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     Beatrice Stanley Muller was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Friedrich Max Muller.² She married Sir Thomas Colyer Colyer-Fergusson, 3rd Bt., son of Sir James Ranken Fergusson, 2nd Bt. and Mary Ann Somes Colyer, on 30 January 1890.¹ She died on 17 June 1902.¹
     From 30 January 1890, her married name became Colyer-Fergusson.¹

     
     Rt. Hon. Friedrich Max Muller was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).¹ He was a Professor.¹

     Mary Freda Cohen was born circa 1872.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Arthur Cohen.² She married Sir Thomas Colyer Colyer-Fergusson, 3rd Bt., son of Sir James Ranken Fergusson, 2nd Bt. and Mary Ann Somes Colyer, on 28 July 1914.¹ She died on 11 November 1964.¹
     From 28 July 1914, her married name became Colyer-Fergusson.¹

     Rt. Hon. Arthur Cohen was born on 18 November 1830. He died on 3 November 1914 at age 83.
     Rt. Hon. Arthur Cohen was invested as a King's Counsel (K.C.).¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Jane Margaret Hooker was born on 22 February 1940.² She is the daughter of Sir Stanley George Hooker and Hon. Margaret Bradbury.¹ She married Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Bt., son of Commander Sir John Leighton Barran, 3rd Bt. and Hon. Alison Mary Hore-Ruthven, on 7 September 1965.¹
     From 7 September 1965, her married name became Barran.¹

     John Ruthven Barran was born on 10 November 1971.¹ He is the son of Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Bt. and Jane Margaret Hooker.¹

     Zara Eileen Pollok was born on 20 January 1879.² She was the daughter of John Pollok.¹ She married Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, son of Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Lady Caroline Annesley Gore, on 1 June 1908.¹ She died on 19 July 1965 at age 86.³
     Her married name became Hore-Ruthven. As a result of her marriage, Zara Eileen Pollok was styled as Baroness Gowrie on 20 December 1935. As a result of her marriage, Zara Eileen Pollok was styled as Countess of Gowrie on 8 May 1945.

     
     John Pollok held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).¹ He lived at Lismay, County Galway, Ireland.¹

     Major Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven was born on 30 August 1913.¹ He was the son of Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Zara Eileen Pollok.¹ He married Pamela Margaret Fletcher, daughter of Reverend Arthur Henry Fletcher, on 5 January 1939.¹ He died on 24 December 1942 at age 29 at Italian Hospital, North Africa, from wounds received leading a Commando raid in Tripoli.¹
     Major Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven usually went by his middle name of Patrick.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1942.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Major in the service of the Rifle Brigade, attached to the Special Air Service.¹

     Pamela Margaret Fletcher was born on 24 October 1910 at Chelsea, London, England.² She was the daughter of Reverend Arthur Henry Fletcher.¹ She married, firstly, Major Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven, son of Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Zara Eileen Pollok, on 5 January 1939.¹ She married, secondly, Major George Derek Cooper, son of Captain George Stanley Cooper, on 30 July 1952.¹ She died on 13 July 2006 at age 95 at Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.²
     From 5 January 1939, her married name became Hore-Ruthven. She held the office of Extra Women of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother between 1948 and 1951.¹ From 30 July 1952, her married name became Cooper.