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     Sir Henry Robert William Miles, 4th Bt. was born on 6 January 1843.¹ He was the son of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon.¹ He married Mary Neame, daughter of Frederick Neame, on 12 September 1882.¹ He died on 7 February 1915 at age 72.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 5th Fusiliers.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Miles, of Leigh Court, co. Somerset [U.K., 1859] on 25 October 1898.¹

     Maria Catherine Miles was the daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon.¹ She married Robert Charles Tudway on 3 March 1846.¹ She died on 26 May 1909.¹
      From 3 March 1846, her married name became Tudway.¹

     Robert Charles Tudway married Maria Catherine Miles, daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon, on 3 March 1846.¹ He died on 20 March 1855.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wells.¹ He lived at The Cedars, Wells, Somerset, England.¹

     Catherine Miles was born in 1834 at Nottinghamshire, England.² She was the daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon.¹ She married General Sir Robert Onesiphorus Bright on 5 November 1856.¹ She died on 5 February 1911.^1,3
      From 5 November 1856, her married name became Bright.¹

     General Sir Robert Onesiphorus Bright was born on 7 July 1823.² He married Catherine Miles, daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon, on 5 November 1856.¹ He died on 15 November 1896 at age 73.¹
     He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).¹

     Frances Harriett Miles was the daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon.¹ She married Sir William Augustus Ferguson Davie, 3rd Bt., son of General Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, 1st Bt. and Frances Juliana Davie, on 4 September 1862.¹ She died on 18 June 1923.^1,2
      From 4 September 1862, her married name became Ferguson Davie.¹

     Sir William Augustus Ferguson Davie, 3rd Bt. was born on 13 April 1833.² He was the son of General Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, 1st Bt. and Frances Juliana Davie.³ He married Frances Harriett Miles, daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon, on 4 September 1862.¹ He died on 18 January 1915 at age 81.²
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He was Principal Clerk of the Public Bill Office, House of Commons.² He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.² He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Ferguson Davie, of Creedy, co. Devon [U.K., 1847] on 16 June 1907.⁴

     Harriott Ellin Miles was the daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon.¹ She married Robert Thornhagh Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth, son of Brampton Gurdon and Hon. Henrietta Susannah Ridley-Colborne, on 4 September 1862.¹ She died on 7 April 1864.^1,2
      From 4 September 1862, her married name became Gurdon.¹

     Robert Thornhagh Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth was born on 18 June 1829.² He was the son of Brampton Gurdon and Hon. Henrietta Susannah Ridley-Colborne.³ He married, firstly, Harriott Ellin Miles, daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon, on 4 September 1862.¹ He married, secondly, Emily Frances Heathcote, daughter of Reverend Robert Boothby Heathcote and Elizabeth Bridget Wells, on 27 July 1874.² He died on 13 October 1902 at age 73.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.² He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1880 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for South Norfolk between 1880 and 1885.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal Union) for Mid-Norfolk between 1885 and 1892.² He held the office of Chairman of the Norfolk County Council between 1889 and 1901.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal Union) for Mid-Norfolk in 1895.² He was created 1st Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth, co. Norfolk [U.K.] on 28 January 1899.²

     Mary Neame was the daughter of Frederick Neame.¹ She married Sir Henry Robert William Miles, 4th Bt., son of Sir William Miles, 1st Bt. and Catherine Gordon, on 12 September 1882.¹ She died on 12 February 1938.¹
      From 12 September 1882, her married name became Miles.¹