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     Alicia Frances Anna Dixie was born in 1842 at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.² She was the daughter of Sir Willoughby Wolstan Dixie, 8th Bt. and Louisa Anne Lloyd.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Charles Sutton, son of Sir Richard Sutton, 2nd Bt. and Mary Elizabeth Burton, on 10 July 1861 at St. James the Less, Thorndike Street, London, England.^3,2 She married, secondly, Major Hon. Robert Needham, son of Francis Needham, 2nd Earl of Kilmorey and Jane Gun, on 18 May 1893.¹ She died on 17 June 1903.¹
     From 10 July 1861, her married name became Sutton.¹ From 18 May 1893, her married name became Needham.¹

     William Wallace Legge married Eleanor Wilkin Foster, daughter of T. Foster, before 1874.² He died before 1874.²
     He lived at Malone House, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹

     Dr. George Watson married Nellie Maud Banks, daughter of George W. Banks, before 1910. He died before 1910.¹

     Henry Faithfull was born in 1816 at Bloomsbury, London, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend Ferdinand Faithfull and Elizabeth Mary Harrison Timberlake.¹ He died in 1871.¹

     Bertha Nesta Maclean was the daughter of James Alured Maclean.² She married Hon. Henry Colville Needham, son of Francis Jack Needham, Viscount Newry and Mourne and Anne Amelia Colville, on 13 July 1875.¹ She died on 27 June 1886.¹
     From 13 July 1875, her married name became Needham.

     Maj.-Gen. Henry Needham was born on 23 April 1876.¹ He was the son of Hon. Henry Colville Needham and Bertha Nesta Maclean.² He married Violet Andrew, daughter of Captain Henry Andrew, on 20 February 1902.¹ He died on 29 August 1965 at age 89.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches five times.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus and St. Vladimir of Russia.¹ He was awarded the U.S. Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.)¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Commander, Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgian.¹ He was comamnding officer of the 4th Battalion, Worcester Regiment between 1921 and 1922.¹ He was Military Attaché to Brussels and Berne in 1922.¹ He was Military Attaché to Copenhagen in 1923.¹ He gained the rank of GSO(1) in 1925 in the Staff College Camberley.¹ He was Military Attaché to Paris between 1927 and 1931.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1931.¹ He was Major-General of the Bombay District between 1931 and 1935.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Gloucester Regiment.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹

     Captain Henry Andrew gained the rank of Captain in the 5th Lancers and 8th Hussars.¹

     Violet Andrew was the daughter of Captain Henry Andrew.² She married Maj.-Gen. Henry Needham, son of Hon. Henry Colville Needham and Bertha Nesta Maclean, on 20 February 1902.¹ She died on 29 December 1962.¹
     From 20 February 1902, her married name became Needham.

     Lina Mary Needham was born on 12 November 1902.¹ She is the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Henry Needham and Violet Andrew.²
     She gained the rank of Junior Commander in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, during the Second World War.¹