ He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1919.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He was Chairman of the West India Commitee between 1936 and 1945.¹ He was invested as a Knight in 1942.¹

     Lieutenant Thomas Gordon Davson was born on 31 May 1888.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Katz Davson and Ann Helen Miller.² He died on 13 May 1915 at age 26 at Ypres, Belgium, killed in action.¹
     Lieutenant Thomas Gordon Davson lived Lieutenant.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Margot Elinor Glyn was the daughter of Clayton Louis Glyn.² She married Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Bt., son of Sir Henry Katz Davson and Ann Helen Miller, on 7 April 1921.¹ She died on 9 September 1966.¹
     Margot Elinor Glyn was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.¹ From 7 April 1921, her married name became Davson.

     Sir Anthony Geoffrey Leo Simon Glyn, 2nd Bt. was born on 13 March 1922.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Bt. and Margot Elinor Glyn.² He married Susan Eleanor Williams, daughter of Colonel Sir Rhys Rhys Williams, 1st Bt., on 2 October 1946.¹ He died on 20 January 1998 at age 75.¹
     Sir Anthony Geoffrey Leo Simon Glyn, 2nd Bt. was baptised with the name of Geoffrey Leo Simon Glyn.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Davson [U.K., 1927] on 6 August 1937.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Welsh Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He wrote the book Romanza, published 1953.¹ He wrote the book The Jungle of Eden, published 1954.¹ He wrote the book Elinor Glyn, a Biography, published 1955.¹ He lived at Berbice, Guyana.¹ He wrote the book The Ram in the Thicket, published 1957.¹ On 1957 his name was legally changed to Anthony Geoffrey Leo Simon Glyn by Deed Poll.¹ He wrote the book I Can Take it All, published 1959.¹ He wrote the book Kick Turn, published 1963.¹ He wrote the book The Terminal, published 1965.¹ He wrote the book The Seine, published 1966.¹ He wrote the book The Dragon Variation, published 1969.¹ He wrote the book The Blood od a Britishman, published 1970.¹ He wrote the book The Companion Guide to Paris, published 1985.¹ He wrote the book Eye of Battle, published 2000.¹

     
     Colonel Sir Rhys Rhys Williams, 1st Bt. was invested as a Queen's Counsel (Q.C.).¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹ He gained the title of 1st Baronet Williams.

     Susan Eleanor Williams is the daughter of Colonel Sir Rhys Rhys Williams, 1st Bt.² She married Sir Anthony Geoffrey Leo Simon Glyn, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Bt. and Margot Elinor Glyn, on 2 October 1946.¹
     Susan Eleanor Williams was a poet and stained glass designer.¹ She gained the rank of Junior Commander in the service of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, during the Second World War.¹ From 2 October 1946, her married name became Davson. She was admitted to Inner Temple in 1950 entitled to practice as a barrister.¹ She lived in 2003 at Marina Baie des Anges, Ducal Apt U-03, Villeneuve-Loubet, Alpes Maritimes, France.¹

     Caroline Mary Glyn was born on 27 August 1947.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Anthony Geoffrey Leo Simon Glyn, 2nd Bt. and Susan Eleanor Williams.² She died in 1981.¹
     Caroline Mary Glyn was a novelist.¹

     Victoria Anne Glyn was born on 22 January 1951.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Anthony Geoffrey Leo Simon Glyn, 2nd Bt. and Susan Eleanor Williams.²
     Victoria Anne Glyn was admitted to Inner Temple in 1978 entitled to practice as a barrister.¹