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     Pilar Eliza Mary Edmondstoune-Cranstoun was born on 8 January 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Edward Harris Edmondstoune-Cranstoun of Corehouse and Edith Mary Jerningham.² She married Brig.-Gen. Alister Fraser Gordon, son of W. G. Gordon, on 9 January 1908.¹ She died on 14 October 1967 at age 87.¹
      Her married name became Gordon. She lived at Corehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Corehouse.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Alister Fraser Gordon was the son of W. G. Gordon.² He married Pilar Eliza Mary Edmondstoune-Cranstoun, daughter of Charles Edward Harris Edmondstoune-Cranstoun of Corehouse and Edith Mary Jerningham, on 9 January 1908.¹ He died on 29 July 1917, from wounds received in action.¹
     He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.).¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the service of the Gordon Highlanders.¹

     Major Alastair Joseph Edgar Gordon-Cranstoun of that Ilk was born on 11 August 1910.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Alister Fraser Gordon and Pilar Eliza Mary Edmondstoune-Cranstoun.² He married Teresa Carolina Maria Fessia, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Feliciani Fessia, in 1972.¹ He died on 28 February 1990 at age 79, without issue.¹
     He was given the name of Alastair Joseph Edgar Gordon at birth.¹ He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was commissioned in 1932, in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in France and the Middle East.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1943.¹ He was Military Attaché to Lisbon between 1945 and 1947.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1946.¹ On 11 September 1950 his name was legally changed to Alastair Joseph Edgar Gordon-Cranstoun.¹ He was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Office on 11 September 1950.¹ He held the position of Chief of the Name and Arms of Cranstoun on 11 September 1950.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Knight, Soveriegn Military Order of Malta in 1951.¹ He was Deputy Commandant Vienna, Inter-Allied Command and Deputy Director of the Military Division between 1952 and 1955.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lanarkshire in 1960.¹

     Margaret Colette Mary Gordon was born on 13 January 1909.¹ She is the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Alister Fraser Gordon and Pilar Eliza Mary Edmondstoune-Cranstoun.² She married Major John Gilbert Lockhart, son of Alexander Francis Maxwell Lockhart, on 3 June 1937.¹
      From 3 June 1937, her married name became Lockhart.

     Mary Pilar Elizabeth Gordon was born on 10 May 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Alister Fraser Gordon and Pilar Eliza Mary Edmondstoune-Cranstoun.² She married Colonel Archibald John George Hope of Luffness, son of George Everard Hope and Margaret Cockton, on 6 April 1937.¹ She died on 27 March 1989 at age 74.¹
      Her married name became Hope.

     James Edward Jerningham was born on 31 January 1817.² He was the son of Edward Jerningham and Emily Middleton. He married Sophia Murray, daughter of Reverend Sir William Murray of Dunerne, 9th Bt. and Esther Jane Geyton, on 19 May 1846.¹ He died on 22 August 1848 at age 31, without issue.²
     He was Army Officer.²

     Sophia Murray was the daughter of Reverend Sir William Murray of Dunerne, 9th Bt. and Esther Jane Geyton. She married James Edward Jerningham, son of Edward Jerningham and Emily Middleton, on 19 May 1846.¹ She died on 22 August 1848.
      From 19 May 1846, her married name became Jerningham.

     Reverend Sir William Murray of Dunerne, 9th Bt. was born circa 1769.¹ He was the son of Sir Robert Murray and Susan Renton.² He married Esther Jane Geyton in 1809.¹ He died on 14 May 1842.
     He gained the title of 9th Baronet Murray, of Dunerne. He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was the Rector between 1802 and 1842 at Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England.

     Esther Jane Geyton married Reverend Sir William Murray of Dunerne, 9th Bt., son of Sir Robert Murray and Susan Renton, in 1809.¹ She died on 6 February 1875.¹
     She was also known as Esther Jane Gayton.¹ Her married name became Murray.

     Mary Clementina Jerningham was born on 6 September 1810.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Jerningham and Emily Middleton. She married Victor Amédée de Ripart-Monclar, Marquis de Ripart-Monclar, son of Marquis de Ripert-Barret, on 9 March 1838.¹ She died on 21 August 1864 at age 53.¹