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     Thomas John Starling lived at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Violet Mary Osmaston was the daughter of John Osmaston and Florence Mary Rice.¹ She married Benjamin Ernest Nicholls, son of Henry Nicholls, on 26 April 1899.¹ She died on 13 March 1938.¹
     From 26 April 1899, her married name became Nicholls.¹

     Benjamin Ernest Nicholls was the son of Henry Nicholls.¹ He married Violet Mary Osmaston, daughter of John Osmaston and Florence Mary Rice, on 26 April 1899.¹ He died on 6 June 1945.¹
     He had one son and one daughter.¹

     Henry Nicholls lived at Brownings, Kirdford, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Olive Elizabeth Osmaston was the daughter of John Osmaston and Florence Mary Rice.¹ She died in 1902, unmarried.¹

     Eleanor Margaret Field was born in 1861 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² She was the daughter of Reverend Thomas Field and Sophia Eleonora Elwes.^1,2 She married Francis Plumptre Beresford Osmaston, son of John Osmaston and Emily Sophia Plumptre, on 13 August 1884.¹ She died in December 1932.¹
     From 13 August 1884, her married name became Osmaston.¹

     Reverend Thomas Field was born circa 1822 at Wootton, Northamptonshire, England.² He married Sophia Eleonora Elwes in 1858 at Caistor, Lincolnshire, England.² He died on 15 August 1896.²
     He graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He was Rector at Bigby, Lincolnshire, England.² He lived at Bigby Rectory, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Major Dudley Francis Osmaston was born on 12 November 1892.² He was the son of Francis Plumptre Beresford Osmaston and Eleanor Margaret Field.¹ He married Florence Stanton, daughter of Thomas Stanton, in 1919 at Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.^2,3
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Engineers.² He lived in 1952 at Lowfold, Wisbororugh Green, Sussex, England^G.²

     Robert Shirley Osmaston was born on 17 November 1894.¹ He was the son of Francis Plumptre Beresford Osmaston and Eleanor Margaret Field.¹ He died in 1916, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Eleanor Dorothea Osmaston was the daughter of Francis Plumptre Beresford Osmaston and Eleanor Margaret Field.¹ She married Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton, son of Alfred John Layton and Mary Johnson, on 2 April 1910.² She died on 18 March 1959.²
     From 2 April 1910, her married name became Layton.² After her marriage, Eleanor Dorothea Osmaston was styled as Baroness Layton on 16 January 1947.