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     Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley was born on 21 November 1825.¹ He was the son of Captain Francis Charles Annesley and Mary Radcliffe.¹ He married Jane Hume Anderson, daughter of Sir George Anderson, on 24 July 1866.¹ He died on 13 December 1887 at age 62.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bengal Army.¹

     Lady Joan Neville was the daughter of Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.¹ She married William Fitzalan, 9th/16th Earl of Arundel, son of John d'Arundel, 6th/13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley, after 17 August 1438.¹ She died before 9 September 1462.¹ She was buried at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England^G.²
     From after 17 August 1438, her married name became Fitzalan.¹ After her marriage, Lady Joan Neville was styled as Countess of Arundel on 3 December 1441.

     Cicely Neville was the daughter of Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.¹ She married, firstly, Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, son of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Isabel le Despenser, in 1434.² She and John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester obtained a marriage license on 3 April 1449.² She died on 28 July 1450.² She was buried on 31 July 1450 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹
     After her marriage, Cicely Neville was styled as Countess of Warwick on 30 April 1439. After her marriage, Cicely Neville was styled as Duchess of Warwick on 5 April 1445. She held the office of Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1449.² From 3 April 1449, her married name became Tiptoft.² After her marriage, Cicely Neville was styled as Countess of Worcester on 16 July 1449.

     Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick was born on 22 March 1424/25.² He was the son of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Isabel le Despenser.³ He married Cicely Neville, daughter of Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury, in 1434.¹ He died on 11 June 1445 at age 20, without male issue.¹
     He succeeded as the Comte d'Aumale on 30 April 1439.² He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Warwick [E., 1088] on 30 April 1439.⁴ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Burghersh [E., 1330] on 27 December 1439.⁵ He was created 1st Duke of Warwick [England] on 5 April 1445.^1,2 On his death his dukedom became extinct.⁴ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester was born on 8 May 1427.¹ He was the son of John Tiptoft, 1st Lord Tiptoft and Joyce de Cherleton.¹ He and Cicely Neville obtained a marriage license on 3 April 1449.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Greyndour, daughter of Robert Greyndour and Joan Rugge, after 10 June 1451.³ He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Hopton, daughter of Thomas Hopton and Eleanor Lucy, circa September 1467 at Ludlow, Shropshire, England^G.³ He died on 18 October 1470 at age 43 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England^G, beheaded.³ He was buried at Church of Blackfriars, Ludgate, England^G.³
     He was educated between 1440 and 1443 at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Tiptoft [E., 1426] on 27 January 1442/43.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Worcester [England] on 16 July 1449.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of England between 15 April 1452 and March 1455.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 1453.⁴ He held the office of Chief Justice of North Wales between 25 November 1461 and 28 August 1467.⁴ He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London on 2 December 1461.⁴ He held the office of Constable of England between 7 February 1462 and August 1467.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 21 March 1461/62.⁵ He held the office of Treasurer of England between 14 April 1462 and June 1463.⁵ He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household on 9 January 1462/63.⁵ He held the office of Chancellor of Ireland on 31 January 1463/64.⁵ John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester also went by the nick-name of 'Butcher of England'.⁴ He held the office of Constable of England on 14 March 1469/70.⁵ He held the office of Treasurer of England on 10 July 1470.⁵ In September 1470 he was taken prisoner, and condemned for high treason by the new Constable of England, John, 13th Earl of Oxford.³

     Jane Hume Anderson was the daughter of Sir George Anderson.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley, son of Captain Francis Charles Annesley and Mary Radcliffe, on 24 July 1866.¹ She married, secondly, Maj.-Gen Edmund Charles Layard, son of General William Twistleton Layard and Catherine Anne Sargent, on 9 April 1889.¹ She died on 6 May 1901.¹
     From 24 July 1866, her married name became Annesley.¹ From 9 April 1889, her married name became Layard.¹

     Sir George Anderson was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹

     Maj.-Gen Edmund Charles Layard was born on 18 September 1838.² He was the son of General William Twistleton Layard and Catherine Anne Sargent.² He married, firstly, Effie Thomas, daughter of Francis E. Thomas and Emily Christian, on 4 November 1871.² He married, secondly, Jane Hume Anderson, daughter of Sir George Anderson, on 9 April 1889.¹
     He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 15th East Yorkshire Regiment.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)²

     Lt.-Col. Arthur Stephen Robert Annesley was born on 12 January 1869.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley and Jane Hume Anderson.¹ He married Kate Talbot Howey, daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Howey, on 5 December 1895.¹ He died on 28 June 1939 at age 70.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in the Indian Army.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹

     Kate Talbot Howey was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. William Howey.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Arthur Stephen Robert Annesley, son of Lt.-Col Robert Michael Smith Annesley and Jane Hume Anderson, on 5 December 1895.¹ She died on 11 June 1939.¹
     From 5 December 1895, her married name became Annesley.¹