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     Ida Agnes Eleanor Forbes was the daughter of George Stewart Forbes and Henrietta Maria Ward. She married Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 5th Bt., son of Admiral Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Bt. and Mary Elizabeth Parsons, on 30 November 1895. She died on 21 December 1946.
     Her married name became Edmonstone.

     Lt.-Col. James Stewart Forbes was born on 6 February 1872. He was the son of George Stewart Forbes and Henrietta Maria Ward. He married, firstly, Angela Selina Blanca St. Clair-Erskine, daughter of Robert Francis St. Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn and Blanche Adeliza Fitzroy, on 27 April 1896. He and Angela Selina Blanca St. Clair-Erskine were divorced in 1906. He married, secondly, Feridah Taylor, daughter of Hugh Lewis Taylor and Caroline Hay Ritchie, on 8 December 1910. He died on 29 September 1957 at age 85.

     Janet Louisa Merivale was the daughter of John Louis Merivale and Mary Anne Webster.^1,2 She married Antony Gibbs, son of William Gibbs and Matilda Blanche Crawley-Boevey, on 22 June 1872.¹ She died on 10 December 1909.¹
     From 22 June 1872, her married name became Gibbs.

     John Louis Merivale was born in 1815.² He was the son of John Herman Merivale and Louisa Heath Drury.² He married, firstly, Mary Anne Webster, daughter of Joseph Webster.² He married, secondly, Frances Rose Heath after 1857.² He died in 1886.²
     John Louis Merivale held the office of Senior Registrar of the Court of Chancery.¹

     George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall was born on 6 July 1873 at Portbury, Somerset, England.² He was the son of Antony Gibbs and Janet Louisa Merivale.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Victoria Florence de Burgh Long, daughter of Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long and Lady Dorothy Blanche Boyle, on 26 November 1901 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.^3,2 He married, secondly, Hon. Ursula Mary Lawley, daughter of Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock and Annie Allen Cunard, on 21 July 1927. He died on 28 October 1931 at age 58 at Wraxall, Wiltshire, England, from pneumonia.²
     George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall was created 1st Baron Wraxall.

     Hon. Victoria Florence de Burgh Long was born on 10 August 1880 at Grafton Street, London, England.² She was the daughter of Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long and Lady Dorothy Blanche Boyle.¹ She married George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall, son of Antony Gibbs and Janet Louisa Merivale, on 26 November 1901 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.^1,2 She died on 29 March 1920 at age 39 at Tyntesfield, Somerset, England.^1,2 She was buried on 1 April 1920 at Wraxall, Wiltshire, England, from influenza.²
     Hon. Victoria Florence de Burgh Long was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹ Her married name became Gibbs.

     Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long was born on 13 July 1854.¹ He was the son of Richard Penruddocke Long and Charlotte Anna Dick.² He married Lady Dorothy Blanche Boyle, daughter of Sir Richard Edmund St. Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of the County of Cork and Lady Emily Charlotte de Burgh, on 1 August 1878.¹ He died on 26 September 1924 at age 70.¹
     Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Wiltshire between 1880 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Devizes between 1885 and 1892.¹ He was Secretary of the Local Government Board between 1886 and 1892.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Liverpool between 1893 and 1900.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Agriculture between 1895 and 1900.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 4 July 1895.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹ He held the office of President of the Local Government Board between 1900 and 1905.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South Bristol between 1900 and 1906.¹ He was Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1905 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South Dublin between 1906 and 1910.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, in 1909.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Middlesex Strand between 1910 and 1918.¹ He held the office of President of the Local Government Board between 1915 and 1916.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1916 and 1919.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for St. George's, Westminster between 1918 and 1921.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1919 and 1921.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Long, of Wraxall, co. Wilts [U.K.] on 4 June 1921.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset.¹

     Hon. Ursula Mary Lawley was born on 8 June 1888. She was the daughter of Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock and Annie Allen Cunard.¹ She married George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall, son of Antony Gibbs and Janet Louisa Merivale, on 21 July 1927. She died on 16 October 1979 at age 91.¹
     Her married name became Gibbs.

     Richard Thompson Lawley, 4th Baron Wenlock was born in 1856. He was the son of Beilby Richard Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock and Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor. He married Rhoda Edith Knox-Little in 1909. He died on 25 July 1918, without issue.¹
     Richard Thompson Lawley, 4th Baron Wenlock gained the title of 4th Baron Wenlock.

     Lady Dorothy Blanche Boyle was born circa 1860. She was the daughter of Sir Richard Edmund St. Lawrence Boyle, 9th Earl of the County of Cork and Lady Emily Charlotte de Burgh.¹ She married Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long, son of Richard Penruddocke Long and Charlotte Anna Dick, on 1 August 1878.¹ She died on 7 June 1938 at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England.^1,2 She was buried on 10 June 1938 at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England.²
     Her married name became Long. As a result of her marriage, Lady Dorothy Blanche Boyle was styled as Viscountess Long on 4 June 1921.