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     John Navarino Fellowes Edwards was born on 24 August 1912.² He was the son of John Burnell Edwards and Muriel Bulwer Fellowes.^3,2 He married Maude Rudolff Sneddon, daughter of Wilhelm Rudolff and Helena von Radetsky, in 1934.¹ He married Heather Rose Carden, daughter of Major Richard Henry Lowry Carden and Margaret Patricia Rose Finch, on 2 October 1951.³ He died on 16 December 1991 at age 79.²
     He lived in 1976 at 85B Great Park Street, Worthing, Sussex, England^G.³

     Helena von Radetsky married Wilhelm Rudolff.¹ She died on 5 August 1938.¹
     She lived at Riga, Latvia^G.

     Lady Constance Veronica Bruce was born on 24 February 1880.¹ She was the daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Constance Mary Carnegie.² She died on 7 July 1969 at age 89, unmarried.¹
     Lady Constance Veronica Bruce usually went by her middle name of Veronica.¹ She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1920.¹

     Lady Marjorie Bruce was born on 12 December 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Constance Mary Carnegie.² She died on 23 May 1901 at age 15.¹

     Lady Rachel Catherine Bruce was born on 23 February 1890.¹ She was the daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Constance Mary Carnegie.² She married Lt.-Col. Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Bt., son of Sir Edmund Hope Verney, 3rd Bt. and Margaret Maria Williams, on 7 December 1911.¹ She died on 17 December 1964 at age 74.¹
     Her married name became Verney.

     Lt.-Col. Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Bt. was born on 7 June 1881.¹ He was the son of Sir Edmund Hope Verney, 3rd Bt. and Margaret Maria Williams.² He married Lady Rachel Catherine Bruce, daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Constance Mary Carnegie, on 7 December 1911.² He died on 23 December 1974 at age 93.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1905 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1907 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Colonial Secretaries between 1907 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for North Buckinghamshire between 1910 and 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of the Buckinghamshire County Council between 1910 and 1930.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Calvert, of Claydon House, co. Bucks [U.K., 1818] on 8 May 1910.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1911 and 1914, to the Chief Secretary for Ireland.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture between 1914 and 1915.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1916 in the Army Service Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1917 in the General List.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of the Anglesey County Council between 1937 and 1955.¹ He was a director of the Metro Railway Company.¹ He wrote the book The Verneys of Claydon, published 1968 (ASIN: B000KYKX1W.)¹ He edited the book Florence Nightingale at Harley Street, published 1970.¹

     Gertrude Lilian Sherbrooke was the daughter of Commander William Sherbrooke and Margaret McDonald Graham.^1,2 She married, firstly, Captain Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy, son of Colonel Sir Reginald Howard Alexander Ogilvy, 10th Bt. and Hon. Olive Barbara Kinnaird, on 1 June 1904.³ She married, secondly, Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine, son of James Bruce, 12th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Mary Louisa Lambton, on 19 November 1913.¹ She married, thirdly, Lt.-Col. John Alexander Stirling, son of Patrick Stirling of Kippendavie and Margaret Mary Leith, on 30 August 1923.¹ She died on 13 February 1971.¹
     From 1 June 1904, her married name became Ogilvy. From 19 November 1913, her married name became Bruce. From 30 August 1923, her married name became Stirling.

     Commander William Sherbrooke was born on 23 October 1844 at Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England.² He was the son of Henry Porter Sherbrooke and Louisa Anne Fleming Fane.³ He married Margaret McDonald Graham on 1 September 1870 at Scotland.² He died on 13 August 1914 at age 69.²
     He lived at Oxton Hall, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Captain Frederick Charles Ashley Ogilvy was born on 9 August 1866.¹ He was the son of Colonel Sir Reginald Howard Alexander Ogilvy, 10th Bt. and Hon. Olive Barbara Kinnaird.¹ He married Gertrude Lilian Sherbrooke, daughter of Commander William Sherbrooke and Margaret McDonald Graham, on 1 June 1904.¹ He died on 18 December 1909 at age 43.¹
     He fought in the Boer War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.¹ He lived at Baldovan House, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Alexander Stirling was the son of Patrick Stirling of Kippendavie and Margaret Mary Leith. He married, firstly, Olive Louisa Blanche Leslie, daughter of Sir John Leslie, 1st Bt. and Lady Constance Wilhelmina Frances Dawson-Damer, on 30 December 1914.¹ He and Olive Louisa Blanche Leslie were divorced in 1920.¹ He married, secondly, Gertrude Lilian Sherbrooke, daughter of Commander William Sherbrooke and Margaret McDonald Graham, on 30 August 1923.² He died on 28 November 1957.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He lived at Kippendavie, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹