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     Hon. Desmond Neuflize Ponsonby was born on 4 August 1915.¹ He was the son of Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and Roberte de Neuflize.¹ He died on 8 April 1925 at age 9.¹

     Lt. Hon. George St. Lawrence Neuflize Ponsonby was born on 14 August 1931.¹ He was the son of Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and Roberte de Neuflize.¹ He died on 16 May 1951 at age 19 at Germany^G, as the result of a traffic accident, while on military duty.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 9th Lancers.¹

     Lady Moyra Blanche Madeleine Ponsonby was born in 1918.² She was the daughter of Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and Roberte de Neuflize.¹ She married Sir Denis John Wolko Browne, son of Sylvester John Browne and Anne Catherine Stawell, on 10 December 1945 at Registry Office, Chelsea, London, England.³ She died on 4 December 2016.²
     She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)⁴ She was vice-president of the Royal Colelge of Nursing between 1970 and 1985.³ She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1977.⁴ She was superintendent-in-chief of St. John Ambulance Brigade.³

     Hon. Bertie Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 10 February 1885.¹ He was the son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest.¹ He married Constance Evelyn Meyer, daughter of Rev. Canon Horace Rollo Meyer, on 7 February 1933.¹ He died on 24 June 1967 at age 82, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He was educated in 1907 at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1909 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1916, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars.¹

     Constance Evelyn Meyer is the daughter of Rev. Canon Horace Rollo Meyer.¹ She married Hon. Bertie Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest, on 7 February 1933.¹
     From 7 February 1933, her married name became Ponsonby.¹

     Margaret Harris was born circa 1625.² She was the daughter of Thomas Harris.³ She married William Pym, son of Guy Pym and Rachel (?).¹
     Her married name became Pym.²

     Lady Olwen Verena Ponsonby was born on 9 September 1876.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest.¹ She married Geoffrey Henry Browne, 1st Baron Mereworth, son of Geoffrey Dominick Augustus Frederick Guthrie, 2nd Baron Oranmore and Browne and Christina Guthrie, on 2 January 1901.¹ She died on 7 June 1927 at age 50, killed in a car crash.¹
     She was appointed Lady of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (L.G.St.J.)¹ From 2 January 1901, her married name became Browne.¹ After her marriage, Lady Olwen Verena Ponsonby was styled as Baroness Oranmore and Browne on 2 January 1901. After her marriage, Lady Olwen Verena Ponsonby was styled as Baroness Mereworth on 19 January 1926.