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     Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. was born on 30 June 1884.¹ He was the son of Thomas George Harry Moncreiffe and Elisabeth Muir.² He married Mary Balli, daughter of John Balli, on 29 April 1919.¹ He died on 7 September 1934 at age 50.¹
     Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Guy.¹ He was educated at H.M.S. Britannia, England.¹ Between 1902 and 1903 he served in the blockade of Venezuela (bombardment of Puerto Cabello).¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the First World War, as a submarine commander.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Atholl Highlanders.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Moncreiffe [N.S., 1685] on 8 June 1931.¹

     Mary Balli is the daughter of John Balli.² She married Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt., son of Thomas George Harry Moncreiffe and Elisabeth Muir, on 29 April 1919.¹
     From 29 April 1919, her married name became Moncreiffe.¹ She was decorated with the award of Officer, Order of the Orange of Nassau.¹

     Sir David Gerald Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 10th Bt. was born on 29 July 1922.¹ He was the son of Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. and Mary Balli.² He died on 17 November 1957 at age 35, in a fire which destroyed his family seat, unmarried.¹
     Sir David Gerald Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 10th Bt. was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Moncreiffe [N.S., 1685] on 7 September 1934.¹ He was admitted to Royal Company of Archers.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Scots Guards.¹ He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Atholl Highlanders.¹ He was educated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     Katherine Elisabeth Moncreiffe of that Ilk was born on 23 May 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Commander Sir John Robert Guy Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 9th Bt. and Mary Balli.² She died on 29 May 1997 at age 77.¹
     Katherine Elisabeth Moncreiffe of that Ilk usually went by her middle name of Elisabeth.¹ She was in the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War.¹

     Pamela Thetis Beckett married, secondly, Maj.-Gen. Sir Stewart Graham Menzies, son of John Graham Menzies, on 13 December 1932.¹ She died on 13 March 1951.¹
     From 13 December 1932, her married name became Menzies.¹

     Daphne Menzies is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Stewart Graham Menzies and Pamela Thetis Beckett.¹

     Sir William Henry Prescott, 1st Bt. was born on 26 March 1874.¹ He died on 15 June 1945 at age 71.¹
     Sir William Henry Prescott, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Prescott.

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Maurice Vyner Balliol Brett was born on 24 April 1882.¹ He was the son of Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher and Eleanor Frances Weston Van de Weyer.¹ He married Florence Harriet Zena Dones, daughter of Arthur Albert Dones, on 23 January 1911.¹ He died on 18 August 1934 at age 52.¹
     Lt.-Col. Hon. Maurice Vyner Balliol Brett was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1902 5th Class.² He was Lieutenant-Colonel 6th Battalion The Black Watch, formerly Captain Coldstream Gds, Officer Legion Hon, Aide-de-Camp to FM Viscount French and Lieutenant-General Sir J S Ewart 1914, DAAG 1916, Dep Keeper and Librarian London Museum 1919, served WW in 1904.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹

     William Moncreiffe was born on 19 January 1863.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Bt. and Lady Louisa Hay-Drummond.² He married Edith Mary Boyd, daughter of Hugh Conyngham Boyd, on 9 March 1909.¹ He died on 31 May 1944 at age 81, without issue.¹
     William Moncreiffe was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was a rancher between 1888 and 1923 at Wyoming, U.S.A..¹ He fought in the Spanish-American War in 1898, with Roosevelt's Rough-Riders.¹