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     Major Montagu Richard William Duberly was the son of Lt.-Col. Arthur Grey Duberly.¹ He married Lady Eileen Stopford, daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills, on 3 March 1924.¹ He died on 4 April 1976.¹
     Major Montagu Richard William Duberly was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.).¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 3rd Sikh Pioneers.¹

     
     Lt.-Col. Arthur Grey Duberly lived at The Barns, Fenlake, Bedfordshire, England.¹

     Lady Alma Stopford was born on 24 January 1889.¹ She was the daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Lennard Hoare, son of William Hoare, on 10 October 1922.¹
     Her married name became Hoare.

     Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Lennard Hoare was the son of William Hoare.¹ He married Lady Alma Stopford, daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills, on 10 October 1922.¹ He died on 28 February 1960.¹
     Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Lennard Hoare was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹

     
     William Hoare lived at Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent, England.¹

     Lady Edith Mary Stopford was born on 31 October 1890.¹ She was the daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills.¹ She married Brigadier Walter Headfort Brooke, son of John Monck Brooke and Edwina Johanna Fitzpatrick, on 23 October 1923.¹
     Lady Edith Mary Stopford gained the rank of Company Commander in the service of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.¹ Her married name became Brooke.

     Brigadier Walter Headfort Brooke is the son of John Monck Brooke and Edwina Johanna Fitzpatrick.¹ He married Lady Edith Mary Stopford, daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills, on 23 October 1923.¹
     Brigadier Walter Headfort Brooke was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹

     John Monck Brooke was born on 23 August 1853.¹ He is the son of Francis Richard Brooke and Hon. Henrietta Monck.¹ He married Edwina Johanna Fitzpatrick, daughter of Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick and Lady Olivia Taylour, on 23 July 1878.¹ He died on 14 August 1887 at age 33.¹

     Lady Marjorie Gertrude Stopford was born on 14 August 1904.¹ She was the daughter of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Gertrude Mills.¹ She died on 27 October 1996 at age 92.¹

     James Montagu Burgoyne Stopford, 8th Earl of Courtown was born on 24 November 1908.¹ He was the son of Major James Richard Neville Stopford, 7th Earl of Courtown and Cicely Mary Birch.¹ He married, firstly, Christina Margaret Cameron, daughter of Admiral John Ewen Cameron and Marion Gertrude Granger, on 1 August 1934.² He and Christina Margaret Cameron were divorced in 1946.² He married, secondly, Patricia Winthrop, daughter of Harry Stephen Winthrop, on 23 February 1951.¹ He died on 23 July 1975 at age 66.¹
     James Montagu Burgoyne Stopford, 8th Earl of Courtown was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He was commanding officer of the No. 2 Army Film and Photo Section.³ He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1945.³ He was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).³ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the London Irish Rifles, Territorial Army between 1947 and 1951.³ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1950.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of London in 1951.³ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in 1951.³ He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1762] on 25 January 1957.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Saltersford, of Saltersford, co. Chester [G.B., 1796] on 25 January 1957.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Courtown, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 25 January 1957.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Stopford [I., 1762] on 25 January 1957.¹