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     Langley Smithers was born in 1884.¹ He married Mabel Lily Bishop.¹ He died in 1955.¹

     Mabel Lily Bishop was born in 1879.¹ She married Langley Smithers.¹ She died in 1968.¹
     Her married name became Smithers.¹

     Henry Dancy married Henrietta Theabold.¹ He died in 1951.¹

     Henrietta Theabold married Henry Dancy.¹ She died in 1951.¹
     Her married name became Dancy.¹

     Henry Bayard Rich was the son of Colonel F. H. Rich.¹ He married Ada Melvill Simons, daughter of Henry Minchin Simons and Caroline Melvill, in May 1881 at Camberwell, London, England.¹ He died on 17 November 1884 at Rawalpindi, Bengal, Pakistan, by a violent collission with another officer, where he was flung to the ground.¹
     He was commissioned in 1867, in the service of the Royal Marines Artillery.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1870.¹ He fought in the Perak Expedition between 1875 and 1876, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He fought in the Zulu War in 1879.¹ He fought in the Egypt Campaign in 1882.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1882.¹

     Marion Sarah Simons was born on 21 May 1861 at Paddington, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Minchin Simons and Caroline Melvill.¹ She died on 12 June 1927 at age 66 at Chelsea, London, England.¹

     Henry Melvill Simons was born on 1 September 1863 at Singapore.¹ He was the son of Henry Minchin Simons and Caroline Melvill.¹ He died on 16 September 1926 at age 63 at Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Sir Edward Willis Duncan Ward, 1st Bt. was born on 17 December 1853 at Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland.³ He was the son of Captain John Ward and Mary Hope Bowie.³ He married Florence Caroline Simons, daughter of Henry Minchin Simons and Caroline Melvill, on 15 February 1880 at Camberwell, Surrey, England.¹ He died in 1928.³
     He fought in the Sudan Expedition in 1885, where he was mentioned in dispatches.⁴ He fought in the Ashanti Expedition between 1895 and 1896.⁴ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 15 July 1896.⁴ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 29 November 1900.⁴ He held the office of Permanent Under-Secretary of State at War Office between 1901 and 1914.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 1 July 1907.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County London.⁴ He was commander of the Colonial Contingents to the BEF in 1914.⁴ He was created 1st Baronet Ward, of Wilbraham Place, Chelsea [U.K.] on 24 January 1914.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Army Service Corps.⁴ He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1919.⁴

     Commander Sir Melvill Willis Ward, 3rd Bt. was born on 25 May 1885 at Woolwich, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Willis Duncan Ward, 1st Bt. and Florence Caroline Simons.¹ He married, firstly, Alice Sophia Cobbett, daughter of William Cobbett, on 30 December 1907.² He and Alice Sophia Cobbett were divorced in 1944.² He married, secondly, Hélène Guggenheim, daughter of Isaac Guggenheim, on 14 September 1944.² He married, thirdly, Margaret Mary Davis, daughter of Anthony Davis, on 25 October 1965.² He died in September 1973 at age 88 at Southport, Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.A.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)¹ He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Ward, of Wilbraham Place, Chelsea [U.K., 1914] on 21 July 1930.² He fought in the Second World War.²