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     Elisabeth Jane Martin is the daughter of John Besley Martin.¹ She married Hon. Julian George Winston Sandys, son of Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys and Diana Churchill, in 1970.¹
     From 1970, her married name became Sandys. She lived in 1999 at Charnwood, Shackleford, Surrey, England.¹

     
     John Besley Martin was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹

     Lucy Diana Sandys was born in 1971.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Julian George Winston Sandys and Elisabeth Jane Martin.¹

     Duncan John Winston Sandys was born in 1973.¹ He is the son of Hon. Julian George Winston Sandys and Elisabeth Jane Martin.¹ He married Mary Brown C. Brewer.²

     Jonathan Martin Edwin Sandys was born in 1975.¹ He is the son of Hon. Julian George Winston Sandys and Elisabeth Jane Martin.¹

     Roderick Julian Frederick Sandys was born in 1977.¹ He was the son of Hon. Julian George Winston Sandys and Elisabeth Jane Martin.¹ He died on 9 December 2007.²

     Hon. Edwina Sandys was born on 22 December 1938. She is the daughter of Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys and Diana Churchill.¹ She married Pierson John Shirley Dixon, son of Sir Pierson John Dixon and Alexandra Ismene Atchley, in 1960.¹ She and Pierson John Shirley Dixon were divorced in 1973.¹ She married Richard D. Kaplan in 1985.¹
     Hon. Edwina Sandys was a sculptress.¹ She was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.).¹ From 1960, her married name became Dixon.¹ She co-authored the book Painting As a Pastime: The Paintings of Winston S. Churchill, published 1984, with Celia Mary Sandys.²

     Pierson John Shirley Dixon is the son of Sir Pierson John Dixon and Alexandra Ismene Atchley.^1,2 He married, firstly, Hon. Edwina Sandys, daughter of Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys and Diana Churchill, in 1960.¹ He and Hon. Edwina Sandys were divorced in 1973.¹ He married, secondly, Janet Elizabeth Mary Aiyar, daughter of Ramiah Dorasawamy Aiyar, in 1976.³ He and Janet Elizabeth Mary Aiyar were divorced in 1981.³
     Pierson John Shirley Dixon usually went by his middle name of Piers.⁴

     
     Douglas James Phillips lived at Popley Field, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.¹

     Sir Pierson John Dixon was born on 13 November 1904.³ He was the son of Pierson John Dixon.³ He married Alexandra Ismene Atchley, daughter of S. C. Atchley, in 1928.³ He died on 22 April 1965 at age 60.³
     Sir Pierson John Dixon was educated at Bedford College, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.³ He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ He was Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary between 1943 and 1948.³ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1948.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1950.³ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1950.³ He held the office of Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office between 1950 and 1954.³ He held the office of Permnenet Representative of the U.K. to the United Nations between 1954 and 1960.³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1957.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to France between 1960 and 1964.³