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     Anne Belcher was the daughter of Reverend Andrew Holmes Belcher.² She married, firstly, George Bainbridge Ritchie.³ She married, secondly, John Horace Savile, 5th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, son of John Charles George Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Lady Rachel Katherine Walpole, on 28 January 1916.¹ She married, thirdly, Alfred Charlemagne Lambart, son of Commander Hon. Oliver William Matthew Lambart and Anne Elizabeth Willes, on 1 June 1920.¹ She and Alfred Charlemagne Lambart were divorced in 1926.¹ She died on 11 February 1943.¹
      Her married name became Ritchie.³ As a result of her marriage, Anne Belcher was styled as Countess of Mexborough of Longford on 28 January 1916. From 28 January 1916, her married name became Savile.¹ Her married name became Lambart.

     Anne Elizabeth Willes was the daughter of Captain George W. Willes.² She married Commander Hon. Oliver William Matthew Lambart, son of General Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of the County of Cavan and Lydia Arnold, on 26 November 1844.¹ She died on 24 November 1881.¹
      Her married name became Lambart.

     Captain George W. Willes gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.¹

     Hon. Bridget Mary Hope was born on 17 October 1920. She is the daughter of Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour and Grizel Gilmour. She married Lt.-Col. George Henry Hugh Coles, son of Lt.-Col. James Hugh Coles, on 25 January 1942.
      Her married name became Coles.

     Hon. Jean Margaret Hope was born on 7 January 1923. She is the daughter of Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour and Grizel Gilmour. She married, firstly, Captain Anthony Paul on 21 December 1942. She and Captain Anthony Paul were divorced in 1955. She married, secondly, Lt.-Gen. Sir Alexander James Wilson, son of Maj.-Gen. Bevil Thomson Wilson and Florence Erica Starkey, on 3 October 1958.
     She was Military Cross (M.C.) (qv).¹ She was Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.).¹ From 21 December 1942, her married name became Paul. From 3 October 1958, her married name became Wilson.

     Hon. Alison Mary Hope was born on 21 January 1927. She is the daughter of Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour and Grizel Gilmour. She married, firstly, Major Bruce Gardiner Merivale-Austin on 29 January 1945. She and Major Bruce Gardiner Merivale-Austin were divorced in 1959. She married, secondly, Major Cyril Ernest Stearne, son of Ernest Stearne, on 4 June 1960.
      From 29 January 1945, her married name became Merivale-Austin. From 4 June 1960, her married name became Stearne.

     Lt.-Col. George Henry Hugh Coles is the son of Lt.-Col. James Hugh Coles. He married Hon. Bridget Mary Hope, daughter of Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour and Grizel Gilmour, on 25 January 1942.

     Caroline Mary Coles was born on 3 December 1942. She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. George Henry Hugh Coles and Hon. Bridget Mary Hope.

     Elizabeth Helena Anne Coles was born on 3 December 1944. She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. George Henry Hugh Coles and Hon. Bridget Mary Hope.