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     Lt.-Col. William Joseph Stirling of Keir was born on 9 May 1911. He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Archibald Stirling of Keir and Hon. Margaret Mary Fraser. He married Susan Rachel Bligh, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh and Mary Jack Frost, on 22 November 1940.² He died in 1983.
     Lt.-Col. William Joseph Stirling of Keir fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Scots Guards.¹ He was commanding officer of the 62 Commando in 1942.³ He was commanding officer of the 2 Special Air Service Regiment between 1943 and 1944.³ He lived at Keir, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland.

     Susan Rachel Bligh was born on 12 August 1916.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh and Mary Jack Frost.¹ She married Lt.-Col. William Joseph Stirling of Keir, son of Brig.-Gen. Archibald Stirling of Keir and Hon. Margaret Mary Fraser, on 22 November 1940.¹ She died in 1983.¹
     Her married name became Stirling.

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh was born on 14 November 1888.¹ He was the son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley and Florence Rose Morphy.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Jack Frost, daughter of Captain George Alfred Frost, on 24 July 1912.¹ He and Mary Jack Frost were divorced in 1934.¹ He married, secondly, Dorothy Millicent Isabella Bevan, daughter of Hubert Lee Bevan, on 18 January 1934.¹ He married, thirdly, Kathleen Weatherill (?) in 1973.¹ He died in 1984.¹
     Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Rifle Brigade.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1945, with the Royal Pioneer Corps.¹

     Mary Jack Frost was the daughter of Captain George Alfred Frost.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh, son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley and Florence Rose Morphy, on 24 July 1912.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh were divorced in 1934.¹ She died on 9 June 1940.¹
     Her married name became Bligh.

     Dorothy Millicent Isabella Bevan was the daughter of Hubert Lee Bevan.¹ She married, firstly, Caryl Henry Courthorpe Munroe before 1934.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh, son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley and Florence Rose Morphy, on 18 January 1934.¹ She died on 31 March 1972.¹
     From before 1934, her married name became Munroe.¹ Her married name became Bligh.

     Rachel Louise Finch-Knightley was born on 20 November 1974.¹ She is the daughter of Heneage Charles Finch-Knightley, Lord Guernsey and Penelope Anstice Crawley.¹ She married Andrew Cameron-Webb.²
     Her married name became Cameron-Webb.²

     
     Captain George Alfred Frost gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹

     Jasmine Lydia Bligh was born on 21 May 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Noel Gervase Bligh and Mary Jack Frost.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Sir John Paley Johnson, 6th Bt., son of Captain Robert Warren Johnson, on 2 October 1940.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Sir John Paley Johnson, 6th Bt. were divorced in 1947.¹ She married, secondly, Frank Hugh Shirley Fox, son of Frank Hugh Fox, on 20 May 1948.¹ She and Frank Hugh Shirley Fox were divorced in 1953.¹ She died in 1991.¹
     Jasmine Lydia Bligh was a BBC TV announcer and hostess in 1936.¹ From 2 October 1940, her married name became Johnson. From 20 May 1948, her married name became Fox.

     Florence Rose Morphy was the daughter of John Stephen Morphy.¹ She married Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, son of John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley and Lady Harriet Mary Pelham, on 9 February 1884.¹ She died on 30 August 1944.¹
     Her married name became Bligh. As a result of her marriage, Florence Rose Morphy was styled as Countess of Darnley on 31 October 1900. She was invested as a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1919.¹