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     Reginald Towner lived at Fleet, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Prebendary Paul Towner is the son of Reginald Towner.² He married Anne Alice Florita Thesiger, daughter of Richard Edward Knight Thesiger and Eileen Alice Still, in August 1973.¹

     Andrew Paul John Towner was born in 1976.¹ He is the son of Prebendary Paul Towner and Anne Alice Florita Thesiger.²

     Katherine Anne Towner was born in 1975.¹ She is the daughter of Prebendary Paul Towner and Anne Alice Florita Thesiger.²
     She graduated from Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G, in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹

     Elizabeth Marjorie Towner was born in 1979.¹ She is the daughter of Prebendary Paul Towner and Anne Alice Florita Thesiger.²

     Frances Georgina Thesiger was born on 7 October 1956.¹ She is the daughter of Richard Edward Knight Thesiger and Eileen Alice Still.²
     She lived in 2003 at 107 Upper Brook Street, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ She lived in 2007 at Marasal Cakmak Cad. No. 118, Ismet Pasa Mah., Ayvalik, Balikesir, Turkey^G.³

     Patience Elizabeth Florita Thesiger was born on 20 March 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Lionel Bruce Thesiger and Florita Maria Engracia Knight.² She died on 13 March 2001 at age 92.¹
     She was with the Auxiliary Territorial Service during the Second World War.¹ She was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ She held the office of Mayor of Tunbridge Wells between 1969 and 1970.¹ She was Vice-Chairman of the Kent County Council between 1982 and 1984.¹ She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1994.¹

     Sir Bertram Sackville Thesiger was born on 14 January 1875.¹ He was the son of Hon. Sir Edward Pierson Thesiger and Georgina Mary Stopford.² He married Violet Henley, daughter of Joseph Arthur Henley and Kate Isabella Graves, on 3 March 1921.¹ He died on 12 May 1966 at age 91, without issue.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1911.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1916.¹ He was awarded the Order of St. Anne of Russia 2nd Class with swords.¹ He was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit.¹ He was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir of Russia with swords.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1921 and 1922.¹ He was Admiral Superintendant of the Portsmouth Dockyard between 1925 and 1927.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station between 1927 and 1929.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Commodore in the Royal Naval Reserve, in charge of convoys and FOIC.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1942.¹

     Joseph Arthur Henley was born on 7 January 1856 at Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England.² He was the son of Joseph John Henley and Agnes Walwyn Walrond.² He married Kate Isabella Graves on 9 January 1877.² He died on 24 November 1903 at age 47 at Oxfordshire, England.²
     He lived at Waterperry, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary in 1880.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire Militia.²

     Violet Henley was the daughter of Joseph Arthur Henley and Kate Isabella Graves.^2,3 She married, firstly, William Brodrick Cloete before 1921.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Bertram Sackville Thesiger, son of Hon. Sir Edward Pierson Thesiger and Georgina Mary Stopford, on 3 March 1921.¹ She died on 21 May 1973.¹
     From before 1921, her married name became Cloete.¹ From 3 March 1921, her married name became Thesiger.