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     Margaret Alice Fynes-Clinton was the daughter of Eustace Fynes-Clinton and Louisa Richenda Cunningham.² She married Ernest Norman Travers Cummins, son of Maj.-Gen. James Turner Cummins and Louisa Dunman, on 9 November 1907.¹ She died on 4 January 1970.¹
     From 9 November 1907, her married name became Cummins.

     Maj.-Gen. James Turner Cummins was born on 12 October 1843.² He was the son of Nicholas Cummins and Julia Anne Travers.³ He married Louisa Dunman, daughter of T. Dunman, in 1869.² He died on 24 October 1912 at age 69.²
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He fought in the Afghan War between 1878 and 1880.² He fought in the Egyptian War in 1882.² He fought in the Sudan Expedition in 1885.² He fought in the Burmese Expedition between 1886 and 1890, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1887.² He was commanding officer of the 5th Infantry Brigade.² He fought in the China War between 1900 and 1903, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1901.² He gained the rank of Major-General in the Indian Army.²

     Ernest Norman Travers Cummins was born in 1876.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. James Turner Cummins and Louisa Dunman.^3,4 He married Margaret Alice Fynes-Clinton, daughter of Eustace Fynes-Clinton and Louisa Richenda Cunningham, on 9 November 1907.¹ He died in 1953.¹

     Eleanor Mabel Fynes-Clinton is the daughter of Eustace Fynes-Clinton and Louisa Richenda Cunningham.²

     Katharine Fynes-Clinton is the daughter of Eustace Fynes-Clinton and Louisa Richenda Cunningham.²

     Rosalind Mary Fynes-Clinton was born on 28 July 1890.¹ She was the daughter of Eustace Fynes-Clinton and Louisa Richenda Cunningham.² She died on 23 August 1989 at age 99.¹
     She graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1928 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1946.¹

     Reverend Geoffrey Fynes-Clinton was born on 17 March 1847 at Nottinghamshire, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Reverend Charles John Fynes-Clinton and Rosabella Matthews.³ He married Frances Searle, daughter of Henry Searle, in 1873.¹ He died on 3 July 1934 at age 87.¹
     He held the office of Canon of Dunedin.¹ He was the Vicar between 1914 and 1930 at All Saints, Gladstone, Invercargill, New Zealand^G.¹

     Frances Searle was the daughter of Henry Searle.² She married Reverend Geoffrey Fynes-Clinton, son of Reverend Charles John Fynes-Clinton and Rosabella Matthews, in 1873.¹ She died on 24 September 1888.¹
     From 1873, her married name became Fynes-Clinton.¹

     Geoffrey de Berdt Granger Fynes-Clinton was born on 5 January 1878.¹ He was the son of Reverend Geoffrey Fynes-Clinton and Frances Searle.² He married Maybelle Edwards, daughter of John Finamore Edwards, in 1902.¹ He died on 28 September 1922 at age 44.¹