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     Sir Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands was born on 5 July 1910.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Maud Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk van Kattendyke.¹ He married Fiona Bryde Colquhoun, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. and Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant, on 11 June 1937.¹ He died on 23 February 1983 at age 72.¹
     Sir Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was Asisstant Press Attaché to the British Legation to Berne between 1939 and 1940.² He was Press Attaché to the British Legation to Lisbon between 1941 and 1942.² He was Deputy Director of Overseas General Division, Ministry of Information between 1943 and 1945.² He was Director of the Secretariat, Central Office of Information between 1945 and 1949.² He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1758] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Saunders, of Newtown Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1662] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Saunders of Deeps, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, co. Galway [I., 1762] on 28 December 1958.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [U.K., 1884] on 28 December 1958.¹

     Fiona Bryde Colquhoun is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. and Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant.¹ She married Sir Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, son of Lt.-Col. Sir Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Maud Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk van Kattendyke, on 11 June 1937.¹
     Her married name became Gore. As a result of her marriage, Fiona Bryde Colquhoun was styled as Countess of Arran of the Arran Islands on 28 December 1958. In August 1980 a power boat racer, and the first woman to reach 100 mph on water (102 mph on Lake Windermere ).² She was decorated with the Segrave Trophy (‘for outstanding courage on water or in the air') in 1981.² She lived in 2003 at Pimlico House, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.²

     Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. was born on 20 June 1887.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Alan John Colquhoun of Luss, 6th Bt. and Justine Henrietta Kennedy.² He married Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant, daughter of Francis John Tennant, on 10 February 1915.¹ He died on 12 November 1948 at age 61.¹
     Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt. succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Colquhoun, of Luss [G.B., 1786] on 14 March 1910.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was decorated with the Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) (and bar (1918)) in 1916.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Scots Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 9th Battalion, Argyll Sutherland Highlanders.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He held the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1932.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1934 in the service of the Glasgow University Officer Training Corps.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of Glasgow University between 1934 and 1937.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.¹
He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1937.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1939 in the service of the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).¹ He held the office of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland between 1940 and 1941.¹ He was an enthusiastic proponent of the manly aspects of Highland stalking, going out in the deer forests himself barefoot.¹

     Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant was born before 1900. She was the daughter of Francis John Tennant.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Bt., son of Lt.-Col. Sir Alan John Colquhoun of Luss, 6th Bt. and Justine Henrietta Kennedy, on 10 February 1915.² She died on 20 July 1974.²
     Her married name became Colquhoun.

     Suzanne Knickerbocker married, secondly, Sir Edward William Dutton Colt, 10th Bt., son of Major John Rochfort Colt and Angela Miriam Kyan, in 1979.¹
     Her married name became Nelson.¹ From 1979, her married name became Colt.¹

     Lady Laura Melissa Fortescue-Gore was born on 14 June 1975.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands and Eleanor van Cutsem.¹ She married Major James Anthony L'Etang Duckworth-Chad, son of Anthony Duckworth-Chad and Elizabeth Sarah Wake-Walker.²
     Her married name became Duckworth-Chad.²

     Lady Elizabeth Fortescue was born on 1 October 1926. She is the daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont. She married William Lloyd Baxendale, son of Captain Guy V. Baxendale, on 9 July 1946.
     Her married name became Baxendale.

     William Lloyd Baxendale was the son of Captain Guy V. Baxendale. He married Lady Elizabeth Fortescue, daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont, on 9 July 1946. He died in 1982.

     Andrew Sinclair married Miranda Seymour, daughter of George Fitzroy Seymour and Hon. Rosemary Nest Scott-Ellis, in 1972. He and Miranda Seymour were divorced in 1986.