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     Charles Godfrey Massy-Dawson was born on 30 September 1873.¹ He was the son of Francis Staunton Staunton-Massy and Julia Eliza Gilmour.² He married Wilhelmina Geraldine Haughton, daughter of Samuel Haughton and Helena Sophia Casey, on 5 September 1903.¹ He died on 20 August 1936 at age 62.¹
     He gained the rank of Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in the General List.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Flying Corps.¹

     Christopher David Hall was born in 1941.¹ He married Enid Mary McShane, daughter of James Hugh McShane and Frances Jean Sattler, in 1964.¹ He died in 1982.¹

     Wilhelmina Geraldine Haughton was born on 28 May 1880.² She is the daughter of Samuel Haughton and Helena Sophia Casey.³ She married Charles Godfrey Massy-Dawson, son of Francis Staunton Staunton-Massy and Julia Eliza Gilmour, on 5 September 1903.¹
     From 5 September 1903, her married name became Massy-Dawson.

     Lieutenant Dennis Staunton Massy-Dawson was born on 6 December 1909.¹ He was the son of Charles Godfrey Massy-Dawson and Wilhelmina Geraldine Haughton.² He married Jean Mary Hamilton-Campbell, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Kentigern Hamilton-Campbell, on 15 July 1939.¹ He died on 7 January 1940 at age 30, killed in action on H.M. Submarine Seahorse.^1,3
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹

     Lt.-Col. William Kentigern Hamilton-Campbell was born on 30 September 1865 at Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.² He died on 22 November 1917 at age 52.²
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹

     Jean Mary Hamilton-Campbell is the daughter of Lt.-Col. William Kentigern Hamilton-Campbell.² She married, firstly, Lieutenant Dennis Staunton Massy-Dawson, son of Charles Godfrey Massy-Dawson and Wilhelmina Geraldine Haughton, on 15 July 1939.¹ She married, secondly, Commander Alan Melville Ackery, son of Henry Melville Ackery and Mary Elizabeth Magee, on 29 September 1941 at Cuthbert's Church, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland^G.^1,3
     From 15 July 1939, her married name became Massy-Dawson. From 29 September 1941, her married name became Ackery.¹

     Nora St. Clair Massy-Dawson was born on 19 September 1904.¹ She is the daughter of Charles Godfrey Massy-Dawson and Wilhelmina Geraldine Haughton.²

     Morna Helena Casey Massy-Dawson was born on 17 May 1915.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Godfrey Massy-Dawson and Wilhelmina Geraldine Haughton.² She married Lt.-Gen. Sir Derek Boileau Lang, son of Colonel Cecil Frederick Grant Lang and Mabel Jane Lumsden Forbes, on 9 October 1942.¹ She died on 20 August 1953 at age 38.¹
     From 9 October 1942, her married name became Lang.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Derek Boileau Lang was born on 7 October 1913 at Guildford, Surrey, England.² He was the son of Colonel Cecil Frederick Grant Lang and Mabel Jane Lumsden Forbes.^3,4 He married, firstly, Morna Helena Casey Massy-Dawson, daughter of Charles Godfrey Massy-Dawson and Wilhelmina Geraldine Haughton, on 9 October 1942.¹ He married, secondly, Anita Maclean in 1953.² He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Balfour in 1969.² He married, fourthly, Maartje McQueen in 1983.² He died on 7 April 2001 at age 87.
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was taken a POW in 1940 and escaped.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Cameron Highlanders.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Edinburgh.²

     Robert Henry Massy-Dawson was born on 13 October 1874.¹ He was the son of Francis Staunton Staunton-Massy and Julia Eliza Gilmour.² He married Elsie Mary Catherine Mackenzie, daughter of John R. Mackenzie, on 1 June 1920.¹ He died on 27 May 1942 at age 67, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in the General List.¹