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     John Mervyn Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne was born on 28 February 1932.¹ He was the son of Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne and Lady Mary Lilian Lindsay.¹ He married, firstly, Gillian Stockwell, daughter of Colonel George Cochrane Stockwell and Evelyn Dorothy Heywood, on 8 October 1955.¹ He and Gillian Stockwell were divorced in 1973.¹ He married, secondly, Professor Susannah Jane Eykyn, daughter of Commander William Canning Eykyn, on 17 December 1981.¹ He died on 25 June 2022 at age 90.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1957 in the Coldstream Guards, RARO.¹ He held the office of Member of the Wiltshire County Council between 1967 and 1970.¹ He was managing director of Stewart, Smith (LP & M) Ltd between 1970 and 1974.¹ He was a practising barrister in 1979.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Dilhorne, of Towcester, co. Northampton [U.K., 1962] on 7 September 1980.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Dilhorne, of Greens Norton, co. Northampton [U.K., 1964] on 7 September 1980.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Manningham-Buller, of Dilhorne Hall, Staffs [U.K., 1866] on 7 September 1980.¹ He was chairman of the VAT Tribunal between 1989 and 1997.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Dower House, Minterne Parva, Dorchester, Dorset, England^G.³

     Lt.-Col. Sir Mervyn Edward Manningham-Buller, 3rd Bt. was born on 16 January 1876.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Edmund Manningham Manningham-Buller and Lady Anne Coke.¹ He married Hon. Lilah Constance Cavendish, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham and Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor, on 8 July 1903.² He died on 22 August 1956 at age 80.¹
     He fought in the Boer War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Northamptonshire.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Manningham-Buller, of Dilhorne Hall, Staffs [U.K., 1866] on 27 April 1910.¹ He was Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade in 1914.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kettering between 1924 and 1929.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northampton between 1931 and 1940.¹

     Hon. Lilah Constance Cavendish was born on 20 March 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham and Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor.² She married Lt.-Col. Sir Mervyn Edward Manningham-Buller, 3rd Bt., son of Maj.-Gen. Edmund Manningham Manningham-Buller and Lady Anne Coke, on 8 July 1903.¹ She died on 27 April 1944 at age 60.¹
     Her married name became Manningham-Buller. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.¹

     Hon. Marjorie Beatrice Cavendish was born on 18 September 1888.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham and Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor.² She died on 2 July 1897 at age 8.¹

     Magdalen Aston was the daughter of Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Bt. and Anne Willoughby.¹ She married Sir Robert Burdett, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Francis Burdett, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Walter.¹
     Her married name became Burdett.¹

     Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Bt. was born on 29 September 1600 at Shropshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of John Aston and Maud Needham.¹ He married, firstly, Magdalen Poulteney, daughter of Sir John Poulteney, in 1627.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Willoughby, daughter of Sir Henry Willoughby, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Knollys, in 1639.¹ He died on 24 March 1645/46 at age 45 at Stafford, England^G, from a blow to the head received while escaping from the captivity of the Parliamentarians.¹ He was buried at Aston, Cheshire, England^G.¹
     He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 28 March 1617.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 8 July 1619 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1620.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Aston, of Aston [in the parish of Runcorn], co. Chester [England] on 25 July 1628.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Cheshire from 1635 to 1636.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cheshire from April 1640 to May 1640.¹ He fought in the Battle of Nantwich on 28 January 1642, where he was defeated by the Parliamentary General, Sir William Brereton, and was captured.¹ He was Captain of the troop of horse which he raised for King Charles I.¹

     Thomas Adolph Brockhoff lived at Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹

     Juliet Perpetua Woodall is the daughter of Edward Woodall.¹ She married Mark Robin Cubitt, son of Major Hon. Archibald Edward Cubitt and Sibell Margaret Norman, on 21 July 1962.¹ She and Mark Robin Cubitt were divorced in 1984.¹
     From 21 July 1962, her married name became Cubitt.¹

     Alice London was the daughter of William London.¹ She married, thirdly, Thomas Burgh, 1st Lord Burgh, son of Edward Burgh, 2nd Lord Burgh (of Gainsborough) and Anne Cobham.² She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Bedingfeld.¹ She married, secondly, Edmund Rokewood.¹ She died on 25 March 1559.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) in 1559.²
     Her married name became Rokewood.¹ Her married name became Burgh. Her married name became Bedingfeld.¹ After her marriage, Alice London was styled as Baroness Burgh on 2 December 1529. Her last will was dated 25 March 1558.