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     Colonel Sir Alfred Mordaunt Egerton married Mary Georgina Ormsby-Gore, daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour, on 10 October 1878. He died on 26 May 1908.

     Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore was the daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour.¹ She married Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue, son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer, on 15 July 1886.¹ She died on 12 July 1929.¹
     Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹ Her married name became Fortescue. As a result of her marriage, Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore was styled as Countess Fortescue on 10 October 1905. She held the office of Extra Lady Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary.¹

     Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue was born on 16 April 1854.¹ He was the son of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgiana Augusta Charlotte Caroline Dawson-Damer.¹ He married Hon. Emily Ormsby-Gore, daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour, on 15 July 1886.¹ He died on 29 October 1932 at age 78.¹
     Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Tiverton between 1881 and 1885.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal Unionist) for West Devon between 1885 and 1892.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII between 1903 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon between 1904 and 1928.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl Fortescue [G.B., 1789] on 10 October 1905.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill, co. Devon [G.B., 1746] on 10 October 1905.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Ebrington, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1789] on 10 October 1905.¹ He held the office of High Steward for Devon in 1908.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1910 and 1921.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1911.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1918.¹ He was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the Royal North Devon Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for South Molton.¹

     Owen Gerard Cecil Ormsby-Gore was born on 30 July 1916. He was the son of Sir William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech and Lady Beatrice Edith Mildred Cecil. He died on 3 October 1935 at age 19.

     William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech was born on 20 May 1918. He was the son of Sir William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech and Lady Beatrice Edith Mildred Cecil. He married, firstly, Sylvia Thomas, daughter of Hugh Lloyd Thomas and Hon. Guendaline Ada Bellew, on 9 February 1940. He married, secondly, Pamela Colin in 1969. He died in 1985.
     William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech usually went by his middle name of David. He gained the title of 5th Baron Harlech.

     Sylvia Thomas was the daughter of Hugh Lloyd Thomas and Hon. Guendaline Ada Bellew.¹ She married William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech, son of Sir William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech and Lady Beatrice Edith Mildred Cecil, on 9 February 1940. She died in 1967, killed in a motor accident.¹
     Her married name became Ormsby-Gore.

     Hugh Lloyd Thomas was born on 28 April 1888.³ He is the son of William Lloyd Thomas and Ada Margaret Hobhouse.² He married Hon. Guendaline Ada Bellew, daughter of Hon. Richard Eustace Bellew and Ada Kate Gilbey, on 19 October 1916.² He died on 22 February 1938 at age 49, killed while riding in a steeplechase.²
     Hugh Lloyd Thomas was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.).² He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).² He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France between 1935 and 1938.³

     Julian Hugh Ormsby-Gore was born on 23 December 1940. He was the son of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and Sylvia Thomas. He died in 1974, from suicide by gunshot.

     Francis David Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech was born on 13 March 1954. He is the son of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and Sylvia Thomas. He married Amanda Jane Grieve, daughter of Alan T. Grieve, in 1986.
     Francis David Ormsby-Gore, 6th Baron Harlech gained the title of 6th Baron Harlech.

     Hon. Jane Teresa Denyse Ormsby-Gore was born on 13 December 1942. She is the daughter of William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech and Sylvia Thomas.¹ She married Michael Sean O'Dare Rainey, son of Sean Rainey and Joyce Marion Wallace, in 1966. She and Michael Sean O'Dare Rainey were divorced in 1984.
     Her married name became Rainey.