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     Joan Catherine Lubbock was born on 10 February 1903.¹ She is the daughter of Cecil Lubbock and Edith Furse.¹ She married Rolf Cunliffe, 2nd Baron Cunliffe, son of Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe and Edith Cunningham Boothby, on 5 November 1925.¹ She and Rolf Cunliffe, 2nd Baron Cunliffe were divorced in 1952.¹ She died on 21 June 1980 at age 77.²
     As a result of her marriage, Joan Catherine Lubbock was styled as Baroness Cunliffe on 5 November 1925. From 5 November 1925, her married name became Cunliffe.¹ She lived in 1999 at 12a St. Olave's Court, St. Petersburgh Place, London, England.¹

     Henrietta Scott was born in 1728. She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Delorain and Mary Howard.

     Rolf Cunliffe, 2nd Baron Cunliffe was born on 13 May 1899.³ He was the son of Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe and Edith Cunningham Boothby.² He married, firstly, Joan Catherine Lubbock, daughter of Cecil Lubbock and Edith Furse, on 5 November 1925.¹ He and Joan Catherine Lubbock were divorced in 1952.¹ He married, secondly, Kathleen Elsie Pope, daughter of Ernest Brownfield Pope and Elsie Miriam Turner, on 24 December 1952.³ He died on 24 November 1963 at age 64.¹
     Rolf Cunliffe, 2nd Baron Cunliffe was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.³ He fought in the First World War between 1917 and 1919, with the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, and was mentioned in despatches.³ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Cunliffe, of Headley, Surrey [U.K., 1914] on 6 January 1920.³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1927 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).³ He gained the rank of Wing Commander in the service of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.³ He was chairman of Guy's Hospital in 1947.³

     James Driscol Griffin is the son of Edwin G. Griffin.¹ He married Lady Jane Bingham, daughter of George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan and Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson, on 18 June 1960.¹

     George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan was born on 13 December 1860 at 51 Portland Place, Marylebone, London, England.² He was the son of Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox.¹ He married Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay, daughter of Joseph Spender Clay and Elizabeth Sydney Jane Garrett, on 30 November 1896.¹ He died on 20 April 1949 at age 88.¹
     George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Bechuanaland Expedition between 1884 and 1885.¹ He was decorated with the award of Order of the Nile (3rd Class).¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Rifle Brigade.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland].¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Territorial Army Reserve.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 5th Battalion, London Regiment.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chertsey between 1904 and 1906.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Lucan [I., 1795] on 5 June 1914.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Baronet Bingham, of Castlebar, co. Mayo [N.S., 1634] on 5 June 1914.³ He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General in 1917.¹ He was decorated with the award of Order of St. Stanlislas of Russia (2nd Class).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Mayo.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.¹ He was Brigadier-General of the 1st London Infantry Brigade.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Middlesex.¹ He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1920.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1920.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1920 and January 1924.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1920 and 1928.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1923 in the service of the London Rifle Brigade.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between December 1924 and 1929.¹ He held the office of Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms between January 1929 and July 1929.¹ He held the office of Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1931 and 1940.¹ He was created 1st Baron Bingham, of Melcombe Bingham, co. Dorset [U.K.] on 26 June 1934.⁴ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1938.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1939.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 5th Battalion, London Regiment.⁴

     Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay was born circa 1878.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Spender Clay and Elizabeth Sydney Jane Garrett.^1,2 She married George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan, son of Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox, on 30 November 1896.¹ She died on 31 January 1972.¹
     From 30 November 1896, her married name became Bingham.¹ As a result of her marriage, Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay was styled as Countess of Lucan on 5 June 1914. She was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.¹

     Joseph Spender Clay married Elizabeth Sydney Jane Garrett, daughter of Reverend James Perkins Garrett and Caroline Anne Elisabeth Moore.²
     Joseph Spender Clay lived at Ford Manor, Surrey, England.¹

     George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan was born on 24 November 1898 at Hertford House, Park Street, Mayfair, London, England.³ He was the son of George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan and Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay.¹ He married Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson, daughter of Captain Hon. Edward Stanley Dawson and Lady Elizabeth Selina Georgiana Meade, on 23 December 1929.¹ He died on 21 January 1964 at age 65.¹
     George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War|where he was wounded.¹ He was invested as a Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp t othe Governor-General of South Africa between 1924 and 1926.¹ He was Brigade Major of the British Troops in the Sudan between 1932 and 1934.⁴ He gained the rank of Major in 1934.⁴ He was Brigade Major of the 11th Infantry Brigade between 1934 and 1936.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Bingham, of Melcombe Bingham, co. Dorset [U.K., 1934] on 20 April 1949.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Lucan [I., 1795] on 20 April 1949.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Baronet Bingham, of Castlebar, co. Mayo [N.S., 1634] on 20 April 1949.¹ He held the office of Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard between 1950 and 1951.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Commonwealth relations Office between June 1951 and October 1951.¹ He held the office of Opposition Chief Whip, House of Lords between 1954 and 1964.¹

     Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson was the daughter of Captain Hon. Edward Stanley Dawson and Lady Elizabeth Selina Georgiana Meade.¹ She married George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan, son of George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan and Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay, on 23 December 1929.³ She died in 1985.
     As a result of her marriage, Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne Dawson was styled as Countess of Lucan on 20 April 1949.

     Captain Hon. Edward Stanley Dawson was born on 16 August 1843.³ He was the son of Richard Dawson, 1st Earl of Dartrey and Augusta Stanley.^2,3 He married Lady Elizabeth Selina Georgiana Meade, daughter of Admiral Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam and Elizabeth Henrietta Kennedy, on 27 April 1898.¹ He died on 13 October 1919 at age 76.¹
     Captain Hon. Edward Stanley Dawson held the office of High Sheriff of County Monaghan in 1899.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.¹