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     Lady Augusta Fane was born on 18 September 1761.³ She was the daughter of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland and Augusta Bertie.^1,3 She married Lt.-Col. William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, son of Rev. Sir William Lowther, 1st Bt. and Anne Zouch, on 12 July 1781.³ She died on 6 March 1838 at age 76.³
     Her married name became Lowther. After her marriage, Lady Augusta Fane was styled as Countess of Lonsdale on 24 May 1802.

     John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland was born on 5 May 1728.¹ He was the son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland and Elizabeth Swymmer.¹ He married, firstly, Augusta Bertie, daughter of Lord Montague Bertie, on 26 March 1758.² He married, secondly, Lady Susan Gordon, daughter of Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon and Lady Catherine Gordon, on 28 May 1767.² He died on 25 April 1774 at age 45.²
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England^G.² He held the office of Commissioner of Taxes between 1760 and 1762.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Lyme Regis between 1762 and 1771.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1769.² He succeeded as the 9th Baron Burghersh, co. Sussex [E., 1624] on 12 November 1771.² He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Westmorland [E., 1624] on 12 November 1771.²

     Colonel Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther was born on 27 July 1790.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and Lady Augusta Fane.^1,2 He married Lady Lucy Eleanor Sherard, daughter of Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough and Eleanor Monckton, on 19 May 1817.¹ He died on 6 December 1867 at age 77.³
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Cumerland.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westmorland.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Cumberland Militia.² He lived at Barley Thorpe, Rutland, England^G.²

     Lady Lucy Eleanor Sherard was the daughter of Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough and Eleanor Monckton.¹ She married Colonel Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther, son of Lt.-Col. William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and Lady Augusta Fane, on 19 May 1817.¹ She died on 8 June 1848.¹
     Her married name became Lowther.

     Arthur Charles Gore was born on 18 July 1880.¹ He was the son of Sir Francis Charles Gore and Constance Mary Bruce.¹ He married, firstly, Rosamond Edna Hiden, daughter of William Hiden, on 12 February 1913.¹ He and Rosamond Edna Hiden were divorced in 1924.¹ He married, secondly, Florence Sutherland, daughter of Edward Sutherland, on 7 June 1926.¹ He and Florence Sutherland were divorced in 1928.¹ He married, thirdly, Audrey Elizabeth Guelph Young, daughter of Maynard L. Young, on 10 February 1934.¹ He died on 17 April 1963 at age 82, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Connaught Rangers.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹

     William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale was born on 30 July 1787.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and Lady Augusta Fane.¹ He died on 4 March 1872 at age 84, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Cockermouth between 1808 and 1813.¹ He held the office of a Lord of the Admiralty in 1809.¹ He was a Commissioner of Indian Affairs between 1810 and 1818.¹ He held the office of a Lord of the Treasury between 1813 and 1827.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Westmorland between 1813 and 1831.¹ He held the office of Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1828 and 1830.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Westmorland between 1832 and 1841.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Dunwich from February 1832 to December 1832.¹ He held the office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade between 1834 and 1835.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Navy between 1834 and 1835.¹ He partipicated in an ordinance between 1841 and 1845; Postmaster-General.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Lowther of Whitehaven [G.B., 1797] on 8 September 1841, while his father was still alive.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland and Westmorland between 1844 and 1868.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Lowther of Whitehaven [G.B., 1797] on 19 March 1844.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Lonsdale, co. Westmorland [U.K., 1807] on 19 March 1844.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Lowther [G.B., 1764] on 19 March 1844.¹ He held the office of Lord President of the Council from February 1852 to December 1852.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Lady Elizabeth Lowther was the daughter of Lt.-Col. William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and Lady Augusta Fane.¹ She died on 12 February 1869 at Orléans, Orléanais, France^G, unmarried.¹

     Mary Ryland was the daughter of Richard Ryland and Mary Pembroke.^2,1 She married Robert Grove, son of John Grove and Annabella Blennerhassett, in 1741.¹ She died on 1 June 1758 at Cork, County Cork, Ireland^G.^2,1
     She was also known as Mary Rylands.³ From 1741, her married name became Grove.¹

     Lady Augusta Henrietta Vane was born on 26 December 1796.¹ She was the daughter of William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland and Lady Catherine Margaret Powlett.¹ She married Mark Milbank, son of William Milbank and Dorothy Wise, on 2 June 1817 at St. James's, Westminster, London, England^G.^1,2 She died on 13 September 1874 at age 77.¹
     Her married name became Milbank.

     Harriet Stanhope was the daughter of Captain Hon. Henry FitzRoy Stanhope and Elizabeth Falconer.¹ She married Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton, son of Lt.-Col. George Ferdinand FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton and Frances Isabella Seymour, on 23 February 1826.¹ She died on 23 October 1860 at Whittlebury Lodge^G, without issue.¹ She died on 23 October 1860, without issue.²
     After her marriage, Harriet Stanhope was styled as Baroness Southampton on 23 February 1826. From 23 February 1826, her married name became FitzRoy.