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     George Albert Finegan married Mary Gwenllian Coventry, daughter of Hon. Sir Reginald William Coventry and Gwenllian Pascoe Morgan, on 1 June 1935.¹
     He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (L.R.C.P.I.)¹ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (L.R.C.S.I.)¹ He lived at Monkfrith House, Chase Side, Southgate, London, England^G.

     Joan Bettine Gwenllian Coventry was born on 24 June 1916.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Sir Reginald William Coventry and Gwenllian Pascoe Morgan.¹ She married Simon Birch, son of Colonel Wyndham Lindsay Birch and Lady Susan Yorke, on 2 August 1945.¹ She died circa 1990.²
     From 2 August 1945, her married name became Birch.¹

     Simon Birch was born on 15 March 1921 at London, England^G.² He was the son of Colonel Wyndham Lindsay Birch and Lady Susan Yorke.^2,1 He married Joan Bettine Gwenllian Coventry, daughter of Hon. Sir Reginald William Coventry and Gwenllian Pascoe Morgan, on 2 August 1945.¹ He died on 28 March 1995 at age 74 at Brantham, Suffolk, England^G.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.¹

     Colonel Wyndham Lindsay Birch was born on 22 March 1874 at Beaumont Hall, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England^G.³ He was the son of Sir Arthur Nonus Birch and Josephine Watts-Russell.³ He married Lady Susan Yorke, daughter of John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke and Edith Mary Oswald, on 23 June 1920.⁴ He died on 16 April 1950 at age 76.⁴
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ He lived at Beaumont Hall, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England^G.¹

     Frances Constance Jones was born in 1863 at Kensington, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Charles Gwillim Jones and Hope Jerdein.² She married, firstly, Walter Powell Jeffreys in 1883 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.^1,2 She married, secondly, Hon. Sir Reginald William Coventry, son of George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry and Lady Blanche Craven, on 17 December 1926.¹ She died on 13 March 1943 at Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England^G.^1,2
     From 1883, her married name became Jeffreys.¹ Her married name became Coventry.

     Dorothy Mary Chester was the daughter of Reverend John Greville Chester and Amy Hughes.¹ She married, firstly, Major Robert Frances Ruck Keene, son of Maj.-Gen. John Edward Ruck Keene, on 8 February 1916.¹ She married, secondly, Herbert St. John Durnford, son of Reverend Francis Edward Durnford and Frances Isabella Thompson, on 20 July 1922.¹ She died on 25 August 1976.¹
     From 8 February 1916, her married name became Keene.¹ From 20 July 1922, her married name became Durnford.¹

     Hon. William Francis Coventry was born on 6 August 1875.¹ He was the son of George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry and Lady Blanche Craven.¹ He died on 11 December 1937 at age 62.¹

     Hon. Thomas George Coventry was born on 25 August 1885.¹ He was the son of George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry and Lady Blanche Craven.¹ He married Alice Ward, daughter of Thomas Ward, on 25 July 1910.¹ He and Alice Ward were divorced circa 1930.¹ He died on 9 December 1972 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Private between 1906 and 1910 in the RNWCMP Castor Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.¹ He held the office of Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) [British Columbia] between 1924 and 1929.¹ He was Marketing Commissioner for British Columbia Government to London in 1929.¹

     Alice Ward was the daughter of Thomas Ward.¹ She married Hon. Thomas George Coventry, son of George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry and Lady Blanche Craven, on 25 July 1910.¹ She and Hon. Thomas George Coventry were divorced circa 1930.¹ She died in 1961.¹
     Her married name became Coventry.

     Thomas Ward lived at Hasketon, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England^G.¹