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     Hon. Galbraith Lowry Egerton Cole was born on 8 March 1881.² He was the son of Sir Lowry Egerton Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen and Charlotte Marion Baird.^1,2 He married Lady Eleanor Balfour, daughter of Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour and Lady Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton, on 7 December 1917.¹ He died on 6 October 1929 at age 48.¹
     Hon. Galbraith Lowry Egerton Cole fought in the Boer War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 10th Hussars.²

     Lady Eleanor Balfour is the daughter of Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour and Lady Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton.¹ She married Hon. Galbraith Lowry Egerton Cole, son of Sir Lowry Egerton Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen and Charlotte Marion Baird, on 7 December 1917.¹
     Her married name became Cole.

     Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour was born on 9 April 1853.¹ He was the son of James Maitland Balfour and Lady Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil.² He married Lady Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton, daughter of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and Edith Villiers, on 21 December 1887.¹ He died on 14 January 1945 at age 91.³
     Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University with the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was a Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was Private Secretary to his brother, then Rt. Hon. Arthur James Balfour between 1885 and 1886.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leeds, Central Division between 1885 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1895 and 1900.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 8 July 1895.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Trade between 1900 and 1905.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 December 1900.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Balfour [U.K., 1922] on 19 March 1930.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Traprain, of Whittingehame, East Lothian [U.K., 1922] on 19 March 1930.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Lady Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton was born on 12 June 1867. She was the daughter of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and Edith Villiers.¹ She married Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour, son of James Maitland Balfour and Lady Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil, on 21 December 1887.¹ She died on 28 March 1942 at age 74.²
     Her married name became Balfour. As a result of her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton was styled as Countess of Balfour on 19 March 1930.

     Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour was born on 31 December 1902.¹ He was the son of Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour and Lady Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton.¹ He married Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough, daughter of Reverend John James Cooke-Yarborough and Emily Foster, on 12 February 1925.¹ He died on 28 November 1968 at age 65.²
     Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.³ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ He was styled as Viscount Traprain between 1930 and 1945.¹ He fought in the Second World War.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.³ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Traprain, of Whittingehame, East Lothian [U.K., 1922] on 14 January 1945.² He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Balfour [U.K., 1922] on 14 January 1945.² He was Chairman and managing director of Bruntons (Musselburgh) Ltd.³

     Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough was born on 2 February 1900.² She was the daughter of Reverend John James Cooke-Yarborough and Emily Foster.¹ She married Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour, son of Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour and Lady Elizabeth Edith Bulwer-Lytton, on 12 February 1925.¹ She died in 1981.³
     Her married name became Balfour. She was registered as a member of the Society of Scottish Women Artists.² As a result of her marriage, Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough was styled as Countess of Balfour on 14 January 1945. She wrote the book The Palm Sunday Case.²

     Reverend John James Cooke-Yarborough was born on 7 October 1855.¹ He is the son of Richard Cooke-Yarborough and Mary Utten Easson.² He married Emily Foster, daughter of Richard Foster, on 19 June 1890.¹ He died in 1941.³
     Reverend John James Cooke-Yarborough graduated from Keble College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Hon. Canon of Winchester between 1909 and 1941.¹ He was the Rector between 1918 and 1925 at Puttenham, Guildford, Surrey, England.¹

     Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour was born on 23 December 1925.¹ He was the son of Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour and Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough.¹ He married Natasha Georgina Anton, daughter of Captain George Anton, on 14 December 1956.¹ He died on 27 June 2003 at age 77, after a long illness.²
     Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Merchant Navy.³ He was styled as Viscount Traprain between 1945 and 1968. He was a master mariner, first serving on H.M.S. Conway.³ He held the office of County Councillor for East Lothian between 1960 and 1974.³ He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Balfour [U.K., 1922] on 28 November 1968.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Traprain, of Whittingehame, East Lothian [U.K., 1922] on 28 November 1968.¹ He lived in 1999 at Whittinghame Tower, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.³

     Natasha Georgina Anton was the daughter of Captain George Anton.¹ She married, firstly, J. C. Lousada before 1956.¹ She married, secondly, Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour, son of Robert Arthur Lytton Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour and Jean Lily West Roundel Cooke-Yarborough, on 14 December 1956.¹ She died on 22 September 1994 at Dunbar, Scotland.²
     From before 1956, her married name became Lousada.¹ Her married name became Balfour. As a result of her marriage, Natasha Georgina Anton was styled as Countess of Balfour on 28 November 1968.