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     Emily Charlotte Shiffner was the daughter of Thomas Shiffner.¹ She married Admiral Sir Francis Charles Bridgeman-Simpson, son of Reverend William Bridgeman-Simpson and Lady Frances Laura Wentworth FitzWilliam, on 6 November 1889.¹ She died on 25 November 1922.¹
      From 6 November 1889, her married name became Bridgeman-Simpson.¹

     Thomas Shiffner lived at Westgate, Sussex, England.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹

     Sir George William Gunning, 2nd Bt. was born on 15 February 1763.² He was the son of Sir Robert Gunning, 1st Bt. and Anne Sutton.³ He married Hon. Elizabeth Bridgeman, daughter of Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford of Bradford and Elizabeth Simpson, on 10 February 1794.² He died on 7 April 1823 at age 60.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigan between 1800 and 1802.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hastings between 1802 and 1806.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1812 and 1818.² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Gunning, of Eltham, co. Kent [G.B., 1778] on 22 September 1816.²

     Hans Ecke was born on 9 May 1976 at Jena, Austria.¹ He married Leigh Stephanie Assunta Barr, daughter of Lee Forrester Barr and Juliet Elisabeth Maria Assunta Hopfinger, on 20 June 2003.¹

     Max Salvator Ecke was born on 31 January 2005 at Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A..¹ He is the son of Hans Ecke and Leigh Stephanie Assunta Barr.¹

     Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West was born on 8 March 1892 at Knole, Kent, England.² She was the daughter of Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville and Victoria Sackville-West.^1,2 She was baptised on 3 May 1892 at Knole Chapel, Knole, Kent, England.² She married Hon. Sir Harold George Nicolson, son of Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock and Mary Catharine Rowan-Hamilton, on 1 October 1913.³ She died on 2 June 1962 at age 70.¹
      Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West also went by the nick-name of Vita. From 1 October 1913, her married name became Nicolson.¹ She was see CLINTON, B), Heritage , Knole and the Sackvilles (1922), The Land (1926, a poem, Hawthornden Prize 1927), Andrew Marvell (1929), The Edwardians (1930), All Passion Spent (1931), Sissinghurst (1933), Pepita (1937), The Eagle and the Dove (1943) in 1919.³ She and Dorothy Violet Ashton were associated in 1922.⁴ In 1923 author (as Vita Sackville-West) of some 50 books, including: Challenge (US edn , UK one 1974, roman à clef describing the affair between co-authors Vita Sackville-West and Violet Trefusis.³ She was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1948.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.).¹

     Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville was born on 15 May 1867.² He is the son of Hon. William Edward Sackville-West and Georgina Dodwell.^3,4 He married Victoria Sackville-West, daughter of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville and Josefa Durán, on 17 June 1890.² He died on 28 January 1928 at age 60.²
     He was Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) Kent.² He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.) Oxon.² He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He was Kent: Lieutenant-Colonel (W) Yeo, V-Chm CC, Chm TAA WW I.² He gained the title of 3rd Baron Sackville.

     Philippa Janet Tennyson d'Eyncourt was the daughter of Sir Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt, 2nd Bt.¹ She married, firstly, Nigel Nicolson, son of Hon. Sir Harold George Nicolson and Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West, on 30 July 1953.¹ She and Nigel Nicolson were divorced in 1970.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Robin McAlpine, son of Sir Thomas Malcolm McAlpine and Maud Dees, in 1970.² She died in 1987.¹
      From 30 July 1953, her married name became Nicolson.¹ From 1970, her married name became McAlpine.²

     Sir Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt, 2nd Bt. gained the title of 2nd Baronet Tennyson d'Eyncourt.

     Adam Nicolson, 5th Baron Carnock was born on 12 September 1957.¹ He is the son of Nigel Nicolson and Philippa Janet Tennyson d'Eyncourt.¹ He married, firstly, Olivia Mary Rokeby Fane, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Antony Charles Reynardson Fane and Caroline Mary Rokeby Holland, on 11 September 1982 at Holy Trinity Church, Lyne, Surrey, England.^1,2 He and Olivia Mary Rokeby Fane were divorced in 1992.¹ He married, secondly, Sarah Clare Raven, daughter of John Earle Raven, in 1993.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He wrote the book National Trust Book of Long Works, published 1981.¹ He wrote the book Book of Long Works in France, published 1983.¹ He wrote the book Landscapes in Britain, published 1984.¹ He wrote the book Frontiers, published 1985, which won a Somerset Maughan Award.¹ He wrote the book Two Roads to Dodge City, published 1986, with Nigel Nicolson.¹ He wrote the book Wetland, published 1986, which won the British Topography Prize.¹ He was a director of Toucan Books in 1986.¹ He was a journalist for the Sunday Times between 1986 and 1992.¹ He wrote the book Prospects of England, published 1989.¹ He wrote the book Restoration: The Rebuilding of Windsor Castle, published 1997.¹ He lived in 2003 at Perch Hill Farm, Brightling, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Carnock, of Carnock, co. Stirling [U.K., 1916] on 26 December 2008.³ He succeeded to the title of 17th Baronet Nicolson, of Lasswade, Midlothian [N.S., 1629] on 26 December 2008.³ He succeeded to the title of 15th Baronet Nicolson, of Carnock, co. Stirling [N.S., 1637] on 26 December 2008.³