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     Mary Jane Coles was born on 3 December 1948.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. George Henry Hugh Coles and Hon. Bridget Mary Hope. She married Timothy C. Gibson, son of Henry L. Gibson, in 1987.¹
     From 1987, her married name became Gibson.¹ She lived at 149 Blythe Road, London, England.¹

     Captain Anthony Paul is the son of F. O. Paul.² He married Hon. Jean Margaret Hope, daughter of Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour and Grizel Gilmour, on 21 December 1942.² He and Hon. Jean Margaret Hope were divorced in 1955.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.¹ Anthony was adopted by F..²

     Anthony Hugh Paul was born on 3 March 1951.¹ He is the son of Captain Anthony Paul and Hon. Jean Margaret Hope. He married Jacqueline Anne Winstone, daughter of Richard Francis Winstone, in 1973.¹
     Anthony Hugh Paul usually went by his middle name of Hugh.¹ He was educated at Stonyhurst College, Blackburn, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He lived at 23 Ludlow, Birch Hill, Bracknell, Berkshire, England.¹

     Sarah Margaret Paul was born on 25 December 1943.² She is the daughter of Captain Anthony Paul and Hon. Jean Margaret Hope.¹ She married, firstly, Nigel John Kington Blair-Oliphant, son of Air Vice Marshal David Nigel Blair-Oliphant and Helen Nathalie Donald, on 18 December 1965.¹ She and Nigel John Kington Blair-Oliphant were divorced in 1980.¹ She married, secondly, Peter Tait, son of Lt.-Col. W. E. Tait, in 1981.² She and Peter Tait were divorced in 2002.²
     From 18 December 1965, her married name became Blair-Oliphant.¹ From 1981, her married name became Tait.² She lived at 15 Westfields Avenue, London, England.²

     Susan Caroline Paul was born on 24 January 1949.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Anthony Paul and Hon. Jean Margaret Hope. She died in 1986.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Alexander James Wilson was born on 13 April 1921.¹ He is the son of Maj.-Gen. Bevil Thomson Wilson and Florence Erica Starkey.² He married Hon. Jean Margaret Hope, daughter of Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour and Grizel Gilmour, on 3 October 1958.²
     He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1948.¹ He fought in the Kenyan Campaign in 1955, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the Lancashire Fusiliers.¹ He was Chief of Staff for UN Force in Cyprus in 1964.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1966.¹ He was Director of Army Recruiting between 1967 and 1970.¹ He was General Officer Commanding of the North-West District in 1970.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1974.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Bevil Thomson Wilson was the son of Alexander Wilson.¹ He married Florence Erica Starkey, daughter of Captain Sir John Ralph Starkey, 1st Bt. and Emily Seely, on 20 April 1918.² He died in 1975.
     He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)²

     William Robert Bevil Wilson was born on 15 August 1959.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Alexander James Wilson and Hon. Jean Margaret Hope.¹

     Rupert James Wilson was born on 4 January 1961.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Alexander James Wilson and Hon. Jean Margaret Hope.¹

     Emil Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg was born on 2 December 1789 at Zwingenberg, Germany^G. He married Johanna Henriette Philippine Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, daughter of Carl Ludwig III Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Amalie Henriette Charlotte Gräfin zu Solms-Baruth, on 21 March 1829 at Büdingen, Hessen, Germany^G.¹ He died on 26 May 1829 at age 39 at Büdingen, Hessen, Germany^G.¹