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     Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth is the son of John Moncrieff Wright.¹ He married Henrietta Doreen St. John, daughter of Montagu Rodney St. John and Theodora Mary Land James, on 27 April 1928.¹
     Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth was invested as a Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.).¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Cameronians.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.) (and bar).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Office in 1946.¹

     
     John Moncrieff Wright lived at Kinmonth, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland.¹

     Major John Graham Wright was born on 31 August 1929.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth and Henrietta Doreen St. John.¹ He married Susan Mary Martin, daughter of Rupert Claude Martin, on 30 July 1966.¹
     Major John Graham Wright was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Korean War between 1952 and 1953, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Kenyan Campaign between 1953 and 1954.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Black Watch.¹ He fought in the Aden Campaign between 1962 and 1963.¹ He was admitted to Royal Company of Archers.¹

     Captain Charles St. John Graham Wright was born on 11 January 1931.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth and Henrietta Doreen St. John.¹ He married Joanna Dava Peto, daughter of Major Basil Arthur John Peto and Patricia Geraldine Browne, on 15 June 1957.¹
     Captain Charles St. John Graham Wright was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Scots Guards.¹ He was admitted to Royal Company of Archers.¹ He lived in 2003 at Easter Elcho, Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland.¹

     Joanna Dava Peto was born on 5 December 1938. She is the daughter of Major Basil Arthur John Peto and Patricia Geraldine Browne.¹ She married Captain Charles St. John Graham Wright, son of Lt.-Col. Douglas Graham Moncrieff Wright of Kinmonth and Henrietta Doreen St. John, on 15 June 1957.¹
     Her married name became Wright. She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kinross.¹ She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Perthshire.¹

     Major Basil Arthur John Peto was born on 13 December 1900. He was the son of Sir Basil Edward Peto, 1st Bt. and Mary Matilda Annie Baird. He married Patricia Geraldine Browne, daughter of Gerald Macleay Browne, on 18 July 1934. He died on 3 February 1954 at age 53.
     Major Basil Arthur John Peto usually went by his middle name of John.¹

     Charlotte Henrietta Wright was born on 26 April 1959. She is the daughter of Captain Charles St. John Graham Wright and Joanna Dava Peto.

     Miranda Caroline Wright was born on 24 February 1961. She is the daughter of Captain Charles St. John Graham Wright and Joanna Dava Peto.

     Patricia Geraldine Browne is the daughter of Gerald Macleay Browne. She married Major Basil Arthur John Peto, son of Sir Basil Edward Peto, 1st Bt. and Mary Matilda Annie Baird, on 18 July 1934. She married Lt.-Col. Hugh Granville Leveson Dudley Ryder, son of Reverend Algernon Charles Dudley Ryder and Constance Eugenia Smith, on 12 June 1955.
     Her married name became Peto. Her married name became Ryder.

     Sir Basil Edward Peto, 1st Bt. was born on 13 August 1862. He married Mary Matilda Annie Baird, daughter of Captain Thomas Carpenter Baird and Gertrude Emily Maude, on 30 August 1892. He died on 28 January 1945 at age 82.
     Sir Basil Edward Peto, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Peto, of Barnstaple.