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     Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent was born on 24 November 1594.¹ He was the son of Anthony Grey, 9th Earl of Kent and Magdalen Purefoy.² He married, firstly, Mary Courteen, daughter of Sir William Courteen, on 14 October 1641.¹ He married, secondly, Amabel Benn, daughter of Sir Anthony Benn, on 1 August 1644.³ He died on 28 May 1651 at age 56.¹
     Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leicestershire between 1640 and 1643.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Commissioner of the Great Seal in 1643.³ He succeeded to the title of 10th Earl of Kent [E., 1465] on 9 November 1643.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland in 1644.³ He held the office of Commissioner of Martial Law in 1644.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Essex from 1644 to 1645.¹ He held the office of Speaker of the House of Lords in 1645.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire in 1646.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Essex in 1647.³ He held the office of Speaker of the House of Lords between 1647 and 1649.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Amabel Benn was baptised on 3 September 1607. She was the daughter of Sir Anthony Benn.¹ She married, firstly, Anthony Fane, son of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Mary Mildmay, before 1643.¹ She married, thirdly, Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, son of Anthony Grey, 9th Earl of Kent and Magdalen Purefoy, on 1 August 1644.¹ She died on 17 August 1698 at age 90.
     Her married name became Douce.¹ From before 1643, her married name became Fane.¹ From 1 August 1644, her married name became Grey.¹

     Helena Byron was born in 1416.¹ She was the daughter of John Byron and Margery Booth.¹ She married Walter Blount, 1st Lord Mountjoy, son of Thomas Blount and Margaret Gresley, before 1443.
     Her married name became Blount.

     Vivienne Irene Felton was born on 19 February 1920.³ She was the daughter of Thomas Albert Felton.¹ She married, firstly, George William Connor before 1965.¹ She married, secondly, Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster, son of Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster and Lady Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe, on 12 May 1965.¹ She died in 1992 at Brighton, Sussex, England.³
     From before 1965, her married name became Connor.¹ As a result of her marriage, Vivienne Irene Felton was styled as Duchess of Leinster on 12 May 1965. From 12 May 1965, her married name became FitzGerald.

     Sir David Ogilvy was the son of James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie and Lady Isabel Hamilton.¹
     Sir David Ogilvy lived at Clova, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was a Royalist in the Civil War.¹

     
     George Robinson lived at Bagatelle, Moka, Mauritius.¹

     Leicester Walpole Keppel was born on 15 January 1881. He was the son of Rear-Admiral Leicester Chantry Keppel and Emily Robinson. He died on 10 April 1945 at age 64, unmarried.¹

     Violet Keppel was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Leicester Chantry Keppel and Emily Robinson. She died on 12 July 1880, young.

     Constance Rose Anne Keppel was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Leicester Chantry Keppel and Emily Robinson. She died on 17 January 1958, unmarried.¹