Person Page - 1825

     Lady Mary Scott-Bentinck was the daughter of William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland and Henrietta Scott.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Sir William Topham on 5 October 1854.¹ She died on 20 July 1874.¹
     Her married name became Topham.

     Lt.-Col. Sir William Topham married Lady Mary Scott-Bentinck, daughter of William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland and Henrietta Scott, on 5 October 1854.¹ He died on 7 June 1895.¹
     Lt.-Col. Sir William Topham held the office of Lieutenant of the Gentlemen-at-Arms.¹

     
     Thomas Yorke Dallas-Yorke held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He lived at Walmsgate, Lincolnshire, England.¹

     Hon. Francis Morven Dallas Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 27 July 1900.¹ He was the son of William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland and Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke.¹ He died on 22 August 1950 at age 50, unmarried.¹
     Hon. Francis Morven Dallas Cavendish-Bentinck usually went by his middle name of Morven.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Nottinghamshire Yemonary (Territorial Army Reserve).¹

     Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley was born on 17 January 1891. He married, firstly, Mary Adelaide Somes Colyer-Fergusson, daughter of Sir Thomas Colyer Colyer-Fergusson, 3rd Bt. and Beatrice Stanley Muller, on 18 July 1914.² He and Mary Adelaide Somes Colyer-Fergusson were divorced in 1947.² He married, secondly, Bridget Helen Hore-Ruthven, Lady Ruthven of Freeland, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Walter Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 10th Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Jean Leslie Lampson, on 13 August 1947.¹ He died on 9 January 1965 at age 73.¹
     Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley gained the title of 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley.

     Sir John Bright, 1st and last Bt. was baptised on 14 October 1619 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.¹ He was the son of Stephen Bright and Jane Westbye.¹ He married, firstly, Catherine Hawksworth, daughter of Sir Richard Hawksworth and Anne Wentworth, before 1657.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Norcliffe, daughter of Sir Thomas Norcliffe and Dorothy Fairfax, circa 1665.² He married, thirdly, Frances Liddell, daughter of Sir Thomas Liddell, 2nd Bt. and Anne Vane, circa 11 July 1682.² He married, fourthly, Susanna Wharton, daughter of Michael Wharton, on 7 June 1683 at St. Mary's Church, Beverley, Yorkshire, England.² He died on 13 October 1688 at age 68 at Badsworth, Yorkshire, England, without surviving male issue.¹ He was buried on 21 October 1668 at Badsworth, Yorkshire, England.²
     Sir John Bright, 1st and last Bt. was admitted to Gray's Inn on 18 June 1639.² He fought in the English Civil War, against the King.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Parliamentary Army.² He held the office of Governor of York.² He held the office of Governor of Hull.² He held the office of Governor of Sheffield.² He held the office of Sheriff of Yorkshire between 1654 and 1656.² He was created 1st Baronet Bright, of Badsworth, co. York [England] on 16 July 1660.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yorkshire from 1664 to 1665.² He lived at Carbrook, Derbyshire, England.
     On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     
     Thomas Steele lived at Hampsnet, Sussex, England.

     
     James Reeve lived at Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

     
     William Cory lived at Devonshire Place House.

     Major Antony Hubert Gibbs was born on 18 September 1874.¹ He was the son of Antony Gibbs and Janet Louisa Merivale.¹ He married Mary Mercy Llewellyn, daughter of Colonel Evan Henry Llewellyn, on 18 October 1899.¹ He died on 28 July 1957 at age 82.¹
     Major Antony Hubert Gibbs usually went by his middle name of Hubert. He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University with the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He lived at Clyst St. George, Devon, England. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the North Somerset Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).¹