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     General Hon. Sir Leicester Smyth was born on 25 October 1829.¹ He was the son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell.¹ He married Alicia Maria Eliza Smyth, daughter of Robert Smyth, on 12 February 1866.¹ He died on 27 January 1891 at age 61.¹
     General Hon. Sir Leicester Smyth was baptised with the name of Leicester Curzon.¹ He fought in the Crimea War.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Raglan.¹ He was decorated with the award of Knight, Order of the Medjidie.¹ He was Military Secretary of Ireland between 1865 and 1870.¹ On 16 November 1866 his name was legally changed to Leicester Smyth by Royal Licence.¹ He was decorated with the award of Chevalier, Legion of Honour.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1870.¹ He gained the rank of General in the service of the Rifle Brigade.¹ He was commanding officer of the Southern District in 1889.¹ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar in 1890.¹

     Alicia Maria Eliza Smyth was the daughter of Robert Smyth.¹ She married General Hon. Sir Leicester Smyth, son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell, on 12 February 1866.¹ She died on 13 July 1898, without issue.¹

     
     Robert Smyth held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He lived at Drumcree, County Westmeath, Ireland.¹

     Lady Emily Marie Curzon was born in 1836. She was the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell.^1,3 She married Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote, son of Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote and Lady Isabella Anne Frances Somerset, on 5 February 1856 at Congerston, Leicestershire, England.⁴ She died on 9 December 1910.⁴
     From 5 February 1856, her married name became Kingscote.⁵ She held the office of Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Alexandra.³

     Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote was born on 28 February 1830 at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.^3,2 He was the son of Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote and Lady Isabella Anne Frances Somerset.² He married, firstly, Hon. Caroline Sophia Wyndham, daughter of George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield and Mary Fanny Blunt, on 13 March 1851 at Petworth, Sussex, England.^3,2 He married, secondly, Lady Emily Marie Curzon, daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell, on 5 February 1856 at Congerston, Leicestershire, England.² He died on 22 September 1908 at age 78.²
     Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote was commissioned in 1846 with the rank of Captain, in the service of the Scots Fusilier Guards.^3,2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Gloucestershire, Western Division between 1852 and 1885.² He fought in the Crimean War, as Aide-de-Camp to Field Marshal Lord Raglan, his great-uncle.³ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1855.³ He held the office of Groom-in-Waiting to HM Queen Victoria between 1859 and 1866.² In 1861 he inherited the estate at Kingscote.³ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales in 1867.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Scots Guards.² He held the office of President of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1878.³ He held the office of Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1885 and 1895.² He was Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1888.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1889.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1894.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.³ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VII between 1901 and 1902.² He held the office of Paymaster-General of the Royal Household between 1901 and 1908.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1902.² He lived at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     Lady Maud Kathleen Cairnes Plantagenet Hastings was born on 28 March 1893.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson.^1,2 She married William Montagu Curzon-Herrick, son of Colonel Hon. Montagu Curzon and Esmé Fitzroy, on 28 July 1916.¹ She died on 8 February 1965 at age 71.¹
     From 28 July 1916, her married name became Curzon-Herrick.¹

     Lt.-Col. Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon was born on 8 July 1868.¹ He was the son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon and Mary Anne Wilmot Westenra.¹ He married Maud Margaret Wilson, daughter of Sir Samuel Wilson, on 11 June 1892.¹ He died on 5 April 1939 at age 70.¹
     Lt.-Col. Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon was Page of Honour to the Vice-Regal Court of ireland between 1880 and 1881.¹ He succeeded to the title of 15th Earl of Huntingdon [E., 1529] on 20 May 1885.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of King's County.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Maud Margaret Wilson was the daughter of Sir Samuel Wilson.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon, son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon and Mary Anne Wilmot Westenra, on 11 June 1892.¹ She died on 26 December 1953.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Maud Margaret Wilson was styled as Countess of Huntingdon on 11 June 1892. From 11 June 1892, her married name became Hastings. She was vice-president of the Leicestershire branch, British Red Cross Society.¹

     
     Sir Samuel Wilson held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Portsmouth.¹

     Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe was born on 10 August 1850.¹ He was the son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Anne Gore.¹ He married Alice Anne Cowell, daughter of General Rt. Hon. Sir John Cowell, on 25 February 1892.¹ He died on 1 March 1911 at age 60.¹
     Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).¹ He was Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Portsmouth.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.).¹