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     Sir James Robert Mellor is the son of Rt. Hon. Sir John Mellor.¹
     He lived at Craven Hill Gardens, Bayswater, London, England^G.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir John Mellor was born on 1 January 1809 at Oldham, Lancashire, England.² He was the son of John Mellor.³ He married Elizabeth Cooke Moseley, daughter of William Moseley, on 24 September 1833.³ He died on 26 April 1887 at age 78 at Kingsdown, Kent, England.²
     He was a practising barrister-at-law in 1833.³ He held the office of Recorder of Warwick between 1848 and 1852.³ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1851.³ He held the office of Recorder of Leicester between 1855 and 1861.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Yarmouth between 1857 and 1859.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Nottingham between 1859 and 1861.³ He held the office of Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court between 1861 and 1879.⁴ He was a practising Serjeant-at-Law in 1862.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1879.³ He lived at Otterhead, Honiton, Devon, England.³ He lived at Kingsdown House, Kent, England.³

     Maria Florence Mellor was born circa 1877.¹ She was the daughter of Sir James Robert Mellor.² She married Sir Ernest Makins, son of Henry Francis Makins and Keziah Elizabeth Hunt, on 31 January 1903.¹ She died on 11 August 1972.¹
     From 31 January 1903, her married name became Makins.

     Very Rev. Hastings Rashdall married Constance Makins, daughter of Henry Francis Makins and Keziah Elizabeth Hunt, on 22 July 1905.¹ He died on 9 February 1924.¹
     He was Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)² He was Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)² He was a Fellow and Tutor at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)² He held the office of Dean of Carlisle.¹

     Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite was born on 14 April 1827.¹ He was the son of John Benn Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite and Lady Jane Grey.² He married Lady Katherine Emily Mary Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith, on 20 July 1858.³ He died on 27 March 1920 at age 92.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leominster between 1865 and 1868.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Radnorshire between 1868 and 1880.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire between 1875 and 1895.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Ormathwaite, of Ormathwaite, co. Cumberland [U.K., 1868] on 3 February 1881.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Walsh, of Ormathwaite, co. Cumberland [U.K., 1804] on 3 February 1881.¹

     Guy Herbert Makins was born on 5 July 1906.¹ He was the son of Sir Ernest Makins and Maria Florence Mellor.¹ He died on 17 September 1923 at age 17, as the result of an accident.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Major Geoffrey Henry Makins was born on 19 October 1915.¹ He was the son of Sir Ernest Makins and Maria Florence Mellor.¹ He died on 4 September 1944 at age 28 at Normandy, France^G, from wounds received in action.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Major in the 1st Royal Dragoons.² He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)²

     Joseph Drake is the son of Sir Francis Drake, 1st Bt. and Joan Strode.^1,2 He married Margaret Crymes.³

     Bamfylde Drake was born on 12 April 1670 at Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England^G.¹ He was the son of Joseph Drake and Margaret Crymes.^1,2 He married Katherine Stone, daughter of Richard Stone and Katherine Strange, on 8 May 1692 at West Hamney, Berkshire, England^G.² He died circa June 1729.¹ He was buried on 20 June 1729 at Farway, Devon, England^G.¹
     He graduated from Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1693 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was the Rector between 1700 and 1729 at Farway, Devon, England^G.¹

     Sidney Martin Davis was born on 18 May 1918 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He married Edwina Ottillie Jane Laycock, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Robert Edward Laycock and Lady Clare Angela Louise Ward, circa 1966 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He died on 16 May 1988 at age 69.¹