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     Field Marshal Sir George Nugent, 1st Bt. was born illegitimately on 10 June 1757.³ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Edmund Nugent. He married Maria Skinner, daughter of Cortlandt Skinner, on 16 November 1797.³ He died on 11 March 1849 at age 91.³
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the 6th Foot.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹ He was created 1st Baronet Nugent, of Waddesdon, co. Berks [U.K.] on 28 November 1806.³ He held the office of Governor of St. Mawes.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)³

     Simon Robert Jasper Meade was born on 13 February 1928.¹ He is the son of Charles Francis Meade and Lady Aileen Hilda Brodrick.² He married Lady Catherine Sophia Gathorne-Hardy, daughter of John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook and Fidelity Seebohm, on 13 July 1957.¹
     He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at Pen-y-lan, Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales^G.¹

     Antonia Mary Hilda Meade was born on 12 September 1914.¹ She is the daughter of Charles Francis Meade and Lady Aileen Hilda Brodrick.² She married Colonel Ralph George Edward Jarvis, son of Lt.-Col. Charles Francis Cracroft Jarvis, on 21 December 1933.¹
     Her married name became Jarvis. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kesteven, Lincolnshire in 1957.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the County of London in 1964.¹

     Evelyn Clodagh Meade was born on 10 September 1916.¹ She is the daughter of Charles Francis Meade and Lady Aileen Hilda Brodrick.² She married Colin Hercules Mackenzie, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Colin John Mackenzie, on 20 January 1940.¹
     Her married name became Mackenzie. She lived in 2003 at Kyle House, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland^G.¹

     Flavia Mary Meade was born on 20 November 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Francis Meade and Lady Aileen Hilda Brodrick.² She married Rowland Roberts Blades, 2nd Baron Ebbisham, son of George Rowland Blades, 1st Baron Ebbisham and Margaret Emma Retner, on 26 October 1949.¹ She died on 4 January 2014 at age 93.³
     Her married name became Blades. After her marriage, Flavia Mary Meade was styled as Baroness Ebbisham on 24 May 1953. She lived in 2003 at St. Ann's, Church Street, Mere, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Catherine Sophia Gathorne-Hardy was born on 11 March 1936.² She is the daughter of John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook and Fidelity Seebohm.² She married Simon Robert Jasper Meade, son of Charles Francis Meade and Lady Aileen Hilda Brodrick, on 13 July 1957.¹
     Lady Catherine Sophia Gathorne-Hardy usually went by her middle name of Sophia.² Her married name became Meade. She lived in 2003 at Bron Fedw, Meifod, Powys, Wales^G.²

     Camilla Meade was born on 31 July 1958.¹ She is the daughter of Simon Robert Jasper Meade and Lady Catherine Sophia Gathorne-Hardy.²

     John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook was born on 15 April 1900 at 27 Cranley Gardens, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook and Lady Dorothy Montagu Boyle.¹ He married, firstly, Bridget Cicely Carte, daughter of Rupert D'Oyly Carte and Lady Dorothy Milner Gathorne-Hardy, on 7 October 1926.¹ He and Bridget Cicely Carte were divorced in 1931.³ He married, secondly, Fidelity Seebohm, daughter of Hugh Exton Seebohm and Leslie Gribble, on 26 July 1932.³ He died on 22 November 1978 at age 78.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Cranbrook [U.K., 1892] on 23 December 1915.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Medway of Hemsted Park, co. Kent [U.K., 1892] on 23 December 1915.³ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Cranbrook of Hemsted, Kent [U.K., 1878] on 23 December 1915.³ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.⁴ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1927 and 1928, to the First Commissioner of Works.⁴ He held the office of Alderman of the London County Council between 1928 and 1933.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)⁴ He held the office of Alderman of the East Suffolk County Council.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Suffolk.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk.⁴ He was Honorary Air Commodore of the No. 3169 (Suffolk) Fighter Control Unit, Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1950 and 1961.⁴ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1955.⁴ He was treasurer and vice-president of the Linnean Society in 1958.⁴ He held the office of Trustee of the British Museum between 1964 and 1973.⁴

     Fidelity Seebohm was born on 5 July 1912.³ She was the daughter of Hugh Exton Seebohm and Leslie Gribble.¹ She married John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook, son of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook and Lady Dorothy Montagu Boyle, on 26 July 1932.¹ She died on 25 March 2009 at age 96.³
     From 26 July 1932, her married name became Gathorne-Hardy. After her marriage, Fidelity Seebohm was styled as Countess of Cranbrook on 26 July 1932. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk in 1943.⁴ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1972.⁴ She lived in 2003 at Red House Farm, Great Glemham, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England^G.⁴

     Hugh Exton Seebohm is the son of Frederick Seebohm and Mary Ann Exton. He married Leslie Gribble, daughter of George James Gribble and Norah Royds.
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)³ He lived at Poynder's End, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England^G.³