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     Francis Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden of Gowran was born on 14 April 1883.¹ He was the son of Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Mary Dickenson.¹ He died on 15 July 1966 at age 83, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service between 1906 and 1927.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1909.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cornwall.² He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.)² He succeeded as the 7th Baron Mendip of Mendip, co. Somerset [G.B., 1794] on 19 July 1930.³ He succeeded as the 7th Lord Clifden, Baron of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1776] on 19 July 1930.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Clifden of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1781] on 19 July 1930.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)²

     Arthur Victor Agar-Robartes, 8th Viscount Clifden of Gowran was born on 9 June 1887.¹ He was the son of Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Mary Dickenson.¹ He married, firstly, Patience Mary Basset, daughter of Arthur Francis Basset and Rebecca Harriet Buller Salusbury-Trelawny, on 17 November 1920.¹ He and Patience Mary Basset were divorced in 1945.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Carter, daughter of Ray Carter, on 29 January 1948.¹ He died on 22 December 1974 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was wounded.² He gained the rank of Acting Major in the Guards MG Regiment.² He succeeded as the 8th Lord Clifden, Baron of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1776] on 15 July 1966.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Mendip of Mendip, co. Somerset [G.B., 1794] on 15 July 1966.³ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Clifden of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1781] on 15 July 1966.¹
     On his death, all of his titles except the barony of Mendip became extinct.¹

     Kendal Clinton is the son of Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln and Elizabeth Morrison.²

     Patience Mary Basset was born in 1901 at Illogan, Cornwall, England.² She was the daughter of Arthur Francis Basset and Rebecca Harriet Buller Salusbury-Trelawny.¹ She married Arthur Victor Agar-Robartes, 8th Viscount Clifden of Gowran, son of Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Mary Dickenson, on 17 November 1920.¹ She and Arthur Victor Agar-Robartes, 8th Viscount Clifden of Gowran were divorced in 1945.¹ She died on 31 December 1956.¹
     From 17 November 1920, her married name became Agar-Robartes.¹

     Elizabeth Knyvett is the daughter of Sir Henry Knyvett and Elizabeth Stumpe.¹ She married Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln, son of Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln and Lady Catherine Hastings, on 21 September 1584.¹
     After her marriage, Elizabeth Knyvett was styled as Countess of Lincoln on 29 September 1616.

     William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst was born on 13 June 1979.¹ He is the son of William Herbrand Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr and Anne Pamela Leveson.¹ He married Countess Xenia Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, daughter of Count Nikolai Dmitrievich Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, on 5 February 2010 at Russian Orthodox Cathedral, London, England^G.²
     He was styled as Lord Buckhurst in 1988.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Margaret Carter was born in 1905 at U.S.A.² She was the daughter of Ray Carter.¹ She married, firstly, John Eaton Monins, son of John Henry Monins and Edith Julia Cobbold, in 1926 at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.^1,2 She married, secondly, John Harvey Thursby, son of Reverend Harvey William Gustavus Thursby and Margaret Emily Mount, in November 1940 at St. Mary's Parish Church, Burghfield, Berkshire, England.^1,2 She married, thirdly, Arthur Victor Agar-Robartes, 8th Viscount Clifden of Gowran, son of Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Mary Dickenson, on 29 January 1948.¹ She died in 1982.²
     From 1926, her married name became Monins.¹ From November 1940, her married name became Thursby.¹ From 29 January 1948, her married name became Agar-Robartes.¹ After her marriage, Margaret Carter was styled as Viscountess Clifden of Gowran on 15 July 1966.

     Ray Carter lived at St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Edward Clinton, Lord Clinton was baptised on 30 December 1624.¹ He was the son of Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln and Bridget Fiennes.² He married Lady Anne Holles, daughter of John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare, circa 30 March 1652.¹ He died before 21 April 1657 at Covent Garden, London, England^G.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 21 April 1657.³
     He was styled as Lord Clinton.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Callington Cornwall between 1646 and 1648.¹

     Lady Anne Holles was the daughter of John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare.¹ She married, secondly, Charles Bates.¹ She married, firstly, Edward Clinton, Lord Clinton, son of Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln and Bridget Fiennes, circa 30 March 1652.¹ She died in October 1707.¹
     Her married name became Bates.¹ From circa 30 March 1652, her married name became Clinton.¹