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     Johann von Limburg was born before 1261. He was the son of Dietrich I von Isenburg und Limburg and Adelheid von Sayn. He died before 1277.

     Heinrich von Limburg was the son of Dietrich I von Isenburg und Limburg and Adelheid von Sayn. He died after 1246.

     Hon. William Napier Bruce was born on 15 January 1858.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Norah Creina Blanche Napier.¹ He married Emily MacMurdo, daughter of General Sir William Montagu Scott MacMurdo, on 5 August 1882.¹ He died on 20 March 1936 at age 78.¹
     Hon. William Napier Bruce was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was a barrister in 1880.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1905.¹ He held the office of Second Secretary of the Board of Education.¹ He held the office of Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales between 1928 and 1934.¹ He graduated from University of Wales with the degree of honorary Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1935.¹

     Emily MacMurdo was the daughter of General Sir William Montagu Scott MacMurdo.¹ She married Hon. William Napier Bruce, son of Sir Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare of Duffryn and Norah Creina Blanche Napier, on 5 August 1882.¹ She died on 15 December 1937.¹
     Her married name became Bruce.

     
     General Sir William Montagu Scott MacMurdo was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).¹

     Major William Fox Bruce was born on 7 August 1883.¹ He was the son of Hon. William Napier Bruce and Emily MacMurdo.¹ He married Sibyl Lyon, daughter of Major Alfred Owen Lyon, on 7 December 1921.¹
     Major William Fox Bruce graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Signals, Territorial Army.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet-Colonel in the service of the Royal Signals, Territorial Army.¹ He was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Signals, Territorial Army.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was Deputy Chief Inspector of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.¹ He was decorated with the Royal Humane Society Medal (bronze).¹

     Sibyl Lyon was the daughter of Major Alfred Owen Lyon.¹ She married, firstly, Major Francis Maxwell Chenevix Trench, son of Colonel Charles Chenevix Trench and Emily Mary Lefroy, on 28 March 1914.² She married, secondly, Major William Fox Bruce, son of Hon. William Napier Bruce and Emily MacMurdo, on 7 December 1921.¹ She died on 2 March 1954.¹
     From 28 March 1914, her married name became Chenevix Trench. From 7 December 1921, her married name became Bruce.

     
     Major Alfred Owen Lyon lived at Elm Park Gardens, London, England.²

     Major Francis Maxwell Chenevix Trench was born on 23 September 1879.² He was the son of Colonel Charles Chenevix Trench and Emily Mary Lefroy.² He married Sibyl Lyon, daughter of Major Alfred Owen Lyon, on 28 March 1914.² He died on 31 October 1914 at age 35, killed in action.²
     Major Francis Maxwell Chenevix Trench gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.²