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     Brigadier Alan Fortescue Thomson was born in 1880. He was the son of Henry Thomson. He married Edythe Mary Unwin, daughter of John Owen Unwin, in 1905. He died between 1949 and 1963.
     Brigadier Alan Fortescue Thomson lived at Craighall, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹

     Jessica Sophia Chenevix-Trench was born on 11 August 1966.¹ She is the daughter of Reginald Allan Chenevix Trench and Sophie Sybella Strathern Evill.¹ She married James Hunter.²
     Her married name became Hunter.²

     John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was born on 26 August 1875.¹ He was the son of Reverend John Buchan and Helen Masterson.¹ He married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor, daughter of Captain Hon. Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor and Caroline Susan Theodora Stuart-Wortley, on 15 July 1907.¹ He died on 12 February 1940 at age 64.¹
     John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was educated at Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1901.¹ He was Private Secretary to the High Commissioner to South Africa between 1901 and 1903.¹ He wrote the book Prester John, published 1910.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He wrote the book The Thirty-Nine Steps, published 1915.¹ He wrote the book Greenmantle, published 1916.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1916.¹ He wrote the book Mr. Standfast, published 1919.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He wrote the book Huntingtower, published 1922.¹ He wrote the book The Three Hostages, published 1924.¹ He wrote the book John Macnab, published 1925.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for the Scottish Universities between 1927 and 1935.¹ He wrote the book Castle Gay, published 1930.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire.¹ He wrote the book Sir Walter Scott, published 1932.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Peebles-shire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Oxfordshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Peebles-shire.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1935.¹ He held the office of Governor-General of Canada between 1935 and 1940.¹ He was created 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, of Elsfield, Oxford [U.K.] on 1 June 1935.¹ He wrote the book The Island of Sheep, published 1936.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1937.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Edinburgh University in 1937.¹ He was invested as a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1939.¹ He was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.).¹ He wrote the book Memory Hold-the-Door, published 1940, autobiography.¹ He wrote the book Sick Heart River, published 1941.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Susan Charlotte Grosvenor was the daughter of Captain Hon. Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor and Caroline Susan Theodora Stuart-Wortley.¹ She married John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, son of Reverend John Buchan and Helen Masterson, on 15 July 1907.¹ She died on 21 March 1977.¹
     Susan Charlotte Grosvenor was invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.).¹ She was an autohor of biographies and children's stories.¹ Her married name became Buchan. As a result of her marriage, Susan Charlotte Grosvenor was styled as Baroness Tweedsmuir on 1 June 1935.

     Captain Hon. Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor was born on 22 April 1845. He was the son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury. He married Caroline Susan Theodora Stuart-Wortley, daughter of Rt. Hon. James Stuart-Wortley, on 25 June 1881. He died on 21 November 1898 at age 53.

     Caroline Susan Theodora Stuart-Wortley was the daughter of Rt. Hon. James Stuart-Wortley. She married Captain Hon. Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor, son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, on 25 June 1881. She died on 7 August 1940.
     Her married name became Grosvenor.

     Margaret Sophie Katherine Grosvenor is the daughter of Captain Hon. Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor and Caroline Susan Theodora Stuart-Wortley. She married Jeremy Peyton-Jones, son of Peyton Peyton-Jones, on 2 December 1916.
     Her married name became Peyton-Jones.

     Jeremy Peyton-Jones was the son of Peyton Peyton-Jones. He married Margaret Sophie Katherine Grosvenor, daughter of Captain Hon. Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor and Caroline Susan Theodora Stuart-Wortley, on 2 December 1916. He died on 30 October 1930.

     
     Peyton Peyton-Jones lived at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.