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     Lady Selina Polly Dawson Eccles is the daughter of Sir David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles and Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson.¹ She married, firstly, Robin Andrew Duthac Carnegie before 1969.¹ She married, secondly, George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 22 December 1969.¹ She and George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne were divorced in 1978.¹
     Lady Selina Polly Dawson Eccles also went by the nick-name of Polly. From before 1969, her married name became Carnegie.¹ As a result of her marriage, Lady Selina Polly Dawson Eccles was styled as Marchioness of Lansdowne on 22 December 1969. From 22 December 1969, her married name became Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice.¹

     Sir David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles was born on 18 September 1904. He was the son of William McAdam Eccles and Anna Anstie. He married, firstly, Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson, daughter of Sir Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st and last Viscount Dawson of Penn and Minnie Ethel Yarrow, on 1 October 1929. He married, secondly, Mary Morley Crapo on 26 September 1984. He died on 24 February 1999 at age 94.
     Sir David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles gained the title of 1st Viscount Eccles. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).³

     Gillian Anna Morgan was the daughter of Alured Morgan.¹ She married George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 15 October 1978.¹ She died in 1982.¹
     Gillian Anna Morgan succeeded to the title of Marchioness of Lansdowne on 15 October 1978. From 15 October 1978, her married name became Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice.¹

     Penelope Eve Bradford was the daughter of Commander George Francis Norton Bradford.² She married, firstly, David Rolt before 1982.¹ She married, secondly, Hon. John Astor, son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, in 1982.¹ She married, thirdly, George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 12 July 1995.¹ She died on 31 December 2006, from cancer.³
     From before 1982, her married name became Rolt.¹ From 1982, her married name became Astor.¹ She succeeded to the title of Marchioness of Lansdowne on 12 July 1995. From 12 July 1995, her married name became Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice. She lived in 2003 at The Garden House, Selworthy, Somerset, England.²

     
     Commander George Francis Norton Bradford gained the rank of Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹

     Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson was born in 1904. She was the daughter of Sir Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st and last Viscount Dawson of Penn and Minnie Ethel Yarrow. She married Sir David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, son of William McAdam Eccles and Anna Anstie, on 1 October 1929. She died in June 1977.
     Her married name became Eccles.

     Sir Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st and last Viscount Dawson of Penn was born in 1865. He was the son of Henry Dawson. He married Minnie Ethel Yarrow, daughter of Sir Alfred Fernandez Yarrow, 1st Bt., on 18 December 1900.¹ He died on 7 March 1945, without male issue.¹
     Sir Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st and last Viscount Dawson of Penn graduated from University College London, London, England, in 1888 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.) in 1890.² He graduated from London Hospital, London, England, in 1893 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.).¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.) in 1903.² He held the office of Phyiscian Extraordinary to HM King Edward VII between 1907 and 1910.² He held the office of Phyiscian Extraordinary to HM King George V between 1910 and 1914.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1911.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioed in despatches.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Army Medical Corps.² He held the office of Physician-in-Ordinary to HM King George V between 1914 and 1936.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Army Medical Services.² He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1916.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1917.² He gained the rank of Major-General.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).³ He was created 1st Baron Dawson of Penn, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 9 February 1920.¹ He held the office of President of the Royal College of Physicians in 1931.² He was created 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn [U.K.] on 30 October 1936.¹
     On his death his titles became extinct.¹

     Mary Morley Crapo married, secondly, Sir David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, son of William McAdam Eccles and Anna Anstie, on 26 September 1984.
     Her married name became Eccles. She lived at Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.A..

     Miguel Abelló y Gamazo is the son of Juan Abelló y Gallo and Ana Isabel Gamazo y de Hohenlohe-Langenburg.¹