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     Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton was born on 8 April 1871.¹ He was the son of Archibald William Hamilton and Elizabeth Ann Billyard.¹ He married, firstly, Kathleen Gonville Bromhead, daughter of Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. and Hannah Smith, on 15 November 1898.¹ He married, secondly, Sheila de Hauteville Pearson, daughter of Major Algernon George Pearson, on 25 March 1938.¹ He died on 26 October 1950 at age 79.¹
     He was given the name of Robert Edward Hamilton at birth.¹ He fought in the Chitral Campaign in 1895, in the Relief Force.² He fought in the British East Africa Campaign in 1896.² He fought in the Tirah Campaign between 1897 and 1898.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army.² He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland].² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lanarkshire.² He was decorated with the award of the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal.² He fought in the Mesopotamia Campaign between 1915 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1918.² He succeeded to the title of 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, co. Haddington [S., 1647] on 31 March 1918.¹ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1931 and 1933.² He was invested as a Knight, Order of Charles XII of Sweden in 1933.² In 1934 his name was legally changed to Robert Edward Udny-Hamilton.¹

     Kathleen Gonville Bromhead was the daughter of Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. and Hannah Smith.^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, son of Archibald William Hamilton and Elizabeth Ann Billyard, on 15 November 1898.¹ She died on 1 December 1935.¹
      From 15 November 1898, her married name became Hamilton. As a result of her marriage, Kathleen Gonville Bromhead was styled as Lady Belhaven and Stenton on 31 March 1918. From 1934, her married name became Udny-Hamilton.

     Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. was born on 22 October 1838.² He was the son of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood.² He married Hannah Smith, daughter of Reverend James Smith, on 24 October 1866.² He died on 31 July 1935 at age 96.²
     He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1806] on 25 October 1870.² He gained the rank of Colonel|Indian Staff Corps.² He was commander of the 32nd Sikh Pioneers.² He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).³

     Sheila de Hauteville Pearson was the daughter of Major Algernon George Pearson.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Robert Edward Archibald Udny-Hamilton, 11th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, son of Archibald William Hamilton and Elizabeth Ann Billyard, on 25 March 1938.¹ She died on 20 September 1962.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Sheila de Hauteville Pearson was styled as Lady Belhaven and Stenton on 25 March 1938. From 25 March 1938, her married name became Udny-Hamilton.

     Major Algernon George Pearson gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Berkshire Regiment.² He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).²

     Fitzroy Somerset was born on 9 January 1924. He was the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton. He died on 13 January 1924.

     FitzRoy John Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan was born on 8 November 1927. He was the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton. He married Alice Baily, daughter of Peter Baily, in 1973. He and Alice Baily were divorced in 1981. He died on 24 January 2010 at age 82.¹
     He gained the title of 5th Baron Raglan.

     Geoffrey Somerset, 6th Baron Raglan was born on 29 August 1932. He is the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton. He married Caroline Rachel Hill, daughter of Colonel Edward Roderick Hill, on 6 October 1956.
     He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Raglan on 24 January 2010.

     Caroline Rachel Hill is the daughter of Colonel Edward Roderick Hill. She married Geoffrey Somerset, 6th Baron Raglan, son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and Hon. Julia Hamilton, on 6 October 1956.
      Her married name became Somerset.

     Colonel Edward Roderick Hill lived at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.