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     Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Bt. was born on 16 March 1879. He was the son of Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Bt. and Christina Anne Jessica Cavendish-Bentinck. He married Edith Violet Gorst, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir John Gorst, on 28 October 1903. He died on 16 February 1919 at age 39.
     Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Mark.² He gained the title of 6th Baronet Sykes, of Sledmere.

     Edith Violet Gorst was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir John Gorst. She married Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Bt., son of Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Bt. and Christina Anne Jessica Cavendish-Bentinck, on 28 October 1903. She died on 21 July 1930.
     Her married name became Sykes.

     Mark Richard Sykes was born on 9 June 1937. He is the son of Christopher Hugh Sykes and Camilla Georgiana Russell. He married, firstly, Helen Homewood in 1962. He and Helen Homewood were divorced in 1965. He married, secondly, Valerie Goad in 1968. He married, thirdly, Alexandra Sotomayor.²

     Helen Homewood married Mark Richard Sykes, son of Christopher Hugh Sykes and Camilla Georgiana Russell, in 1962. She and Mark Richard Sykes were divorced in 1965.
     Her married name became Sykes.

     Valerie Goad married Mark Richard Sykes, son of Christopher Hugh Sykes and Camilla Georgiana Russell, in 1968.
     Her married name became Sykes.

     Lucy Sykes was born on 4 December 1969.¹ She is the daughter of Mark Richard Sykes and Valerie Goad.¹ She married Euan Rellie.¹
     Her married name became Rellie.¹

     Victoria Sykes was born on 4 December 1969.¹ She is the daughter of Mark Richard Sykes and Valerie Goad.¹ She married Toby Rowland, son of Roland Walter Rowland and Josie (?), circa 3 July 2005.¹
     Victoria Sykes also went by the nick-name of Plum.¹ She was a writer.¹ From circa 3 July 2005, her married name became Rowland.¹

     Alice Sykes is the daughter of Mark Richard Sykes and Valerie Goad.

     Major Frank James Wriothesley Seely was born on 28 August 1901.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Frank Evelyn Seely and Leila Elizma Russell.¹ He married Vera Lilian Margaret Birkin, daughter of Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin and Claire Lloyd Howe, on 5 February 1925.¹ He died on 15 August 1956 at age 54.²
     Major Frank James Wriothesley Seely usually went by his middle name of James.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the 15th/19th Hussars.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 107th (South Nottinghamshire Hussar Yeomanry) Brigade (Territorial Army).¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters).¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1939.¹ He was Master of Fox Hounds, South Nottinghamshire.¹