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     Louise Gwendolen Cullen married Captain Charles Ambler.¹
     Louise Gwendolen Cullen also went by the nick-name of Lulu.

     Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith was born on 8 March 1900 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Francis Abel Smith and Madeline St. Maur Seymour.¹ He married May Helen Emma Cambridge, Princess of Teck, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone and Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Alice of Albany, on 23 October 1931 at St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex, England.^1,2 He died on 24 January 1993 at age 92 at Wellington Lodge, Winkfield, Berkshire, England.³
     Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.⁴ He gained the rank of officer in 1919 in the service of the Royal Horse Guards.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of South Africa between 1928 and 1931.⁴ He gained the rank of Captain in 1930.⁴ He gained the rank of Major in 1934.⁴ He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1941.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1944.⁴ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1945.⁵ He was Acting Colonel of the Corps of Household Cavalry in 1946.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1950.⁵ He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1958.⁴ He held the office of Governor of Queensland between 1958 and 1966.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1961.⁴ He graduated from Queensland University in 1962 with the degree of honorary Doctor fo Law (LL.D.).⁴ He was Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Australian Air Force in 1966.⁴ He lived in 1975 at Barton Lodge, Winkfield, Berkshire, England.⁴

     Francis Abel Smith was born on 3 April 1861.² He was the son of Henry Abel Smith and Elizabeth Mary Pym.² He married Madeline St. Maur Seymour, daughter of Reverend Henry Seymour, on 11 August 1885.^1,2 He died on 23 March 1908 at age 46.²

     Madeline St. Maur Seymour was born on 11 November 1862.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Henry Seymour. She married Francis Abel Smith, son of Henry Abel Smith and Elizabeth Mary Pym, on 11 August 1885.^2,1 She died in 1951.¹
     From 11 August 1885, her married name became Abel Smith.¹

     Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith was born on 28 July 1932 at Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England.¹ She is the daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith and May Helen Emma Cambridge, Princess of Teck.¹ She married David Ian Liddell-Grainger of Ayton, son of Captain Henry Hubert Liddell-Grainger of Ayton and Lady Muriel Felicia Vere Bertie, on 14 December 1957.¹ She and David Ian Liddell-Grainger of Ayton were divorced in 1981.¹
     From 14 December 1957, her married name became Liddell-Grainger.

     David Ian Liddell-Grainger of Ayton was born on 26 January 1930 at Park Lane, Mayfair, London, England.² He was the son of Captain Henry Hubert Liddell-Grainger of Ayton and Lady Muriel Felicia Vere Bertie.¹ He married, firstly, Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith, daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith and May Helen Emma Cambridge, Princess of Teck, on 14 December 1957.¹ He and Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith were divorced in 1981.¹ He married, secondly, Christine Schellin, daughter of Kurt Schellin, on 18 October 1996.³ He died on 12 March 2007 at age 77 at Witgensteiner Klinik, Leezen, Schwerin, Germany.⁴
     David Ian Liddell-Grainger of Ayton was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.³ He was educated at St. Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.³ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the Scots Guards.³ He was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Office on 27 November 1950.³ He was invested as a Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1955.³ He was admitted to Royal Company of Archers between 1955 and 1983.³ He held the office of Member of the Berwickshire County Council between 1958 and 1973.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire between 1963 and 1985.³ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1969 and 1974.³ He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (F.S.A. Scot.).³ He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1974.³ He lived in 2003 at Ayton Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland.³

     Captain Henry Hubert Liddell-Grainger of Ayton was born in 1886.² He was the son of Henry Liddell-Grainger and Jane Sharp.² He married Lady Muriel Felicia Vere Bertie, daughter of Montagu Peregrine Albemarle Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey and Millicent Cox, on 20 January 1922.² He died on 3 November 1935.²
     Captain Henry Hubert Liddell-Grainger of Ayton gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Scots Guards.² He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire.² He lived at Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berwickshire.²

     Lady Muriel Felicia Vere Bertie was the daughter of Montagu Peregrine Albemarle Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey and Millicent Cox.² She married, firstly, Captain Henry Hubert Liddell-Grainger of Ayton, son of Henry Liddell-Grainger and Jane Sharp, on 20 January 1922.² She died in 1981.²
     From 20 January 1922, her married name became Liddell-Grainger.²

     Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger of Ayton was born on 23 February 1959 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He is the son of David Ian Liddell-Grainger of Ayton and Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith.¹ He married Jill Nesbitt, daughter of Ralph Nicol Nesbitt and Isabella Chisholm Anderson, on 31 October 1985 at London, England.¹
     Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger of Ayton was educated at Millfield School, Street, Somerset, England.² He graduated from Earl of Scotland Asiohants College with a National Certificate of Agriculture.² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Northumberland Fusiliers.² He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).² He was a director of St. Cuthbert Estate.² He lived in 2003 at Domons House, Bratton Cloverlly, Okehampton, Devon, England.²

     Jill Nesbitt was born on 9 March 1956 at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.¹ She is the daughter of Ralph Nicol Nesbitt and Isabella Chisholm Anderson.¹ She married Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger of Ayton, son of David Ian Liddell-Grainger of Ayton and Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith, on 31 October 1985 at London, England.¹
     From 31 October 1985, her married name became Liddell-Grainger.