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     Drostan Arthur Cumine Russell of Aden was born on 29 August 1891.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Francis Shirley Russell of Aden and Philippa Augusta Maria Baillie.¹ He died on 25 July 1915 at age 23 at Mutotoni's Village, Zambia^G, while on active service, from blackwater fever.¹
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Rhodesian Rifles.¹

     Sidney Cumine Russell of Aden was born on 16 April 1895.^1,2 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Francis Shirley Russell of Aden and Philippa Augusta Maria Baillie.¹ He married Meriel Eleanor Fetherstonhaugh, daughter of Captain Cecil Howard Digby Fetherstonhaugh and Meriel Gertrude Wilmot Williams, on 22 April 1922.^1,3 He died on 18 January 1965 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was educated at King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Queen's Own Highlanders.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Guards.¹ In 1937 he sold Aden.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He lived at Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Philippa Caroline Cumine Russell was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Francis Shirley Russell of Aden and Philippa Augusta Maria Baillie.¹ She married Count Vladimir de Smirnoff, son of Count Evergraf de Smirnoff, on 11 March 1930.¹ She and Count Vladimir de Smirnoff were divorced in 1932.¹ She died on 20 June 1974.¹
     From 11 March 1930, her married name became Smirnoff.¹ In 1932 her name was legally changed to Russell.¹

     Count Vladimir de Smirnoff is the son of Count Evergraf de Smirnoff.¹ He married Philippa Caroline Cumine Russell, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Francis Shirley Russell of Aden and Philippa Augusta Maria Baillie, on 11 March 1930.¹ He and Philippa Caroline Cumine Russell were divorced in 1932.¹

     Helen Winifred Cumine Russell was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Francis Shirley Russell of Aden and Philippa Augusta Maria Baillie.¹ She married William Alexander Whitelaw, son of William Whitelaw, on 28 April 1914.¹ She died on 10 January 1978.¹
     From 28 April 1914, her married name became Whitelaw.¹

     William Alexander Whitelaw was the son of William Whitelaw.¹ He married Helen Winifred Cumine Russell, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Francis Shirley Russell of Aden and Philippa Augusta Maria Baillie, on 28 April 1914.¹ He died on 14 February 1919.¹
     He lived at Gartmore, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.¹

     William Whitelaw lived at Gartmore, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.¹

     William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st and last Viscount Whitelaw was born on 28 June 1918.¹ He was the son of William Alexander Whitelaw and Helen Winifred Cumine Russell.¹ He married Cecilia Doriel Sprot, daughter of Major Mark Sprot and Meliora Hay, in 1943.³ He died on 1 July 1999 at age 81.⁴
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.³ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dunbartonshire in 1952.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Penrith and the Border between 1955 and 1983.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1956, to the President of the Board of Trade.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1957 and 1958, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.³ He held the office of Assistant Government Whip between 1959 and 1961.³ He held the office of Lord Commissioner of Treasury between 1961 and 1962.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1962 and 1964, to the Minister of Labour.³ He held the office of Opposition Chief Whip between 1964 and 1970.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1967.³ He held the office of Leader of the House of Commons between 1970 and 1972.³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1970 and 1972.³ He held the office of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 1972 and 1973.³ He held the office of Secretary of State for Employment between 1973 and 1974.³ He was awarded the Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1974.³ He held the office of Home Secretary between 1979 and 1983.³ He held the office of Leader of the House of Lords between 1983 and 1988.³ He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1983 and 1988.³ He was created 1st Viscount Whitelaw, of Penrith, co. Cumbria [U.K.] on 16 June 1983.⁵ He wrote the book The Whitelaw Memoirs, published 1989.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1990.³ On his death, his title became extinct.³

     Meriel Eleanor Fetherstonhaugh was born on 12 February 1897.² She was the daughter of Captain Cecil Howard Digby Fetherstonhaugh and Meriel Gertrude Wilmot Williams.^1,2 She married Sidney Cumine Russell of Aden, son of Maj.-Gen. Francis Shirley Russell of Aden and Philippa Augusta Maria Baillie, on 22 April 1922.^1,3 She died on 13 April 1978 at age 81.¹
     From 22 April 1922, her married name became Russell.¹ She lived in 1976 at Horsington Hill, Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, England^G.²