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     General Sir Ralph Darling was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.)¹

     Cornelia Maria Darling was the daughter of General Sir Ralph Darling.² She married Sir Francis John Ford, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Francis Ford, 2nd Bt. and Eliza Brady, on 31 October 1846.¹ She died on 21 May 1896.¹
     From 31 October 1846, her married name became Ford.

     Sir Francis Colville Ford, 4th Bt. was born on 11 June 1850.¹ He was the son of Sir Francis John Ford, 3rd Bt. and Cornelia Maria Darling.² He married Frances Colville Ford, daughter of William Ford and Catherine Margaret Hodgson, on 25 March 1873.¹ He died on 16 November 1890 at age 40.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Ford, of Ember Court, Surrey [G.B., 1793] on 26 November 1850.¹

     Sir Francis Charles Rupert Ford, 5th Bt. was born on 5 April 1877.¹ He was the son of Sir Francis Colville Ford, 4th Bt. and Frances Colville Ford.² He married Katherine Olive Yorke, daughter of James Charles Yorke and Katharine Ellen Langdon, on 3 September 1918.² He died on 28 February 1948 at age 70, without male issue.¹
     Sir Francis Charles Rupert Ford, 5th Bt. usually went by his middle name of Rupert.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Ford, of Ember Court, Surrey [G.B., 1793] on 16 November 1890.¹

     Carey John Knyvett was baptised on 25 October 1833 at Maidstone, Kent, England.¹ He was the son of Carey Seymour Knyvett and Mary Ann Wise.¹

     Beryl Cicely Ford was born on 16 December 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Francis Charles Rupert Ford, 5th Bt. and Katherine Olive Yorke.² She married James Arthur Peter Peirce, son of Cyril Hubert Newport Peirce, on 27 October 1951.¹ She died on 15 April 1995 at age 73.¹
     Beryl Cicely Ford usually went by her middle name of Cicely.¹ From 27 October 1951, her married name became Peirce.

     Cyril Hubert Newport Peirce lived at Cascais, Portugal.¹

     James Arthur Peter Peirce is the son of Cyril Hubert Newport Peirce.² He married Beryl Cicely Ford, daughter of Sir Francis Charles Rupert Ford, 5th Bt. and Katherine Olive Yorke, on 27 October 1951.¹
     He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He graduated with a Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.)¹ He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He lived in 2003 at St. Annes, 4 Hill Road, Swanage, Dorset, England.¹

     Martin Charles Arthur Peirce was born on 17 November 1952.¹ He is the son of James Arthur Peter Peirce and Beryl Cicely Ford.²
     He was educated at Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent, England.¹