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     Jane Ash was born in 1704.¹ She was the daughter of George Ash and Mary Rankin.¹ She married William Hamilton.¹
     Her married name became Hamilton.¹ As of 18 October 1796, Jane Ash was considered the head of the Ash family, succeeding her brother George Ash.¹

     William Hamilton married Jane Ash, daughter of George Ash and Mary Rankin.¹

     William Hamilton Ash was the son of William Hamilton and Jane Ash.¹ He married Elizabeth Harriet Henderson.¹ He died on 29 May 1821.¹
     He was given the name of William Hamilton at birth.¹ His name was legally changed to William Hamilton Ash when he assumed the additional surname of Ash, his mother's surname.¹ He lived at Ashbrook, County Londonderry, Ireland^G.¹

     Elizabeth Harriet Henderson married William Hamilton Ash, son of William Hamilton and Jane Ash.¹ She died on 2 February 1857.¹
     Her married name became Hamilton Ash.¹

     John Allan Dowman was the son of Paul Dowman.¹ He married Marguerite Elisabeth Howse, daughter of William Henry Howse and Elsie Marguerite Perceval, on 17 March 1943.¹ He died on 20 November 1957.¹

     Major Anthony Guy Atkinson was born on 10 December 1909 at Cangort, County Offaly, Ireland.^1,2 He was the son of Guy Hamilton Atkinson and Sybilla Gertrude Homan.³ He married Anne Elizabeth Lascelles-Ward, daughter of Reverend Nevill Lascelles-Ward, on 16 October 1937.¹ He died on 15 March 1985 at age 75.²
     He was educated at St. Columba's^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War at Hong Kong, China^G, where he was mentioned in despatches, and became a Japanese prisoner of war between 1941 and 1945.¹ He retired from the military in 1952, with the rank of Major, late of the Royal Artillery.¹ He lived at Cangort, Shinrone, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland^G.¹ He lived at Loughton, Moneygall, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland^G, which he had made over to his son.¹

     Anne Elizabeth Lascelles-Ward is the daughter of Reverend Nevill Lascelles-Ward.¹ She married Major Anthony Guy Atkinson, son of Guy Hamilton Atkinson and Sybilla Gertrude Homan, on 16 October 1937.¹
     From 16 October 1937, her married name became Atkinson.¹

     Reverend Nevill Lascelles-Ward lived at Largo, Florida, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Guy Nevill Atkinson was born on 29 October 1950.¹ He is the son of Major Anthony Guy Atkinson and Anne Elizabeth Lascelles-Ward.¹ He married Mary Grace Porter, daughter of Norman Cunningham Porter, on 20 April 1974.¹
     He was educated at St. Columba's^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1971, in the service of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Loughton, Moneygall, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland^G.¹

     Mary Grace Porter is the daughter of Norman Cunningham Porter.¹ She married Guy Nevill Atkinson, son of Major Anthony Guy Atkinson and Anne Elizabeth Lascelles-Ward, on 20 April 1974.¹
     From 20 April 1974, her married name became Atkinson.¹