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     Ellen Peel was the daughter of Archibald Peel and Ellen Mary Palmer.¹ She married, firstly, Major Henry Graham on 2 September 1890.² She married, secondly, Sir George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith, son of General William Harrison Askwith and Elizabeth Ranken, on 20 February 1908 at Broxbourne Church, Hertfordshire, England.² She died on 12 January 1962.³
     From 2 September 1890, her married name became Graham. From 20 February 1908, her married name became Askwith. She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) on 7 January 1918.¹ As a result of her marriage, Ellen Peel was styled as Baroness Askwith on 24 March 1919. She wrote the book Disinherited of the Earth.¹ She wrote the book The Tower of Siloam.¹

     Sir George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith was born on 17 February 1861 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.¹ He was the son of General William Harrison Askwith and Elizabeth Ranken.¹ He was baptised on 26 March 1861 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.¹ He married Ellen Peel, daughter of Archibald Peel and Ellen Mary Palmer, on 20 February 1908 at Broxbourne Church, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He died on 2 June 1942 at age 81, without male issue.²
     Sir George Rankin Askwith, 1st and last Baron Askwith was educated between 1874 and 1880 at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.¹ He was educated in 1880 at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1884 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He was admitted to Inner and Middle Temple in 1886 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1887 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was Junior Counsel for Great Britain in the Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Dispute in 1899.¹ He was High Steward of the Manor of the Savoy in 1899.¹ He was Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trade, Railway Department in 1907.¹ He was invested as a King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1908.¹ He was British Plenipotentiary to the International Copyright Conference of Berlin in 1908.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1909.¹ He was Comptroller-General of the Commercial Statistical and Labour Departments of the Board of Trade in 1909.¹ He was Chairman of the Fair Wages Advisory Committee between 1909 and 1919.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1911.¹ He held the office of Chief Industrial Commissioner between 1911 and 1919.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1912.¹ He was Chairman of the Industrial Council between 1912 and 1913.¹ He held the office of Mayor of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire in 1913.¹ He was Chairman of the Committee on Production under the Munitions of War Acts between 1915 and 1917.¹ He was created 1st Baron Askwith, of St. Ives, co. Huntingdon [U.K.] on 24 March 1919.¹ He wrote the book Industrial Problems and Disputes, published 1920.³ He was Chairman of the Council of the Royal Society of Arts
between 1922 and 1924.¹ He was Treasurer of the Royal Society of Arts between 1925 and 1927.¹ He was Vice-President of the Royal Society of Arts between 1927 and 1938.¹ He wrote the book British Taverns, their History and Laws, published 1928.³ He wrote the book Lord James of Hereford, published 1930.³ He was Chairman of Monotype Corporation.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England, in 1937.¹
     On his death, the Barony of Askwith became extinct.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     
     Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt. gained the title of 4th Baronet Palmer, of Kenure Park, Dublin.¹ Lt.-Gen. Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Roger.

     F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham was born on 30 October 1920. He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King.¹ He married Daphne Marion Bonsor, daughter of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond, on 25 May 1944.¹ He died in September 1944 at age 23, while on active service.¹
     F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the service of the Royal Air Force.¹

     Daphne Marion Bonsor was born in 1924.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Frances Walrond.¹ She married, firstly, F/O. Clyde Euan Miles Graham, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Miles William Arthur Peel Graham and Lady Evelyn Catherine King, on 25 May 1944.¹ She married, secondly, Major Alexander David Stewart, son of Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart and Esme Winifred Mary Grenfell, on 1 June 1948.¹
     From 25 May 1944, her married name became Graham. Her married name became Stewart. She lived in 2003 at North Green, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England.¹

     Diane de MacMahon was born on 18 September 1968 at Paris, France. She is the daughter of Patrice de MacMahon and Beatrix de Chayla. She married Frederic Beigbeder on 17 May 1991 at Paradou.
     Her married name became Beigbeder.

     Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart was born on 7 February 1888. He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Hon. Alexander Stewart and Adela Maria Loder. He married Esme Winifred Mary Grenfell, daughter of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock, on 17 January 1914. He died on 8 April 1918 at age 30, killed in action.
     Lt.-Col. Walter Robert Stewart fought in the First World War. He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹

     Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. was born on 9 August 1879. He was the son of Sir Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor, 1st Bt. and Emily Gertrude Fellowes.¹ He married Nancy Frances Walrond, daughter of Colonel Arthur Melville Hood Walrond, on 30 July 1914. He died on 4 April 1959 at age 79.²
     Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Bt. was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Boer War in 1900.² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Surrey Yeomanry.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1919.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Bonsor, of Kingswood, Epsom, co. Surrey [U.K., 1925] on 4 December 1929.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire between 1940 and 1941.²

     Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell was born on 23 July 1882.² He was the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving.^1,2 He married, firstly, Penelope Avice Horn.² He married, secondly, Molly Grosvenor.² He married Esme Winifred Mary Grenfell, daughter of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock, on 29 January 1929.¹ He died on 1 August 1956 at age 74.¹ He was also reported to have died on 20 October 1989.²
     Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell gained the rank of Major in 1904 in the service of the Indian Army.² He gained the rank of Major in 1910 in the service of the Royal Army Service Corps.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he became a Prisoner of War.²

     Esther Love Brown is the daughter of W. Beattie Brown.¹ She married Thomas Anthony Bell, son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie.¹
     Her married name became Bell.¹