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     Millicent Mary Blake was the daughter of Edmund Wallace Blake.¹ She married Hubert Charles Meysey-Thompson, son of Albert Childers Meysey-Thompson and Mabel Louisa Lascelles, on 12 August 1936.¹ She died on 18 May 1970.¹
     From 12 August 1936, her married name became Meysey-Thompson.¹

     Edmund Wallace Blake lived at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹

     Harold James Meysey-Thompson was born on 24 September 1876.¹ He was the son of Reverend Charles Maud Meysey-Thompson and Emily Mary Walker.¹ He married Louise Peccoud, daughter of François Peccoud, on 22 December 1911.¹ He died on 15 March 1926 at age 49 at Nice, France.¹
     He fought in the Munshi Expedition, North Nigeria in 1906.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the The Rifle Brigade.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1917 and 1918.¹

     Louise Peccoud is the daughter of François Peccoud.¹ She married Harold James Meysey-Thompson, son of Reverend Charles Maud Meysey-Thompson and Emily Mary Walker, on 22 December 1911.¹
     From 22 December 1911, her married name became Meysey-Thompson.¹

     François Peccoud lived at Grenoble, France.¹

     Charles William Spencer Paterson is the son of Dr. Arthur Spencer Paterson.¹ He married Sarah Horatia Meysey-Thompson, daughter of Guy Herbert Meysey-Thompson and Miriam Beryl Hand, on 9 April 1969.¹

     Dr. Arthur Spencer Paterson lived at Ely Hill, Suffolk, England.¹ He lived at Cheyne Walk, London, England.¹

     Ernest Claude Meysey-Thompson was born on 18 February 1859.¹ He was the son of Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Croft.¹ He married Alice Jane Blanche Joicey, daughter of Colonel John Joicey, on 1 November 1894.¹ He died on 28 February 1944 at age 85.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was a sheep and cattle farmer at New Zealand.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Yorkshire Hussars.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Handsworth Division, Staffordshire between 1906 and 1922.¹ He wrote the book A treatise on grassland.¹ He wrote the book India of To-day, published 1911.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He was Extra Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of New Zealand.¹

     Alice Jane Blanche Joicey was born circa 1871.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel John Joicey.¹ She married Ernest Claude Meysey-Thompson, son of Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Anne Croft, on 1 November 1894.¹ She died on 17 July 1960.¹
     From 1 November 1894, her married name became Meysey-Thompson.¹

     Lt.-Col. Onslow Victor Claude Meysey-Thompson was born on 1 June 1897.¹ He was the son of Ernest Claude Meysey-Thompson and Alice Jane Blanche Joicey.¹ He died on 18 May 1965 at age 67, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1917 and 1918, where he was wounded.¹ He fought in the Iraq Campaign in 1920.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, England.¹ He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1924 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1931 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹