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     Gustavus Lambart is the son of Charles Lambart and Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton.¹ He married Thomasine Rochfort, daughter of Rt. Hon. George Rochfort and Lady Elizabeth Moore.¹
     Gustavus Lambart held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kilbeggan between 1741 and 1776.¹ He lived at Beau Parc, County Meath, Ireland.¹

     Lady Frances Caroline Maria Conyngham was born in 1827. She was the daughter of General Sir Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham and Lady Jane Paget. She married Gustavus William Lambart, son of Gustavus Lambart and Anna Butler Stevenson, on 5 June 1847.¹ She died on 17 June 1898.¹
     From 5 June 1847, her married name became Lambart.¹

     Hon. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks was born in 1886.¹ She was the daughter of Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks and Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun.³ She married George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, son of Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Caroline Elizabeth Agar, on 5 August 1905 at Trinity Church, Sloane Street, Chelsea, London, England.³ She died on 6 February 1963.¹
     Her married name became Villiers. As a result of her marriage, Hon. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks was styled as Countess of Clarendon on 2 October 1914. She was DGStJ, Honour Doctor of Law (LL.D.) Witwatersrand U in 1937.¹ She was invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.).⁴ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).⁴ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.⁴

     Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks was born on 5 May 1861.³ He was the son of Arthur Herbert Cocks and Anna Marion Jessie Eckford.² He married Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun, daughter of Major Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun, V.C., on 26 June 1883.³ He died on 26 December 1894 at age 33.³
     Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Coldstream Guards and 1st Kent Volunteer Corps.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.³

     Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun was the daughter of Major Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun, V.C.¹ She married Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks, son of Arthur Herbert Cocks and Anna Marion Jessie Eckford, on 26 June 1883.² She died on 26 December 1895.²
     Her married name became Cocks.

     Major Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun, V.C. was born on 13 June 1820 at Port of Spain, Trinidad.² He died on 6 May 1862 at age 41 at Hingoli, India.² He was buried at Madras Cemetery, Madras, India.²
     Major Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun, V.C. gained the rank of Major in the service of the 19th Madras Native Infantry.² He fought in the Indian Mutiny.² He was decorated with the award of Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 21 October 1859, for his actions on 15 January 1859.³

     Anna Marion Jessie Eckford was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. James Eckford.² She married Arthur Herbert Cocks, son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Philip James Cocks and Frances Herbert, on 15 April 1847.¹ She died on 3 September 1914.¹
     Her married name became Cocks.

     
     Lt.-Gen. James Eckford gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the service of the Bengal Army.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).¹

     John Patrick Somers Cocks was born on 31 May 1848.¹ He was the son of Arthur Herbert Cocks and Anna Marion Jessie Eckford.² He died on 24 September 1879 at age 31, unmarried.¹
     John Patrick Somers Cocks gained the rank of officer in the service of the 67th Regiment.¹

     Arthur Herbert Tennyson Cocks, 6th Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham was born on 20 March 1887.¹ He was the son of Herbert Haldane Somers Cocks and Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun.² He married Finola Meeking, daughter of Captain Bertram Charles Christopher Spencer Meeking, on 20 April 1921.¹ He died on 14 July 1944 at age 57.¹
     Arthur Herbert Tennyson Cocks, 6th Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Cocks, of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1772] on 30 September 1899.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1784] on 30 September 1899.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was decorated with the award of Legion of Honour.¹ He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Reserve of Officers, Life Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 13th Australian Light Horse, 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion and Herefordshire Regiment.¹ He held the office of a Lord-in-Waiting between 1924 and 1926.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1926.¹ He held the office of Governor of Victoria between 1926 and 1931.¹ He was Acting Governor-General of Australia in 1930.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire between 1933 and 1944.¹ He was Chief Scout of of the U.K. and Commonwealth between 1941 and 1944.¹