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     Hon. John Henry Knox was born on 26 July 1788.¹ He was the son of Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly and Hon. Diana Jane Pery.² He married Lady Mabella Josephine Needham, daughter of General Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey and Anne Fisher, on 12 February 1822.¹ He died on 27 August 1872 at age 84.¹
     He had two other sons and three other daughters.¹

     Lady Mabella Josephine Needham was born circa 1801.² She was the daughter of General Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey and Anne Fisher.^1,2 She married Hon. John Henry Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly and Hon. Diana Jane Pery, on 12 February 1822.³ She died on 16 November 1899.²
     Her married name became Knox.

     General Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey was born on 5 April 1748.¹ He was the son of John Needham, 10th Viscount Kilmorey and Anne Hurleston.¹ He married Anne Fisher, daughter of Thomas Fisher, on 20 February 1787.¹ He died on 21 November 1832 at age 84.¹
     General Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey was commissioned in 1762, in the service of the British Army.¹ He fought in the American War of Independence.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Viscount Kilmorey, in Queen's Co. [I., 1625] on 27 May 1791.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to King George III between 1793 and 1795.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1795.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1802.¹ He was Colonel of the 86th Foot between 1810 and 1832.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1812.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Kilmorey [Ireland] on 5 February 1822.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Newry and Mourne, co. Down [Ireland] on 5 February 1822.¹

     Edmond Sexten Pery, 1st and last Viscount Pery of Newtown-Pery was born in April 1719.¹ He is the son of Reverend Stackpole Pery and Jane Twigg.² He married, firstly, Patty Martin, daughter of John Martin, on 11 June 1756.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Elizabeth Vesey, daughter of John Denny Vesey, 1st Baron Knapton and Elizabeth Brownlow, on 27 October 1762.¹ He died on 24 February 1806 at age 86, without male issue.¹
     Edmond Sexten Pery, 1st and last Viscount Pery of Newtown-Pery was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹ He was admitted to Irish bar in 1745 entitled to practice as a barrister.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wicklow [Ireland] between 1751 and 1760.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Limerick [Ireland] between 1761 and 1785.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1771.¹ He held the office of Speaker of Parliament [Ireland] between 1771 and 1785.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Pery of Newtown-Pery, near the City of Limerick [Ireland] on 30 December 1785.¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹

     Edward Knox was born on 23 September 1860.¹ He was the son of Captain Henry Needham Knox and Alexandrine Henrietta Wilhelmine Lavit.¹ He married Mabel Wade, daughter of John Edward Wade, on 28 April 1887.¹ He died on 13 July 1950 at age 89.¹
     Edward Knox was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Welsh Regiment.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Glamorgan.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Somerset.¹ He was Agent to Lord Hylton.¹ He was chairman of Frome Rural District Council in 1916.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1933.¹

     Mabel Wade was the daughter of John Edward Wade.¹ She married Edward Knox, son of Captain Henry Needham Knox and Alexandrine Henrietta Wilhelmine Lavit, on 28 April 1887.¹ She died on 24 July 1943.¹
     Her married name became Knox.

     
     John Edward Wade lived at Brantingham Thorpe, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Captain John Needham Knox was born on 10 October 1890.¹ He was the son of Edward Knox and Mabel Wade.¹ He married Monica Kitson, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Gerald Kitson, on 20 October 1926.¹ He died in 1967.¹
     Captain John Needham Knox fought in the Persian Gulf Campaign between 1911 and 1913.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was decorated with the award of Croix de Guerre (avec palmes).¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was Temporary Clerk to the Signet, Foreign Office between 1936 and 1940.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was decorated with the award of Officer, U.S. Legion of Merit.¹

     Monica Kitson was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Gerald Kitson.¹ She married Captain John Needham Knox, son of Edward Knox and Mabel Wade, on 20 October 1926.¹ She died in 1975.¹
     Her married name became Knox.

     
     Maj.-Gen. Sir Gerald Kitson was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).¹ He lived at Wendlebury House, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).¹