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     Mary Eleanor Barton was the daughter of Reverend John Yarker Barton.¹ She married Colonel Morgan William O'Donovan, The O'Donovan, son of Henry Winthrop O'Donovan, The O'Donovan and Amelia O'Grady, on 9 July 1892.¹ She died on 17 December 1941.¹
     From 9 July 1892, her married name became O'Donovan.¹

     Reverend John Yarker Barton gained the rank of Chaplain to the Forces.¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     John Taubman was born in 1694.¹ He was the son of Thomas Taubman and Elizabeth Norris.¹

     Captain Miles Henry O'Donovan was born on 26 June 1895.¹ He was the son of Colonel Morgan William O'Donovan, The O'Donovan and Mary Eleanor Barton.¹ He died in June 1916, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Munster Fusiliers.¹

     Victor Teige O'Donovan was born on 20 June 1897.¹ He was the son of Colonel Morgan William O'Donovan, The O'Donovan and Mary Eleanor Barton.¹ He married Grace Edna Sheldon, daughter of John Eccleston Sheldon and Florence Letiere Petit, on 16 November 1918.¹ He died on 16 January 1982 at age 84 at St. George Nursing Home, Westminster, London, England.²
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War, and was invalided.¹ He lived in 1976 at 66 Cadogan Place, London, England^G.¹

     Grace Edna Sheldon was born on 21 November 1891 at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.² She was the daughter of John Eccleston Sheldon and Florence Letiere Petit.^1,2 She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Lionel Kerwood in July 1913 at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.¹ She married, secondly, Victor Teige O'Donovan, son of Colonel Morgan William O'Donovan, The O'Donovan and Mary Eleanor Barton, on 16 November 1918.¹ She died on 16 September 1972 at age 80 at 53 Hyperion Road, Stourton, Staffordshire, England.¹
     From July 1913, her married name became Kerwood.¹ From 16 November 1918, her married name became O'Donovan.¹

     Isabelle Townsend is the daughter of G/Capt. Peter Woolridge Townsend and Marie-Luce Jamagne.¹

     Lt.-Col. Lionel Kerwood was born on 1 March 1886 at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.² He married Grace Edna Sheldon, daughter of John Eccleston Sheldon and Florence Letiere Petit, in July 1913 at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.¹ He died on 21 October 1916 at age 30 at France, on active service.^1,2
     He fought in the First World War.²

     Major Timothy John Miles O'Donovan was born on 2 October 1919.¹ He was the son of Victor Teige O'Donovan and Grace Edna Sheldon.¹ He married Christian Jean Strain, daughter of Arthur Charles Strain, on 17 April 1948.¹ He died in June 1986 at age 66 at Isle of Wight, England.²
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.¹ He retired from the military in 1947, with the rank of Major, late of the 60th Rifles.¹ He lived in 1976 at Riverview House, Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Christian Jean Strain is the daughter of Arthur Charles Strain.¹ She married Major Timothy John Miles O'Donovan, son of Victor Teige O'Donovan and Grace Edna Sheldon, on 17 April 1948.¹
     From 17 April 1948, her married name became O'Donovan.¹