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     Mary Brocklehurst was the daughter of John Brocklehurst and Sarah Pownall.¹ She died in May 1852, unmarried.¹
     She lived at Jordan's Gate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England^G.¹

     David Robert Plunket, 1st and last Baron Rathmore was born on 3 December 1838.¹ He was the son of John Span Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket of Newton and Charlotte Bushe.^1,2 He died on 22 August 1919 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to King's Inn in 1862 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was Law Advisor to the Irish Government in 1868.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1868.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dublin University between 1870 and 1895.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1875.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General [Ireland] between 1875 and 1877.¹ He held the office of Paymaster-General in 1880.¹ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works from 1885 to 1886.¹ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works between 1886 and 1892.¹ He was created 1st Baron Rathmore, of Shanganagh, co. Dublin [U.K.] on 14 November 1895.¹ On his death, his title became extinct.¹

     Major Oswin Cumming Baker-Cresswell was the son of Oswin Addison Baker-Cresswell and Anne Seymour Conway Gordon-Cumming.² He married Emma Sophia Georgiana Denman, daughter of Hon. Richard Denman and Emma Jones, on 31 October 1872.¹ He died on 26 February 1886.¹
     He lived at Cresswell, Northumberland, England.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northumberland.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Bt. was born on 5 April 1810 at Chadlington, Oxfordshire, England.² He was the son of Abram Tyack Rawlinson and Eliza Eudocia Albinia Creswicke.^2,3 He was baptised on 26 April 1810 at Chadlington, Oxfordshire, England. He married Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour, daughter of Henry Seymour and Jane Hopkinson, on 2 September 1862.² He died on 5 March 1895 at age 84.²
     He gained the rank of Military Cadet in 1827 in the Honourable East India Company.³ He gained the rank of Paymaster between 1829 and 1834 in the 1st Bombay Grandiers.³ Between 1833 and 1839 he helped organise the Shah of Persia's army.³ He was Political Agent, Kandahar between 1840 and 1842.³ He was Consul and Resident to Baghdad between 1843 and 1855.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1844.² He was simultaneously the first person to decipher Perisan cuneiform script, along with Dr Edward Hincks.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1856.³ He was Crown Director, Honourable East India Company in 1856.³ He held the office of Member of Council, Secretary of State, India between 1858 and 1859.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Reigate between February 1858 and September 1858.³ He held the office of Enovy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia between 1859 and 1860.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Frome between 1865 and 1868.³ He was president of the British Museum between 1867 and 1895.³ He held the office of Member of Council, Secretary of State, India between 1868 and 1895.³ He was president of the Royal Geographical Society between 1871 and 1872.³ He was president of the Royal Geographical Society between 1874 and 1875.³ He wrote the book England and Russia in the East, published 1875.³ He was president of the Royal Asiatic Society between 1878 and 1881.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1889.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)³ He was created 1st Baronet Rawlinson [U.K.] on 7 February 1891.³

     Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Bt. was born on 17 January 1867.² He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Bt. and Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour.^1,3 He married, firstly, Margarette Kennard Greenfield, daughter of William Bunce Greenfield and Mary Jane Kennard, on 25 June 1890.² He married, secondly, Jean Isabella Griffen Aitken on 13 December 1913.³ He and Jean Isabella Griffen Aitken were divorced in 1924.³ He died on 1 June 1934 at age 67.³
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 17th Lancers.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Garrison Artillery.³ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.³ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1916.³ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1916.³ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919.³ He gained the rank of officer between 1919 and 1920 in the Special Intelligence Service, with GHQ Army, Black Sea.³ Between 1920 and 1921 he was imprisoned in Erzerum by the Turks.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Rawlinson [U.K., 1891] on 25 April 1925.³

     Sir Donald James Mackay, 11th Lord Reay was born on 22 December 1839.² He was the son of Ænas Mackay, 10th Lord Reay and Mary Catherine Anne Jacoba Fagel.^1,3 He married Fanny Georgiana Jane Hasler, daughter of Richard Hasler and Julia Wyndham, on 5 June 1877.¹ He died on 1 August 1921 at age 81, without issue.¹
     He was educated at The Hague, The Netherlands.² He was educated at Leyden University, Leyden, The Netherlands^G.² He was with the Dutch Legation of London, and member of the Dutch Chamber of Representatives.² He succeeded as the 11th Lord Reay, of Reay, co. Caithness [S., 1628] on 6 March 1876.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Mackay [N.S., 1627] on 6 March 1876.² He was naturalized as a British subject in 1877.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Selkirkshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire.¹ He was created 1st Baron Reay, of Durness, co. Sutherland [U.K.] on 8 October 1881.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of Glasgow University in 1884.¹ He held the office of Governor of Bombay between 1885 and 1890.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1886.² He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) in 1887.² He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) in 1890.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire between 1892 and 1918.² He held the office of Under-Secretary of State for India between 1894 and 1895.¹ He was chairman of the London School Boards between 1897 and 1904.¹ He was president of the British Academy between 1902 and 1907.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1906.² He was created Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1911.¹ On his death, his UK Barony became extinct.¹

     Ænas Mackay, 10th Lord Reay was born on 13 January 1807.² He was the son of Barthold Johan Christiaan Mackay and Jonkvrouwe Anna Magdalena Frederika Henriette van Renesse.³ He married Mary Catherine Anne Jacoba Fagel, daughter of Baron James Fagel, on 27 October 1837.² He died on 6 March 1876 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands^G.² He was a practising lawyer at The Hague, The Netherlands.² He was member of the Second Chamber, States General between 1850 and 1862.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Mackay van Ophemert [The Netherlands, 1822] on 24 November 1854.² He was Vice-President, Council of State between 1862 and 1876.² He was Minsiter of State, Council of State between 1865 and 1876.² He was awarded the Knight Grand Cross, Order of Netherland Lion.² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Mackay [N.S., 1627] on 2 June 1875.² He succeeded as the 10th Lord Reay, of Reay, co. Caithness [S., 1628] on 2 June 1875.²

     Fanny Georgiana Jane Hasler was baptised on 11 November 1833 at Kirdford, Chichester, Sussex, England.² She was the daughter of Richard Hasler and Julia Wyndham.^1,2 She married, firstly, Captain Alexander Mitchell before 1877.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Donald James Mackay, 11th Lord Reay, son of Ænas Mackay, 10th Lord Reay and Mary Catherine Anne Jacoba Fagel, on 5 June 1877.¹ She died on 23 January 1917 at age 83.³
     From before 1877, her married name became Mitchell.¹ From 5 June 1877, her married name became Mackay.¹ After her marriage, Fanny Georgiana Jane Hasler was styled as Baroness Reay on 8 October 1881. She was awarded the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.)¹

     Richard Hasler was born on 2 December 1795.² He was the son of Richard Hasler and Martha Newland.² He married Julia Wyndham, daughter of Hon. William Frederick Wyndham and Julia de Smorzewska, Countess de Spyterki, on 27 April 1830.² He died on 29 September 1866 at age 70.²
     He lived at Aldingbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Captain Alexander Mitchell married Fanny Georgiana Jane Hasler, daughter of Richard Hasler and Julia Wyndham, before 1877.¹ He died before 1877.¹
     He lived at Stow, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹