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     Sir Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow of Belton was born on 3 December 1744 at Norfolk Street, Westminster, London, England.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir John Cust, 3rd Bt. and Etheldred Payne.¹ He married, firstly, Jocosa Katherina Drury, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Thomas Drury, 1st and last Bt. and Martha Tyrrell, on 16 October 1770 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Bankes, daughter of Sir Henry Bankes and Frances Pembrooke, on 31 August 1775 at St. James' Church, Westminster, London, England.² He died on 25 December 1807 at age 63 at Belton, Lincolnshire, England.² He was buried at Belton, Lincolnshire, England.²
     Sir Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow of Belton was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1766 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Ilchester between 1768 and 1774.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 7 July 1773.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Grantham between 1774 and 1776.¹ He was created 1st Baron Brownlow of Belton, co. Lincoln [Great Britain] on 20 May 1776, for his late father's services.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 13 June 1776.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 8 May 1783.¹

     Rev. Hon. Baptist Wriothesley Noel was born on 10 July 1799.² He was the son of Sir Gerard Noel Noel, 2nd Bt. and Diana Middleton, Baroness Barham.¹ He married Jane Baillie, daughter of Peter Baillie of Dochfour and Elizabeth Pinney, on 17 October 1826.¹ He died on 19 January 1873 at age 73.²
     Rev. Hon. Baptist Wriothesley Noel graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.).²

     Sir Allan Napier MacNab, 1st Bt. was born on 19 February 1798 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.² He married, secondly, Mary Stuart, daughter of John Stuart and Sophia Jones, on 29 September 1831.^1,3 He died on 8 August 1862 at age 64 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.²
     Sir Allan Napier MacNab, 1st Bt. was created 1st Baronet MacNab.¹ He held the office of Premier of the Province of Canada between 1854 and 1856.¹

     Hon. Sir Derek William George Keppel was born on 7 April 1863.¹ He was the son of Sir William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and Sophia Mary MacNab.¹ He married Hon. Bridget Louisa Harbord, daughter of Sir Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield and Cecilia Annetta Baring, on 20 June 1898.¹ He died on 26 April 1944 at age 81.¹
     Hon. Sir Derek William George Keppel was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Prince of Wale's Own Civil Service Rifles.¹ He held the office of Equerry-in-Waiting to HRH The Duke of York between 1893 and 1901.¹ He was decorated with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers' Decoration (V.D.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).¹ He held the office of Equerry-in-Ordinary to HRH The Prince of Wales between 1901 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Deputy Master of the Household to HM King George V between 1910 and 1912.¹ He held the office of Equerry-in-Ordinary to HM King George V between 1910 and 1912.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George V between 1912 and 1936. He held the office of Master of the Household to HM King George V
between 1912 and 1936.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VIII in 1936.¹ He held the office of Master of the Household to HM King Edward VIII in 1936.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1944.¹

     Hon. Bridget Louisa Harbord was the daughter of Sir Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield and Cecilia Annetta Baring.¹ She married Hon. Sir Derek William George Keppel, son of Sir William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and Sophia Mary MacNab, on 20 June 1898.¹ She died on 24 September 1951.¹
     Her married name became Keppel.

     Sir Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield was born on 2 January 1830. He was the son of Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield and Emily Harriet Shirley. He married, firstly, Cecilia Annetta Baring, daughter of Henry Baring and Cecilia Anne Windham, on 4 May 1854.² He died on 9 April 1914 at age 84.
     Sir Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).³ He gained the title of 5th Baron Suffield.¹

     Lt.-Col. Hon. George Keppel was born on 14 October 1865.¹ He was the son of Sir William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and Sophia Mary MacNab.¹ He married Alice Frederica Edmonstone, daughter of Admiral Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Bt. and Mary Elizabeth Parsons, on 1 June 1891.¹ He died on 22 November 1947 at age 82.¹
     Lt.-Col. Hon. George Keppel was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.).¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Gordon Highlanders.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1914 in the service of the Norfolk Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major between 1915 and 1916 in the service of the Royal Fusiliers.¹ He was Colonel of the 2nd/4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment between 1916 and 1917.¹ He was Colonel of the 2nd/5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry between 1917 and 1918.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp of the Personal Staff in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Reserve Officers.¹

     Alice Frederica Edmonstone was born in 1869 at Duntreath Castle, Loch Lomond, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Admiral Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Bt. and Mary Elizabeth Parsons.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Hon. George Keppel, son of Sir William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and Sophia Mary MacNab, on 1 June 1891.¹ She died on 11 September 1947 at Villa Bellosquardo, Florence, Italy.^1,2
     Her married name became Keppel. She and Edward VII Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom were associated between 1898 and 1910.¹

     Admiral Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Bt. was born on 29 January 1810. He married Mary Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Whitehall Parsons, in July 1841. He died on 18 February 1888 at age 78.
     Admiral Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Bt. gained the title of 4th Baronet Edmonstone.

     Gertrude Mary Keppel was born on 9 November 1859.¹ She was the daughter of Sir William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and Sophia Mary MacNab.¹ She died on 7 April 1860 at age 0.¹