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     Captain John Byron was born on 7 February 1756.¹ He was the son of Admiral Hon. John Byron and Sophia Trevannion.² He married, firstly, Lady Amelia Darcy, daughter of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness and Mary Doublet, on 1 June 1779 at London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Catherine Gordon, daughter of George Gordon and Catherine Innes, on 12 May 1785.¹ He died on 2 August 1791 at age 35, perhaps by suicide.¹
     Captain John Byron also went by the nick-name of 'Mad Jack'.¹ He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Guards.¹

     Lady Caroline Keppel was born on 20 August 1737.² She was the daughter of William Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and Lady Anne Lennox.¹ She married Robert Adair, son of Sir Robert Adair and Anne McAuley. She died on 11 September 1769 at age 32.²
     Her married name became Adair.

     Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness was born on 17 May 1718.¹ He was the son of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness and Lady Frederica Susanna Schomberg.¹ He married Mary Doublet, daughter of Francis Doublet and Constantia Van-der-Beck, on 29 October 1743.¹ He died on 16 May 1778 at age 59 at Syon Hill, London, England^G, without surviving male issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 8th Lord Conyers [E., 1509] on 20 January 1722.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Holderness [E., 1682] on 20 January 1722.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Darcy de Knayth [E., 1322] on 20 January 1722.¹ He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He held the office of Constable of Middleham Castle in 1739.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of North Riding, Yorkshire between 1740 and 1777.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber between 1741 and 1751.¹ He held the office of Amdassador to Venice between 1744 and 1746.¹ He held the office of Minister to the Hage between 1749 and 1751.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1751.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the South between 1751 and 1754.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the North between 1754 and 1761.¹ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports between 1765 and 1778.¹ He held the office of Governor to the Prince of Wales between 1771 and 1776.¹ On his death, his earldom became extinxt.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.³
     

     Catherine Gordon was the daughter of George Gordon and Catherine Innes.^2,3 She married Captain John Byron, son of Admiral Hon. John Byron and Sophia Trevannion, on 12 May 1785.¹ She died on 1 August 1811.¹
     Her married name became Byron.

     George Gordon was born on 14 November 1741.² He was the son of Alexander Gordon and Margaret Duff.² He married Catherine Innes, daughter of Alexander Innes and Katherine Abercromby. He died on 9 January 1779 at age 37 at Bath, Somerset, England^G.²
     He lived at Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.

     Captain George Anson Byron was born on 30 November 1758.¹ He was the son of Admiral Hon. John Byron and Sophia Trevannion.² He married Charlotte Henrietta Dallas, daughter of Robert Dallas and Sarah Elizabeth Cormack.¹ He died on 11 June 1793 at age 34.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Charlotte Henrietta Dallas was the daughter of Robert Dallas and Sarah Elizabeth Cormack.² She married Captain George Anson Byron, son of Admiral Hon. John Byron and Sophia Trevannion.¹ She died on 26 February 1793.¹
     Her married name became Byron.

     Robert Dallas was born in 1710.² He married Sarah Elizabeth Cormack.³ He died in 1769.²
     He lived at Dallas Castle, Jamaica.¹

     Elizabeth Mary Chandos-Pole was the daughter of Sacheverell Chandos-Pole and Mary Ware.^2,3 She married Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th Baron Byron of Rochdale, son of Captain George Anson Byron and Charlotte Henrietta Dallas, on 18 March 1816.¹ She died on 20 August 1873 at Rectory, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, England^G.³ She was buried at Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, England^G.³ Her will (dated 8 April 1868) was proven (by probate) on 25 September 1873, at under £5,000.³
     Her married name became Byron. After her marriage, Elizabeth Mary Chandos-Pole was styled as Baroness Byron of Rochdale on 19 April 1824.

     Sacheverell Chandos-Pole lived at Radbourne Hall, Derby, Derbyshire, England^G.¹