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     Reginald Langdon Langdon-Down graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.).² He graduated with a Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.).² He lived at Broom Close, Teddington, Middlesex, England.¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.).²

     Christopher Langdon Brain, 2nd Baron Brain was born on 30 August 1926.¹ He is the son of Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain and Stella Langdon-Down.¹ He married Susan Mary Morris, daughter of George Philip Morris, on 11 April 1953.¹
     Christopher Langdon Brain, 2nd Baron Brain was educated at Leighton Park School, Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ He did his National Service in the Royal Navy between 1946 and 1948.² He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).^1,2 He became a Liveryman in 1955, Weavers' Company.² He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1956 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Brain, of Eynsham, co. Oxford [U.K., 1962] on 29 December 1966.³ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Brain, of Eynsham, co. Oxford [U.K., 1954] on 29 December 1966.⁴ He was registered as a Associate, Royal Photographic Society (A.R.P.S.) in 1970.² He was a director of Keirman & Company in 1973.² He lived in 2003 at Alexandra House, 8 Cross Street, Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.²

     Susan Mary Morris is the daughter of George Philip Morris.¹ She married Christopher Langdon Brain, 2nd Baron Brain, son of Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain and Stella Langdon-Down, on 11 April 1953.¹
     From 11 April 1953, her married name became Brain.¹ As a result of her marriage, Susan Mary Morris was styled as Baroness Brain on 29 December 1966.

     
     George Philip Morris lived at Clifton Cottage, Over, Cambridgeshire, England.¹

     Valentine George Crittall, 1st and last Baron Braintree was born on 28 June 1884.¹ He was the son of Francis Henry Crittall and Ellen Laura Carter.^1,2 He married, firstly, Olive Lillian MacDermott, daughter of Charles Landay MacDermott, on 29 June 1915.¹ He married, secondly, Lydia Mabel Revy, daughter of J. J. Revy, in 1933.¹ He married, thirdly, Phyllis Dorothy Cloutman, daughter of Curtis Cloutman, on 23 September 1955.¹ He died on 21 May 1961 at age 76, without male issue.¹
     Valentine George Crittall, 1st and last Baron Braintree was educated at Uppingham, Leicestershire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Essex, Maldon Division between 1923 and 1924.² He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1924, to the Minister of Air.² He was invested as a Knight Bachelor in 1930.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Essex.² He was chairman of Crittall Manufacturing Company Ltd.² He was a director of the Bank of England between 1948 and 1955.² He was created 1st Baron Braintree, of Braintree, co. Essex [U.K.] on 9 February 1948.¹ He lived at Queen's Meadow, Bocking, Braintree, Essex, England.²
     On his death, his barony became extinct.¹

     Francis Henry Crittall was born in 1860.² He was the son of Francis Berrington Crittall and Fanny Godfrey.² He married Ellen Laura Carter, daughter of George Carter and Laura Hadley Rodway, on 6 September 1883. He died in 1935.²
     Francis Henry Crittall held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He lived at Manors, Silvers End, Witham, Essex, England.¹
     He had three other children.²

     Olive Lillian MacDermott was the daughter of Charles Landay MacDermott.¹ She married Valentine George Crittall, 1st and last Baron Braintree, son of Francis Henry Crittall and Ellen Laura Carter, on 29 June 1915.¹ She died in 1932.¹
     From 29 June 1915, her married name became Crittall.¹

     
     Charles Landay MacDermott lived at Comber, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Lydia Mabel Revy was the daughter of J. J. Revy.¹ She married, firstly, Frank C. R. Reed before 1933.¹ She married, secondly, Valentine George Crittall, 1st and last Baron Braintree, son of Francis Henry Crittall and Ellen Laura Carter, in 1933.¹ She died in 1947.¹
     From before 1933, her married name became Reed.¹ From 1933, her married name became Crittall.¹

     Frank C. R. Reed married Lydia Mabel Revy, daughter of J. J. Revy, before 1933.¹ He died before 1933.¹