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     Francis Norris, 1st and last Earl of Berkshire was born on 6 July 1579. He was the son of Henry Norris, 1st Lord Norris of Rycote.² He married Lady Bridget de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil, circa 28 April 1599. He died on 29 January 1621/22 at age 42, without male issue.¹
     Francis Norris, 1st and last Earl of Berkshire succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Norris of Rycote on 17 October 1601. He was created 1st Viscount Thame [England] on 28 January 1620/21.³ He was created 1st Earl of Berkshire [England] on 28 January 1620/21.³
     On his death, the Earldom of Berkshire and Viscountancy of Thame became extinct.³

     Lady Susan de Vere was the daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil.¹ She married Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Mary Sydney. She died circa January 1628/29. She was buried on 1 February 1628/29.
     Her married name became Herbert.

     Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke was born on 16 October 1584. He was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Mary Sydney. He married, firstly, Lady Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil. He married, secondly, Anne Clifford, Baroness Clifford, daughter of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland and Lady Margaret Russell, on 3 June 1630 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.¹ He died on 23 January 1649/50 at age 65.¹
     Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke gained the title of 4th Earl of Pembroke in 1630.

     William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter was born in January 1565/66.¹ He was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Drury, daughter of Sir William Drury.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Manners, Baroness de Ros of Helmsley, daughter of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland and Isabel Holcroft, in January 1588/89.¹ He died on 6 July 1640 at age 74.¹
     William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stamford from 1586 to 1587.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stamford from 1588 to 1589.¹ He was invested as a Knight in 1603.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1623 and 1640.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Exeter [E., 1605] on 8 February 1622/23.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron of Burghley, co. Northampton [E., 1571] on 8 February 1622/23.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1626.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1630.¹

     Captain John James Burlinson was born on 26 March 1940.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Christopher John Burlinson and Sheila Cecilia Louise Annesley.¹
     Captain John James Burlinson was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles.¹

     Cecilia Margaret Burlinson was born on 19 August 1936.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Christopher John Burlinson and Sheila Cecilia Louise Annesley.¹ She married Major Edward Martin Shewell Turner, son of Brigadier Charles Edward Francis Turner, on 5 April 1961.¹
     From 5 April 1961, her married name became Turner.¹

     Reverend George Thomas Ryves married Georgiana Harriet Anne Courtenay, daughter of Rt. Rev. Reginald Courtenay and Georgiana Beresford, on 11 August 1869.¹ He died on 30 January 1897.¹
     Reverend George Thomas Ryves graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹

     Colonel Charles John Blake is the son of Charles Blake.¹ He married Evangeline Claudette Courtenay, daughter of Rt. Rev. Reginald Courtenay and Georgiana Beresford, on 28 March 1880.¹
     Colonel Charles John Blake gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹

     Kathleen Ruth Crofton was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hugh Augustus Crofton and Amelia Harriet Farquharson.² She married, firstly, Colonel Edward Reginald Courtenay, son of Major George Henry Courtenay and Laura Samuda, on 2 July 1878.³ She and Colonel Edward Reginald Courtenay were divorced in 1881.³ She married, secondly, Ernest James Robinson on 22 November 1881. She and Ernest James Robinson were divorced in 1888. She married, thirdly, Captain James Montgomerie Caulfeild, son of Lt.-Col. William Montgomerie Stewart Caulfeild and Dorothea Jane French, on 6 February 1889.⁴ She died on 30 August 1951.¹
     From 2 July 1878, her married name became Courtenay. From 22 November 1881, her married name became Robinson. From 6 February 1889, her married name became Caulfeild.

     Mary Emily Hammersley was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. F. Hammersley.¹ She married Colonel Edward Reginald Courtenay, son of Major George Henry Courtenay and Laura Samuda, on 5 August 1891.¹ She died on 20 December 1928.¹
     Her married name became Courtenay.