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     Leopold Robert Seymour was born on 30 April 1888.¹ He was the son of Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Elizabeth Frayer, daughter of Thomas Frayer, on 23 April 1914.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Private in the service of the 31st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was with the Department of Pensions and National Health, Canada.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Frayer was the daughter of Thomas Frayer.¹ She married Leopold Robert Seymour, son of Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly, on 23 April 1914.¹ She died in September 1955.¹
      Her married name became Seymour.

     Horatia Augusta Elizabeth Seymour was the daughter of Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly.¹ She died on 11 November 1966, unmarried.¹

     Mary Gertrude Seymour was the daughter of Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly.¹ She married Charles Clive Bigham, 2nd Viscount Mersey, son of John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey and Georgina Sarah Rogers, on 1 June 1904.¹ She died on 1 May 1973.¹
      Her married name became Bigham. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the County of London.¹

     Charles Clive Bigham, 2nd Viscount Mersey was born on 18 August 1872.¹ He was the son of John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey and Georgina Sarah Rogers.² He married Mary Gertrude Seymour, daughter of Horace Alfred Damer Seymour and Elizabeth Mary Romilly, on 1 June 1904.³ He died on 20 November 1956 at age 84.¹
     He was Dip –1900 (Br delegate Thessaly 1897–98), served Peking Expdn 1900 (despatches), Mil Intell Dept War Office 1901–04, BOT, Sec to Royal Commns 1905–52, Brigade Major Brigade of Guards 1914, Lieutenant-Colonel Grenadier Gds, Provost Marshal Dardanel Serv 1896.¹ 2nd Viscount Mersey.¹ He was Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) London.¹ He was educated Eton and RMC Sandhurst.¹ He gained the title of 2nd Viscount Mersey. He was Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1901.¹ He was Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He was Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1946.¹

     John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey was born on 3 August 1840.¹ He was the son of John Bigham and Helen East.² He married Helen East, daughter of John East. He married Georgina Sarah Rogers, daughter of John Rogers, on 17 August 1871.¹ He died on 3 September 1929 at age 89.¹
     He lived Toxteth.¹ 1st Viscount Mersey.¹ He was County Lancaster (both UK).¹ He was County Lancaster.¹ He was also known as John Charles Bigham.¹ He gained the title of 1st Viscount Mersey. He was barrister Middle Temple , Member of Parliament (M.P.) Liverpool Exchange 1895–97, Justice High Court 1897–1909, a Royal Commissioner of revision martial law sentences S Africa 1902 and Civ Serv 1914, Pres: Rlwy and Canal Commn 1904–07 and Probate, in 1870.¹ He was Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1883.¹ He was Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1909.¹ On 16 March 1910 as also earlier BARON MERSEY.¹ On 22 January 1916 so created.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Helen East was the daughter of John East. She married John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, son of John Bigham and Helen East. She died on 12 August 1904.
      Her married name became Bigham.

     John East lived at Liverpool, England.

     Colonel John Henry Bevan was born on 5 April 1894. He was the son of David Augustus Bevan and Hon. Maud Elizabeth Brand.¹ He married Lady Barbara Violet Bingham, daughter of George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan and Violet Sylvia Blanche Spender Clay, on 18 January 1927.¹ He died in 1978.
     He was decorated with the award of the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).¹ He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).¹ He lived at Guillards Oak, Midhurst, Sussex, England.