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     Marguerita Agnes Currie is the daughter of John Currie.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Leslie Allen before 1919.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Ernest Brabazon Booth, son of Brabazon Shiels Booth and Barbarina Elizabeth Wilson, on 29 January 1919.¹
     From before 1919, her married name became Allen.¹ From 29 January 1919, her married name became Booth.¹

     John Currie lived at New Park Road, London, England^G.¹

     Captain Leslie Allen married Marguerita Agnes Currie, daughter of John Currie, before 1919.¹ He died before 1919.¹

     Barry Francis McCorkell was born on 10 April 1889.² He was the son of David Browne McCorkell and Evelyn Georgina Harriet Pakenham.² He married Eileen Miller, daughter of Sir Francis Henry Miller, on 1 April 1918.² He died on 2 January 1957 at age 67.³
     He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Londonderry in 1954.⁴ He lived at Templeard, Culmore, County Londonderry, Ireland^G.¹

     Thomas Evelyn Barton Booth was born in 1860.¹ He was the son of George Booth and Georgiana Susanna Arabel Barton.¹ He died in 1906.¹

     James Erskine Wise Booth was born on 4 August 1862.¹ He was the son of George Booth and Georgiana Susanna Arabel Barton.¹ He married Hilda Mary Hall-Dare, daughter of Robert Westley Hall-Dare and Caroline Susan Henrietta Newton, on 30 December 1890.² He died on 30 January 1931 at age 68.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Kildare Rifles.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of officer in 1916 in the Royal Engineers.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was with the Irish Land Commission.¹ He lived at Laragh House, Stratford, County Wicklow, Ireland^G.¹

     Hilda Mary Hall-Dare was the daughter of Robert Westley Hall-Dare and Caroline Susan Henrietta Newton.^1,2 She married James Erskine Wise Booth, son of George Booth and Georgiana Susanna Arabel Barton, on 30 December 1890.³ She died on 3 August 1953.¹
     From 30 December 1890, her married name became Booth.¹

     Gertrude St. Vincent Doran is the daughter of Thomas Doran.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Arthur Ronald Booth, son of James Erskine Wise Booth and Hilda Mary Hall-Dare.¹
     Her married name became Booth.¹

     Brigadier John Roberts Booth was born on 5 January 1901.¹ He was the son of James Erskine Wise Booth and Hilda Mary Hall-Dare.¹ He married Sheila Victoria Barron, daughter of Richard Bankes Barron, on 3 December 1938.¹ He died on 2 June 1971 at age 70.²
     He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1920, in the service of the 14th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1931.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, where he was mentioned in despatches twice and was wounded three times.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1945 and bar (1945.)¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in 1947 in the Wana Brigade.¹ He retired from the military in 1948.¹ He lived in 1958 at Rainsford Lodge, Bunclody, County Wexford, Ireland^G.¹