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     Mary Evelyn Ellis was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis and Hon. Mina Frances Labouchere.¹ She married Ralph Sneyd, son of Reverend Walter Sneyd, on 17 December 1885.¹ She died on 30 August 1923.¹
     Her married name became Sneyd.

     Ralph Sneyd was born on 10 December 1863.¹ He was the son of Reverend Walter Sneyd.¹ He married Mary Evelyn Ellis, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis and Hon. Mina Frances Labouchere, on 17 December 1885.² He died on 25 December 1949 at age 86, without issue.¹
     He lived at Keel, Staffordshire, England^G.²

     Albertha Lily Magdalen Ellis was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis and Hon. Mina Frances Labouchere.¹ She died on 15 May 1948, unmarried.¹

     Alexandra Mina Ellis was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis and Hon. Mina Frances Labouchere.^1,2 She married Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge, son of General Hon. Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge and Mary Georgina Frances Ellis, on 4 November 1899.² She died on 23 March 1949.¹
     Her married name became Hardinge.

     Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge was born on 12 October 1859.¹ He was the son of General Hon. Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge and Mary Georgina Frances Ellis.¹ He married Alexandra Mina Ellis, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis and Hon. Mina Frances Labouchere, on 4 November 1899.² He died on 27 December 1933 at age 74.¹
     He was admitted to Inner Temple entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was with the Diplomatic Service in 1884.¹ He was Political Agent and Consul-General to Zanzibar between 1894 and 1900.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross of King Charles III of Spain.¹ He was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Teheran between 1900 and 1906.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1904.¹ He was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Brussels between 1906 and 1911.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1910.¹ He was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Lisbon between 1911 and 1913.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1913.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1913 and 1919.¹

     Dorothy Ellis was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis and Hon. Mina Frances Labouchere.² She married Charles Theodore Halswell Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron Wharton, son of Halswell Milborne Kemeys-Tynte and Rosabelle Clare Walsh, on 10 August 1899.² She died on 3 August 1944.²
     Her married name became Kemeys-Tynte. After her marriage, Dorothy Ellis was styled as Baroness Wharton on 15 February 1916.

     George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall was born on 16 May 1928.¹ He was the son of George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall and Hon. Ursula Mary Lawley.¹ He died on 19 July 2001 at age 73, unmarried.¹
     George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall usually went by his middle name of Richard.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Wraxall, of Clyst St. George, co. Devon [U.K., 1928] on 28 October 1931.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards (RARO.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the North Somerset and Bristol Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Avon in 1974.¹

     General Hon. Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge was born on 2 March 1828.² He was the son of Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton and Lady Emily Jane Stewart.² He married Mary Georgina Frances Ellis, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Augustus Frederick Ellis and Mary Frances Thurlow Cunynghame, on 30 December 1858.² He died on 15 July 1892 at age 64.²
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was Colonel of the Coldstream Guards.² He was Colonel of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.² He held the office of Governor of Gibraltar between 1880 and 1890.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army between 1881 and 1885.² He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour.²

     Mary Georgina Frances Ellis was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Augustus Frederick Ellis and Mary Frances Thurlow Cunynghame.¹ She married General Hon. Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge, son of Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton and Lady Emily Jane Stewart, on 30 December 1858.² She died on 10 January 1917.¹
     Her married name became Hardinge.

     Field Marshal Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton was born on 30 March 1785.¹ He was the son of Reverend Henry Hardinge and Frances Best.² He married Lady Emily Jane Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry and Lady Frances Pratt, on 10 December 1821.² He died on 24 September 1856 at age 71.¹
     He was commissioned in 1799.¹ He fought in the Battle of Vimiera in 1808, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1809.¹ He was DQMG of the Portuguese Army between 1809 and 1814.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1811.¹ He fought in the Battle of Albuera in 1811.¹ He fought in the Battle of Vittoria in 1813, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Foot Guards.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1815.¹ He was awarded the Gold Cross in 1815.¹ He fought in the Battle of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815, where he lost his left hand.¹ He fought in the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Durham between 1820 and 1830.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1821.¹ He was Clerk of the Ordnance between 1823 and 1827.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1828.¹ He held the office of Secretary at War between 1828 and 1830.¹ He was Clerk of the Ordnance between February 1828 and August 1828.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1830.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1830.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Newport, Cornwall between 1830 and 1832.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary of Ireland between July 1830 and November 1830, with a seat in Cabinet.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for St. Germans between July 1830 and December 1830.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Launceston between 1832 and 1844.¹ He was Colonel of the 97th Foot between 1833 and 1843.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary of Ireland between 1834 and 1835, with a seat in Cabinet.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1841.¹ He held the office of Secretary at War between 1841 and 1844.¹ He was Colonel of the 57th Foot between 1843 and 1856.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1844.¹ He held the office of Governor-General of India between 1844 and 1848.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton, co. Derby [U.K.] on 2 May 1846.² He was Master-General of Ordnance between May 1852 and September 1852.¹ He was General Commander-in-Chief on 28 December 1852.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1854.¹ He gained the rank of Field Marshal in 1855.¹