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     General Sir Leicester Curzon was born on 25 October 1829. He was the son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell. He married Alicia Maria Eliza Smyth, daughter of Robert Smyth, on 12 February 1866. He died on 27 January 1891 at age 61.

     Alicia Maria Eliza Smyth was the daughter of Robert Smyth. She married General Sir Leicester Curzon, son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell, on 12 February 1866. She died on 13 July 1898.
     Her married name became Curzon.

     
     Robert Smyth lived at Druncree, County Westmeath, Ireland.

     Lady Emily Marie Curzon was born in 1836. She was the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell.¹ She married Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote, son of Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote and Lady Isabella Anne Frances Somerset, on 5 February 1856 at Congerston, Leicestershire, England.³ She died on 9 December 1910.³
     From 5 February 1856, her married name became Kingscote.⁴

     Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote was born on 28 February 1830 at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.^3,2 He was the son of Colonel Thomas Henry Kingscote and Lady Isabella Anne Frances Somerset.² He married, firstly, Hon. Caroline Sophia Wyndham, daughter of George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield, on 13 March 1851 at Petworth, Sussex, England.^3,2 He married, secondly, Lady Emily Marie Curzon, daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell, on 5 February 1856 at Congerston, Leicestershire, England.² He died on 22 September 1908 at age 78.²
     Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote was commissioned in 1846 with the rank of Captain, in the service of the Scots Fusilier Guards.^3,2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Gloucestershire, Western Division between 1852 and 1885.² He fought in the Crimean War, as Aide-de-Camp to Field Marshal Lord Raglan, his great-uncle.³ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1855.³ He held the office of Groom-in-Waiting to HM Queen Victoria between 1859 and 1866.² In 1861 he inherited the estate at Kingscote.³ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales in 1867.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Scots Guards.² He held the office of President of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1878.³ He held the office of Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1885 and 1895.² He was Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1888.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1889.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1894.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.³ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VII between 1901 and 1902.² He held the office of Paymaster-General of the Royal Household between 1901 and 1908.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1902.² He lived at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     Lady Maud Kathleen Cairnes Plantagenet Hastings was born on 28 March 1893. She is the daughter of Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson. She married William Montague Curzon, son of Colonel Hon. Montagu Curzon and Esmé Fitzroy, on 28 July 1916.
     Her married name became Curzon.

     Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon was born on 8 July 1868. He was the son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon and Mary Anne Wilmot Westenra. He married Maud Margaret Wilson, daughter of Sir Samuel Wilson, on 11 June 1892. He died on 5 April 1939 at age 70.
     Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon gained the title of 15th Earl of Huntingdon.

     Maud Margaret Wilson was the daughter of Sir Samuel Wilson. She married Warner Francis John Plantagenet Hastings, 15th Earl of Huntingdon, son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings, 14th Earl of Huntingdon and Mary Anne Wilmot Westenra, on 11 June 1892. She died on 26 December 1953.
     Her married name became Hastings.

     Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe was born on 10 August 1850. He was the son of Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Anne Gore. He married Alice Anne Cowell, daughter of General Rt. Hon. Sir John Cowell, on 25 February 1892. He died on 1 March 1911 at age 60.