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     Annie Elizabeth Benton was the daughter of Walter Benton.² She married Sir Frederick John Jones, 1st Bt., son of Thomas Jones, in 1877.¹ She died in 1893.¹
     From 1877, her married name became Jones.

     Sir Walter Benton Jones, 2nd Bt. was born on 26 September 1880.² He was the son of Sir Frederick John Jones, 1st Bt. and Annie Elizabeth Benton.² He married Lily Marguerite Fawcett, daughter of James Dixon Fawcett and Eliza Martha Wightman, on 9 January 1907.² He died on 5 December 1967 at age 87.²
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1902 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Sheffield University, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Jones, of Treeton, West Riding, co. York [U.K., 1919] on 23 May 1936.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1950 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was president of the United Steel Companies.²

     Charles Frederick Ward Jones was born in 1884 at Treeton, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Frederick John Jones, 1st Bt. and Annie Elizabeth Benton.³ He married Dorothy Allen, daughter of R. H. Allen, in 1921.¹ He died in 1971.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain.¹

     R. H. Allen lived at Nottinghamshire, England.¹

     Dorothy Allen was the daughter of R. H. Allen.² She married Charles Frederick Ward Jones, son of Sir Frederick John Jones, 1st Bt. and Annie Elizabeth Benton, in 1921.¹ She died in 1962.¹
     From 1921, her married name became Ward Jones.

     David Robert Ward Jones was born in 1925.¹ He is the son of Charles Frederick Ward Jones and Dorothy Allen.² He married Sally Cantan, daughter of Colonel H. Cantan, on 6 October 1951.¹
     He was educated at Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) Reserves.¹ He lived in 2003 at Orchard House, Firbeck, Nottinghamshire, England.¹

     Colonel H. Cantan lived at Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland.¹

     Sally Cantan is the daughter of Colonel H. Cantan.² She married David Robert Ward Jones, son of Charles Frederick Ward Jones and Dorothy Allen, on 6 October 1951.¹
     From 6 October 1951, her married name became Ward Jones.

     Emma Ward Jones was born in 1956.¹ She is the daughter of David Robert Ward Jones and Sally Cantan.² She married Nicholas Howard van Zeller.³
     Her married name became van Zeller.³