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     Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil was born on 9 March 1893.¹ He was the son of Colonel Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst of Hackney.¹ He married Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis, daughter of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh, on 27 January 1923.¹ He died on 6 January 1962 at age 68.¹
     Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil gained the rank of Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Squadron Leader in 1934 in the service of the Royal Air Force.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1935.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.).¹

     Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis was born in 1896. She was the daughter of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh.^1,2 She married Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil, son of Colonel Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Amherst of Hackney, on 27 January 1923.¹ She died in 1983.¹
     Her married name became Cecil.

     Rear-Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil was born on 11 November 1925.¹ He is the son of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis.¹ He married Annette Barclay, daughter of Major Robert Edward Barclay and Nesta Anne Bury-Barry, on 6 April 1961.¹
     Rear-Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil usually went by his middle name of Nigel.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1966 in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was Commander of the Dartmouth Training Squadron between 1969 and 1971.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1971.¹ He was Senior British Naval Officer and Naval Attaché of the Cape Town between 1971 and 1973.¹ He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1975.¹ He gained the rank of Rear Admiral in 1975 in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was NATO Commander of the South East Mediterranean between 1975 and 1977.¹ He was Commander of the British Forces and Flag Officer, Malta between 1975 and 1979.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1977.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1979.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Institute of Management (F.I.Mgt.) in 1980.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1980.¹ He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man between 1980 and 1985.¹

     Annette Barclay was born in 1934.² She is the daughter of Major Robert Edward Barclay and Nesta Anne Bury-Barry.^1,2 She married Rear-Admiral Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil, son of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis, on 6 April 1961.¹
     Her married name became Cecil. She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.) in 1980.¹

     Major Robert Edward Barclay was born in 1906.² He married Nesta Anne Bury-Barry, daughter of Major James Robert Bury-Barry, in 1932.² He died in 1959.²
     Major Robert Edward Barclay was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).² He lived at Logmore Lane, Bury Hill, Surrey, England.¹

     Rachel Mary Cecil was born on 24 January 1924.¹ She is the daughter of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis.¹ She married Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon, son of Major Louis Frank Lanyon, on 6 March 1954.¹
     Her married name became Lanyon.

     Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon is the son of Major Louis Frank Lanyon.¹ He married Rachel Mary Cecil, daughter of Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and Hon. Yvonne Cornwallis, on 6 March 1954.¹
     Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.).¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived at Woodman's Farm House, West Meon, Hampshire, England.¹

     
     Major Louis Frank Lanyon lived at Hambledon House, Hambledon, Hampshire, England.¹

     Charlotte Yvonne Lanyon was born on 20 February 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon and Rachel Mary Cecil.¹ She married Major Paul Alistair Strutt, son of Stephan Alastair Strutt and Felicity Anne MacDonnell, in 1977.¹
     From 1977, her married name became Strutt.¹

     Victoria Clare Lanyon was born on 14 October 1956.¹ She is the daughter of Brigadier Mortimer Cecil Lanyon and Rachel Mary Cecil.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Angus Ramsay, son of Colonel A. I. Ramsay, in 1987.¹
     From 1987, her married name became Ramsay.¹ She lived in 1999 at Woodman's Farm House, West Meon, Hampshire, England.¹