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     Bertil Olters lived at Gothenburg, Sweden^G.¹

     Sylva Olters was the daughter of Bertil Olters.² She married Percy Amorey Beaufort Gethin, son of Major Percy Edward Lovell Gethin and Norah Stapledon, on 16 December 1948.¹ She and Percy Amorey Beaufort Gethin were divorced in 1972.¹ She died in January 2001.¹
     From 16 December 1948, her married name became Gethin.

     Terence Bertil Amorey Gethin was born on 22 December 1956.¹ He is the son of Percy Amorey Beaufort Gethin and Sylva Olters.² He married Rosemary Jane Keer, daughter of Clifford Keer, in 1995.¹
     He graduated from Imperial College, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He lived in 2003 at 8 Elyne Road, London, England^G.¹

     Clifford Keer lived at Leicester, Leicestershire, England^G.¹

     Rosemary Jane Keer is the daughter of Clifford Keer.² She married Terence Bertil Amorey Gethin, son of Percy Amorey Beaufort Gethin and Sylva Olters, in 1995.¹
     From 1995, her married name became Gethin.

     Sir Richard Walter St. Lawrence Gethin, 8th Bt. was born on 16 February 1878.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Charles Percy Gethin, 7th Bt. and Catherine Cowie Scott.² He married Helen Frances Beatrice Thornhill, daughter of William Blundell Thornhill and Florence Beatrice Warburton, on 29 December 1906 at Ardee, County Louth, Ireland.^1,3 He died on 27 August 1946 at age 68.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He was member of the Inter-Allied Military Mission Control Austria and Hungary between 1920 and 1921.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Gethin, of Gethins Grot, co. Cork [I., 1665] on 17 June 1921.¹ He was Officer in charge of the Royal Artillery Record and Pay Office between 1929 and 1933.² He retired from the military, with the rank of Colonel, late of the Royal Artillery.¹

     William Blundell Thornhill was born in 1857.¹ He is the son of Reverend William Thornhill and Helen Jameson Woolsey.¹ He married Florence Beatrice Warburton, daughter of Joseph William Warburton and Lady Frances Isabella Anna King, on 3 October 1882 at Kensington, London, England.¹
     He lived at Castlebellingham, County Louth, Ireland^G.² William Blundell Thornhill usually went by his middle name of Blundell.²

     Helen Frances Beatrice Thornhill was baptised on 13 September 1883 at St. Matthews, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.² She was the daughter of William Blundell Thornhill and Florence Beatrice Warburton.^3,2 She married Sir Richard Walter St. Lawrence Gethin, 8th Bt., son of Sir Richard Charles Percy Gethin, 7th Bt. and Catherine Cowie Scott, on 29 December 1906 at Ardee, County Louth, Ireland.^1,2 She died on 27 November 1957 at age 74 at Yew Tree House, Walberton, Sussex, England.^1,4
     From 29 December 1906, her married name became Gethin.

     Lt.-Col. Sir Richard Patrick St. Lawrence Gethin, 9th Bt. was born on 15 May 1911.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Walter St. Lawrence Gethin, 8th Bt. and Helen Frances Beatrice Thornhill.² He married Fara Mary Zita Bartlett, daughter of Joseph Henry Bartlett, on 8 May 1946.¹ He died on 26 December 1988 at age 77 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Oundle School, Oundle, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Gethin, of Gethins Grot, co. Cork [I., 1665] on 27 August 1946.¹ He was registered as a Associate Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (A.M.I.Mech.E.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Electricial and Mechanical Engineers.¹ He was OC of the No. 11 Vehicle Depot Workshops in 1957.¹ He was an antique furniture restorer.¹

     Lt.-Col. William Allan Tristram Gethin was born on 13 October 1913.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Walter St. Lawrence Gethin, 8th Bt. and Helen Frances Beatrice Thornhill.² He married Nancy Ruth MacGeorge, daughter of Lt.-Col. H. G. MacGeorge, on 17 February 1937.¹ He died in January 1997 at age 83 at Maidstone, Kent, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Oundle School, Oundle, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in Mauritius, France and Germany, and where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹