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     Hon. Ethel Georgiana Frances Somerset was born on 4 June 1889.² She was the daughter of George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan and Lady Ethel Jemima Ponsonby.¹ She married Hon. William Sholto Douglas, son of Sholto George Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton and Hon. Helen Geraldine Ponsonby, on 26 November 1914.¹ She died on 10 October 1981 at age 92.²
     Hon. Ethel Georgiana Frances Somerset usually went by her middle name of Georgiana.¹ From 26 November 1914, her married name became Douglas.²

     Hon. William Sholto Douglas was born on 11 June 1886.¹ He was the son of Sholto George Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton and Hon. Helen Geraldine Ponsonby.¹ He married Hon. Ethel Georgiana Frances Somerset, daughter of George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan and Lady Ethel Jemima Ponsonby, on 26 November 1914.¹ He died on 16 November 1932 at age 46.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Hon. Helen Geraldine Ponsonby was the daughter of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford and Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby.¹ She married Sholto George Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton, son of Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton and Helen Watson, on 25 July 1877.¹ She died on 5 January 1949.¹
     Her married name became Douglas. After her marriage, Hon. Helen Geraldine Ponsonby was styled as Countess of Morton on 24 March 1884.

     Captain Hon. Arthur Charles Edward Somerset was born on 11 December 1859.¹ He was the son of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan and Lady Georgiana Lygon. He married Louisa Eliza Hodgson, daughter of John Grant Hodgson, on 27 November 1893.¹ He died on 24 March 1948 at age 88.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain and Adjunct in the Rifle Brigade.¹

     Louisa Eliza Hodgson was the daughter of John Grant Hodgson. She married Captain Hon. Arthur Charles Edward Somerset, son of Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan and Lady Georgiana Lygon, on 27 November 1893.¹ She died on 18 June 1940.¹
     From 27 November 1893, her married name became Somerset.¹

     Mary Blanche Farquhar was the daughter of Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar, 3rd Bt. and Lady Mary Octavia Somerset.¹ She married Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan, son of Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan and Lady Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole, on 11 October 1871.¹ She died on 15 June 1916.¹
     After her marriage, Mary Blanche Farquhar was styled as Baroness Raglan on 11 October 1871. From 11 October 1871, her married name became Somerset.²

     Lieutenant Norman Arthur Henry Somerset was born on 8 September 1894.¹ He was the son of Captain Hon. Arthur Charles Edward Somerset and Louisa Eliza Hodgson. He died on 23 October 1914 at age 20, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.¹

     Victoria Mary Blanche Somerset was born on 28 October 1905. HM Queen Mary stood sponsor.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Hon. Arthur Charles Edward Somerset and Louisa Eliza Hodgson. She married Captain Leopold McClintock Lonsdale, son of Thomas Lonsdale, on 16 February 1926.¹
     From 16 February 1926, her married name became Lonsdale.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire in 1960.¹

     Captain Leopold McClintock Lonsdale is the son of Thomas Lonsdale. He married Victoria Mary Blanche Somerset, daughter of Captain Hon. Arthur Charles Edward Somerset and Louisa Eliza Hodgson, on 16 February 1926.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹