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     Captain Michael Algernon Fitzroy was born on 27 June 1895.¹ He was the son of Captain Rt. Hon. Edward Algernon FitzRoy and Muriel Douglas-Pennant, Viscountess Daventry.¹ He died on 15 April 1915 at age 19, killed in action.¹
     Captain Michael Algernon Fitzroy gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate was born on 20 March 1897.¹ He was the son of Captain Rt. Hon. Edward Algernon FitzRoy and Muriel Douglas-Pennant, Viscountess Daventry.¹ He married Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate, daughter of Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate and Hon. Elizabeth Sophia Lucia Bagot, on 21 May 1919.¹ He died in 1976.
     Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate was baptised with the name of John Maurice FitzRoy.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ On 11 November 1936 his name was legally changed to John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate by Royal Licence.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate was the daughter of Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate and Hon. Elizabeth Sophia Lucia Bagot.¹ She married Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, son of Captain Rt. Hon. Edward Algernon FitzRoy and Muriel Douglas-Pennant, Viscountess Daventry, on 21 May 1919.¹ She died in 1982.¹
     From 21 May 1919, her married name became Fitzroy. She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.).¹ From 11 November 1936, her married name became FitzRoy Newdegate.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Warwickshire in 1949.¹ She was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1957.¹

     Margaret Banbury was the daughter of William Banbury and Harriet Grout.¹ She died on 29 July 1929, unmarried.¹

     Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry was born on 17 December 1921.¹ He was the son of Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate and Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate.¹ He married Hon. Rosemary Norrie, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling, on 20 October 1959.¹ He died in 2000.²
     Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Coldstream Guards.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.² He was Aide-de-Campe to he Viceroy of India between 1946 and 1947.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Warwickshire in 1960.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Warwickshire between 1970 and 1974.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire between 1974 and 1990.² He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Daventry, of Daventry, co. Northampton [U.K., 1943] in 1986.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Warwickshire.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire between 1990 and 1996.² He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1991.²

     Hon. Rosemary Norrie was born on 28 March 1926. She is the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling.¹ She married Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry, son of Commander John Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate and Lucia Charlotte Susan Newdegate, on 20 October 1959.²
     From 20 October 1959, her married name became FitzRoy Newdegate.² As a result of her marriage, Hon. Rosemary Norrie was styled as Viscountess Daventry in 1986. She lived in 2003 at Temple House, Arbury, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie was born on 26 September 1893. He married, firstly, Jocelyn Helen Gosling, daughter of Richard Henry Gosling and Kathleen Maria Swinnerton Dyer, on 9 June 1922. He married, secondly, Patricia Merryweather Bainbridge, daughter of Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge and Norah Mossum Merryweather, on 28 November 1938. He died in 1977.
     Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie gained the title of 1st Baron Norrie.

     Jocelyn Helen Gosling was the daughter of Richard Henry Gosling and Kathleen Maria Swinnerton Dyer. She married Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie on 9 June 1922. She died on 7 March 1938.
     Her married name became Norrie.

     George Willoughby Moke Norrie, 2nd Baron Norrie was born on 27 April 1936. He is the son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling. He married Celia Marguerite Mann, daughter of Major John Pelhan Mann, in 1964.
     George Willoughby Moke Norrie, 2nd Baron Norrie gained the title of 2nd Baron Norrie.

     Diana Norrie was born on 7 May 1923. She is the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie and Jocelyn Helen Gosling.