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     Major Lachlan Cecil Gordon-Duff was born posthumously on 23 November 1914.² He is the son of Captain Lachlan Gordon-Duff.¹ He married Hersey Ellen Baird, daughter of William Arthur Baird and Lady Hersey Constance Evelyn Conyngham, on 29 September 1939.¹ He and Hersey Ellen Baird were divorced in 1959.¹
     Major Lachlan Cecil Gordon-Duff was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).³ He lived at White House of Park, Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).³

     Captain Lachlan Gordon-Duff was born on 17 January 1880.² He was the son of Thomas Duff Gordon-Duff, 9th of Drummuir.² He died on 24 October 1914 at age 34, killed in action.²
     Captain Lachlan Gordon-Duff lived at Park, Banffshire, Scotland.¹ He lived at Drummuir, Banffshire, Scotland.¹ He fought in the First World War.²

     Simon Lachlan Gordon-Duff was born on 25 July 1942.¹ He is the son of Major Lachlan Cecil Gordon-Duff and Hersey Ellen Baird.¹ He married Caroline Edith Mary Craig Howard, daughter of Colonel Charles Neil Howard and Prunella Mary Patricia Feilding, in 1990.¹
     Simon Lachlan Gordon-Duff was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Scots Guards.¹ In 1968 he was Mentioned in Dispatches.¹ He lived in 2003 at Lodge Farm, Stowood, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Robert Andrew Gordon-Duff was born on 18 March 1945.¹ He is the son of Major Lachlan Cecil Gordon-Duff and Hersey Ellen Baird.¹ He married, firstly, Caroline Orby Gascoigne, daughter of Major Robert Clifton Gascoigne, in 1973.¹ He and Caroline Orby Gascoigne were divorced in 1997.¹ He married, secondly, Philippa Cynthia Essington Pitman in March 2000.¹
     Robert Andrew Gordon-Duff usually went by his middle name of Andrew.² He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He lived in 2003 at Blantyre House, Widcombe Hill, Bath, Somerset, England.¹

     Lady Edina Dorothy Hope Conyngham was born on 18 October 1888.² She was the daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns.^1,2 She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Ainsworth, 2nd Bt., son of Sir John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Bt. and Margaret Catherine Macredie, on 9 February 1911.¹ She and Sir Thomas Ainsworth, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1925.¹ She married, secondly, Hans Wellesley Hamilton, 2nd Baron Holmpatrick, son of Ion Trant Hamilton, 1st Baron Holmpatrick and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Wellesley, on 27 October 1925.² She died on 13 April 1964 at age 75.¹
     From 9 February 1911, her married name became Ainsworth. From 27 October 1925, her married name became Hamilton.

     Lady Barbara Helen Conyngham was born on 13 November 1893.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns.¹ She married Major Dermot Hugh Bingham McCalmont, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont and Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bingham, on 3 June 1918.¹ She died on 24 December 1938 at age 45.¹
     Lady Barbara Helen Conyngham usually went by her middle name of Helen.¹ Her married name became McCalmont.

     Major Dermot Hugh Bingham McCalmont was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont and Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bingham.¹ He married Lady Barbara Helen Conyngham, daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns, on 3 June 1918.¹ He died on 24 February 1968.¹
     Major Dermot Hugh Bingham McCalmont was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 7th Hussars.¹ He lived at Mount Juliet, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont married Hon. Rose Elizabeth Bingham, daughter of John Charles Robert Bingham, 4th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook and Sarah Selina Persse, on 29 September 1885.¹ He died on 2 May 1924.¹
     Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh McCalmont was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹

     Sir Thomas Ainsworth, 2nd Bt. was born on 8 February 1886.¹ He was the son of Sir John Stirling Ainsworth, 1st Bt. and Margaret Catherine Macredie.² He married, firstly, Lady Edina Dorothy Hope Conyngham, daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns, on 9 February 1911.¹ He and Lady Edina Dorothy Hope Conyngham were divorced in 1925.¹ He married, secondly, Marie Eleanor Domvile, daughter of Compton Charles Domvile, on 10 September 1925.¹ He died on 1 March 1971 at age 85.¹
     Sir Thomas Ainsworth, 2nd Bt. was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 11th Hussars (Special Reserve).¹ He was Joint Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Meath between 1922 and 1925.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Ainsworth, of Ardanaiseig, co. Argyll [U.K., 1917] on 24 May 1923.¹ He was Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Galway between 1925 and 1926.¹ He was Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Kildare between 1926 and 1927.¹ He was Joint Master of Foxhounds and Huntsman, County Tipperary between 1928 and 1932.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cumberland.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Argyllshire.¹

     Rosalind Alicia Frankland was the daughter of Sir Robert Frankland-Russell, 7th Bt.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Francis L'Estrange Astley, son of Sir Jacob Henry Astley, 5th Bt. and Hester Browne, on 7 September 1854.¹ She died on 27 August 1900.¹
     Her married name became Astley.