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     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. 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
     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 Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, son of Lt.-Col. 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 award of 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 award of Companion, 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 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 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 1926.¹ She is the daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont.¹ She married Major William Lloyd John Baxendale, son of Captain Guy Vernon Baxendale, on 9 July 1946.¹
     Her married name became Baxendale. She lived in 2003 at Hailwell House, Franfield, Sussex, England.¹

     Major William Lloyd John Baxendale was the son of Captain Guy Vernon Baxendale.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Fortescue, daughter of Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue and Hon. Margaret Helen Beaumont, on 9 July 1946.¹ He died in 1982.¹
     Major William Lloyd John Baxendale gained the rank of Major in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹

     
     Captain Guy Vernon Baxendale lived at Franfield Place, Sussex, England.¹

     Andrew Annadale Sinclair married Miranda Seymour, daughter of George Fitzroy Seymour and Hon. Rosemary Nest Scott-Ellis, on 25 October 1972.¹ He and Miranda Seymour were divorced in 1986.¹