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     Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Bingham Lowther, 4th Bt. was born on 22 July 1880.² He was the son of George William Lowther and Mary Frances Alice Bingham.² He married, firstly, Marjory Noel Fielden, daughter of Thomas Fielden and Martha Knowles, on 14 April 1909.² He married, secondly, Ruth Kynaston Mainwaring, daughter of Major Charles Francis Kynaston Mainwaring and Mary Sybil Rankin, on 3 November 1936.¹ He died on 22 January 1949 at age 68.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Lowther, of Swillington, co. York [U.K., 1824] on 6 November 1894.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Boer War between 1900 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 1917.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel between 1917 and 1920 in the Northamptonshire Yeomanry.² He was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Denbighshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Denbighshire.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1926.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1948.²

     Thomas Boothe lived at Whitehaven, Cumberland, England^G.¹ He lived at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Cecilia O'Keefe was born circa 1805.¹ She was the daughter of Charles O'Keefe and Letitia Yelverton.^1,2 She married Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore, son of William Charles Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Avonmore and Mary Reade, on 1 August 1822.¹ She died on 1 February 1876 at Tritonville, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹
     After her marriage, Cecilia O'Keefe was styled as Viscountess Avonmore on 1 August 1822. From 1 August 1822, her married name became Yelverton.¹

     George Hugh Lowther was born on 17 February 1912.¹ He was the son of Colonel John George Lowther and Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White.² He married Sheila Rachel Isabel Foster, daughter of Major Phipps Foster, on 10 November 1938.¹ He died on 18 January 1976 at age 63 at Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Life Guards.¹ He held the office of Member of the Northamptonshire County Council in 1948.¹ He lived at Holdenby House, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^G.⁴

     Sheila Rachel Isabel Foster was the daughter of Major Phipps Foster.² She married George Hugh Lowther, son of Colonel John George Lowther and Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White, on 10 November 1938.¹ She died in 1980.¹
     Her married name became Lowther.

     Charles O'Keefe married Letitia Yelverton, daughter of George Yelverton.²
     He was a Registrar of the Court of Chancery [Ireland].¹ He lived at Hollybrooke Park, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹

     James Lowther was born on 27 January 1947.¹ He is the son of George Hugh Lowther and Sheila Rachel Isabel Foster.² He married Karen H. Wallace, daughter of James Wallace, in 1987.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He lived in 2003 at Holdenby House, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹

     Sheila Anne Lowther was born on 5 February 1943.² She is the daughter of George Hugh Lowther and Sheila Rachel Isabel Foster.³ She married John Byng Oswald Carleton Paget, son of Guy Montgomerie Carleton Paget and Winifred Gwendolyn Marie Paget, on 8 April 1964.¹
     From 8 April 1964, her married name became Carleton Paget. She lived in 2003 at 40 Gloucester Walk, London, England^G.²

     Robert Evelyn Henderson was born in 1881 at Nuthurst, Sussex, England^G.² He was the son of Robert Henderson and Emma Caroline Hargreaves.² He married Beatrice Janet Elsie Clerke, daughter of Sir William Francis Clerke, 11th Bt. and Beatrice Menzies, on 19 September 1916.³ He died on 6 November 1925.³
     He lived at Sedgwick Park, Horsham, Sussex, England^G.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry.³

     Bridget Elizabeth Lowther was born on 23 May 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel John George Lowther and Hon. Lilah Charlotte Sarah White.² She married Robert Alistair Henderson, son of Robert Evelyn Henderson, on 14 June 1947.¹ She died on 13 December 1999 at age 78.¹
     Her married name became Henderson.