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     Edward Osborne Cavendish was born on 31 August 1955.¹ He is the son of Richard Edward Osborne Cavendish and Pamela June Thomas.¹ He married, firstly, Kirsten St. Blaize-Molony, daughter of Dr. Ronald T. St. Blaize-Molony, in 1977.¹ He and Kirsten St. Blaize-Molony were divorced in 1980.¹ He married, secondly, Anna Frances Shelley, daughter of Spencer Shelley, in 1983.¹
     Edward Osborne Cavendish lived in 2003 at Butley Priory, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.¹

     Harriet Moyra Aline Cavendish was born on 25 September 1944.¹ She is the daughter of Richard Edward Osborne Cavendish and Pamela June Thomas.¹ She married Anthony Peter Coote Sykes, son of Lt.-Col. Peter Thomas Wellesley Sykes, on 12 August 1972.¹
     From 12 August 1972, her married name became Sykes.¹ She lived in 2003 at Bellamont House, Long Bredy, Dorset, England.¹

     Susan Anne Cavendish was born on 31 August 1949.¹ She is the daughter of Richard Edward Osborne Cavendish and Pamela June Thomas.¹ She married, firstly, Quentin Hugh Crewe, son of Colonel Hugh Crewe and Annabel (?), on 5 March 1970.¹ She and Quentin Hugh Crewe were divorced in 1983.¹ She married, secondly, Christopher Nigel John Ryan, son of Brigadier Charles Edmond Ryan, on 10 May 1984.¹
     From 5 March 1970, her married name became Crewe.¹ From 10 May 1984, her married name became Ryan.¹ She was the social editor of Harpers & Queen between 1991 and 1992.¹ She was the social editor of House and Garden in 1993.¹

     Alix Cavendish was born on 5 August 1901.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish and Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk.¹ She died on 29 June 1925 at age 23, unmarried.¹

     Mary Katherine Cavendish was born on 20 July 1903.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish and Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk.^1,2 She married David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford, son of David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and Constance Lilian Pelly, on 9 December 1925 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.¹ She died on 20 November 1994 at age 91.³
     Her married name became Lindsay. As a result of her marriage, Mary Katherine Cavendish was styled as Countess of Crawford on 8 March 1940.

     David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford was born on 20 November 1900.¹ He was the son of David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and Constance Lilian Pelly.¹ He married Mary Katherine Cavendish, daughter of Rt. Hon. Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish and Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk, on 9 December 1925 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.¹ He died on 13 December 1975 at age 75.¹
     David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1922 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1924, to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Lonsdale between 1924 and 1940.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1931 and 1940, to the Minister of Health.² He held the office of Trustee of the Tate Gallery between 1932 and 1937.² He held the office of Trustee of the National Gallery between 1935 and 1941.² He held the office of Trustee of the British Museum between 1940 and 1973.² He succeeded to the title of 28th Earl of Crawford [S., 1398] on 8 March 1940.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Lord Lindsay and Balneil [S., 1651] on 8 March 1940.³ He succeeded to the title of 12th Lord Lindsay of Balcarres [S., 1633] on 8 March 1940.³ He succeeded to the title of 11th Earl of Balcarres [S., 1651] on 8 March 1940.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Wigan of Haigh Hall, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1826] on 8 March 1940.¹ He held the office of Trustee of the National Gallery between 1945 and 1960.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1951.² He held the office of Rector of St. Andrews University between 1952 and 1955.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Fife in 1953.² He held the office of Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland.² He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1955.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Exeter University, Exeter, Devon, England, in 1956.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A..² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, England.²

     Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford was born on 5 March 1927.¹ He is the son of David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford and Mary Katherine Cavendish.¹ He married Ruth Beatrice Meyer-Bechtler, daughter of Leo Meyer-Bechtler, on 27 December 1949.¹
     Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1945 and 1949 in the service of the Grenadier Guards.³ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Fife in 1953.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1955 and 1957, to the Finance Secretary of the Treasury.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Hertford between May 1955 and 1974.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1957 and 1960, to the Minister of Housing and Local Government.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Ministry of Defence between 1970 and 1972.³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1972.³ He held the office of Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1972 and 1974.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Welwyn and Hatfield between February 1974 and September 1974.³ He was created Baron Balniel, of Pitcorthie of the County of Fife [U.K. Life Peer] on 24 January 1975.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Wigan of Haigh Hall, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1826] on 13 December 1975.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Earl of Balcarres [S., 1651] on 13 December 1975.¹ He succeeded to the title of 29th Earl of Crawford [S., 1398] on 13 December 1975.¹ He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord Lindsay of Balcarres [S., 1633] on 13 December 1975.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 12th Lord Lindsay and Balneil [S., 1651] on 13 December 1975.⁴ He held the position of Chief of the Name and Arms of Lindsay on 13 December 1975.³ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain to HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother between 1992 and 2002.³ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1996.³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 2002.³

     Diana Cavendish was born on 15 September 1909.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish and Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk.^1,2 She married, firstly, Robert John Graham Boothby, 1st and last Baron Boothby, son of Sir Robert Tuite Boothby and Mabel Lancaster, on 21 March 1935.¹ She and Robert John Graham Boothby, 1st and last Baron Boothby were divorced in 1937 at Eedinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^1,2 She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Douglas Campbell-Grey, son of Henry Tufnell Gray-Campbell and Ethel Eveleen Gray-Campbell, Lady Gray, on 7 July 1942.³ She married, thirdly, Henry Rainald Gage, 6th Viscount Gage, son of Henry Charles Gage, 5th Viscount Gage and Leila Georgina Peel, on 14 January 1971.⁴ She died in 1992.²
     From 21 March 1935, her married name became Boothby. From 7 July 1942, her married name became Campbell-Grey. From 14 January 1971, her married name became Gage.

     Robert John Graham Boothby, 1st and last Baron Boothby was born on 12 February 1900.¹ He was the son of Sir Robert Tuite Boothby and Mabel Lancaster.² He married, firstly, Diana Cavendish, daughter of Rt. Hon. Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish and Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk, on 21 March 1935.¹ He and Diana Cavendish were divorced in 1937 at Eedinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^1,3 He married, secondly, Wanda Sanna, daughter of Joseph Sanna, on 30 August 1967.¹ He died on 16 July 1986 at age 86.¹
     Robert John Graham Boothby, 1st and last Baron Boothby was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Aberdeenshire between 1924 and 1958.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1926 and 1929, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Winston Churchill).¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food in 1940.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Legion of Honour in 1950.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1953.¹ He was the Rector between 1958 and 1961 at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.¹ He was created 1st Baron Boothby, of Buchan and Rattray Head, co. Aberdeen [U.K.] on 22 August 1958.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1959 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, in 1959.¹ He was Radner Lecturer in 1960 at Columbia University, New York City, New York, U.S.A..¹ He was Richmond Lecturer in 1966 at Downing College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹
     On his death, his barony became extinct.²

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Douglas Campbell-Grey was born on 14 July 1901.¹ He was the son of Henry Tufnell Gray-Campbell and Ethel Eveleen Gray-Campbell, Lady Gray.¹ He married Diana Cavendish, daughter of Rt. Hon. Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish and Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk, on 7 July 1942.¹ He died on 21 March 1946 at age 44, without issue.¹
     Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Douglas Campbell-Grey gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Engineers.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹