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     Willa Baker Wilbraham was born on 26 April 2004.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Randle Baker Wilbraham, 9th Bt. and Amanda Jane Glossop.¹

     Frederick Robert Stephen Balfour was born on 11 March 1873.¹ He was the son of Alexander Balfour of Dawyck and Janet Roxburgh.¹ He married Gertrude Norman, daughter of Frederick Henry Norman and Lina Susan Penelope Collet, on 3 August 1904.¹ He died on 2 February 1945 at age 71.¹
     He was educated at Loretto School, Muselborough, East Lothian, Scotland^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Staff Captain.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers on 30 January 1900.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1916.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Peebles-shire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Peebles-shire.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Peebles-shire between 1922 and 1926.¹ He lived at Dawyck, Peebles-shire, Scotland^G.¹ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1944.¹

     Lilian Helen Cooper was the daughter of Maxwell Dennison Cooper.² She married Archibald Roxburgh Balfour, son of Alexander Balfour of Dawyck and Janet Roxburgh, on 19 December 1935.^1,2 She died in 1989.²
     From 19 December 1935, her married name became Balfour.¹

     Stéphanie B. V. de Brouwer was born in 1971.² She is the daughter of Jean-Marie de Brouwer and Veronika Dengg.^1,2 She married Nicholas Augustus Balfour, son of Neil Roxburgh Balfour and Elizabeth Karageorgievich, Princess of Yugoslavia, in 2000.¹
     From 2000, her married name became Balfour.¹

     Anna Marion Richmond Rowe Mitchell is the daughter of David Rowe Mitchell.¹ She married Christopher John Patrick Best, son of Hon. Patrick George Matthew Best and Heather Elizabeth Gardner, in 1973.¹ She and Christopher John Patrick Best were divorced in 1977.¹
     From 1973, her married name became Best.¹

     India Lily Balfour was born on 17 October 2002 at Portland Hospital, Great Portland Street, Soho, London, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Nicholas Augustus Balfour and Stéphanie B. V. de Brouwer.¹

     Edward Bradford is the son of Anthony John Bradford and Sarah Mary Malet Hayes.¹ He married Sophie Janson, daughter of Hamish Janson, on 5 February 2000 at Selborne, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Sophie Janson is the daughter of Hamish Janson.¹ She married Edward Bradford, son of Anthony John Bradford and Sarah Mary Malet Hayes, on 5 February 2000 at Selborne, Hampshire, England^G.¹
     From 5 February 2000, her married name became Bradford.¹

     Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt. was born in December 1717 at Ambrooke, Devon, England^G.¹ He was the son of Walter Palk and Frances Abraham.^1,2 He married Anne Vansittart, daughter of Arthur Vansittart and Martha Stonhouse, on 11 February 1761.¹ He died on 29 April 1798 at age 80.¹
     He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 15 April 1736.¹ He was a chaplain in the Honourable East India Company Service.¹ He held the office of Governor of Madras between 1763 and 1767.¹ On 11 November 1766 he concluded a treaty with Nizam of the Deccan.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ashburton between December 1767 and 1768.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wareham between 1768 and 1774.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ashburton between 1774 and 1787.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Palk, of Haldon House, in Haldon, co. Devon [Great Britain] on 19 June 1782.¹ He had two other daughters.²