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     Sir Richard James Graham, 4th Bt. was born on 24 February 1859. He was the son of Sir Frederick Ulric Graham, 3rd Bt. and Lady Jane Hermione St. Maur Seymour. He married, firstly, Olivia Baring, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Baring and Helen Graham, on 8 July 1886.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Mabel Cynthia Duncombe, daughter of William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl Feversham of Ryedale and Mabel Violet Graham, on 27 June 1889. He died on 26 August 1932 at age 73.
     Sir Richard James Graham, 4th Bt. gained the title of 4th Baronet Graham, of Netherby, co. Yorks.

     Olivia Baring was born on 14 May 1863.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Baring and Helen Graham.¹ She married Sir Richard James Graham, 4th Bt., son of Sir Frederick Ulric Graham, 3rd Bt. and Lady Jane Hermione St. Maur Seymour, on 8 July 1886.¹ She died on 21 March 1887 at age 23, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Graham.

     George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne was born on 27 November 1912.² He was the son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound.¹ He married, firstly, Barbara Chase, daughter of Harold Stuart Chase and Gertrude Boyer, on 18 March 1938.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Selina Polly Dawson Eccles, daughter of Sir David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles and Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson, on 22 December 1969.¹ He and Lady Selina Polly Dawson Eccles were divorced in 1978.¹ He married, thirdly, Gillian Anna Morgan, daughter of Alured Morgan, on 15 October 1978.¹ He married, fourthly, Penelope Eve Bradford, daughter of Commander George Francis Norton Bradford, on 12 July 1995.³ He died on 25 August 1999 at age 86.²
     George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne was baptised with the name of Geroge John Charles Mercer Nairne.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.² He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Kerry [I., 1723] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Viscount Clanmaurice [I., 1723] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 27th Baron of Kerry and Lixnaw [I., c. 1295] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Viscount FitzMaurice [I., 1751] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl Wycombe of Chepping Wycombe [G.B., 1784] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Calne and Calston, co. Wilts [G.B., 1784] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, co. Somerset [G.B., 1784] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Shelburne, co. Wexford [I., 1753] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Dunkeron [I., 1751] on 20 August 1944.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Lord Wycombe, Baron of Chepping Wycombe, co. Bucks [G.B., 1760] on 20 August 1944.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Scots Guards.² He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre.² On 1947 his name was legally changed to George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire in 1950.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wiltshire in 1952.² He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1957 and 1958.² He held the office of Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office between 1958 and 1962.² He held the office of Minister of State, Commonwealth and Colonial Affairs between 1962 and 1964.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1964.²

     John Alick Stephen Villiers Russell was born on 22 May 1946.¹ He is the son of Captain Stephen Alexander Villiers Russell and Ailsa Mary Pilcher.¹ He married Verity Elizabeth Anne Murray in 1975.¹ He and Verity Elizabeth Anne Murray were divorced in 1986.¹
     John Alick Stephen Villiers Russell was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England.¹

     Susan Surtees is the daughter of Major Robert Lambton Surtees. She married Major Sir Charles Spencer Richard Graham, 6th Bt., son of Sir Fergus Frederick Graham, 5th Bt. and Mary Spencer Revell Reade, on 5 February 1944.
     Her married name became Graham.

     
     Major Robert Lambton Surtees lived at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent, England.

     Malise Charles Richard Graham was born on 19 September 1948. He is the son of Major Sir Charles Spencer Richard Graham, 6th Bt. and Susan Surtees.¹ He married Hon. Pamela Winifred Whitelaw, daughter of Sir William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st and last Viscount Whitelaw and Cecilia Doriel Sprot, on 27 April 1974.²

     Susannah Anne Mary Graham was born on 9 May 1951. She is the daughter of Major Sir Charles Spencer Richard Graham, 6th Bt. and Susan Surtees.

     Cynthia Mary Graham was born on 13 November 1923. She was the daughter of Sir Fergus Frederick Graham, 5th Bt. and Mary Spencer Revell Reade. She died on 13 January 1927 at age 3.