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     Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport was born on 1 September 1856.¹ He was the son of George Ewbanke Kearley and Mary Ann Hudson.² He married Selina Chester, daughter of Edward Chester, on 18 January 1888.¹ He died on 5 September 1934 at age 78.¹
     Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Devonport between 1892 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹ He was senior partner of Kearley and Tonge of London, Calcutta and Ceylon.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Buckinghamshire.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Trade between 1905 and 1909.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Kearley, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 22 July 1908.¹ He was chairman of the Port of London Authority between 1909 and 1925.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 18 October 1909.¹ He was created 1st Baron Devonport, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 15 July 1910.¹ He was Food Controller between 1916 and 1917.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Devonport, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 22 June 1917.¹

     
     Edward Chester lived at Blisworth, Northamptonshire, England.¹

     Selina Chester was the daughter of Edward Chester.² She married Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport, son of George Ewbanke Kearley and Mary Ann Hudson, on 18 January 1888.¹ She died on 28 September 1931.¹
     From 18 January 1888, her married name became Kearley. As a result of her marriage, Selina Chester was styled as Baroness Devonport on 15 July 1910. As a result of her marriage, Selina Chester was styled as Viscountess Devonport on 22 June 1917.

     Gerald Chester Kearley, 2nd Viscount Devonport was born on 16 September 1890.¹ He is the son of Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport and Selina Chester.² He married Sheila Isabel Hope-Murray, daughter of Colonel Charles Hope-Murray, on 12 March 1938.¹ He died on 29 March 1973 at age 82.¹
     Gerald Chester Kearley, 2nd Viscount Devonport was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, in Scots Guards and Remount Service.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Kearley, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1908] on 5 September 1934.³ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Devonport, of Wittington, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1910] on 5 September 1934.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Devonport [U.K., 1917] on 5 September 1934.³ He was Head Observer of the Royal Observer Corps between 1939 and 1943.¹

     Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley was born on 3 March 1895.¹ He was the son of Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport and Selina Chester.² He married Mabel Florence Dagley, daughter of John Francis Dagley, on 26 May 1928.¹ He died in 1977.¹
     Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was a Civil Prisoner of War between 1914 and 1918 at Ruhleben, Germany.¹ He was officially designated war artist in HMCS Naden at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.¹ He was co-founder of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in 1944 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.¹

     Mabel Florence Dagley was the daughter of John Francis Dagley.² She married Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley, son of Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport and Selina Chester, on 26 May 1928.¹ She died on 10 June 1967.¹
     From 26 May 1928, her married name became Kearley.

     Chester Dagley Hugh Kearley was born on 29 April 1932.¹ He is the son of Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley and Mabel Florence Dagley.² He married Josefa Mezquida, daughter of Nadal Mezquida, in 1974.¹
     Chester Dagley Hugh Kearley lived in 2003 at South Patos 466, Denia, Alicante, Spain.¹

     
     Nadal Mezquida lived at Denia, Alicante, Spain, Denia.¹

     Josefa Mezquida is the daughter of Nadal Mezquida.² She married Chester Dagley Hugh Kearley, son of Hon. Mark Hudson Kearley and Mabel Florence Dagley, in 1974.¹
     From 1974, her married name became Kearley.