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     Harold Swann was the son of Sir Charles Ernest Swann, 1st Bt..¹ He married Dorothea Alma Agnew, daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff, on 14 May 1907.¹ He died on 7 November 1953.¹

     
     Sir Charles Ernest Swann, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Swann.¹

     Hazel Louisa Agnew was the daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff.¹ She married Sir Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore, son of Sir Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 3rd Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore and Isabel Marian Chetwynd, on 30 October 1913.¹ She and Sir Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore were divorced in 1926.² She died on 15 April 1943.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Hazel Louisa Agnew was styled as Viscountess Combermere of Bhurtpore on 30 October 1913. From 30 October 1913, her married name became Stapleton-Cotton.¹

     Sir Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore was born on 29 June 1887.¹ He was the son of Sir Robert Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 3rd Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore and Isabel Marian Chetwynd.^1,2 He married, firstly, Hazel Louisa Agnew, daughter of Henry de Courcy Agnew and Ethel Anne Goff, on 30 October 1913.³ He and Hazel Louisa Agnew were divorced in 1926.¹ He married, secondly, Constance Marie Katherine Drummond, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Francis Dudley Drummond, on 1 January 1927.¹ He died on 8 February 1969 at age 81.¹
     Sir Francis Lynch Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Cotton, of Combermere, co. Chester [E., 1677] on 20 February 1898.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore [U.K., 1827] on 20 February 1898.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Combermere, of Combermere, co. Chester [U.K., 1814] on 20 February 1898.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1916 in the service of the Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve).¹ He fought in the First World War between 1916 and 1919, where he was wounded.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Herefordshire between 1953 and 1960.¹

     Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew was born on 21 June 1859.¹ He was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 8th Bt. and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel.¹ He married Lillian Anne Murray, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray, on 30 June 1897.¹ He died on 31 March 1928 at age 68.¹
     Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew fought in the Third Burma War between 1885 and 1887.¹ He fought in the campaign in Rhodesia in 1896.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 4th Hussars.¹

     Lillian Anne Murray was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray.¹ She married Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew, son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 8th Bt. and Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Noel, on 30 June 1897.¹ She died on 15 December 1937.¹
     From 30 June 1897, her married name became Agnew.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray was born on 13 March 1853.³ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. James Wolfe Murray.² He died in October 1919 at age 66.³
     Lt.-Gen. Sir James Wolfe Murray gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He lived at Cringletie, Peebles-shire, Scotland.¹

     Brig.-Gen. James Wolfe Murray was born on 11 May 1814.¹ He was the son of James Wolfe Murray, Lord Cringletie and Isabella Katherine Strange.^1,2 He died on 20 June 1890 at age 76.²

     Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew of Lochnaw, 10th Bt. was born on 6 October 1900.¹ He was the son of Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew and Lillian Anne Murray.¹ He married Swanzie Erskine, daughter of Major Esmé Nourse Erskine and Elizabeth Susan Matilda Reinders, on 9 October 1937.¹ He died on 28 August 1975 at age 74.¹
     Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew of Lochnaw, 10th Bt. was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Machine Gun Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 4th Battalion, Royal Susse Regiment (Territorial Army).¹ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He entered the military between 1926 and 1929 at China, in the service of the officer, with the rank of U.S. Army.¹ He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtown [N.S., 1629] on 14 July 1928.¹ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).¹ He was a farmer between 1944 and 1953 at South Africa.¹ He was Registrar of the University of Fort Hare.¹ He was Secretary of Cambridge University, Department of Education between 1960 and 1965.¹

     Swanzie Erskine was born in 1916.² She was the daughter of Major Esmé Nourse Erskine and Elizabeth Susan Matilda Reinders.^1,2 She married Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel Agnew of Lochnaw, 10th Bt., son of Major Charles Hamlyn Agnew and Lillian Anne Murray, on 9 October 1937.¹ She died on 28 September 2000.¹
     From 9 October 1937, her married name became Agnew.¹ She was a professor of geography.¹