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     Nellie Kate Grout was born circa 1878.¹ She was the daughter of John Grout.¹ She married Craven FitzHardinge Alexander Maxse, son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Maxse and Auguste von Rudloff, on 20 January 1916.¹ She died on 19 May 1968.¹
     Her married name became Maxse.

     Sarah Algeria Marjorie Maxse was the daughter of Ernest George Berkeley Maxse and Sarah Alice Nottage-Miller.¹ She died on 4 May 1975.¹
     Sarah Algeria Marjorie Maxse was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1918.¹ She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1941.¹ She was invested as a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1952.¹ She gained the title of Dame Marjorie Maxse in 1952.¹

     Ernest George Berkeley Maxse was born on 18 November 1863.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Maxse and Auguste von Rudloff.¹ He married, firstly, Sarah Alice Nottage-Miller, daughter of Thomas Nottage-Miller, on 5 May 1888.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Louisa Turle, daughter of Arthur Turle, on 7 May 1914.¹ He died on 13 March 1943 at age 79.¹
     Ernest George Berkeley Maxse held the office of Vice-Consul to Algiers between 1891 and 1894.¹ He held the office of Consul to Continental Greece between 1894 and 1897.¹ He held the office of Consul to Samoa between 1897 and 1900.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1899 in the service of the Naval Brigade of Samoa.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1899.¹ He held the office of Consul to the Island of Reunion between 1900 and 1912.¹ He held the office of Consul-General to Valaparaiso between 1912 and 1913.¹ He held the office of Consul-General to the Netherlands in 1913.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.).¹ He fought in the First World War, as an Admiralty Control Officer and Military Control Officer in Holland.¹ He held the office of Consul-General to Zurich in 1919.¹ He held the office of Consul-General to the Principality of Liechtenstein in 1921.¹

     Dorinda Mary Thorne was born in 1910 at Hampstead, London, England.² She was the daughter of William Hobart Houghton Thorne and Doris Jenny Jones.^1,2 She married Major John Herbert Maxse, son of General Sir Frederick Ivor Maxse and Hon. Mary Caroline Wyndham, on 9 July 1931 at Chelsea Old Church, Chelsea, London, England.^1,2 She died in 1988.¹
     Her married name became Maxse. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹

     Gilbert Talbot Hatton Clayton was born in 1920.¹ He is the son of Cecil Fraser Talbot Clayton and Alice Hatton.²
     Gilbert Talbot Hatton Clayton fought in the Second World War between 1942 and 1945, in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹ He lived in 2003 at Cobbles, Broadstone, Dorset, England.¹

     Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Maxse was born on 3 December 1889.¹ He was the son of Ernest George Berkeley Maxse and Sarah Alice Nottage-Miller.¹ He died on 5 April 1936 at age 46, without issue.¹
     Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Maxse gained the rank of Commander in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was First Secretary in the Diplomatic Service.¹

     Laurence Gresley was born on 3 March 1896. He is the son of Sir Robert Gresley, 11th Bt. and Lady Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill. He married Kathleen Agnes Bradish-Ellames, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Edward Bradish-Ellames, on 2 July 1936.

     James Maxse was born in 1792.² He was the son of John Maxse.² He married Lady Caroline FitzHardinge Berkeley, daughter of Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley and Mary Cole, on 24 December 1829 at Cranford, Middlesex, England.^1,2 He died on 3 March 1864.¹
     James Maxse matriculated at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 5 December 1809.² In 1818 he bought the Old Club at Melton Mowbray with James Musgrave, Valentine Maher and John Moore. Members of this hunting and dining club included Beau Brummell and James Brudenell, the unpleasant Earl of Cardigan. 1827 - Owner of the yacht Miranda, winner of the RYS cup presented by King George IV. 1829 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. 1841 - Independent means, Yachtsman and MFH; 33 Upper Grosvenor Street, St. George's Hanover Square, London. Leased this address until his death in 1864. Lady Caroline Maxse continued to live there until 1886.²

     Lt.-Col. Sir Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Maxse was born in 1832.¹ He was the son of James Maxse and Lady Caroline FitzHardinge Berkeley. He married Auguste von Rudloff in 1859.¹ He died in September 1883 at St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.²
     Lt.-Col. Sir Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Maxse fought in the Crimean War.¹ He held the office of Governor of Newfoundland.¹ He held the office of Governor of Heligoland.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.).¹

     Auguste von Rudloff married Lt.-Col. Sir Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Maxse, son of James Maxse and Lady Caroline FitzHardinge Berkeley, in 1859.¹ She died on 23 April 1915.¹
     Her married name became Maxse.