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     Sir John Maxwell was born circa 1512.¹ He was the son of Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell and Janet Douglas. He married Agnes Herries, Lady Herries of Terregles, daughter of William Herries, 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles and Catherine Kennedy, before 18 December 1547.¹ He died on 20 January 1582/83.¹
     On 8 May 1566 he obtained a new charter of the territorial Baronies of Terregles and Kirkgunzean to him, his wife and heirs male whatsoever.¹ After his marriage, Sir John Maxwell was styled as Lord Herries of Terregles on 14 April 1567, jure uxoris.¹ In 1568 he suffered confiscation for spporting Mary, Queen of Scots.¹ He fought in the Battle of Langside in 1568.¹ In 1569 he suffered incarceration.¹

     Sir Thomas Nicolson, 1st Bt. was born circa 1664.² He was the son of Sir George Nicolson, Lord Kemney and Margaret Halyburton.² He married Margaret Nicolson, daughter of Sir Thomas Nicolson of Carnock, 2nd Bt. and Lady Margaret Livingstone, circa 1688.² He died on 31 August 1728, without male issue.²
     He gained the title of 1st Baronet Nicolson, of Kemney, Aberdeenshire [Scotland] on 15 April 1700.²

     Herbert Loveday Cooke Hordern was born on 25 January 1835.¹ He was the son of Reverend James Hordern and Mary Owen Radcliffe.¹ He married Emily Maria Maudslay, daughter of Thomas Henry Maudslay, on 13 September 1859.¹ He died on 21 April 1915 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.¹ He lived at Throwley House, Faversham, Kent, England^G.¹

     George Blezard was the son of Robert Blezard.² He married Hon. Katherine Frances Chetwynd, daughter of Richard Walter Chetwynd, 7th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Harriet Johanna Campbell, on 6 June 1889.¹ He died on 26 January 1928.¹

     Hon. Katherine Frances Chetwynd was born in 1865. She was the daughter of Richard Walter Chetwynd, 7th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Harriet Johanna Campbell.² She married George Blezard, son of Robert Blezard, on 6 June 1889.¹ She died on 29 June 1949.¹
     Her married name became Blezard.

     Richard Walter Chetwynd, 7th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven was born on 26 July 1823.¹ He was the son of Richard Walter Chetwynd, 6th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven and Mary Moss.^1,2 He married Harriet Johanna Campbell, daughter of Walter Campbell and Mary Ann King, on 16 March 1858 at St. Peter's Church, Pimlico, London, England^G.³ He died on 23 January 1911 at age 87 at 25 Elvaston Place, Pimlico, London, England^G, from pneumonia.³ He was buried on 27 January 1911 at Brookwood, Surrey, England^G.³
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1849 in the 14th Dragoons.³ He retired from the military in 1853.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Staffordshire.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven, co. Kerry [I., 1717] on 6 December 1879.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron of Rathdowne, co. Dublin [I., 1717] on 6 December 1879.¹

     Evert van der Zee married Julia de Billier Gibson, daughter of John Frederic Gibson and Lorna Mary Pickering, in 1985.¹

     Sir James Robert Walker, 2nd Bt. was born on 19 October 1829.² He was the son of Sir James Walker, 1st Bt. and Mary Denison.³ He married Louisa Susan Marlborough Heron-Maxwell, daughter of Captain Sir John Heron-Maxwell of Springkell, 6th Bt. and Caroline Stewart, on 23 June 1863.² He died on 12 June 1899 at age 69.²
     He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Beverley between 1859 and 1865.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Walker, of Sand Hutton, co. York [U.K., 1868] on 8 October 1883.³

     Henry Offley Wakeman was born on 25 September 1852.¹ He was the son of Sir Offley Penbury Wakeman, 2nd Bt. and Mary Adlington.² He married Violet Mary Johnston, daughter of Francis John Johnston, on 16 August 1898.¹ He died on 27 April 1899 at age 46.¹
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a practising barrister.¹