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     Hon. Elizabeth Paston was the daughter of Lord Charles Paston and Elizabeth Pitt.¹ She died in 1724.
     On 16 April 1724 living.²

     Stuarta Howard was the daughter of James Howard and Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria FitzRoy. She died in 1706.

     Sir William Holland, 3rd Bt. was the son of Sir John Holland, 2nd Bt. and Rebecca Paston.
     Sir William Holland, 3rd Bt. gained the title of 3rd Baronet Holland, of Quidenham.

     Helen Smith was the daughter of unknown Smith.¹ She married James Balfour, son of James Balfour and Beatrice Chalmers, in 1679 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^1,2 She died circa 1732.^2,3
     From 1679, her married name became Balfour.¹

     Isabella-Diana Holland is the daughter of Sir John Holland, 2nd Bt. and Rebecca Paston.

     Charlotte Holland is the daughter of Sir John Holland, 2nd Bt. and Rebecca Paston.

     Hugh William Amherst Cecil, 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney was born on 17 July 1968.¹ He is the son of William Hugh Amherst Cecil, 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney and Elizabeth Merriman.¹ He married Nicola Jane Michels in 1996.²
     Hugh William Amherst Cecil, 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney usually went by his middle name of William.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney, of London [U.K., 1892] on 2 April 2009.³

     Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis was born on 14 March 1892.² He was the son of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh.¹ He married, firstly, Cecily Etha Mary Walker, daughter of Captain Sir James Heron Walker, 3rd Bt. and Violet Maud Cecil Ives, on 30 January 1917.² He married, secondly, Esme Ethel Alice d'Beaumont, daughter of Captain Montmorency d'Beaumont, on 26 February 1948.² He died on 4 January 1982 at age 89.²
     Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Scots Guards.² He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and was mentioned in despatches.² He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent in 1926.² He held the office of Lieutenant of the City of London.² He held the office of Chairman of the Kent County Council between 1935 and 1936.² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Cornwallis, of Linton, co. Kent [U.K., 1927] on 26 September 1935.² He held the office of County Alderman for Kent in 1936.² He gained the rank of Honorry Colonel between 1937 and 1957 in the service of the 415 Coast Regiment (Thames and Medway), Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Kent between 1944 and 1972.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1945.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1957 and 1967 in the service of the 5th Battalion, The Buffs (Territorial Army).² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1967 and 1968 in the service of the 8th Battalion, The Queen's Regiment.²
He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1968.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1972.² He held the office of Pro-Chancellor of the University of Kent.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, England.² He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.).² He was decorated with the award of Knight Commander, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.²

     Lieutenant Fiennes Wykeham Mann Cornwallis was born on 21 August 1890.¹ He was the son of Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis and Mabel Leigh.² He died on 15 May 1921 at age 30 at Ireland, killed.¹
     Lieutenant Fiennes Wykeham Mann Cornwallis gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 17th Lancers.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was decorated with the award of Croix de Guerre.¹ He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).¹