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     Laurence Paul Methuen was born on 18 September 1898.¹ He was the son of Field Marshal Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen and Mary Ethel Sanford.² He married Hon. Olive Douglas Campbell, daughter of Brig.-Maj. Archibald Campbell, 4th Baron Blythswood and Evelyn Fletcher, on 23 February 1927.³ He married Lady Maureen Margaret Brabazon, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Reginald le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath and Lady Aileen May Wyndham-Quin, on 11 December 1950.⁴ He died on 18 April 1970 at age 71.⁴
     He was memb Royal County Archers, Lieutenant Res Offrs Scots Gds, Aide-de-Camp to General Officer Commanding Malta 1918.¹ He was educated privately and Magdalene College Cambridge.¹ He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.) (Argyll ) in 1943.¹ In June 1969 deed poll.¹

     Hon. Olive Douglas Campbell was born in 1896. She was the daughter of Brig.-Maj. Archibald Campbell, 4th Baron Blythswood and Evelyn Fletcher.¹ She married Laurence Paul Methuen, son of Field Marshal Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen and Mary Ethel Sanford, on 23 February 1927.¹ She died on 8 March 1949.
      Her married name became Methuen-Campbell.

     Brig.-Maj. Archibald Campbell, 4th Baron Blythswood was born on 25 April 1870.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Barrington Bulkeley Campbell, 3rd Baron Blythswood and Mildred Catherine Hawley.¹ He married Evelyn Fletcher, daughter of John Fletcher, on 25 July 1895.¹ He died on 14 November 1929 at age 59 at Blythswood House, Renfrewshire, Scotland, without male issue.¹ He was buried on 18 November 1929 at Inchinnan, Scotland.¹
     He was given the name of Archibald Campbell at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Scots Guards (Special Reserve).² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 4th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).² In 1916 his name was legally changed to Archibald Douglas-Campbell.² He gained the rank of Brigadier-Major in 1916.² In 1918 his name was legally changed to Archibald Campbell.² He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Blythswood, co. Renfrew [U.K., 1892] on 13 March 1918.¹

     Lady Maureen Margaret Brabazon was born on 14 November 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Reginald le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath and Lady Aileen May Wyndham-Quin.¹ She married Laurence Paul Methuen, son of Field Marshal Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen and Mary Ethel Sanford, on 11 December 1950.² She died on 2 April 1980 at age 71.²
      Her married name became Methuen-Campbell.

     Brig.-Gen. Reginald le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath was born on 24 November 1869.¹ He was the son of Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath and Lady Mary Jane Maitland.¹ He married Lady Aileen May Wyndham-Quin, daughter of Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl and Florence Elizabeth Kerr, on 12 February 1908.² He died on 10 March 1949 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Wellington, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Iirsh Guards.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, and was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1915.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General in 1919.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Wicklow.¹ He succeeded to the title of 14th Lord Brabazon, Baron of Ardee, co. Louth [I., 1616] on 11 October 1929.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Chaworth of Eaton Hall, co. Hereford [U.K., 1831] on 11 October 1929.¹ He succeeded to the title of 13th Earl of Meath [I., 1627] on 11 October 1929.¹

     Lady Aileen May Wyndham-Quin was born on 9 April 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl and Florence Elizabeth Kerr.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. Reginald le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath, son of Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath and Lady Mary Jane Maitland, on 12 February 1908.¹ She died on 25 February 1962 at age 88.¹
      Her married name became Brabazon. As a result of her marriage, Lady Aileen May Wyndham-Quin was styled as Countess of Meath on 11 October 1929.

     Captain Frederick Farrer was born in January 1841.² He married Maria Marcia Fanny Chenevix Trench, daughter of Reverend Francis Chenevix Trench and Mary Caroline Marsh, on 12 January 1875.¹ He died on 22 May 1913 at age 72.^1,2
     He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Madras Army.¹

     Richard Trench was born on 18 February 1836.¹ He was the son of Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Richard Chenevix Trench and Hon. Frances Mary Trench.¹ He died on 27 May 1861 at age 25.¹

     Lady Romayne Aileen Brabazon was born on 26 May 1943.¹ She is the daughter of Major Anthony Windham Normand Brabazon, 14th Earl of Meath and Elizabeth Mary Bowlby.¹ She married Robert Eben Neil Pike, son of Lt.-Col. Godfrey Eben Pike, on 25 March 1968.¹
      From 25 March 1968, her married name became Pike. She lived in 2003 at Kidborough House, Danehill, Sussex, England.¹

     Hon. David Geoffrey Normand Brabazon was born on 9 October 1948.¹ He is the son of Major Anthony Windham Normand Brabazon, 14th Earl of Meath and Elizabeth Mary Bowlby.¹ He married Gaye Whitworth, daughter of Commander W. Whitworth, on 16 September 1972.¹