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     Lt.-Col. Charles Edward Morton married Lavinia Elizabeth Blake, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Reginald William Blake and Eleanora Ogilvy-Grant, in 1954.¹ He died in 1988.¹
     He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹

     Louise Jean Morton was born in 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Charles Edward Morton and Lavinia Elizabeth Blake.¹
     She lived in 2003 at Cuckoo Cage Farm, Rangemore, Staffordshire, England.¹

     Sir John Villiers Shelley, 7th Bt. was born on 18 March 1808.¹ He was the son of Sir John Shelley, 6th Bt. and Frances Winckley.² He married Louisa Elizabeth Anne Knight, daughter of Reverend Samuel Johnes Knight, on 13 August 1832.¹ He died on 26 January 1867 at age 58.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westminster between 1852 and 1865.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Shelley, of Michelgrove [E., 1611] on 28 March 1852.¹

     Louisa Elizabeth Anne Knight was the daughter of Reverend Samuel Johnes Knight.¹ She married Sir John Villiers Shelley, 7th Bt., son of Sir John Shelley, 6th Bt. and Frances Winckley, on 13 August 1832.¹ She died on 15 March 1895.¹
     Her married name became Shelley.

     Reverend Samuel Johnes Knight was born circa 1756.¹ He was the son of Thomas Johnes.¹ He married Anna Maria Cuyler, daughter of Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1st Bt. and Anne Grant, on 6 June 1808.² He died on 8 July 1852.¹ He was also reported to have died on 8 July 1853.²
     He was given the name of Samuel Johnes at birth.¹ He was the Rector between 1797 and 1852 at Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England^G. In 1813 his name was legally changed to Samuel Johnes Knight after inheriting property from Richard Payne Knight.¹ He lived at Henley Hall, Shropshire, England^G.³

     Horatia Charlotte Pechell was the daughter of Reverend Horace Robert Pechell and Lady Caroline Mary Kerr.¹ She married Colonel Henry Skipwith, son of Sir Grey Skipwith, 8th Bt. and Harriet Townsend, on 30 May 1862.² She died on 6 March 1910.²
     Her married name became Skipwith.

     Sir Grey Skipwith, 8th Bt. was born on 17 September 1771.² He was the son of Sir Peyton Skipwith, 7th Bt. and Anne Miller.² He married Harriet Townsend, daughter of Gore Townsend and Lady Elizabeth Windsor, on 22 April 1801.² He died on 13 May 1852 at age 80.²
     He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He remained in England on inheriting the estates of his kinsman Sir Thomas Skipwith, 4th and last Bt, of Newbold.² He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Skipwith, of Prestwould, co. Leicester [E., 1622] on 9 October 1805.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Warwickshire.²

     Friedrike Baronin von Berlichingen married Gustav Eugen Friedrich Christoph Graf von Degenfeld-Schonburg, son of August Christoph Graf von Degenfeld-Schönburg and Helene Elisabeth Baronin Riedesel zu Eisenbach, on 12 September 1791. She died on 7 September 1794.
     Her married name became von Degenfeld-Schonburg.

     Colonel Robert Dundas Kerr was born on 1 January 1824.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Lord Robert Kerr and Mary Gilbert.¹ He married Harriett Marianne Arnold, daughter of John Arnold, on 17 June 1852.¹ He died on 20 October 1877 at age 53.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Elizabeth Ann Kerr was born on 16 May 1807.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord Robert Kerr and Mary Gilbert.¹ She married Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm on 13 January 1830.¹ She died on 30 November 1877 at age 70.¹
     Her married name became Gomm.