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     Major Robert Emmet was born on 23 October 1871.¹ He was the son of Thomas Addis Emmet and Cathrine Rebecca Duncan.² He married Louise Garland, daughter of James Albert Garland, on 25 November 1896.¹ He died on 7 February 1955 at age 83.¹
     He gained the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the Troop A, 12th Regiment NANY, U.S. Army.¹ He fought in the Puerto Rico Campaign.¹ He lived in 1900 at England.¹ He was First World War.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He lived at Moreton Paddox, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Seymour Berleley Portman, 6th Viscount Portman of Bryanston was born on 19 February 1868.¹ He was the son of William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Hon. Mary Selina Charlotte FitzWilliam.² He died on 2 November 1946 at age 78, unmarried.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baron Portman of Orchard Portman, co. Somerset [U.K., 1837] on 14 July 1942.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Portman of Bryanston, co. Dorset [U.K., 1873] on 14 July 1942.¹

     Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman of Bryanston was born on 20 August 1903.¹ He was the son of Gerald Berkeley Portman, 7th Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Dorothy Marie Isolde Sheffield.¹ He married, firstly, Marjorie Josephine Bentley Gerrard, daughter of George Bentley Gerrard, on 27 January 1926.¹ He and Marjorie Josephine Bentley Gerrard were divorced in 1946.¹ He married, secondly, Nancy Maureen Franklin, daughter of Captain Percy Herbert Franklin, on 11 April 1946.¹ He died on 3 November 1967 at age 64, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain between 1940 and 1945 in the Royal Army Service Corps.¹ He was director of Alliance Assurance.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Portman of Bryanston, co. Dorset [U.K., 1873] on 3 September 1948.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Portman of Orchard Portman, co. Somerset [U.K., 1837] on 3 September 1948.¹

     Marjorie Josephine Bentley Gerrard is the daughter of George Bentley Gerrard.¹ She married Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman of Bryanston, son of Gerald Berkeley Portman, 7th Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Dorothy Marie Isolde Sheffield, on 27 January 1926.¹ She and Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman of Bryanston were divorced in 1946.¹
     Her married name became Portman.

     George Bentley Gerrard lived at Montreal, Quebec, Canada^G.¹

     Nancy Maureen Franklin was the daughter of Captain Percy Herbert Franklin.¹ She married Gerald William Berkeley Portman, 8th Viscount Portman of Bryanston, son of Gerald Berkeley Portman, 7th Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Dorothy Marie Isolde Sheffield, on 11 April 1946.¹ She died on 31 December 1998.¹
     From 11 April 1946, her married name became Portman. After her marriage, Nancy Maureen Franklin was styled as Viscountess Portman of Bryanston on 3 September 1948.

     Captain Percy Herbert Franklin lived at Eachways, Ropley, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman of Bryanston was born on 30 July 1958.¹ He is the son of Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Rosemary Joy Farris.³ He married, firstly, Caroline Steenson, daughter of Terence Ivan Steenson, on 30 July 1983.¹ He and Caroline Steenson were divorced in 1987.¹ He married, secondly, Patricia Martins Pims, daughter of Bernardino Pims, on 7 December 1987.⁴
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Viscount Portman of Bryanston, co. Dorset [U.K., 1873] on 5 May 1999.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baron Portman of Orchard Portman, co. Somerset [U.K., 1837] on 5 May 1999.¹ He lived in 2003 at 38 Seymour Street, London, England.¹

     Hon. Claire Elizabeth Portman was born on 1 October 1959.¹ She is the daughter of Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Rosemary Joy Farris.¹ She married Anthony Henry Robinson, son of Anthony Leonard à Court Robinson and Sheila Ann Lovatt, on 8 January 1983.^2,1
     She was educated at St. Mary's, Wantage, Berkshire, England.¹ From 8 January 1983, her married name became Robinson.² She lived in 2003 at Northenby House, North End, Newbury, Berkshire, England.¹