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     Lady Charlotte Stuart was born circa 1775. She was the daughter of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of the County of Bute and Hon. Charlotte Jane Windsor. She married Sir William Jackson Homan, 1st Bt., son of Reverend Philip Homan, in 1797.¹ She died on 5 September 1847.¹
     Her married name became Homan.

     Sir William Jackson Homan, 1st Bt. was born in 1771.² He was the son of Reverend Philip Homan.² He married Lady Charlotte Stuart, daughter of John Stuart, 1st Marquess of the County of Bute and Hon. Charlotte Jane Windsor, in 1797.¹ He died before 1847.
     He gained the title of 1st Baronet Homan.

     John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of the County of Bute was born on 4 August 1907.² He was the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of the County of Bute and Augusta Mary Monica Bellingham.¹ He married Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes, daughter of Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard and Beatrice Mills, on 26 April 1932.² He died on 14 August 1956 at age 49.²
     He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery (TAR.)² He succeeded as the 8th Lord Mountstuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock [S., 1703] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Kingarth [S., 1703] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Bute [S., 1703] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 6th Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley, co. York [G.B., 1761] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 17th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar [S., 1488] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Stuart, of Bute [N.S., 1627] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 5th Marquess of the County of Bute [G.B., 1796] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Windsor [G.B., 1796] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Mountjoy, of the Isle of Wight [G.B., 1796] on 25 April 1947.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Cardiff of Cardiff Castle [G.B., 1776] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Dumfries [S., 1633] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 10th Lord of Sanquhar [S., 1622] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 10th Viscount of Air [S., 1622] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 10th Viscount of Air [S., 1633] on 25 April 1947.² He succeeded as the 10th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar and Cumnock [S., 1633] on 25 April 1947.² He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire.² He was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Bute.²

     Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes was born on 1 July 1912.² She was the daughter of Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard and Beatrice Mills.^1,2 She married John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of the County of Bute, son of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of the County of Bute and Augusta Mary Monica Bellingham, on 26 April 1932.¹ She died in July 1993.^3,2
     Her married name became Crichton-Stuart. After her marriage, Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes was styled as Marchioness of Bute on 25 April 1947.

     Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard was born on 17 September 1874.¹ He was the son of George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard and Hon. Frances Mary Petre.¹ He married Beatrice Mills, daughter of Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston, on 14 January 1909.¹ He died on 10 September 1948 at age 73.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Granard of Castle Donnington, co. Leicester [U.K., 1806] on 25 August 1889.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Granard [I., 1684] on 25 August 1889.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Forbes, of Castle Forbes, Co. Longford, Ireland [N.S., 1628] on 25 August 1889.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount of Granard, co. Longford [I., 1675] on 25 August 1889.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Clanehugh, co. Longford [I., 1675] on 25 August 1889.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1905 and 1907.¹ He held the office of Assistant Postmaster-General between 1906 and 1909.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1907.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) in 1909.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 5th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment in 1914 which he raised.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th City of London Regiment.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1915.¹ He was Military Secretary to the British Salonika Force in 1916.¹ He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle of Serbia 4th Class with Swords.¹ He was awarded the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus of Italy.¹ He was awarded the Order of Christ of Portugal.¹ He was awarded the Star of Ethiopia.¹ He was awarded the Star of Romania.¹ He was awarded the Order of Pius.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Ismail of Egypt.¹ He was awarded the Commander, Order of the Redeemer of Greece.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Order of Military Merit of Spain.¹ He was awarded the Grand-Croix, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.¹ He was awarded the Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.¹ He was chairman of the Irish Food Control Committee in 1918.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Isobel La Catolica of Spain.¹ He was awarded the Order of the North Star of Sweden.¹ He was awarded the Order of Charles III of Spain.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Longford.¹ He held the office of Senator [Irish Free State] between 1922 and 1934.¹ He was Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.¹ He held the office of Member of the Council of State [Ireland] in 1946.¹

     Rupert Charles Pilkington was born on 21 February 1964.¹ He is the son of Simon Mark Pilkington and Angela Mary Monica Crichton-Stuart.¹

     Rose Stuart was born on 6 April 1946.¹ She was the daughter of Lord David Stuart and Ursula Sybil Packe.¹ She died on 5 January 1962 at age 15, killed in a car accident.¹

     John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich was born on 15 September 1929.³ He was the son of Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich and Lady Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners.³ He married, firstly, Anne Frances May Clifford, daughter of Hon. Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford and Alice Devin Gundry, on 5 August 1952.¹ He and Anne Frances May Clifford were divorced in 1985.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Mary Makins, daughter of Roger Mellor Makins, 1st Baron Sherfield and Alice Brooks Davis, on 14 June 1989.³ He died on 1 June 2018 at age 88.⁴
     John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich used the pen-name of John Julius Norwich.³ He was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada^G.³ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was with the Foreign Service between 1952 and 1964.³ He was educated at University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Norwich, of Aldwick, co. Sussex [U.K., 1952] on 1 January 1954.³ He wrote the book The Normans in the South, published 1967.³ He wrote the book The Kingdom in the Sun, published 1970.³ He wrote the book A History of Venice, published between 1977 and 1981.³ He wrote the book Christmas Crackers 1970-79, published 1980.³ He wrote the book Fifty Years of Glyndebourne, published 1985.³ He wrote the book A Taste For travel, published 1985.³ He wrote the book More Christmas Crackers, published 1990.³ He wrote the book Byzantium: the Apogee, published 1991.³ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1993.³ He wrote the book Byzantium: Decline and Fall, published 1995.³ He wrote the book Shakespeare's Kings, published 1999.³ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.)³ He co-authored the book Mount Athos, with Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 7th Bt.³ He wrote the book Still More Christmas Crackers, published 2000.³

     Lt.-Cdr. Hon. James Willoughby Bertie was born on 22 September 1901.² He was the son of Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Gwendoline Mary Dormer.² He married Lady Jean Crichton-Stuart, daughter of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of the County of Bute and Augusta Mary Monica Bellingham, on 12 June 1928.¹ He died on 11 May 1966 at age 64.²
     He fought in the First World War between 1917 and 1919.² He was awarded the Knight of Honour and Devotion, Sovereign Military Order of Malta.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.¹

     Lady Jean Crichton-Stuart was born on 28 October 1908.¹ She was the daughter of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of the County of Bute and Augusta Mary Monica Bellingham.¹ She married Lt.-Cdr. Hon. James Willoughby Bertie, son of Montagu Arthur Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Gwendoline Mary Dormer, on 12 June 1928.¹ She died on 23 October 1995 at age 86.¹
     Her married name became Bertie. She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1959.¹