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     Albert Picard lived at Paris, France.¹

     Lelia Elizabeth Russell is the daughter of Gilbert Russell.¹ She married John Edmund Banbury, son of Edmund Banbury and Lady Beatrice Mary Capell, on 4 April 1941.¹
     From 4 April 1941, her married name became Banbury.¹

     Robin Evelyn Leo Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent was born on 30 October 1930.² He is the son of Patrick Robin Gilbert Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent and Marie-Louise Henriette Picard.¹ He married Sybille Marie Louise de Simard de Pitray, daughter of unknown de Simard de Pitray, Vicomte de Simard de Pitray and Jeanine Hennessy, on 12 January 1957.²
     Robin Evelyn Leo Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.² He graduated from Master of Arts (M.A.).² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Queen Victoria's Rifles (Territorial Army).² He was 3rd Secretary, Diplomatic Service between 1954 and 1955.² He was invested as a Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.).² He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1957.² He was decorated with the award of Chevalier, Legion of Honour in 1957.² He was 2nd Secretary, Foreign Office in 1957.² He was 1st Secretary, Foreign Office in 1962.² He was director of NM Rothschild between 1969 and 1985.² He was decorated with the award of Officier de l'Ordre Nationale du Mérite in 1978.² He was managing director of Hutchison Whampoa (Europe) Ltd between 1985 and 1998.² He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Derwent, of Hackness, in the North Riding of co. York [U.K., 1881] in 1986.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Vanden-Bempde [G.B., 1795] in 1986.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of North Yorkshire in 1991.² He lived in 2003 at Hackness Hall, nr Scarborough, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.²

     Sybille Marie Louise de Simard de Pitray is the daughter of unknown de Simard de Pitray, Vicomte de Simard de Pitray and Jeanine Hennessy.^1,2 She married Robin Evelyn Leo Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent, son of Patrick Robin Gilbert Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent and Marie-Louise Henriette Picard, on 12 January 1957.²
     Her married name became Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone. As a result of her marriage, Sybille Marie Louise de Simard de Pitray was styled as Baroness Derwent in 1986.

     Hon. Cecil Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 26 December 1856.³ He was the son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent and Charlotte Mills.² He died on 29 January 1933 at age 76.³
     Hon. Cecil Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone gained the rank of Civil Engineer (C.E.).³

     Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 31 August 1858.³ He was the son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent and Charlotte Mills.² He married Antoinette Pinchot, daughter of J. W. Pinchot, on 21 December 1892.³ He died on 31 July 1932 at age 73.³
     Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was with the Diplomatic Service in 1879.³ He was Secretary of the Legation to Copenhagen in 1895.³ He was Secretary of the Legation to Darmstadt in 1900.³ He was Secretary of the Embassy to Vienna in 1903.³ He was decorated with the award of Grand Cross, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.³ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to Copenhagen in 1905.³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1908.³ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to The Hague in 1910.³

     Antoinette Pinchot was the daughter of J. W. Pinchot.² She married Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, son of Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 1st Baron Derwent and Charlotte Mills, on 21 December 1892.¹ She died on 1 July 1934.¹
     From 21 December 1892, her married name became Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone.

     
     J. W. Pinchot lived at New York, U.S.A..

     Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 19 May 1895.² He was the son of Sir Alan Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone and Antoinette Pinchot.¹ He died on 1 March 1945 at age 49, unmarried.²
     Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He gained the rank of First World War in the service of the with Rifle Brigade and on General Staff.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Willesden between 1923 and 1924.² He held the office of Assistant Government Whip between 1931 and 1932.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South Shields between 1931 and 1935.² He was Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade between 1940 and 1945.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Middlesborough West between 1940 and 1945.²

     Lt.-Col. Granville Henry Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was born on 18 December 1891.² He was the son of Hon. Louis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone and Gwendoline Mary Elizabeth Talbot.¹ He married Margarita Ruby O'Connell, daughter of Arthur Vernon O'Connell, on 7 June 1923.² He died on 21 July 1969 at age 77.²
     Lt.-Col. Granville Henry Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.² He was decorated with the award of Croix de Guerre.² He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Artillery.²