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     Dorothy Ethel Swallow is the daughter of J. T. Swallow.¹ She married Hon. John Stuart Terrick Dudley Ryder, son of Dudley Ryder, 6th Earl of Harrowby and Lady Helena Blanche Coventry, on 24 July 1946.¹
     Her married name became Ryder.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox was born on 29 May 1908.¹ He was the son of Major Lord Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox and Evelyn Loch.¹ He married Nancy Brenda Darell, daughter of Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Bt. and Eleanor Marion Edwards-Heathcote, on 16 July 1931.¹ He died in 1988.¹
     Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM King George V between 1921 and 1924.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1943.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1952.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1959.¹ He was the Commandant between 1959 and 1963 at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He was Director-General of Military Training, War Office between 1963 and 1964.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1964.¹ He held the office of Governor of Edinburgh Castle between 1964 and 1966.¹ He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Scottish Command between 1964 and 1966.¹ He was Colonel of the Gordon Highlanders in 1965.¹ He held the office of King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire between 1968 and 1968.¹

     Nancy Brenda Darell was the daughter of Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Bt. and Eleanor Marion Edwards-Heathcote.^1,2 She married Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox, son of Major Lord Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox and Evelyn Loch, on 16 July 1931.¹ She died on 2 July 1993.^3,4
     Her married name became Gordon-Lennox.

     Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Bt. was born on 2 April 1876.³ He was the son of Sir Lionel Edward Darell, 5th Bt. and Helen Frances Marshland.² He married Eleanor Marion Edwards-Heathcote, daughter of Captain Justinian John Edwards-Heathcote, on 21 April 1903.³ He died on 27 May 1954 at age 78.³
     Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Bt. was Aide-de-Camp to General Officer Commanding of Cape Colony between 1909 and 1912.⁴ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the 1st Life Guards.⁴ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1917, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.⁴ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.³ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Darell, of Ancaster House, Richmond Hill, Surrey [G.B., 1795] on 17 February 1919.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Gloucestershire.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of Gloucstershire in 1924.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1936 in the service of the 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.⁴

     Maj.-Gen. Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox was born on 19 September 1932.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox and Nancy Brenda Darell.¹ He married Sally-Rose Warner, daughter of John Weston Warner, on 20 November 1958.¹
     Maj.-Gen. Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM King George VI between 1946 and 1949.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1968.¹ He was commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards in 1974.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1986.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Grenadier Guards between 1989 and 1995.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General.¹ He lived in 2003 at Hill House, Eversley, Hampshire, England.¹

     Sally-Rose Warner is the daughter of John Weston Warner.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox, son of Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox and Nancy Brenda Darell, on 20 November 1958.¹
     From 20 November 1958, her married name became Gordon Lennox.¹

     
     John Weston Warner lived at The Old Rectory, Stanton, Worcestershire, England.¹

     Edward Charles Gordon Lennox was born on 30 January 1961.¹ He is the son of Maj.-Gen. Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox and Sally-Rose Warner.¹ He married Katharine Elizabeth Mays-Smith, daughter of Robert Martin Mays-Smith, in 1989.¹
     Edward Charles Gordon Lennox was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1974 and 1977.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹

     Katharine Elizabeth Mays-Smith is the daughter of Robert Martin Mays-Smith.¹ She married Edward Charles Gordon Lennox, son of Maj.-Gen. Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox and Sally-Rose Warner, in 1989.¹
     From 1989, her married name became Gordon Lennox.¹