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     Muriel Violet Frances Agar was born on 29 December 1899. She is the daughter of Hon. Francis William Arthur Agar and Laura Astley Kennard. She married Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers, son of Quintin Chambers, on 30 March 1921.
     Her married name became Chambers.

     Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers is the son of Quintin Chambers. He married Muriel Violet Frances Agar, daughter of Hon. Francis William Arthur Agar and Laura Astley Kennard, on 30 March 1921.
     Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers gained the rank of Rear Admiral in the service of the Royal Navy.

     David Quinten Chambers was born in 1922. He is the son of Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers and Muriel Violet Frances Agar.

     Roderick Francis Chambers was born in 1928. He is the son of Rear-Admiral William Scott Chambers and Muriel Violet Frances Agar.

     Sir George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon was born on 7 June 1877 at 31 Upper Brook Street, London, England.⁴ He was the son of Sir Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Agar.³ He married Hon. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks, daughter of Herbert Haldane Somers-Cocks and Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun, on 5 August 1905 at Trinity Church, Sloane Street, Chelsea, London, England.⁴ He died on 13 December 1955 at age 78.¹
     Sir George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon was educated between 1891 and 1893 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.⁵ He was Extra Aide-de-Camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1902 and 1905.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Clarendon [G.B., 1776] on 2 October 1914.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Hyde of Hindon, co. Wilts [G.B., 1756] on 2 October 1914.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel.¹ He was Chancellor of the Primrose League between 1919 and 1921.¹ He was chairman of the BBC between 1920 and 1930.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting to HM King George V between 1921 and 1922.¹ He was Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1922 and 1925.¹ He held the office of Chief Whip (Conservative) of the House of Lords between 1922 and 1925.¹ He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Dominion Affairs between 1925 and 1927.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1930.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.¹ He was a director of GEC.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hertfordshire.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1931.¹ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Union of South Africa between 1931 and 1937.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, in 1937.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1937.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order between 1938 and 1952.¹ He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 1938 and 1952.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1939.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1942.¹ He was decorated with the Grand Cross, Order of St. Olav of Norway.¹ He was decorated with the Grand Cross, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.¹ He was decorated with the Grand Cross, Legion of Honour.¹ He was decorated with the Grand Cross, Order of Orange-Nassau.¹ He was decorated with the Royal Victorian Chain in 1952.¹

     Emma Mary Augusta Hatch was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. George Cliffe Hatch.¹ She married, firstly, Major Hon. Edward Roden Bourke, son of Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo and Anne Charlotte Jocelyn, on 20 November 1872. She married, secondly, Sir Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon, son of George William Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Katherine Grimston, on 5 August 1908 at Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, St. James's, London, England, in a private marriage.² She died on 9 March 1935 at London, England.³ She was buried on 12 March 1935 at The Grove, Watford, Hertfordshire, England.³
     From 20 November 1872, her married name became Bourke. As a result of her marriage, Emma Mary Augusta Hatch was styled as Countess of Clarendon on 5 August 1908. From 5 August 1908, her married name became Villiers.

     
     Lt.-Gen. George Cliffe Hatch was invested as a Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.).¹

     Cecil Richard Donoughmore Bourke was born on 29 September 1875. He was the son of Major Hon. Edward Roden Bourke and Emma Mary Augusta Hatch. He died on 30 November 1884 at age 9.

     Lt.-Col. Nigel Edward Jocelyn Bourke was born on 21 August 1886. He was the son of Major Hon. Edward Roden Bourke and Emma Mary Augusta Hatch. He married Doris Wills, daughter of Allan Wills, in 1927.