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     June (?) married John Grove Annesley, son of John Charles Grove Annesley and Belinda Murphy.¹
     Her married name became Grove Annesley.¹

     John Grove Annesley was born before 1951.¹ He is the son of John Grove Annesley and June (?)¹

     Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby was born on 21 April 1775.¹ He was the son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth Hamilton.¹ He married Charlotte Margaret Hornby, daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Hornby and Lady Lucy Smith-Stanley, on 30 June 1798.¹ He died on 30 June 1851 at age 76.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1795 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Preston between 1796 and 1812.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1798.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Lancashire between 1812 and 1832.¹ He held the office of President of the Linnaean Society between 1828 and 1833.¹ He held the office of President of the Zoological Society in 1831.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Lancashire in 1831.¹ He was created 1st Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancaster [U.K.] on 22 December 1832.¹ He held the office of Trustee of the British Museum between 1834 and 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 21 October 1834.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Stanley, of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancs [E., 1627] on 21 October 1834.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1839.¹

     Charlotte Margaret Hornby was the daughter of Reverend Geoffrey Hornby and Lady Lucy Smith-Stanley.^1,2 She married Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, on 30 June 1798.¹ She died on 16 June 1817.¹
     From 30 June 1798, her married name became Smith-Stanley.¹

     Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham was the daughter of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale and Mary Elizabeth Taylor.^1,2 She married Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Margaret Hornby, on 21 March 1825.¹ She died on 26 April 1876.¹
     From 21 March 1825, her married name became Smith-Stanley.¹ After her marriage, Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham was styled as Countess of Derby on 30 June 1851.

     Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale was born on 7 March 1771.² He was the son of Richard Wilbraham-Bootle and Mary Bootle.³ He married Mary Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Reverend Edward Taylor and Margaret Payter, on 19 April 1796.² He died on 3 April 1853 at age 82.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Westbury between 1795 and 1796.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Newcastle-under-Lyme between 1796 and 1812.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Clitheroe between 1812 and 1818.² He was also known as Edward Bootle-Wilbraham by Royal Licence as of 8 December 1814.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Dover between 1818 and 1828.² He was created 1st Baron Skelmersdale, of Skelmersdale, co. Lancaster [U.K.] on 30 January 1828.¹

     Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby was born on 15 January 1841.¹ He was the son of Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby and Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham.¹ He married Lady Constance Villiers, daughter of George William Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Katherine Grimston, on 31 May 1864.² He died on 14 June 1908 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1858 in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1862.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Preston between 1865 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty in 1868.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for North Lancashire between 1868 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Constable of Castle Rising between 1870 and 1908.¹ He held the office of Finance Secretary of the War Office between 1874 and 1877.¹ He held the office of Finance Secretary of the Treasury between 1877 and 1878.¹ He held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1877 and 1901.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1878.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1878 and 1880.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Blackpool between 1885 and 1886.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1885 and 1886.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1886.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Trade between 1886 and 1888.¹ He was created 1st Baron Stanley of Preston, co. Lancaster [U.K.] on 27 August 1886.¹ He held the office of Governor-General of Canada between 1888 and 1893.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1832] on 21 April 1893.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Stanley, of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancs [E., 1627] on 21 April 1893.¹ He succeeded as the 16th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 21 April 1893.¹ He held the office of Lord Mayor of Liverpool between 1895 and 1896.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1897.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire between 1897 and 1908.¹ He held the office of Lord Mayor of Preston in 1901.¹ He held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII between 1901 and 1908.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Liverpool University between 1903 and 1908.¹

     Lady Constance Villiers was born in 1840. She was the daughter of George William Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and Lady Katherine Grimston.² She married Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, son of Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby and Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham, on 31 May 1864.¹ She died on 17 April 1922.¹
     Her married name became Stanley. After her marriage, Lady Constance Villiers was styled as Countess of Derby on 21 April 1893.

     Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby was born on 21 July 1826.¹ He was the son of Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby and Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham.¹ He married Lady Mary Catherine Sackville-West, daughter of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr and Elizabeth Sackville-West, Baroness Buckhurst of Buckhurst, on 5 July 1870.^3,1 He died on 21 April 1893 at age 66, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1848 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for King's Lynn between 1848 and 1869.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1852.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1853.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1858.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Control in 1858.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1858.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for India between 1858 and 1859.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1859.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1862 with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs between 1866 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of Glasgow University between 1868 and 1871.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1832] on 23 October 1869.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 23 October 1869.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Stanley, of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancs [E., 1627] on 23 October 1869.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow between 1874 and 1877.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs between 1874 and 1878.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1882 and 1885.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1884.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of London University between 1891 and 1893.¹

     Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby was born on 4 April 1865.¹ He was the son of Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby and Lady Constance Villiers.¹ He married Lady Alice Maude Olivia Montagu, daughter of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester and Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten, on 5 January 1889.¹ He died on 4 February 1948 at age 82.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1885 in the Grenadier Guards.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada between 1888 and 1891.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for West Houghton between 1892 and 1906.⁴ He held the office of a Lord of Treasury between 1895 and 1900.⁴ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.⁴ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1900.⁴ He was Private Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief in South Africa in 1900.⁴ He held the office of Finance Secretary of the War Office between 1900 and 1903.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1903.⁴ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1903 and 1905.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1905.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1908.⁴ He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 14 July 1908.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Stanley of Preston, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1886] on 14 July 1908.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Stanley, of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancs [E., 1627] on 14 July 1908.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1832] on 14 July 1908.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Liverpool University in 1909.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Liverpool University, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.⁴ He held the office of Lord Mayor of Liverpool between 1911 and 1912.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1915.⁴ He held the office of Under-Secretary for War between 1915 and 1916.⁴ He was Director-General of Recruiting between 1915 and 1916.⁴ He was Vice-President of the Army Council in 1916.⁴ He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1916 and 1918.⁴ He held the office of President of the Army Council between 1916 and 1918.⁴ He was awarded the Grand-Croix, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.⁴ He held the office of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoteniary to France between 1918 and 1920.⁴ He was awarded the Order of Charles XII of Spain.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1920.⁴ He held the office of President of the Army Council in 1922.⁴ He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1922 and 1924.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire in 1928.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1934.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G, in 1934.⁴ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment.)⁴ He was awarded the Royal Victorian Chain in 1935.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1935.⁴ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 4th and 5th Battalions, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.⁴ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 4th Battalion, Manchester Regiment.⁴ He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)⁴