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     Emily Woodman was the daughter of Jeremiah Woodman.¹ She married Sir Richard Burbidge, 1st Bt., son of George Bishop Burbidge and Elizabeth Clarke, on 9 May 1868.¹ She died on 31 August 1905.¹
     From 9 May 1868, her married name became Burbidge.

     Sir Richard Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Bt. was born on 7 December 1872.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Burbidge, 1st Bt. and Emily Woodman.¹ He married Catherine Jemina Grant, daughter of Henry Grant, on 2 September 1896.¹ He died on 3 June 1945 at age 72.¹
     Sir Richard Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Bt. usually went by his middle name of Woodman.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Burbidge, of Littleton, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1916] on 31 May 1917.¹ He was awarded the Cross of Romania.¹ He was awarded the Commander, Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ He was chairman of Harrods Ltd, London.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He was president of the Incorporated Association of Retail Distributors in 1928.¹

     Henry Grant lived at Sodbury House, Great Clacton, Essex, England^G.¹

     Catherine Jemina Grant was born circa 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Grant.¹ She married Sir Richard Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Richard Burbidge, 1st Bt. and Emily Woodman, on 2 September 1896.¹ She died on 15 January 1964.¹
     From 2 September 1896, her married name became Burbidge.

     Sir Richard Grant Woodman Burbidge, 3rd Bt. was born on 23 June 1897.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Jemina Grant.¹ He married, firstly, Gladys Kearley, daughter of Charles Frederick Kearley, on 14 October 1925.¹ He and Gladys Kearley were divorced in 1946.¹ He married, secondly, Joan Elizabeth Moxey, daughter of Ernest Reginald Moxey, on 6 December 1946.² He died on 2 February 1966 at age 68.²
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Service Corps.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was chairman and managing director of Harrods and Kendal Milne & County (Manchester.)¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Burbidge, of Littleton, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1916] on 3 June 1945.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1946.¹

     Gladys Kearley was the daughter of Charles Frederick Kearley.¹ She married Sir Richard Grant Woodman Burbidge, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Richard Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Jemina Grant, on 14 October 1925.¹ She and Sir Richard Grant Woodman Burbidge, 3rd Bt. were divorced in 1946.¹ She died on 1 February 1967.¹
     From 14 October 1925, her married name became Burbidge.

     Sir John Richard Woodman Burbidge, 4th Bt. was born on 5 October 1930.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Grant Woodman Burbidge, 3rd Bt. and Gladys Kearley.¹ He married, firstly, Benita Roxane Mosselmans, daughter of Adriaan Willem Mosselmans, on 12 June 1956.¹ He died in 1974.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Burbidge, of Littleton, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1916] on 2 February 1966.² He adopted Alexandra Louise Burbidge.²

     Adriaan Willem Mosselmans lived at The Hague, The Netherlands^G.²

     Benita Roxane Mosselmans is the daughter of Adriaan Willem Mosselmans.¹ She married Sir John Richard Woodman Burbidge, 4th Bt., son of Sir Richard Grant Woodman Burbidge, 3rd Bt. and Gladys Kearley, on 12 June 1956.¹
     From 12 June 1956, her married name became Burbidge. She lived in 2003 at Albury Farmhouse, Draycot, Tiddington, Thame, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹