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     Susanna Drax was the daughter of Henry Drax and Elizabeth Ernle.^1,2 She married, firstly, William Cracraft before 1776.¹ She married, secondly, John Talbot Tuchet, 8th Earl of Castlehaven, son of James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven and Hon. Elizabeth Arundell, circa December 1776.¹ She died on 31 July 1789 at Southampton, Hampshire, England^G.¹
     From before 1776, her married name became Cracraft.¹ From circa December 1776, her married name became Tuchet.¹

     Simon Fraser, 13th Lord (Fraser of) Lovat was born on 21 December 1828.¹ He was the son of Thomas Alexander Fraser, 12th Lord (Fraser of) Lovat and Hon. Charlotte Georgina Stafford-Jerningham.² He married Alice Mary Weld-Blundell, daughter of Thomas Weld-Blundell and Theresa Mary Eleanora Vaughan, on 14 November 1866.¹ He died on 6 September 1887 at age 58.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Militia.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness-shire between 1873 and 1887.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Lord Lovat [S., c. 1464] on 28 June 1875.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Lovat of Lovat, co. Inverness [U.K., 1837] on 28 June 1875.² He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1883 and 1887.¹

     Major Hon. Alastair Thomas Joseph Fraser was born on 1 August 1877.¹ He was the son of Simon Fraser, 13th Lord (Fraser of) Lovat and Alice Mary Weld-Blundell.¹ He married Lady Sibyl Grimston, daughter of James Walter Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam and Margaret Frances Graham, on 16 March 1915.¹ He died on 14 October 1949 at age 72.¹
     He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1899 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 1st Lovat Scouts.¹ He fought in the Boer War.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 1918.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Inverness-shire.¹ He was chairman of Cornbrook Brewery and Champion Reef and Ooregum Gold Mines at India.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Inverness-shire.¹

     Ludwig Erwein Gottfried Karl Eduard Maria Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was born on 13 October 1892 at Rothenhaus, Bohemia^G.¹ He was the son of Gottfried Karl Joseph Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Anna Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim.¹ He married Amalia Gräfin Hadik von Futak, daughter of János zu Seregélyes Graf Hadik von Futak and Alexandra Gräfin Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeö, on 5 November 1921 at Seregályes, Stuhlweissenburg.¹ He died on 26 May 1945 at age 52 at Ödenburg, Hungary^G.¹

     Hon. Margaret Mary Fraser was born on 25 June 1881.¹ She was the daughter of Simon Fraser, 13th Lord (Fraser of) Lovat and Alice Mary Weld-Blundell.^1,2 She married Brig.-Gen. Archibald Stirling of Keir, son of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Bt. and Lady Anne Maria Leslie-Melville, on 14 April 1910.² She died on 4 August 1972 at age 91.¹
     Her married name became Stirling. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1920.² She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Maj.-Gen. Edward Devereux Hamilton Tollemache was born on 1 June 1885.¹ He was the son of Hon. Hamilton James Tollemache and Mabel Hanbury.¹ He married Violet Aline Ridgeway, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, on 9 February 1909.¹ He died on 27 August 1947 at age 62.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches three times.¹ He gained the rank of Brigade-Major between 1916 and 1917.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General.¹ He was Brigade-Major of the Aldershot in 1923.¹ He gained the rank of commander between 1924 and 1928 in the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards.¹ He was Brigadier of the 128th Infantry Brigade (Territorial Army) in 1936.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM George VI in 1938.¹ He was Brigadier of the Southampton Garrison in 1939.¹

     Mabel Hanbury was born in 1859 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Culling Hanbury and Caroline Smith.¹ She married Hon. Hamilton James Tollemache, son of John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache of Helmingham and Eliza Georgiana Duff, on 21 October 1879.² She died on 9 February 1941.²
     Her married name became Tollemache.

     Lady Mary Talbot was the daughter of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Fortescue.² She married, secondly, Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven, son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham.¹ She married, firstly, Charles Arundell, son of Hon. William Arundell and Hon. Mary Browne.¹ She died circa March 1710/11.² She was buried on 15 March 1710/11 at Clever, Berkshire, England^G.²
     After her marriage, Lady Mary Talbot was styled as Countess of Castlehaven. Her married name became Arundell.¹ Her married name became Tuchet.²

     Elizabeth Ernle is the daughter of Sir Edward Ernle, 3rd Bt. and Frances Erle.^2,1 She married Henry Drax, son of Thomas Drax and Elizabeth Ernle, in 1720.¹
     From 1720, her married name became Drax.¹

     Günther Friedrich Karl Prinz von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was born on 13 April 1839. He was the son of Günther Friedrich Karl III Fürst zu Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Friederike Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen. He died on 25 November 1871 at age 32.
     He gained the title of Prinz von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.