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     John Wilson lived at Naisbet Hall, County Durham, England.¹

     Averill Eastor Wilson was the daughter of John Wilson.² She married John Furness on 5 February 1835.¹ She died on 5 October 1890.¹
      From 5 February 1835, her married name became Furness.

     Stephen Furness was born on 28 May 1848.¹ He was the son of John Furness and Averill Eastor Wilson.² He married Mary Anne Sharper, daughter of Dixon T. Sharper, on 4 July 1870.¹ He died on 19 June 1911 at age 63.¹
     He lived at The Manor House, Berwick St. James, Wiltshire, England.¹

     Dixon T. Sharper lived at West Hartlepool, County Durham, England.¹

     Mary Anne Sharper was the daughter of Dixon T. Sharper.² She married Stephen Furness, son of John Furness and Averill Eastor Wilson, on 4 July 1870.¹ She died on 17 October 1898.¹
      From 4 July 1870, her married name became Furness.

     Sir William Russell, 1st Bt. is the son of John Russell.¹
     He was in the Honourable East India Company Service.¹ He gained the title of 1st Baronet Russell.

     Matthew Forster was Civil Engineer.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) [South Australia].¹ He lived at Mount Brown, South Australia, Australia.¹

     Eleanor Forster was the daughter of Matthew Forster.² She married Sir Stephen Wilson Furness, 1st Bt., son of Stephen Furness and Mary Anne Sharper, on 5 September 1899.¹ She died on 13 November 1936.¹
      From 5 September 1899, her married name became Furness.

     Stephen Noel Furness was born on 18 December 1902.¹ He was the son of Sir Stephen Wilson Furness, 1st Bt. and Eleanor Forster.² He died on 14 April 1974 at age 71, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.¹ He graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1927 entitled to practice as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Rising, Yorkshire.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sunderland between 1935 and 1945.¹ He held the office of a Junior Lord of the Treasury between 1938 and 1940.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the London Irish Rifles.¹ He was a director of the Furness Shipbuilding Company.¹

     Edward Luce was born in 1864 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.¹ He was the son of Colonel Charles Richard Luce and Mary Visger.¹ He died in 1887 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.²