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     Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie was born on 30 October 1858 at Clifton, Bristol, England.² He was the son of Sir Edward Strachey, 3rd Bt. and Mary Isabella Symonds.² He married Constance Braham, daughter of Charles Bampfylde Braham, on 17 January 1880.³ He died on 25 July 1936 at age 77.³
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1877 and 1882 in the 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.³ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Somerset South between 1892 and 1911.² He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Strachey, of Sutton Court [U.K., 1801] on 24 September 1901.³ He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1905 and 1909.² He was Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1909 and 1911.³ He gained the title of 1st Baron Strachie, of Sutton Court, co. Somerset [U.K.] on 3 November 1911.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1912.² He held the office of Paymaster-General between 1912 and 1915.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Somerset.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Somerset.³

     Constance Braham was the daughter of Charles Bampfylde Braham.¹ She married Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie, son of Sir Edward Strachey, 3rd Bt. and Mary Isabella Symonds, on 17 January 1880.¹ She died on 22 December 1936.¹
     Her married name became Strachey. After her marriage, Constance Braham was styled as Baroness Strachie on 3 November 1911.

     Charles Bampfylde Braham is the son of John Braham.¹

     Hon. Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey was born on 13 September 1917.¹ He was the son of Maurice Herbert Towneley Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan of Tullahogue and Hon. Frances Constance Maddalena Strachey.¹ He married Lady Mary Sophia Palmer, daughter of Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne and Hon. Grace Ridley, on 11 November 1944.¹ He died on 23 December 1955 at age 38.¹
     He was given the name of Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley-O'Hagan at birth.¹ Hon. Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey usually went by his middle name of Anthony.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ On 13 September 1938 his name was legally changed to Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey by Deed Poll.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1939 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1941 in the Somerset Light Infantry, attached to 6th/12th Frontier Force Regiment (IA.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1941 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Major between 1943 and 1944 in the Special Forces ME and Balkans.¹ He was GSO(2) with the War Office in 1945.¹ He was Secretary CLA for Somerset between 1946 and 1949.¹ He was assistant agricultural economist between 1949 and 1950 at Bristol University, Bristol, England.¹ He was resident land agent to teh Earl of Selborne between 1951 and 1953.¹

     Lady Mary Sophia Palmer was born on 6 September 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne and Hon. Grace Ridley.^2,1 She married Hon. Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey, son of Maurice Herbert Towneley Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan of Tullahogue and Hon. Frances Constance Maddalena Strachey, on 11 November 1944.² She married, secondly, Francis St. John Corbet Gore, son of Francis William Baldock Gore and Mary Isabel Kirsteen Corbet-Singleton, in 1981.² She died on 17 August 2001 at age 80.²
     She was Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess Elizabeth between 1944 and 1947.² From 11 November 1944, her married name became Strachey. She was Extra Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess Elizabeth between 1947 and 1949.² From 1981, her married name became Gore.²

     Captain Robin Rathmore Plunket, 8th Baron Plunket of Newton was born on 3 December 1925.¹ He was the son of Terence Conyngham Plunket, 6th Baron Plunket of Newton and Dorothée Mabel Lewis.² He married Jennifer Southwell, daughter of Bailey Southwell and Erica Barry, on 8 November 1951.¹ He died on 16 November 2013 at age 87.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain between 1943 and 1947 in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Plunket, in the county of Cork [U.K., 1827] on 28 May 1975.¹ He lived at Rathmore, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe.¹ He lived at 39 Lansdowne Gardens, London, England.¹

     Hon. Richard Towneley Strachey was born on 29 December 1950.¹ He is the son of Hon. Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey and Lady Mary Sophia Palmer.¹ He married Sally Anne Cross, daughter of Frederick Cecil Cross, in 1983.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ On 3 August 1963 he was granted the rank of a baron's younger son.¹ He was educated at Bath Academy of Art, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Hon. Frances Towneley Strachey was born on 5 March 1948.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey and Lady Mary Sophia Palmer.¹ She married Hon. Hugh Marcus Thornely Gibson, son of Richard Patrick Tallentyre Gibson, Baron Gibson and Elisabeth Dione Pearson, on 31 March 1967.¹
     On 3 August 1963 she was granted the rank of a baron's daughter.¹ From 31 March 1967, her married name became Gibson. She lived in 2003 at The Fold, Parwich, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England.¹

     Hon. Jane Towneley Strachey was born on 10 March 1953.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey and Lady Mary Sophia Palmer.¹ She married William Stone in 1972.¹ She and William Stone were divorced in 1977.¹
     On 3 August 1963 she was granted the rank of a baron's daughter.¹ From 1972, her married name became Stone. In 1977 her name was legally changed to Strachey.¹ She lived in 2003 at 24 Kylestrome House, Cundy Street, London, England.¹

     Hon. Helen Frances Alice Towneley-O'Hagan was born on 3 March 1912.¹ She is the daughter of Maurice Herbert Towneley Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan of Tullahogue and Hon. Frances Constance Maddalena Strachey.¹ She married Captain Ian Desmond Curry-Towneley-O'Hagan, son of Thomas David Curry, on 23 May 1940.¹
     She was with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Second World War.¹ From 23 May 1940, her married name became Curry-Towneley-O'Hagan. She lived in 2003 at 24 Burgh Street, London, England.¹