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     Captain Charles Wilfred Lindley Meynell was born on 9 August 1890.¹ He was the son of Hon. Frederick George Lindley Meynell and Lady Mary Susan Félicie Lindsay.¹ He married Ida Beatrice Pretyman, daughter of Colonel Rt. Hon. Ernest George Pretyman and Lady Beatrice Adine Bridgeman, on 19 April 1917.¹ He died on 13 April 1976 at age 85.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹

     Reverend Mark Meynell was born on 19 February 1914.¹ He was the son of Colonel Francis Hugo Lindley Meynell and Lady Dorothy Legge.¹ He married Diana Mary Ponsonby, daughter of Colonel Sir Charles Edward Ponsonby, 1st Bt. and Hon. Winifred Marian Gibbs, on 4 July 1940.¹ He died on 5 April 2006 at age 92.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)^2,1 He was the Rector between 1948 and 1956 at Marlesford, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was the Rector between 1956 and 1965 at Cogenhoe, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Canon of Coventry.¹ He was the Vicar in 1965 at Leamington, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Dorothy Emily Meynell was born on 24 September 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Francis Hugo Lindley Meynell and Lady Dorothy Legge.¹ She died, unmarried.¹
     She was with the Briitsh Red Cross during the Second War, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ She held the office of Lady-in-Waiting to HRH The Duchess of Gloucester between 1947 and 1959.¹ She was LExtra ady-in-Waiting to HRH The Duchess of Gloucester in 1959.¹

     Rachel Meynell was born on 27 June 1917.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Francis Hugo Lindley Meynell and Lady Dorothy Legge.¹ She married John Kift Winter, son of William de L'Epée Winter, on 18 October 1941.¹ She died in June 1998.²
     Her married name became Winter.

     Hon. Alexandra Rachel Catherine Mary Lampson was born on 8 May 1947.² She is the daughter of Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn and Nadine Marie Cathryn Pilcher.^1,2 She married, firstly, Nicholas Edward Hugo Meynell, son of Colonel Hugo Meynell and Dorothy Jean Hosta Henriette Goschen, on 5 January 1966.³ She and Nicholas Edward Hugo Meynell were divorced in 1987.³ She married, secondly, Antony Julian Gibbs, son of Major Antony Gibbs and June Audrey Chichester, on 17 December 1997.¹
     From 5 January 1966, her married name became Meynell.¹ From 17 December 1997, her married name became Gibbs.¹ She lived in 2003 at 11 Fernshaw Road, London, England.²

     Alexander Frederick Miles Meynell was born on 6 June 1972.¹ He is the son of Nicholas Edward Hugo Meynell and Hon. Alexandra Rachel Catherine Mary Lampson.¹

     Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn was born on 24 August 1880.¹ He was the son of Norman George Lampson and Helen Agnes Blackburn.² He married, firstly, Rachel Mary Hele Phipps, daughter of William Wilton Phipps, on 6 July 1912.¹ He married, secondly, Jacqueline Aldine Leslie Castellani, daughter of Sir Aldo Castellani, on 18 December 1934.¹ He died on 18 September 1964 at age 84.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was Clerk, Foreign Office between 1903 and 1912.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1906.¹ He was Assistant Clerk, Foreign Office between 1912 and 1916.¹ He was acting High Commissioner to Siberia in 1920.¹ He was member of the British Delegation to the Washington Disarmament Conference in 1921.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1922.¹ He was member of the British Delegation to the London Disarmament Conference in 1924.¹ He was member of the British Delegation to the Locarno Disarmament Conference in 1925.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1926.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to China between 1926 and 1933.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1927.¹ He held the office of High Commissioner to Egypt between 1933 and 1936.¹ He held the office of High Commissioner to Sudan between 1933 and 1946.¹ He held the office of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to Egypt between 1936 and 1946.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1937.¹ He was created 1st Baron Killearn, of Killearn, Stirling [U.K.] on 17 May 1943.¹ He was Special Commissioner to South-East Asia between 1946 and 1948.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1948.¹

     Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn was born on 28 October 1919.¹ He was the son of Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn and Rachel Mary Hele Phipps.¹ He married Nadine Marie Cathryn Pilcher, daughter of Vice-Admiral Cecil Horace Pilcher and Catherine Moraitinis, on 15 May 1946.¹ He died on 27 July 1996 at age 76.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards (RARO.)¹ He was awarded the U.S. Bronze Star.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1946 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Killearn, of Killearn, Stirling [U.K., 1943] on 18 September 1964.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Lampson [U.K., 1866] in 1971.¹

     Nadine Marie Cathryn Pilcher was born circa 1919.² She was the daughter of Vice-Admiral Cecil Horace Pilcher and Catherine Moraitinis.¹ She married Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn, son of Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn and Rachel Mary Hele Phipps, on 15 May 1946.¹ She died on 24 October 2011.²
     Her married name became Lampson. After her marriage, Nadine Marie Cathryn Pilcher was styled as Baroness Killearn on 18 September 1964.

     Vice-Admiral Cecil Horace Pilcher married Catherine Moraitinis, daughter of unknown Moraitinis.¹
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹