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     Lady Gertrude Minna Kerr was born on 5 October 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Lord Ralph Drury Kerr and Lady Anne Fitzalan-Howard.¹ She married Captain Francis Wendell Butler-Thwing, son of Charles Thwing, on 9 March 1918.¹ She died on 27 December 1963 at age 76, without issue.¹
     Lady Gertrude Minna Kerr usually went by her middle name of Minna.¹ Her married name became Butler-Thwing. On 23 July 1930 she was granted the rank of a marquess's daughter.¹

     Captain Francis Wendell Butler-Thwing was the son of Charles Thwing.¹ He married Lady Gertrude Minna Kerr, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Lord Ralph Drury Kerr and Lady Anne Fitzalan-Howard, on 9 March 1918.¹ He died on 14 April 1964.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Gwyn Venables Hordern was born on 27 June 1870.¹ He was the son of Herbert Loveday Cooke Hordern and Emily Maria Maudslay.¹ He married Lady Violet Elizabeth Milles, daughter of George Watson Milles, 1st Earl Sondes and Charlotte Stracey, on 8 April 1916.¹ He died on 15 July 1945 at age 75, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1891, in the service of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1899.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Major circa 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches six times.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1915.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1916.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in 1917.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgian.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Order of Leopold of Belgium.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1919.¹ He retired from the military in 1923, with the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.¹ He lived at Baughurst House, Ramsdell, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Hugh William Gaisford was born on 18 October 1874. He was the son of Thomas Gaisford and Lady Alice Mary Kerr. He married Virginia Bryce on 11 May 1904.

     Walter Thomas Gaisford was born on 7 October 1871. He was the son of Thomas Gaisford and Lady Alice Mary Kerr. He died on 15 September 1915 at age 43, killed in action.
     He fought in the First World War.

     Lady Violet Elizabeth Milles was born in 1869 at Kent, England^G.² She was the daughter of George Watson Milles, 1st Earl Sondes and Charlotte Stracey.³ She married, firstly, Brig.-Gen. Gwyn Venables Hordern, son of Herbert Loveday Cooke Hordern and Emily Maria Maudslay, on 8 April 1916.⁴ She died on 28 March 1957.¹
     From 8 April 1916, her married name became Hordern.

     Lady Winefride Mary Elizabeth Feilding was born circa 1869.¹ She was the daughter of Rudolph William Basil Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh and Mary Berkeley.¹ She married Gervase Henry Elwes, son of Valentine Dudley Henry Cary Elwes and Alice Geraldine Ward, on 11 May 1889.¹ She died on 24 February 1959.¹
     Her married name became Elwes. She was National President of the Catholic Women's League.¹

     Annabel Mary Ward was the daughter of Richard Ward.¹ She married Lt.-Col. John David Kerr, son of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr and Lady Amabel Frederica Henrietta Cowper, on 1 March 1924.¹ She died on 22 March 1974.¹
     Her married name became Kerr.

     Dorothy Lucy Ethelreda Cave was born on 10 August 1903. She is the daughter of Captain Charles John Philip Cave and Wilhelmina Mary Henrietta Kerr.¹ She married Philip Walter Kerr, son of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Talbot Kerr and Lady Amabel Frederica Henrietta Cowper, on 12 May 1936.¹
     Her married name became Kerr.

     Thomas Gaisford was the son of Very Rev. Thomas Gaisford and Helen Margaret Douglas. He married Lady Emily St. Lawrence, daughter of Thomas St. Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth and Lady Emily de Burgh, on 26 October 1859.² He married Lady Alice Mary Kerr, daughter of John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian and Lady Cecil Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, on 20 June 1870.¹ He married Horatia Feilding, daughter of Rear-Admiral Charles Feilding and Lady Elizabeth Theresa Fox-Strangways, on 1 January 1850.³ He died on 26 February 1898.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He lived at Offington, Sussex, England^G.¹