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     Roger Anthony Molyneux was born on 3 February 1892. He was the son of Major Hon. Roger Gordon Molyneux and Anna Mary Viviene Dickinson. He died on 8 August 1902 at age 10.

     Lt.-Col. George Victor Seymour was born on 5 August 1912.¹ He was the son of Commander Lord George Frederick Seymour and Norah Skipworth.¹ He married Hilda Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Captain Harold Lionel Phillips and Hilda Wildman Hills, on 3 August 1946.¹ He died on 12 July 1953 at age 40.¹
     Lt.-Col. George Victor Seymour fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.¹ He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).¹

     Hon. Sarah Dawnay was born on 2 April 1970.¹ She is the daughter of John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe and Alison Diana Sconce.¹

     Alison Diana Sconce is the daughter of Ian Francis Henry Sconce and Alison (?).^1,2 She married John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe, son of Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe and Margaret Christine Bahnsen, on 16 September 1965.¹
     Her married name became Dawnay. As a result of her marriage, Alison Diana Sconce was styled as Viscountess Downe on 8 December 1965. She lived in 2003 at Wykeham Abbey, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Richard Henry Dawnay, 12th Viscount Dawnay was born on 9 April 1967.¹ He is the son of John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe and Alison Diana Sconce.¹
     Richard Henry Dawnay, 12th Viscount Dawnay was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).¹ He was with Coopers & Lybrand.¹ He was with Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants (F.C.A.) in 2002.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Dawnay of Danby [U.K., 1897] on 15 March 2002.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Viscount Downe [I., 1681] on 15 March 2002.¹ He lived in 2003 at Wykeham Abbey, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Margaret Edith Mary Walker was born on 26 October 1901. She is the daughter of Reverend Reginald Edmund Walker and Lady Emily Mary Seymour. She married, firstly, Frank Caffery on 21 February 1920. She married, secondly, William Derbyshire in 1941.
     From 21 February 1920, her married name became Caffery. From 1941, her married name became Derbyshire.

     Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe was born on 16 May 1903.¹ He was the son of John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe and Dorothy ffolkes.¹ He married Margaret Christine Bahnsen, daughter of Christian Bahnsen, on 28 October 1928.¹ He died on 8 December 1965 at age 62.¹
     Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM King George V between 1917 and 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Grenadier Guards, Reserve of Officers.¹ He succeeded to the title of 10th Viscount Downe [I., 1681] on 1 December 1931.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Dawnay of Danby [U.K., 1897] on 1 December 1931.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) in 1933.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 5th Battalion, The Green Howards.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) in 1947.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.).¹

     Margaret Christine Bahnsen was the daughter of Christian Bahnsen.¹ She married Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe, son of John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe and Dorothy ffolkes, on 28 October 1928.¹ She died on 25 March 1967.¹
     Her married name became Dawnay. As a result of her marriage, Margaret Christine Bahnsen was styled as Viscountess Downe on 1 December 1931.

     John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe was born on 18 January 1935.¹ He was the son of Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe and Margaret Christine Bahnsen.¹ He married Alison Diana Sconce, daughter of Ian Francis Henry Sconce and Alison (?), on 16 September 1965.¹ He died on 15 March 2002 at age 67 at Wykeham Abbey, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.^1,2
     John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1953 in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Viscount Downe [I., 1681] on 8 December 1965.³ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Dawnay of Danby [U.K., 1897] on 8 December 1965.³ He held the office of Member of the North Yorkshire County Council between 1969 and 1985.¹ He was chairman of Brookdeal Electronics between 1981 and 1984.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for North Yorkshire in 1982.¹

     Hon. James Richard Dawnay was born on 8 September 1937.¹ He was the son of Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe and Margaret Christine Bahnsen.¹ He married Gillian Dance, daughter of Major James Cyril Aubrey George Dance and Anne Walker, on 29 November 1976.¹ He died on 15 September 1991 at age 54 at Wiltshire, England.^2,3