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     Frederick Elton was born on 3 May 1854. He died on 2 November 1922 at age 68.
     Frederick Elton lived at Whitestaunton Manor, Somerset, England.

     Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand was born on 22 January 1917.³ He was the son of Philip Morton Shand and Edith Marguerite Harrington.^1,2 He married Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt, daughter of Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, on 2 January 1946.¹ He died on 11 June 2006 at age 89.³
     Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.³ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.³ He was commissioned in 1937 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, in the service of the 12th Royal Lancers.³ He fought in the Second World War, where h was wounded, and became a POW in 1942.³ He gained the rank of Major in 1942 in the service of the 12th Royal Lancers.¹ He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.) (and bar) in 1942.¹ He retired from the military in 1947.³ He was Joint Master of the Foxhunds for Southdown between 1956 and 1975.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Sussex in 1962.³ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex between 1974 and 1992.¹

     Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt was born on 11 August 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe and Sonia Rosemary Keppel.¹ She married Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, son of Philip Morton Shand and Edith Marguerite Harrington, on 2 January 1946.¹ She died on 14 July 1994 at age 72 at Sussex, England, from osteoporosis.^1,3
     Her married name became Shand.

     Sonia Annabel Shand was born on 2 February 1949.¹ She is the daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand and Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt.¹ She married Simon John Elliot, son of Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliot and Rosemary Chancellor, on 27 April 1972.¹
     Sonia Annabel Shand usually went by her middle name of Annabel.¹ From 27 April 1972, her married name became Elliot.

     Mark Roland Shand was born on 28 June 1951.¹ He is the son of Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand and Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt.¹ He married Clio Goldsmith, daughter of Edward René David Goldsmith and Jill (?), in 1990.¹
     Mark Roland Shand was educated at Milton Abbey School, England.¹ He wrote the book Travels on My Elephant, published 1991.¹

     Philip Morton Shand was born on 21 January 1888 at Kensington, London, England.² He was the son of Alexander Faulkner Shand and Augusta Mary Coates.² He married Edith Marguerite Harrington, daughter of George Woods Harrington and Alice Edith Stillman, on 22 April 1916 at St. Peter's Church, Hammersmith, London, England.² He and Edith Marguerite Harrington were divorced in 1920.² He died on 30 April 1960 at age 72 at Lyon, France.²
     Philip Morton Shand was an author and architect.² He lived at 9 Norland Square, London, England.¹

     Lilias Mary Napier was born on 25 July 1892 at India.¹ She was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Henry Edward Napier and Mary Ada Stewart.

     Louisa Elizabeth Johnstone is the daughter of Charles Napier Carruthers Johnstone and Patricia Mary Elmes.