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     Albert Beauchamp Astley Cooper was born on 14 August 1841.¹ He was the son of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Harriet Rickford.² He married Eva Cornelia O'Reilly, daughter of Anthony O'Reilly, on 16 April 1879.¹ He died on 9 June 1921 at age 79.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.¹

     Anthony O'Reilly lived at Baltrasna, County Meath, Ireland.¹

     Eva Cornelia O'Reilly was the daughter of Anthony O'Reilly.² She married Albert Beauchamp Astley Cooper, son of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Harriet Rickford, on 16 April 1879.¹ She died on 14 December 1917.¹
      From 16 April 1879, her married name became Cooper.

     Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Beauchamp Astley Cooper was born on 5 February 1884.¹ He was the son of Albert Beauchamp Astley Cooper and Eva Cornelia O'Reilly.² He married, firstly, Gladys Mary Oakes, daughter of Lt.-Col. Orbell Henry Oakes, on 22 December 1911.¹ He married, secondly, Louisa Maude White, daughter of Isaac William Hewitt White, on 17 August 1914.¹ He died on 5 March 1948 at age 64.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.).¹

     Peter Gordon Fraser-Grant married Tessa Jeanne Douglas-Hamilton, daughter of John Percy Douglas-Hamilton and June Mary Clifton Michler.¹

     Gladys Mary Oakes was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Orbell Henry Oakes.² She married Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Beauchamp Astley Cooper, son of Albert Beauchamp Astley Cooper and Eva Cornelia O'Reilly, on 22 December 1911.¹ She died on 26 August 1912.¹
     She lived at Nowton Court, Suffolk, England.¹ From 22 December 1911, her married name became Cooper.

     Major Gerald Nigel Astley Cooper was born on 8 June 1916 at Nairobi, Kenya.^1,2 He was the son of Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Beauchamp Astley Cooper and Louisa Maude White.³ He married, firstly, Mary Constance Piercy, daughter of Captain Basil Hamilton Piercy, on 19 July 1941.¹ He and Mary Constance Piercy were divorced in 1945.¹ He married, secondly, Joan Ryland Wall, daughter of Dr. Bernard Ernest Wall, on 26 July 1951.¹ He died in 2005.²
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 1st Royal Green Jackets.¹ He lived in 2003 at Five Bells Cottage, Hessett, Suffolk, England.¹

     Captain Basil Hamilton Piercy gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.¹

     Mary Constance Piercy is the daughter of Captain Basil Hamilton Piercy.² She married Major Gerald Nigel Astley Cooper, son of Lt.-Col. Geoffrey Beauchamp Astley Cooper and Louisa Maude White, on 19 July 1941.¹ She and Major Gerald Nigel Astley Cooper were divorced in 1945.¹
      From 19 July 1941, her married name became Cooper.

     Juliet Jane Cooper was born on 20 April 1942.¹ She is the daughter of Major Gerald Nigel Astley Cooper and Mary Constance Piercy.² She married Peter Robert Bellfield, son of Ernest Robert Bellfield, on 21 November 1964.¹
      From 21 November 1964, her married name became Bellfield. She lived in 2003 at The Old Rectory, Clopton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.¹