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     Lady Mary Gordon was the daughter of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen and Catherine Elizabeth Hanson.¹ She married Thomas Horton, son of Joshua Horton and Maria Bethia Woollin, on 12 March 1789.¹ She died in August 1852.¹ She was buried at Rippenden, England^G.¹
     From 12 March 1789, her married name became Horton.¹

     Thomas Horton was born on 28 August 1766 at Howroyde Hall, Yorkshire, England.² He was the son of Joshua Horton and Maria Bethia Woollin.² He married Lady Mary Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen and Catherine Elizabeth Hanson, on 12 March 1789.¹ He died on 22 December 1829 at age 63.¹
     He lived at Howroyde Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Vice-Admiral William Gordon was born on 18 December 1784.¹ He was the son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo and Charlotte Baird.¹ He died on 3 February 1858 at age 73 at Exmouth, Devon, England^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried at Exmouth, Devon, England^G.¹
     He was commissioned in 1797, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Aberdeenshire between 1820 and 1854.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty between 1841 and 1846.¹ He was Commander--in-Chief of the the Nore between 1854 and 1857.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Gordon was born in 1791.² He was the son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo and Charlotte Baird.¹ He died on 8 October 1847 at Balmoral Castle, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was buried at Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹
     He held the office of Envoy-Extraordinary to Brazil in 1826.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in 1828.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1829.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.)¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Austria between 1841 and 1847.¹ He leased the Balmoral Estate.¹

     Admiral John Gordon was born in 1792.^1,2 He was the son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo and Charlotte Baird.¹ He died on 8 November 1869 at London, England^G.¹ He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy.¹

     Lady Alicia Gordon was born in 1787.¹ She was the daughter of George Gordon, Lord Haddo and Charlotte Baird.¹ She died on 24 April 1847 at London, England^G, unmarried.² She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England^G.²
     On 2 January 1813 she was granted by royal warrant the rank of an earl's daughter.² She was Lady in Waiting to HRH Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester.²

     Gisele Galante was born in 1956.¹ She is the daughter of Pierre Paul Galante and Olivia Mary de Havilland.¹

     Captain Wolf Wolter Rudolf Bentinck was born on 28 November 1903.¹ He was the son of Admiral Sir Rudolf Walter Bentinck and Mabel Fetherstonhaugh.² He married Yvonne Street, daughter of Colonel Harold Street, on 19 April 1940.¹ He died on 6 December 1992 at age 89.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He was Chief Staff Officer to the Senior British Naval Officer and Flag Officer (Liaison), Middle East in 1949.¹

     Colonel Harold Street lived at Castlemead, Hythe, Kent, England^G.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Yvonne Street was the daughter of Colonel Harold Street.² She married Captain Wolf Wolter Rudolf Bentinck, son of Admiral Sir Rudolf Walter Bentinck and Mabel Fetherstonhaugh, on 19 April 1940.¹ She died on 16 July 1986.¹
     From 19 April 1940, her married name became Bentinck.