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     Isabel Annie Julia Miller was the daughter of General John Miller.¹ She married Captain Edward Hugh Crofton, son of Colonel Hugh Denis Crofton and Georgiana Lucy de Blaquiere, in 1877.¹ She died on 8 July 1919.¹
     Her married name became Crofton.

     General John Miller gained the rank of General in the 13th Hussars.¹

     Sir Hugh Denis Crofton, 5th Bt. was born on 11 November 1878.¹ He was the son of Captain Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller.¹ He died on 4 February 1902 at age 23, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Roscommon.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Leitrim.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Crofton, of Mohill Caslte, co. Leitrim [U.K., 1801] on 26 February 1900.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Bt. was born on 27 November 1879.² He was the son of Captain Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller.² He married, firstly, Francis Margaret Irby, daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby and Mary Brandling, on 12 December 1905.¹ He and Francis Margaret Irby were divorced in 1910.¹ He married, secondly, Adèle Violet Blanche Donaldson, daughter of Sir George Donaldson, on 19 November 1919.² He married, thirdly, Margaret Amelia Dallett, daughter of Morris Dallett, on 20 June 1933.² He died on 8 December 1958 at age 79.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Irish Guards.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was severely wounded.² He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Crofton, of Mohill Caslte, co. Leitrim [U.K., 1801] on 4 February 1902.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Leitrim.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.² He fought in the First World War, in France, Italy and East Africa, and was mentioned in despatches twice.² He was Provost Marshal of the East African Expeditionary Force.² He was with the HQ staff of General Smuts in 1917.² He gained the rank of Major in 1918 in the Guards Machine Gun Regiment.² He was awarded the Order of Leopold of Belgium.² He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Life Guards.² He was Colonel Commandant of the Staff of the Military Advisor to Northern Ireland in 1922.² He held the office of Member of the Hampshire County Council between 1922 and 1931.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1925.²

     Francis Margaret Irby was born on 1 December 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby and Mary Brandling.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Bt., son of Captain Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller, on 12 December 1905.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Bt. were divorced in 1910.¹ She married, secondly, James Fountayne Montagu, son of James Wilson Montagu and Laura Adeline Thellusson, on 22 October 1910.¹ She and James Fountayne Montagu were divorced in 1921.¹ She married, thirdly, John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley and Isabel Geraldine Stracey, on 5 May 1922.¹ She died on 4 January 1950 at age 65.¹
     From 12 December 1905, her married name became Crofton. From 22 October 1910, her married name became Montagu. From 5 May 1922, her married name became Wodehouse. After her marriage, Francis Margaret Irby was styled as Countess of Kimberley on 7 January 1932.

     Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby was born on 13 April 1836.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral Hon. Frederick Paul Irby and Frances Wright.¹ He married, firstly, Geraldine Alicia Mary Magenis, daughter of Reverend John Balfour Magenis, on 31 August 1864.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Brandling, daughter of Colonel John James Brandling, on 22 January 1884.³ He died on 14 May 1905 at age 69.^1,2
     He fought in the Crimean War.² He fought in the Indian Mutiny in 1857.² He fought in the Siege of Lucknow, in the relief force. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 7th Regiment.²

     Adèle Violet Blanche Donaldson was the daughter of Sir George Donaldson.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Bt., son of Captain Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller, on 19 November 1919.¹ She died on 9 December 1931.¹
     Her married name became Crofton.

     Margaret Amelia Dallett was the daughter of Morris Dallett.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Sir Morgan George Crofton, 6th Bt., son of Captain Edward Hugh Crofton and Isabel Annie Julia Miller, on 20 June 1933.¹ She died on 28 January 2001.²
     Margaret Amelia Dallett also went by the nick-name of Peggy.¹ Her married name became Crofton.

     Morris Dallett was a judge at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹