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     Henry Christopher Mansel Porter was born on 23 March 1953. He is the son of Major Henry Robert Mansel Porter and Anne Victoria Seymour.

     Michael Beauchamp Mansel Porter was born on 9 July 1954. He is the son of Major Henry Robert Mansel Porter and Anne Victoria Seymour.

     Lionel Seymour was born on 24 February 1889. He was the son of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis. He married Catherine Moor Docking Wooding, daughter of William Wooding, on 28 October 1909. He died on 11 May 1931 at age 42.

     Catherine Moor Docking Wooding was the daughter of William Wooding. She married Lionel Seymour, son of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis, on 28 October 1909. She died on 28 August 1932.
     Her married name became Seymour.

     
     William Wooding lived at Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

     Mildred Seymour was born on 14 August 1872. She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis. She died on 28 August 1930 at age 58.

     Ethel Seymour was born on 17 January 1881. She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis.¹ She married Major Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Bt., son of Sir George Francis Bonham, 2nd Bt. and Louisa Buchanan, on 23 May 1910.¹ She died on 7 September 1962 at age 81.¹
     Her married name became Bonham.

     Major Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Bt. was born on 3 July 1875.¹ He was the son of Sir George Francis Bonham, 2nd Bt. and Louisa Buchanan.¹ He married Ethel Seymour, daughter of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis, on 23 May 1910.¹ He died on 14 November 1937 at age 62.¹
     Major Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Bt. was Honourable Attaché of the Diplomatic Service between 1898 and 1899.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught in 1909.¹ He held the office of Equerry to HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught in 1911.¹ He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1912.¹ He held the office of Comptroller of the Household between 1913 and 1926.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Scots Guards.¹ He was decorated with the Chevalier, Legion of Honour.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1926.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Bonham [U.K., 1852] on 31 July 1927.¹

     Major Sir Antony Lionel Thomas Bonham, 4th Bt. was born on 21 October 1916.¹ He is the son of Major Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Bt. and Ethel Seymour.¹ He married Felicity Pardoe, daughter of Colonel Frank Lionel Pardoe and Sybil Margaret Mitchell, on 19 February 1944.¹
     Major Sir Antony Lionel Thomas Bonham, 4th Bt. was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1937 in the service of the Royal Scots Guards.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Bonham [U.K., 1852] on 14 November 1937.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He retired from the military in 1947, with the rank of Major, late of the Royal Scots Guards.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Gloucestershire in 1983.¹ He lived in 2003 at Greystones, The Croft, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     Felicity Pardoe was born on 27 October 1916.² She was the daughter of Colonel Frank Lionel Pardoe and Sybil Margaret Mitchell.¹ She married Major Sir Antony Lionel Thomas Bonham, 4th Bt., son of Major Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Bt. and Ethel Seymour, on 19 February 1944.¹ She died in August 2003 at age 86.²
     Her married name became Bonham.