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     Samuel Pover was born on 13 April 1891.^1,2 He married Annie A. Furness.¹ He died in 1972 at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.^1,2

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Francis Smith was born on 9 December 1890.² He was the son of Colonel Granville Roland Francis Smith and Lady Blanche Catherine Keith-Falconer.³ He married Monica Victoria Crossley, daughter of Savile Brinton Crossley, 1st Baron Somerleyton and Phyllis de Bathe, on 19 September 1918.¹ He died on 8 August 1977 at age 86.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was commissioned in 1910 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was wounded three times.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier between 1938 and 1939 in the General Staff, British Troops in Egypt.² He was CGS of the Middle East in 1940.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1941.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1942.¹ He was GOC of the London District between 1942 and 1944.² He was GOC-in-C of the Persia and Iraq Command between 1944 and 1945.² He was GOC-in-C of the Eastern Command, India between 1945 and 1946.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1946.¹ He was Commander of the British Forces in India and Pakistan in November 1947.² He held the office of Lieutenant of the Tower of London between 1948 and 1951.²

     Geoffrey Arthur Granville Smith was born on 4 June 1926.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Francis Smith and Monica Victoria Crossley.² He died on 18 September 1953 at age 27, following an accident.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹

     Auriol Blanche Smith was born on 25 July 1919.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Francis Smith and Monica Victoria Crossley.² She married Major Michael Warren Ingram, son of Sir Herbert Ingram, 2nd Bt. and Hilda Vivian Lake, on 13 October 1944.² She died on 12 October 2008 at age 89.³
     From 13 October 1944, her married name became Ingram.

     Sir Herbert Ingram, 2nd Bt. was born on 26 September 1875.² He is the son of Sir William James Ingram, 1st Bt. and Mary Eliza Collingwood Stirling.² He married Hilda Vivian Lake, daughter of Colonel Carson Lake, on 5 February 1908.² He died on 1 June 1958 at age 82.²
     He graduated in 1897 with a Winchester and Exeter College Oxford Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² ) He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry Cavalry.² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Air Force.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Ingram, of Swineshead Abbey, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1893] on 18 December 1924.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1958.²

     Major Michael Warren Ingram was born on 20 June 1917.² He was the son of Sir Herbert Ingram, 2nd Bt. and Hilda Vivian Lake.² He married Auriol Blanche Smith, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Francis Smith and Monica Victoria Crossley, on 13 October 1944.² He died on 15 May 2005 at age 87 at South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England.³
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.² He fought in the Second World War.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1945 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire in 1949.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1982.² He lived at Driffield Manor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He lived in 2003 at The Manor House, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England.²

     Susan Monica Smith was born on 17 June 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Francis Smith and Monica Victoria Crossley.² She married Thomas Gillespie Browne, son of Hugh Browne, on 30 March 1943.¹ She died on 17 July 1999 at age 78 at Puddletown, Dorset, England.³ She was buried on 28 July 1999 at Puddletown, Dorset, England.³
     From 30 March 1943, her married name became Browne.

     Thomas Oliphant, 2nd of Rossie Hill was born circa 1650.² He was the son of Thomas Oliphant, 1st of Rossie Hill and Isobel Moncrieff.¹ He married Beatrix Colville, daughter of Alexander Colville.¹ He died in 1701.¹

     Jennifer Anne Browne was born on 19 February 1944.¹ She is the daughter of Thomas Gillespie Browne and Susan Monica Smith.² She married John Michael Patrick Hugh Evelyn, son of Major Peter George Evelyn and Patricia Lilla Mary McCalmont, on 25 June 1965.¹ She and John Michael Patrick Hugh Evelyn were divorced.³
     From 25 June 1965, her married name became Evelyn.