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     Captain Michael Algernon Fitzroy was born on 27 June 1895.¹ He was the son of Captain Rt. Hon. Edward Algernon FitzRoy and Muriel Douglas-Pennant, Viscountess Daventry.¹ He died on 15 April 1915 at age 19, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.¹

     Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate was born on 20 March 1897.¹ He was the son of Captain Rt. Hon. Edward Algernon FitzRoy and Muriel Douglas-Pennant, Viscountess Daventry.¹ He married Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate, daughter of Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate and Hon. Elizabeth Sophia Lucia Bagot, on 21 May 1919.¹ He died in 1976.
     He was given the name of John Maurice FitzRoy at birth.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ On 11 November 1936 his name was legally changed to John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate by Royal Licence.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate was the daughter of Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate and Hon. Elizabeth Sophia Lucia Bagot.¹ She married Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, son of Captain Rt. Hon. Edward Algernon FitzRoy and Muriel Douglas-Pennant, Viscountess Daventry, on 21 May 1919.¹ She died in 1982.¹
      From 21 May 1919, her married name became Fitzroy. She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.).¹ From 11 November 1936, her married name became FitzRoy Newdegate.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Warwickshire in 1949.¹ She was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1957.¹

     Margaret Banbury was the daughter of William Banbury and Harriet Grout.¹ She died on 29 July 1929, unmarried.¹

     Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry was born on 17 December 1921.¹ He was the son of Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate and Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate.¹ He married Hon. Rosemary Norrie, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling, on 20 October 1959.¹ He died in 2000.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Coldstream Guards.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.² He was Aide-de-Campe to he Viceroy of India between 1946 and 1947.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Warwickshire in 1960.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Warwickshire between 1970 and 1974.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire between 1974 and 1990.² He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Daventry, of Daventry, co. Northampton [U.K., 1943] in 1986.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Warwickshire.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire between 1990 and 1996.² He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1991.²

     Hon. Rosemary Norrie was born on 28 March 1926. She is the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling.¹ She married Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry, son of Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate and Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate, on 20 October 1959.²
      From 20 October 1959, her married name became FitzRoy Newdegate.² As a result of her marriage, Hon. Rosemary Norrie was styled as Viscountess Daventry in 1986. She lived in 2003 at Temple House, Arbury, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie was born on 26 September 1893. He was the son of George Edward Moke Norrie and Beatrice Stephen.² He married, firstly, Jocelyn Helen Gosling, daughter of Richard Henry Gosling and Kathleen Maria Swinnerton Dyer, on 9 June 1922. He married, secondly, Patricia Merryweather Bainbridge, daughter of Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge and Norah Mossom Merryweather, on 28 November 1938. He died in 1977.
      Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie usually went by his middle name of Willoughby.³ He gained the title of 1st Baron Norrie.

     Jocelyn Helen Gosling was the daughter of Richard Henry Gosling and Kathleen Maria Swinnerton Dyer. She married Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie, son of George Edward Moke Norrie and Beatrice Stephen, on 9 June 1922. She died on 7 March 1938.
      Her married name became Norrie.

     George Willoughby Moke Norrie, 2nd Baron Norrie was born on 27 April 1936. He is the son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling. He and Celia Marguerite Mann were divorced.¹ He married Celia Marguerite Mann, daughter of Major John Pelhan Mann and Ann Marguerite Brockbank, on 10 April 1964.¹ He married Pamela Ann Wilmot, daughter of Major Sir Arthur Ralph Wilmot, 7th Bt. and Pamela Vera Garrard, on 29 May 1997.²
     He gained the title of 2nd Baron Norrie.

     Diana Norrie was born on 7 May 1923. She is the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling.