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     At Cothele, England, (an unknown value).¹

     Helene Aurore di Noghera, Contessa Palatine di Noghera was born on 22 May 1898 at Turin, Italy.¹ She was the daughter of Palatin Nicola Giovanni Maria di Noghera, Conte di Noghera and Aurora Pavlovna Demidoff, Principessa di San Donato.¹ She married Gaston Joseph Tissot.¹ She died on 12 October 1967 at age 69.¹
     Her married name became Tissot.¹ She gained the title of Contessa Palatine di Noghera.¹

     
     Thomas Clack lived at Wallingford, Berkshire, England.²

     Lady Caroline Margaret Somers-Cocks was the daughter of John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers and Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke.^2,3 She married Reverend Hon. Charles Leslie Courtenay, son of William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon and Henrietta Leslie Pepys, on 20 June 1849.² She died on 14 November 1894, without issue.¹
     Lady Caroline Margaret Somers-Cocks held the office of Maid of Honour to HM Queen Victoria.¹ Her married name became Courtenay.

     John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers was born on 19 March 1788.¹ He was the son of John Sommers Cocks, 1st Earl Sommers and Margaret Nash.² He married Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke, daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay, on 4 February 1815.³ He died on 5 October 1852 at age 64.¹
     John Sommers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Sommers was baptised with the name of John Sommers Cocks.¹ He was educated at Westminster College, Westminster, London, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1805 in the service of the 16th Light Dragoons.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1807 in the service of the 2nd Dragoon Guards.¹ He fought in the Peninsular Wars in 1812.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Reigate between 1812 and 1818.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1813 in the service of the Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Heredord between 1818 and 1832.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1831 in the service of the Herefordshire Militia.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Reigate between 1832 and 1841.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1836 in the service of the Herefordshire Militia.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Cocks, of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1772] on 5 January 1841.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor Castle, co. Hereford [U.K., 1821] on 5 January 1841.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl Sommers [U.K., 1821] on 5 January 1841.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham, co. Worcester [G.B., 1784] on 5 January 1841.¹ On 27 April 1841 his name was legally changed to John Sommers Somers-Cocks by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire between 1845 and 1852.¹ He also with two daughters, who died young or unmarried.³

     Harriet Elizabeth Courtenay was born on 30 May 1809.¹ She was the daughter of William Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon and Henrietta Leslie Pepys.¹ She died on 3 October 1826 at age 17, unmarried.¹

     Lady Amy Evelyn Courtenay was born on 22 February 1865.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Lord Courtenay and Lady Evelyn Pepys.¹ She married Colonel Hon. Reginald Henry Bertie, son of Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon and Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt, on 18 October 1892.¹ She died on 21 December 1948 at age 83, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Bertie.

     Colonel Hon. Reginald Henry Bertie was the son of Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon and Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt.¹ He married Lady Amy Evelyn Courtenay, daughter of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Lord Courtenay and Lady Evelyn Pepys, on 18 October 1892.¹ He died on 15 June 1950.¹

     Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon was born on 19 June 1808 at Dover Street, London, England.¹ He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon and Emily Gage. He married Elizabeth Lavinia Vernon-Harcourt, daughter of George Granville Vernon-Harcourt and Lady Elizabeth Bingham, on 7 January 1835 at Nuneham.¹ He died on 8 February 1884 at age 75.¹ His will (dated at over £36,000) was probated on 31 March 1884.¹
     Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1829 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire from 1830 to 1831.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxfordshire between 1832 and 1852.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 11 June 1834 with a honorary Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Abingdon between 1852 and 1854.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Lord Norreys, of Rycote on 16 October 1854. He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Abingdon, Berkshire [E., 1682] on 16 October 1854.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire between 1855 and 1881.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Oxford and Abingdon.¹

     Lady Caroline Elizabeth Courtenay was born on 3 January 1867.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Reginald Courtenay, Lord Courtenay and Lady Evelyn Pepys.¹ She died on 5 June 1935 at age 68, unmarried.¹