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     Hon. Florence Priscilla McLaren was the daughter of Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin.¹ She married, firstly, Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Norman, 1st Bt. on 8 May 1907.¹ She died on 1 March 1964.¹
     Her married name became Norman. She fought in the First World War.¹ She was decorated with the 1914 Star (with bar).¹ She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1917.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for London.¹ She was Trustee of the Imperial War Museum.¹

     Colonel Sir Edward Alexander James Johnson-Ferguson, 2nd Bt. was born on 3 March 1875. He married Hon. Elsie Dorothea McLaren, daughter of Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin, on 28 April 1904.¹ He died on 27 December 1953 at age 78.
     Colonel Sir Edward Alexander James Johnson-Ferguson, 2nd Bt. gained the title of 2nd Baronet Johnson-Ferguson.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Norman, 1st Bt. was born on 19 September 1858. He married, firstly, Menie Muriel Dowie, daughter of James Muir Dowie, on 28 August 1891. He and Menie Muriel Dowie were divorced in 1903. He married, secondly, Hon. Florence Priscilla McLaren, daughter of Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin, on 8 May 1907.¹ He died on 4 June 1939 at age 80.
     Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Norman, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Norman.¹

     Augusta Madeline Henrietta Marton was the daughter of George Marton and Lucy Sarah Dallas.¹ She married William Spencer Flower, 7th Viscount Ashbrook, son of Henry Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook and Frances Robinson, on 25 June 1861 at Capernwray Hall, Lancashire, England.¹ She died on 5 January 1906 at Castle-Durrow, County Kilkenny, Ireland, from heart failure and bronchitis.¹
     From 25 June 1861, her married name became Flower.¹ As a result of her marriage, Augusta Madeline Henrietta Marton was styled as Viscountess Ashbrook on 14 December 1882.

     
     George Marton lived at Capernwray Hall, Lancashire, England.¹

     Lucy Sarah Dallas was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Dallas.¹

     Sir John Hamilton, 4th of Cadzow was the son of Sir David Hamilton and Janet Keith.

     Janet Douglas was the daughter of Sir James Douglas and Egidia Stewart.

     Sir George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair was born on 20 January 1879 at Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, England.¹ He was the son of Sir John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Dame Isabel Maria Marjoribanks.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Florence Clixby, daughter of Joseph Clixby, on 6 August 1906 at Scottish Presbyterian Church of St. Columba, Pont Street, Chelsea, London, England.¹ He married, secondly, Anna Orrok Stronach Sheila Forbes, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Foster Forbes, on 21 December 1940.² He died on 6 January 1965 at age 85, without issue.²
     Sir George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair was styled as Lord Haddo between 1879 and 1916.³ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was educated at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.³ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He held the office of County Councillor for London (Peckham Division) between 1910 and 1925.³ He was styled as Earl of Haddo between 1916 and 1934.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Aberdeenshire.⁴ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.³ He held the office of Alderman between 1925 and 1931.³ He held the office of County Councillor for London (Fulham Division) between 1931 and 1934.³ He was Chairman of the Council of the Charity Organisations Society between 1934 and 1937.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire between 1934 and 1965.³ He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie [S., 1682] on 7 March 1934. He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Aberdeen [S., 1682] on 7 March 1934. He succeeded to the title of 5th Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen, co. Aberdeen [U.K., 1814] on 7 March 1934. He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Gordon, of Haddo, co. Aberdeen [S., 1642] on 7 March 1934. He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount of Formartine [S., 1682] on 7 March 1934. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Haddo, co. Aberdeen [U.K., 1916] on 7 March 1934. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, of the counties of Aberdeen, Meath and Argyll [U.K., 1916] on 7 March 1934.³ He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1949.⁴ He graduated from Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1954 with a honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.).⁴

     Sir Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair was born on 6 May 1883.¹ He was the son of Sir John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Dame Isabel Maria Marjoribanks.¹ He married, firstly, Cécile Elizabeth Drummond, daughter of George James Drummond and Elizabeth Cecile Sophia Norman, on 25 April 1907.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Gladys Munn, daughter of Lt.-Col. Reginald George Munn, on 17 June 1949.¹ He died on 16 April 1972 at age 88.¹
     Sir Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was a staff member with J. and E. Hall Ltd. (engineers) in 1907 at Dartmouth, Devon, England.³ He was a director of J.and E. Hall Ltd. in 1910.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 9th Service Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.³ He was commander of the 8/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders between 1917 and 1919.³ He was President of the British Association for Refrigeration between 1926 and 1929.³ He was President of the British Engineers Association between 1936 and 1939.³ He was President of the Federation of British Industries between 1940 and 1943.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.³ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, of the counties of Aberdeen, Meath and Argyll [U.K., 1916] on 6 January 1965.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Haddo, co. Aberdeen [U.K., 1916] on 6 January 1965. He succeeded to the title of 9th Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie [S., 1682] on 6 January 1965. He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen, co. Aberdeen [U.K., 1814] on 6 January 1965. He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Aberdeen [S., 1682] on 6 January 1965. He succeeded to the title of 9th Viscount of Formartine [S., 1682] on 6 January 1965. He succeeded to the title of 11th Baronet Gordon, of Haddo, co. Aberdeen [S., 1642] on 6 January 1965.