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     Adela Mary Charlotte Trefusis was born on 3 February 1879.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Walter Rodolph Trefusis and Lady Mary Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott.² She married, firstly, Captain William Lenox Naper on 9 July 1902.¹ She married, secondly, Rodney Richard Matthews in 1946.¹ She died on 11 October 1952 at age 73.¹
     From 9 July 1902, her married name became Naper. From 1946, her married name became Matthews.

     Captain William Lenox Naper married Adela Mary Charlotte Trefusis, daughter of Colonel Hon. Walter Rodolph Trefusis and Lady Mary Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, on 9 July 1902.¹ He died on 24 October 1942.¹
     Captain William Lenox Naper gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He lived at Loughcrew, County Meath, Ireland.¹ He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹

     Rodney Richard Matthews married Adela Mary Charlotte Trefusis, daughter of Colonel Hon. Walter Rodolph Trefusis and Lady Mary Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, in 1946.¹ He died on 1 April 1953, missing, presumed killed in an air crash.¹
     His name was legally changed to Rodney Richard Matthews-Naper.¹ He lived at Queensland, Australia.¹

     Eva Mary Louise Trefusis was born on 12 May 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Walter Rodolph Trefusis and Lady Mary Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott.² She died in September 1942 at age 62, unmarried.¹

     Lt.-Col. Michael Henry Crichton was born on 18 April 1907.¹ He was the son of Hon. Arthur Owen Crichton and Katherine Helen Elizabeth Trefusis.¹ He married Alice Elizabeth Sims, daughter of R. Sims, on 1 July 1942.¹ He died on 16 April 1970 at age 62, without issue.¹
     Lt.-Col. Michael Henry Crichton was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Horse Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Fermanagh in 1950.¹

     Alice Elizabeth Sims was the daughter of R. Sims.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Michael Henry Crichton, son of Hon. Arthur Owen Crichton and Katherine Helen Elizabeth Trefusis, on 1 July 1942.¹ She died on 2 January 2000.¹
     Her married name became Crichton.

     Jean Trefusis Crichton was born on 15 May 1912.² She is the daughter of Hon. Arthur Owen Crichton and Katherine Helen Elizabeth Trefusis.^2,1 She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Eion James Henry Merry, son of Archibald William Merry and Hon. Ida Helen Lizzie Chetwynd, on 15 May 1933.³ She married, secondly, Montagu William Lowry-Corry, son of Brig.-Gen. Noel Armar Lowry-Corry and Hon. Clare O'Brien, on 30 September 1969.³
     From 15 May 1933, her married name became Merry. From 30 September 1969, her married name became Lowry-Corry.³ She lived in 2003 at Clover Farm, Shalden, Alton, Hampshire, England.³

     Montagu William Lowry-Corry was born on 21 March 1907.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Noel Armar Lowry-Corry and Hon. Clare O'Brien.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Mary Constance Biddulph, daughter of John Michael Gordon Biddulph, 2nd Baron Biddulph and Marjorie Caroline Susan Mure, on 9 July 1929.¹ He and Hon. Mary Constance Biddulph were divorced in 1938.¹ He married, secondly, Jean Trefusis Crichton, daughter of Hon. Arthur Owen Crichton and Katherine Helen Elizabeth Trefusis, on 30 September 1969.¹ He died on 16 June 1977 at age 70.¹
     Montagu William Lowry-Corry was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1933 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He held the office of Member of the London County Council between 1958 and 1965, South Paddington.¹ He held the office of Member of the New Westminster City Council in 1964.¹ He was Deputy Chairman of the New Westminster City Council between 1964 and 1965.¹

     Hon. Mary Constance Biddulph is the daughter of John Michael Gordon Biddulph, 2nd Baron Biddulph and Marjorie Caroline Susan Mure.^1,2 She married Montagu William Lowry-Corry, son of Brig.-Gen. Noel Armar Lowry-Corry and Hon. Clare O'Brien, on 9 July 1929.¹ She and Montagu William Lowry-Corry were divorced in 1938.¹
     Her married name became Lowry-Corry.

     Davinia Jean Merry was born on 1 March 1934.² She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Eion James Henry Merry and Jean Trefusis Crichton.¹ She married Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs, son of Major Guy Melvil Gibbs and Margaret Olivia St. John, on 27 October 1955.¹
     From 27 October 1955, her married name became Gibbs.¹ She was an artist.² She lived in 2003 at Patney Rectory, Devizes, Wiltshire, England.²