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     Maj.-Gen. John Cromie Blackwood de Butts gained the rank of Major-General in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Katharine Mary McCrea de Butts was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. John Cromie Blackwood de Butts.² She married Maj.-Gen. Edward Ranulph Kenyon, son of John Robert Kenyon and Mary Eliza Hawkins, on 14 September 1880.¹ She died on 16 July 1908.¹
     From 14 September 1880, her married name became Kenyon.

     Herbert Edward Kenyon was born on 2 December 1881.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Edward Ranulph Kenyon and Katharine Mary McCrea de Butts.² He married Gwendoline Ethel Graham Ommanney, daughter of Frederick Gream Ommanney and Emily Sophia Graham, on 16 July 1907.¹ He died on 5 April 1958 at age 76.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches four times.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgian.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He was chairman Board Govrs Oswestry GS in 1952.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire.¹ He lived at Pradoe, Oswestry, Shropshire, England.¹

     Frederick Gream Ommanney was baptised on 11 December 1847 at Marylebone, London, England.² He was the son of Colonel Octavius Ommanney and Helen Gream.² He married Emily Sophia Graham on 26 May 1871 at St. Mary's Church, Barnes, Surrey, England.² He died on 5 June 1889 at age 41 at Sheen House, Upper Walmer, Eastry, Kent, England.²
     He lived at Sheen House, Upper Walmer, Kent, England.¹

     Gwendoline Ethel Graham Ommanney was born in 1884 at Upper Walmer, Eastry, Kent, England.² She was the daughter of Frederick Gream Ommanney and Emily Sophia Graham.^3,2 She married Herbert Edward Kenyon, son of Maj.-Gen. Edward Ranulph Kenyon and Katharine Mary McCrea de Butts, on 16 July 1907.¹ She died on 25 March 1958 at Oswestry, Shropshire, England.^1,2
     From 16 July 1907, her married name became Kenyon.

     Kenneth Herbert Kenyon was born on 4 July 1908.¹ He was the son of Herbert Edward Kenyon and Gwendoline Ethel Graham Ommanney.² He married Barbara Joan Urry, daughter of J. E. M. Urry, on 2 June 1934.¹ He died in 1970 at Newton Abbot, Devon, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Pay Corps.¹ He was president of the Chester Chamber of Trade between 1947 and 1948.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire in 1949.¹

     Barbara Joan Urry is the daughter of J. E. M. Urry.² She married Kenneth Herbert Kenyon, son of Herbert Edward Kenyon and Gwendoline Ethel Graham Ommanney, on 2 June 1934.¹
     From 2 June 1934, her married name became Kenyon.

     Anne Judith Kenyon was born on 1 April 1939.¹ She is the daughter of Kenneth Herbert Kenyon and Barbara Joan Urry.²
     She lived in 2003 at 7 Henbury Park, Buckfast, Devon, England^G.¹

     Lloyd Douglas Kenyon was born on 17 October 1912.¹ He was the son of Herbert Edward Kenyon and Gwendoline Ethel Graham Ommanney.² He married Joan Appleby, daughter of Raymond Appleby, on 12 April 1939.¹ He died on 3 February 2003 at age 90 at New Zealand.³
     He was educated at Framlingham College, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was educated at Waitaki Boys High School, Oamaru, New Zealand.¹ He lived in 2003 at 15 Oxford Street, Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹