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     Sophia Wodehouse was the daughter of Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Bt. and Mary Fermor.¹ She married Sir Charles Mordaunt, 6th Bt., son of Sir John Mordaunt, 5th Bt. and Penelope Warburton, on 7 July 1730. She died in April 1738.
     Her married name became Mordaunt.

     Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Bt. was born on 23 March 1669.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Wodehouse and Anne Armyne.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Fermor, daughter of William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster and Hon. Catherine Poulett.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Benson, daughter of Robert Benson and Dorothy Jenkins, circa 17 June 1700.¹ He died on 6 August 1754 at age 85.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Wodehouse, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [E., 1611] on 6 May 1681.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Thetford.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norfolk.¹

     Dorothy Conyers was the daughter of John Conyers. She married Sir Charles Mordaunt, 6th Bt., son of Sir John Mordaunt, 5th Bt. and Penelope Warburton, on 1 December 1720. She died in March 1725/26.²
     Her married name became Mordaunt.

     John Conyers was born on 6 March 1650.² He was the son of Tristram Conyers and Winifred Gerard.² He and Mary Lee obtained a marriage license on 16 January 1681.² He died on 10 March 1725 at age 75.²
     He lived at Walthamstow, Essex, England^G.³ He was educated between 1663 and 1665 at Merchant Taylors' School, London, England.² He was educated in 1666 at Queen's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1666.² He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.) circa 1693.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1695 and 1708.² He held the office of Bencher of Middle Temple in 1702.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Looe between 1708 and 1710.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1710 and 1725.²

     Reverend Charles Mordaunt was the son of Reverend Charles Mordaunt and Frances Harriet Sparrow.² He died in 1861, without issue.¹
     He was the Rector at Badgworth, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Captain Evan Llewellyn Gibbs was born on 17 May 1906.¹ He was the son of Major Antony Hubert Gibbs and Mary Mercy Llewellyn.¹ He married Monica Elizabeth Wyldbore-Smith, daughter of Sir Edmund Charles Wyldbore-Smith and Evadne Maude Kellett, on 28 April 1930.¹ He died on 1 June 1940 at age 34 at Dunkirk, France^G, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Member, London Stock Exchange.¹ He fought in the Second World War. Captain.¹

     Monica Elizabeth Wyldbore-Smith was the daughter of Sir Edmund Charles Wyldbore-Smith and Evadne Maude Kellett.^1,2 She married, firstly, Captain Evan Llewellyn Gibbs, son of Major Antony Hubert Gibbs and Mary Mercy Llewellyn, on 28 April 1930.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Walter Pearce-Serocold, son of Colonel Oswald Pearce-Serocold, on 24 October 1957.¹ She died on 8 July 1973.²
     From 28 April 1930, her married name became Gibbs. From 24 October 1957, her married name became Pearce-Serocold.

     Lt.-Col. Walter Pearce-Serocold is the son of Colonel Oswald Pearce-Serocold.¹ He married Monica Elizabeth Wyldbore-Smith, daughter of Sir Edmund Charles Wyldbore-Smith and Evadne Maude Kellett, on 24 October 1957.¹
     He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)² He lived at Ashe House, Overton, Hampshire, England.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)³

     Colonel Oswald Pearce-Serocold is the son of Charles Pearce-Serocold and Marie Emilie Grenfell.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Taplow Hill, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Sir Edmund Charles Wyldbore-Smith was born on 15 January 1877.² He was the son of Reverend Francis Alfred Smith and Elinor Mary Frances King.² He married Evadne Maude Kellett, daughter of John Talbot Kellett and Letitia Emilie Lyster Robinson, on 14 October 1901.² He died on 18 October 1938 at age 61.²
     He was with the Foreign Service in 1900.² He was appointed Knight in 1916.² He was Asisstant-Director of the Board of Trade in 1917.² He was director of the Suez Canal Company in 1919.² He was chairman of Thomas Cook & Son.² He lived at 68 Cadogan Place, London, England^G.³