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     Lady Eileen Nina Evelyn Sibell Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was born on 13 December 1884.² She was the daughter of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Lord Francis George Montagu Douglas Scott, son of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton, on 11 February 1915.¹ She died on 29 May 1938 at age 53.¹
     From 11 February 1915, her married name became Montagu Douglas Scott.¹

     Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto was born on 9 July 1845.¹ He was the son of William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto and Emma Eleanor Elizabeth Hislop.¹ He married Lady Mary Caroline Grey, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey and Caroline Eliza Farquhar, on 28 July 1883.³ He died on 1 March 1914 at age 68.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Guards.¹ He was a war correspondent wit the Morning Post during the Carlist War of Spain between 1873 and 1876.¹ He rode five times in the Grand National.¹ He fought in the Russo-Turkish War in 1877, attached to the Turkish Army.¹ He was admitted to Brigadier, Royal Company of Archers.¹ He was Military Secretary to Governor-General of Canada between 1883 and 1886.¹ He fought in the NW Rebellion, Canada in 1885, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel and Brigadier-General in the Scottish Borderers Volunteer Infantry Brigade.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Minto, co. Roxburgh [U.K., 1813] on 17 March 1891.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Minto of Minto, co. Roxburgh [G.B., 1797] on 17 March 1891.³ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Elliot, of Headshaw [N.S., 1700] on 17 March 1891.³ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Melgund, of Melgund, co. Forfar [U.K., 1813] on 17 March 1891.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1898.¹ He held the office of Governor-General of Canada between 1898 and 1904.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Selkirk and Roxburghshire.¹ He was awarded the Royal Officers' Decoration (V.D.)¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1902.¹ He was British Delegate to the International Conference of Rome in 1905.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) in 1905.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) in 1905.¹ He held the office of Viceroy of India between 1905 and 1910.¹ He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.) in 1906.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1910.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1911.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of Edinburgh University in 1911.¹

     Lady Laura Jane Elizabeth Coke was born on 14 March 1968.¹ She is the daughter of Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester of Holkham and Valeria Phyllis Potter.¹ She married Jonathan Paul, son of Alastair Paul, in 1993.¹
     From 1993, her married name became Paul.¹

     Hon. Douglas Halyburton Cairns was born on 5 September 1867.² He was the son of Hugh MacCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns and Mary Harriet MacNeile.² He married Lady Constance Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton, on 21 January 1908.¹ He died on 6 March 1936 at age 68.²
     He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)²

     Hugh MacCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns was born on 27 December 1819.¹ He was the son of William Cairns and Rosanna Johnston.² He married Mary Harriet MacNeile, daughter of John MacNeile and Charlotte Lavinia Dallas, on 9 May 1856.¹ He died on 2 April 1885 at age 65 at Lindisfarne, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England^G.^1,3 He was buried at Bournemouth Cemetery, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 3 July 1885, at £148,168.³
     He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1838 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)⁴ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)⁴ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1844 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Belfast between 1852 and 1866.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1856.⁴ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1856.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1858 and 1859.¹ He was appointed Knight on 17 March 1858.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1862.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, on 9 June 1862.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 17 June 1863.⁴ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal of the Court of Chancery between 1866 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General between July 1866 and October 1866.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 10 November 1866.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of the University of Dublin between 1867 and 1885.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Cairns of Garmoyle, co. Antrim [U.K.] on 27 February 1867.¹ He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 29 February 1868 and 9 December 1868.¹ He held the office of Lord Chancellor between February 1874 and April 1880.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Garmoyle, co. Antrim [U.K.] on 27 September 1878.¹ He was created 1st Earl Cairns [U.K.] on 27 September 1878.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Philip Bertram Gurdon, 3rd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth was born on 24 May 1940.¹ He is the son of Lt. Hon. Robert Brampton Gurdon and Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson.¹ He married, firstly, Frances Henrietta Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott and Lady Rachel Douglas-Home, on 18 January 1968.² He married, secondly, Cameron Vail Noble, daughter of John Noble and Pembroke Thom France, on 9 September 2006 at St. Botolph's Church, Culpho.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1899] on 4 January 1964.¹ He lived in 2003 at Grundisburgh Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Sir George Christopher Cadafael Tapps Gervis Meyrick, 7th Bt. was born on 10 March 1941.¹ He was the son of Sir George David Eliott Tapps Gervis Meyrick, 6th Bt. and Ann Elizabeth Miller.² He married Jean Louise Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott and Lady Rachel Douglas-Home, on 14 March 1968.² He died on 24 October 2019 at age 78.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.)¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Tapps, of Hinton Admiral, co. Southampton [G.B., 1791] in 1988.² He lived in 2003 at Hinton Admiral, Christchurch, Dorset, England.¹

     David Worsley married Rozanne Mary Grove Annesley, daughter of Richard Francis Michael Grove Annesley and Elsie Susannah Krige, in 1967.¹
     He lived at Rivermead, Henley-on-Klip, Transvaal, South Africa^G.¹

     David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter was born on 9 February 1905.³ He was the son of William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter and Hon. Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Alice Bridgeman, on 10 January 1929.³ He and Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott were divorced in 1946.³ He married, secondly, Diana Mary Henderson, daughter of Hon. Arnold Henderson and Helen Madeline Gordon, on 12 December 1946.³ He died on 21 October 1981 at age 76.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was awarded the Empire Games Medal for athletics, three times.³ He was awarded the Olympic Medal for athletics.³ He was educated in 1926 at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Peterborough between 1931 and 1945.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Northamptonshire between 1937 and 1946.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1938 and 1948 in the 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards, Reserve of Officers.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1943.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1943 and 1945 in the Bermuda Militia.³ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda between 1943 and 1945.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G, in 1950.³ He held the office of Rector of St. Andrews University between 1950 and 1952.³ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)³ He held the office of Hereditary Grand Almoner.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Earl of Exeter [E., 1605] on 6 August 1956.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Marquess of Exeter [U.K., 1801] on 6 August 1956.¹ He succeeded as the 16th Baron of Burghley, co. Northampton [E., 1571] on 6 August 1956.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the Soke of Peterborough in 1958.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Stamford in 1961.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Huntingdon in 1965.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Peterborough in 1965.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Dawnay was born on 14 August 1904 at Hampshire, England.^2,3 He was the son of Major Hon. Hugh Dawnay and Lady Susan de la Poer Beresford.² He married Lady Angela Christine Rose Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Alice Bridgeman, on 28 April 1936.¹ He died on 1 July 1989 at age 84 at Wield, Alresford, Hampshire, England.^2,3
     He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England^G.² He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1939.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1944.¹ He was Deputy Controller, Admiralty between 1956 and 1958.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1958.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1958.¹ He was Flag Officer of the Royal Yachts between 1958 and 1961.² He was awarded the Legion of Merit U.S.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1961.¹ He retired from the military in 1962, with the rank of Vice-Admiral.² He was a director of Morland and Company in 1965.² He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1973.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire in 1975.²