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     Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis was the son of William Cotton Curtis and Caroline Louisa Thornewill.² He married Constance Mary Grey, daughter of Lt.-Col. George Henry Grey and Harriet Jane Pearson, on 18 January 1905.¹ He died on 18 March 1939.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northumberland.¹ He lived at Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

     David John Milbank was born on 12 June 1940. He is the son of John Gerald Frederick Milbank and Louisa Harriet Curtis.

     Charles Gerald Milbank was born on 3 August 1942. He is the son of John Gerald Frederick Milbank and Louisa Harriet Curtis.

     James John Milbank was born in 1974. He is the son of David John Milbank and Melissa Bigge.

     Philip Augustus Milbank was born in 1974. He is the son of Charles Gerald Milbank and Wendy Johnson.

     Major Denis William Powlett Milbank was born on 6 July 1912. He is the son of Sir Frederick Richard Milbank, 3rd Bt. and Harriet Anne Dorothy Wilson. He married Doreen Frances Butler, daughter of Sir Richard Pierce Butler, 11th Bt. and Alice Dudley Leigh, on 5 July 1934.³

     Doreen Frances Butler was born on 3 September 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Richard Pierce Butler, 11th Bt. and Alice Dudley Leigh.³ She married Major Denis William Powlett Milbank, son of Sir Frederick Richard Milbank, 3rd Bt. and Harriet Anne Dorothy Wilson, on 5 July 1934.¹ She died in 1991.¹
      Her married name became Milbank.

     Sir Richard Pierce Butler, 11th Bt. was born on 28 September 1872.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Pierce Butler, 10th Bt. and Hester Elizabeth Bellingham.² He married Alice Dudley Leigh, daughter of Very Rev. Hon. James Wentworth Leigh and Frances Butler, on 2 June 1906.¹ He died on 25 March 1955 at age 82.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was educated at Downton Agricultural College.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Carlow.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Carlow in 1905.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Baronet Butler, of Cloughgrenan, co. Carlow [I., 1628] on 8 March 1909.¹ He fought in the First World War in 1914, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Major in the service of the 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Remount Service.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹