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     Morgan O'Donovan is the son of Reverend Morgan O'Donovan and Mary Ronayne.¹ He married Melian Towgood French, daughter of Colonel Savage French and Mary Twogood, in 1766.¹
     He lived at Cork, County Cork, Ireland^G.²

     Alice Mary Pickard-Cambridge was born on 16 October 1855 at Warmwell, Dorset, England^G.² She was the daughter of Reverend Edward Pickard-Cambridge and Harriet Caroline Foot.^1,2 She married John Henry Becher, son of Reverend John Drake Becher and Elizabeth Susanna Machin, on 17 April 1879.^1,2 She died on 8 January 1945 at age 89.²
     From 17 April 1879, her married name became Becher.¹

     Reverend Edward Pickard-Cambridge married Harriet Caroline Foot, daughter of Captain George Foot.²
     He was the Rector of Warmwell-cum-Porcwell, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Melian Towgood French was the daughter of Colonel Savage French and Mary Twogood.¹ She married Morgan O'Donovan, son of Reverend Morgan O'Donovan and Mary Ronayne, in 1766.¹ She died in 1813.²
     From 1766, her married name became O'Donovan.¹

     Gertrude Veronica Gale was the daughter of Henry Mark Gale and Hon. Mary Strutt.^1,2 She married Major John Pickard Becher, son of John Henry Becher and Alice Mary Pickard-Cambridge, on 20 April 1911 at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England^G.^1,3 She died on 6 March 1970 at Popely's Piece, Bishops Drive, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England^G.^1,3
     From 20 April 1911, her married name became Becher.¹

     Henry Mark Gale was born in 1842.² He was the son of Henry Foster Coore and Augusta Caroline Milbank.³ He married Hon. Mary Strutt, daughter of Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper and Amelia Harriet Otter.³
     He lived at Scruton Hall, Bedale, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He was given the name of Henry Mark Coore at birth.³

     S/Ldr John Henry Becher was born on 6 September 1912 at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Major John Pickard Becher and Gertrude Veronica Gale.¹ He died on 10 August 1940 at age 27, killed in action.¹ He was buried at Maala Cemetery, Yemen.²
     He was educated between September 1926 and July 1931 at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)^1,2 He gained the rank of Pilot Officer in 1932 in the Special Reserve, Royal Air Force.² He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Squadron Leader in April 1939 in the Royal Air Force, Intelligence.²

     Mary Ronayne is the daughter of Thomas Ronayne.² She married Reverend Morgan O'Donovan, son of Cornelius O'Donovan and Helena O'Donovan, in 1733.¹
     She lived at Hodnetts Wood, Ireland^G.³ From 1733, her married name became O'Donovan.¹

     Elizabeth O'Neill was the daughter of John O'Neill.² She married Sir William Wrixon-Becher, 1st Bt., son of William Wrixon and Mary Becher, on 18 December 1819.¹ She died on 29 October 1872 at Mayfair, London, England^G.^1,3
     From 18 December 1819, her married name became Wrixon-Becher.¹ She was an actress.¹

     Luise Henriette Karoline von Nassau-Usingen was born on 14 June 1763 at Usingen, Hessen-Nassau, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Karl Wilhelm Fürst von Nassau-Usingen and Karoline Felicitas Gräfin zu Leiningen-Langsberg-Heidesheim.¹ She died on 30 March 1845 at age 81.¹