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     George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde was born on 6 May 1906.¹ He was the son of Sir George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon and Hon. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks.³ He married Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn, daughter of Frederic Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton and Lady Edith Amelia Ward, on 18 April 1932.¹ He died on 27 April 1935 at age 28 at De Beers Estate, Kimberley, South Africa, killed in a shooting accident.⁴
     George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde was styled as Lord Hyde between 1914 and 1935.⁵ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹

     George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon was born on 2 February 1933.² He is the son of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn.¹ He married Jane Diana Dawson, daughter of Edward Wilham Dawson, on 17 July 1974.²
     George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He was Page of Honour to HM George VI between 1948 and 1949.² He did his National Service as a Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards between 1951 and 1953.² He was educated at Madrid Univeristy, Madrid, Spain.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Hyde of Hindon, co. Wilts [G.B., 1756] on 13 December 1955.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Clarendon [G.B., 1776] on 13 December 1955.² He was managing director of Seccombe, Marshall and Campion plc between 1962 and 1993.² He became a Prime Warden in 1999, Fishmongers' Company.² He lived in 2003 at Holywell House, Swanmore, Hampshire, England.²

     Jane Diana Dawson is the daughter of Edward Wilham Dawson.² She married George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon, son of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn, on 17 July 1974.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Jane Diana Dawson was styled as Countess of Clarendon on 17 July 1974. From 17 July 1974, her married name became Villiers. She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire in 2006.³

     George Edward Laurence Villiers, Lord Hyde was born on 12 February 1976.¹ He is the son of George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon and Jane Diana Dawson.² He married Bryonie V. L. Leask, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Anthony de Camborne Lowther Leask and Heather Catherine Moir.³
     George Edward Laurence Villiers, Lord Hyde was styled as Lord Hyde.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1988.¹

     Lady Rosemary Verena Edith Villiers was born posthumously on 29 June 1935.¹ She is the daughter of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn.² She married Richard Hugh Jordan Steel, son of Sir Christopher Eden Steel and Catherine Clive, on 15 January 1959.¹
     On 20 July 1956 she was granted the rank of an earl's daughter.¹ Her married name became Steel. She lived in 2003 at Glebe House, Notgrove, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     Richard Hugh Jordan Steel is the son of Sir Christopher Eden Steel and Catherine Clive.² He married Lady Rosemary Verena Edith Villiers, daughter of George Herbert Arthur Edward Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn, on 15 January 1959.¹

     Sir Christopher Eden Steel was born on 12 February 1903. He married Catherine Clive, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Sidney Clive and Madeline Buxton, in 1932.
     Sir Christopher Eden Steel was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.).¹

     Catherine Clive is the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Sidney Clive and Madeline Buxton. She married Sir Christopher Eden Steel in 1932.
     Her married name became Steel.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir George Sidney Clive was born on 16 July 1874. He was the son of General Edward Henry Clive and Isabel Webb. He married Madeline Buxton, daughter of Francis William Buxton and Hon. Mary Emma Lawrence, on 26 March 1901.¹ He died on 7 October 1959 at age 85.¹
     Lt.-Gen. Sir George Sidney Clive was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He lived at Perrystone, Herefordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹

     Ada le Strange was the daughter of Henry L'Estrange Styleman le Strange.¹ She married Edward Heneage Wynne-Finch, son of Charles Wynne-Finch and Laura Susan Pollen, on 9 June 1870.¹ She died on 28 September 1873.¹
     From 9 June 1870, her married name became Wynne-Finch.¹