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     Marion Isobel Mirrees was the daughter of James Buchanan Mirrees. She married Maj.-Gen. Sir Ivor Philipps, son of Reverend Sir James Erasmus Philipps, 12th Bt. and Hon. Mary Margaret Best, on 9 September 1891. She died on 3 July 1945.
     Her married name became Philipps.

     
     James Buchanan Mirrees lived at Redlands, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

     Owen Cosby Philipps, 1st and last Baron Kylsant was born on 25 March 1863.¹ He was the son of Reverend Sir James Erasmus Philipps, 12th Bt. and Hon. Mary Margaret Best.¹ He married Mai Alice Magdalene Morris, daughter of Thomas Morris and Allice Lloyd, on 16 September 1902.¹ He died on 5 June 1937 at age 74, without male issue.¹
     Owen Cosby Philipps, 1st and last Baron Kylsant was chairman and managing director of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1902.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1904.¹ He was chairman and managing director of the White Star and Union Castle Lines.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pembroke Boroughs between 1906 and 1910.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1909.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chester between 1916 and 1918.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1918 He lost this honour in 1931.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chester, City of Chester Division between 1918 and 1922.¹ He was created 1st Baron Kylsant, of Carmarthen, co. Carmarthen and of Amroth, co. Pembroke [U.K.] on 14 February 1923.¹ He was invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.) in 1925 He lost this honour in 1931.¹ In 1927 he acquired the Ocean Steam Navigation Company (trading as White Star Line) for £7 million.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Carmarthenshire.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of North Wales.¹ He was tried at the Old Bailey for publishing false accounts (1926/7), and a false prospectus (1928). He was acquitted of false accounts but the prospectus was held to be false as he had kept up payment of dividends from non-recuring revenues and from reserves.¹

     Mai Alice Magdalene Morris was the daughter of Thomas Morris and Allice Lloyd.¹ She married Owen Cosby Philipps, 1st and last Baron Kylsant, son of Reverend Sir James Erasmus Philipps, 12th Bt. and Hon. Mary Margaret Best, on 16 September 1902.¹ She died on 14 December 1952.
     Mai Alice Magdalene Morris was invested as a Dame of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (D.J.St.J.).¹ Her married name became Philipps. She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹ As a result of her marriage, Mai Alice Magdalene Morris was styled as Baroness Kylsant on 14 February 1923.

     
     Thomas Morris lived at Coomb, Carmarthenshire, Wales.¹

     Allice Lloyd is the daughter of James Lloyd.

     
     James Lloyd lived at Bronwydd, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

     Hon. Olwen Gwynne Philipps is the daughter of Owen Cosby Philipps, 1st and last Baron Kylsant and Mai Alice Magdalene Morris.¹ She married, firstly, Victor Alexander Charles Harbord, 7th Baron Suffield, son of Charles Harbord, 6th Baron Suffield and Evelyn Louisa Wilson-Patten, on 21 February 1925.¹ She and Victor Alexander Charles Harbord, 7th Baron Suffield were divorced in 1937. She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Frank Richard Peter Barker, son of Christopher Barker, on 22 December 1937.
     From 21 February 1925, her married name became Harbord. From 22 December 1937, her married name became Barker.

     Victor Alexander Charles Harbord, 7th Baron Suffield was born on 12 September 1897. He was the son of Charles Harbord, 6th Baron Suffield and Evelyn Louisa Wilson-Patten. He married Hon. Olwen Gwynne Philipps, daughter of Owen Cosby Philipps, 1st and last Baron Kylsant and Mai Alice Magdalene Morris, on 21 February 1925.¹ He and Hon. Olwen Gwynne Philipps were divorced in 1937. He died on 11 June 1943 at age 45.
     Victor Alexander Charles Harbord, 7th Baron Suffield gained the title of 7th Baron Suffield.

     Evelyn Louisa Wilson-Patten was the daughter of Captain Eustace John Wilson-Patten and Emily Constantia Thynne. She married Charles Harbord, 6th Baron Suffield, son of Sir Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield and Cecilia Annetta Baring, on 26 November 1896. She died on 6 February 1951.
     Her married name became Harbord.