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     Maj.-Gen. Sir Thomas John Taylor-Berkeley was born in 1819 at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He was the son of James Hornby Taylor-Berkeley and Henrietta FitzHardinge Berkeley.¹ He married Eleanor Balfour, daughter of James Balfour and Lady Eleanor Maitland. He died on 2 March 1900 at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, England.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.² He was commissioned on 12 October 1837 with the rank of Ensign, in the service of the 9th Bengal Native Infantry.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 3 January 1844.² He gained the rank of Captain on 1 June 1854.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 October 1877.² He fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War between 1879 and 1880.² He was military member of the Council of the Governor-General of India in October 1880.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1881.²

     James Hornby Taylor-Berkeley was born in 1797 at Devonshire House, London, England.¹ He was the son of Vice-Admiral John George Taylor and Georgiana Alice Hornby.¹ He married, firstly, Henrietta FitzHardinge Berkeley, daughter of Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley and Mary Cole, in 1817.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Cicely Maria Loftus, daughter of John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely and Anna Maria Dashwood, on 12 April 1834 at St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, England.² He died in 1866 at Cross Hall, Lancashire, England.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1812.² He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1814 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was clerk in court for the East India Company between 1830 and 1835.²

     Vice-Admiral John George Taylor was born in 1770.¹ He was the son of John Hesketh Thomas Taylor and Aubrey Standish.¹ He married Georgiana Alice Hornby, daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Hornby and Lady Lucy Smith-Stanley.¹ He died in 1842 at Scale Hall, Lancashire, England.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1802 in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1805.² He fought in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire.²

     Georgiana Alice Hornby is the daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Hornby and Lady Lucy Smith-Stanley.¹ She married Vice-Admiral John George Taylor, son of John Hesketh Thomas Taylor and Aubrey Standish.¹
     Her married name became Taylor.¹

     John Hesketh Thomas Taylor was born in 1750 at Scale Hall, Lancashire, England.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Henry Grosvenor Taylor and Margaret Sarah Stanley.¹ He married Aubrey Standish, daughter of Sir Thomas Standish, 2nd Bt. and Jane Turnor.¹ He died in 1798, murdered by Irish rebels.²
     He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the 4th regiment of Foot.² He fought in the American War of Independence, where he was wounded.² He was a physician.¹ He was Military Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.²

     Aubrey Standish is the daughter of Sir Thomas Standish, 2nd Bt. and Jane Turnor.¹ She married John Hesketh Thomas Taylor, son of Lt.-Col. John Henry Grosvenor Taylor and Margaret Sarah Stanley.¹
     Her married name became Taylor.¹

     Sir Thomas Standish, 2nd Bt. married Jane Turnor.¹
     He gained the title of 2nd Baronet Standish, of Standish Hall.

     Jane Turnor married Sir Thomas Standish, 2nd Bt.¹
     Her married name became Standish.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Henry Grosvenor Taylor was born in 1726 at Scale Hall, Lancashire, England.¹ He was the son of George Thomas Herbert Taylor and Mary Hesketh.¹ He married Margaret Sarah Stanley, daughter of Thomas Stanley and Catherine Parker.¹
     He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746.² He gained the rank of Major in 1747 in the 20th Regiment.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1750.²

     Margaret Sarah Stanley is the daughter of Thomas Stanley and Catherine Parker.¹ She married Lt.-Col. John Henry Grosvenor Taylor, son of George Thomas Herbert Taylor and Mary Hesketh.¹
     Her married name became Taylor.¹