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     Hon. Maximillian Bowen is the son of Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen of Colwood and Emily Frances Rendel.¹

     Hon. Ethel Kate Bowen was the daughter of Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen of Colwood and Emily Frances Rendel.¹ She married Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood, son of Clement Francis Wedgwood and Catherine Emily Rendel, on 3 July 1894.² She and Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood were divorced in 1919.² She died in 1952.¹
     From 3 July 1894, her married name became Wedgwood.¹

     Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood was born on 16 March 1872 at Barlaston, Staffordshire, England^G.² He was the son of Clement Francis Wedgwood and Catherine Emily Rendel.² He married, firstly, Hon. Ethel Kate Bowen, daughter of Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron Bowen of Colwood and Emily Frances Rendel, on 3 July 1894.³ He and Hon. Ethel Kate Bowen were divorced in 1919.³ He married, secondly, Fletcher Ethel Willett, daughter of Edward Guy Willett, on 25 June 1919.³ He died on 26 July 1943 at age 71.⁴
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Staffordshire.³ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England^G.³ He was Assistant Constructor of Portsmouth Dockyard between 1895 and 1896.³ He was Naval Architect of Elswick Shipyard between 1896 and 1900.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the Elswick Battalion.³ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901.³ He was Resident Magistrate of Ernleo, Transvaal between 1902 and 1904.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newcastle-under-Lyme between 1906 and 1942.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in 1914 in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.⁵ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1916, where he was mentioned in dispatches twice and was wounded.³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915 for his part in the landing at Cape Helles from the SS River Clyde.³ He gained the rank of Major in 1916 in the 2nd South African Infantry Brigade.⁵ He was Assistant Director of Trench Warfare.⁵ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1917.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1924.³ He was Chancellor and Chief Civil Commissioner of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1924.³ He held the office of Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme between 1930 and 1932.³ He was created 1st Baron Wedgwood, of Barlaston, co. Stafford [U.K.] on 21 January 1942.³

     Anna Matilda Persse was born in 1853.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Moore Persse and Margaret Hickman.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Henry Caddell, son of Reverend Henry Caddell and Ellen Buckingham, on 28 May 1872 at Kotagiri, India^G.¹ She died in 1937.¹
     From 28 May 1872, her married name became Caddell.¹

     Lt.-Col. Henry Caddell was born in 1844.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Caddell and Ellen Buckingham.¹ He married Anna Matilda Persse, daughter of Thomas Moore Persse and Margaret Hickman, on 28 May 1872 at Kotagiri, India^G.¹ He died on 20 October 1927.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 89th Irish Fusiliers.¹

     Lt.-Col. Henry Mortimer Caddell was born in 1875 at County Galway, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Caddell and Anna Matilda Persse.¹ He died in 1955.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Captain William Persse Caddell was born on 29 June 1876 at County Galway, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Caddell and Anna Matilda Persse.¹ He married Florence May Ogden in January 1908 at Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada^G.¹ He died on 8 August 1947 at age 71 at Haswell, County Durham, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Mary Caddell was born in 1877.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Caddell and Anna Matilda Persse.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Walter Buckingham Caddell was born in 1879.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Caddell and Anna Matilda Persse.¹ He died in 1944.¹
     He was awarded the Legion d'Honneur.¹

     Ernest Duncan Caddell was born in 1881.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Caddell and Anna Matilda Persse.¹
     He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was an Irish rugby star.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹