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     Ethel Lillian Birkin was the daughter of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt.¹ She married Charles Arthur Carlin, son of Arthur Charles Carlin, on 1 June 1922.¹ She died on 7 November 1972.¹
     Ethel Lillian Birkin was decorated with the award of Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth of Belgium.¹ She was decorated with the award of Cross 'pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.¹' She was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1917.¹ Her married name became Carlin.

     Charles Arthur Carlin was the son of Arthur Charles Carlin.¹ He married Ethel Lillian Birkin, daughter of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt, on 1 June 1922.¹ He died on 1 February 1964.¹
     Charles Arthur Carlin was invested as a Knight, Order of St. Gregory the Great (K.S.G.).¹

     
     Arthur Charles Carlin lived at Barnes, Surrey, England.¹

     Cecil Edward Willoughby was born on 2 February 1851. He was the son of Reverend Hon. Charles James Willoughby and Charlotte Payne Seymour.¹ He married Harriet Maud Birkin, daughter of Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Bt. and Harriet Tebbutt, on 26 July 1883.¹ He died on 28 January 1930 at age 78.¹
     Cecil Edward Willoughby gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He lived at Willford, Nottinghamshire, England.¹

     Reverend Hon. Charles James Willoughby was born on 5 February 1822. He was the son of Henry Willoughby and Charlotte Eyre. He married Charlotte Payne Seymour, daughter of Henry John Hyde Seymour and Charlotte Whitcombe, on 7 August 1845. He died on 6 November 1875 at age 53.

     Charlotte Payne Seymour was the daughter of Henry John Hyde Seymour and Charlotte Whitcombe. She married Reverend Hon. Charles James Willoughby, son of Henry Willoughby and Charlotte Eyre, on 7 August 1845. She died on 13 January 1892.
     Her married name became Willoughby.

     Sarah Ursula Eden was born in 1954.¹ She is the daughter of Frederick Reeve Eden and Beatrice Helena Smith.¹ She married Michael Adam James Adams in 1977.¹
     From 1977, her married name became Adams.¹ She lived in 1999 at 91 The Common, Earlswood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Francis Digby Willoughby was born on 17 January 1819. He was the son of Henry Willoughby and Charlotte Eyre. He died on 27 April 1846 at age 27.

     Lt.-Col. Peter Lawrence Birkin was born on 17 March 1910.¹ He was the son of Major Harry Laurence Birkin and Olive Isobel Russell.¹ He died on 27 November 1971 at age 61, unmarried.¹
     Lt.-Col. Peter Lawrence Birkin was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.¹ He fought in the Second World War in 1939, where he was mentioned in despatches, and held as a POW 1942-1943.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel.¹ He was a lace manufacturer.¹ He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1954.¹

     G/Capt. James Michael Birkin was born on 23 April 1912. He was the son of Major Harry Laurence Birkin and Olive Isobel Russell. He married, firstly, Antonia Stanley-Clarke, daughter of Lt.-Col. Alexander Francis Stanley-Clarke, on 26 April 1956.¹ He and Antonia Stanley-Clarke were divorced in 1977. He married, secondly, Susan Mitchell, daughter of Edward Mitchell, in 1980.¹ He died in 1985.¹
     G/Capt. James Michael Birkin usually went by his middle name of Michael.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1933 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1936 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Group Captain in the service of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.¹ He was decorated with the award of Air Force Cross (A.F.C.) in 1941.¹ He was decorated with the award of Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) in 1944.¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1944.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1951.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1956.¹ He was Honorary Air Commodore of the Nottinghamshire Units and Middlesex Fighter Control Unit between 1956 and 1960.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1957 and 1963.¹ He was a director of Birkin & Company.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight in 1977.¹