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     Rear Admiral Hon. Horace Lambert Alexander Hood was born on 2 October 1870.¹ He was the son of Francis Wheler Hood, 4th Viscount Hood of Whitley and Edith Lydia Drummond Ward.² He married Ellen Touzalin, daughter of A. E. Touzalin, on 19 January 1910.¹ He died on 31 May 1916 at age 45, killed in action.¹
     He was commissioned in 1883, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1889.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1890.¹ He fought in the Nile Campaign between 1897 and 1898, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1898.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1903.¹ He fought in the Somaliland Campaign between 1903 and 1904, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1912 and 1913.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1913.¹ He was Admiral of the Dover Patrol in 1914.¹ He was Naval Secretary to the 1st Lord of the Admiralty in 1914.¹ He was Admiral of the 3rd Battle Cruiser in 1915.¹ He fought in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916.¹

     Ellen Touzalin was the daughter of A. E. Touzalin. She married, firstly, George Augustus Nickerson before 1910.¹ She married, secondly, Rear Admiral Hon. Horace Lambert Alexander Hood, son of Francis Wheler Hood, 4th Viscount Hood of Whitley and Edith Lydia Drummond Ward, on 19 January 1910.¹ She died on 1 October 1950.¹
     From before 1910, her married name became Nickerson. From 19 January 1910, her married name became Hood.

     George Augustus Nickerson was born in 1854.² He married Ellen Touzalin, daughter of A. E. Touzalin, before 1910.¹ He died in 1901.²
     He lived at Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Hon. Grosvenor Arthur Frederick Hood was born on 6 June 1867.¹ He was the son of Francis Wheler Hood, 4th Viscount Hood of Whitley and Edith Lydia Drummond Ward.² He died on 2 June 1868.¹

     Hon. Almarus Kenelm Digby was born on 5 September 1850.¹ He was the son of Edward St. Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby and Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways.¹ He died on 13 December 1886 at age 36.¹

     Colonel Hon. Everard Charles Digby was born on 6 September 1852.² He was the son of Edward St. Vincent Digby, 9th Baron Digby and Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways.² He married Lady Emily Louisa Anne FitzMaurice, daughter of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne and Hon. Emily Jane Mercer-Elphinstone-de Flahault, Lady Nairne, on 2 June 1886.¹ He died on 16 January 1915 at age 62.²
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.¹

     Almarus Edward Henry Digby was born on 16 December 1889.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. Everard Charles Digby and Lady Emily Louisa Anne FitzMaurice.¹ He died on 8 November 1950 at age 60.¹

     Giles Stephen Fitzmaurice Digby was born on 10 April 1894.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. Everard Charles Digby and Lady Emily Louisa Anne FitzMaurice.¹

     Theresa Emily Margery Digby was born on 11 July 1888.² She was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Everard Charles Digby and Lady Emily Louisa Anne FitzMaurice.² She married Albert Oscar Hood, son of Hon. Albert Hood and Julia Jane Hornby, on 26 November 1912.² She died on 31 December 1970 at age 82.²
     Her married name became Hood.

     Albert Oscar Hood was born on 2 April 1870.² He was the son of Hon. Albert Hood and Julia Jane Hornby.¹ He married Theresa Emily Margery Digby, daughter of Colonel Hon. Everard Charles Digby and Lady Emily Louisa Anne FitzMaurice, on 26 November 1912.¹ He died on 31 January 1952 at age 81.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, Rifle Brigade.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Land Agents Society (F.L.A.S.)² He was land agent to Marquess of Lansdowne.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹