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     Lady Charlotte Georgiana Mary Cadogan was the daughter of Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan and Mary Sarah Wellesley.² She married Reverend Maynard Wodehouse Currie, son of Raikes Currie and Hon. Laura Sophia Wodehouse, on 14 July 1874.¹ She died on 16 November 1908, without issue.¹
     From 14 July 1874, her married name became Currie.

     Raikes Currie was born on 15 April 1801.² He was the son of Isaac Currie and Mary Anne Raikes.³ He married Hon. Laura Sophia Wodehouse, daughter of John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley and Sophia Berkeley, on 28 June 1825 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.^4,5 He died on 16 October 1881 at age 80.²
     He lived at Minley Manor, Hampshire, England.⁶ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northampton.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)⁷ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁷ He lived at Minley Manor, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Reverend Maynard Wodehouse Currie was the son of Raikes Currie and Hon. Laura Sophia Wodehouse.^2,3 He married Lady Charlotte Georgiana Mary Cadogan, daughter of Henry Charles Cadogan, 4th Earl Cadogan and Mary Sarah Wellesley, on 14 July 1874.¹ He died in 1887, without issue.¹

     General Sir Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis was born on 31 December 1738.¹ He was the son of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis and Hon. Elizabeth Townshend.¹ He married Jemima Tulikens Jones, daughter of Captain James Jones, on 14 July 1768.¹ He died on 5 October 1805 at age 66 at Ghazipur, Benares, India^G.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Military Academy, Turin, Italy^G.¹ He gained the rank of Ensign in 1756 in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Marquess of Granby between 1758 and 1759 at Germany^G.¹ He fought in the Battle of Minden in 1759.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Eye between 1760 and 1762.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1761 in the 12th Foot.¹ He fought in the Battle of Kirck Donkern in 1762.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Cornwallis [E., 1627] on 23 June 1762.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl Cornwallis [G.B., 1753] on 23 June 1762.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Brome, of co. Suffolk [G.B., 1753] on 23 June 1762.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Cornwallis of Eye, Suffolk [E., 1661] on 23 June 1762.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber in 1765.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to King George III between 1765 and 1766.¹ He was Colonel of the 33rd Foot between 1766 and 1805.¹ He held the office of Vice-Treasurer of Ireland between 1769 and 1770.¹ He was Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1770.¹ He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London between 1770 and 1784.¹ He fought in the American War of Independence.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1775.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1777.¹ He fought in the Battle of Brandywine on 13 September 1777.¹ He fought in the Capture of Philadelphia on 14 September 1777.¹ He fought in the Battle of Camden on 16 August 1780.¹ He fought in the Battle of Guildford on 15 March 1781.¹ He fought in the Capture of Yorktown on 19 October 1781, where he surrendered his 4,000 troops to the Americans and Frnech.¹ He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London between November 1784 and 1805.¹ He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary to Prussia between August 1785 and September 1785.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1786.¹ He held the office of Governor-General of Bengal between 1786 and 1793.¹ He held the office of Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies between 1786 and 1793.¹ He was created 1st Marquess Cornwallis [Great Britain] on 8 October 1792.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1793.¹ He was Master General of Ordnance between 1795 and 1801.¹ In 1798 he helped put down the 1798 Irish Uprising.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1798 and 1801.¹ In 1800 he forwarded the Union of Irish and British Parliaments.¹ He fought in the Siege of Seringapatam.¹ He was Envoy Plenipotentiary to sign the Treaty of Amiens in 1802.¹ He held the office of Governor-General of Bengal in 1805.³

     Daniel Cairns was born in 1784.¹ He was the son of Nathan Cairns and Margaret Keine.¹ He died in 1802, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 28th and 62nd Regiments.¹

     Agnes (?) married Malise, 7th Earl of Strathearn, son of Malise, 6th Earl of Strathearn and Agnes Comyn.¹ She died after 1311.¹

     Magnus Sinclair is the son of William Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair and Mariota Bruce.¹
     He lived at Kininmonth, Scotland^G.¹

     John St. Clair was born in 1663.¹ He was the son of John St. Clair of Hermanston and Catherine Sinclair, Mistress of St. Clair.¹ He died after 1687, without issue.¹

     Mary St. Clair is the daughter of John St. Clair of Hermanston and Catherine Sinclair, Mistress of St. Clair.¹ She married George Wilson.¹
     Her married name became Wilson.¹

     James Carnegie, 5th Earl of Southesk was born on 4 April 1692.¹ He was the son of Charles Carnegie, 4th Earl of Southesk and Lady Mary Maitland.² He married Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Montgomerie, on 11 June 1713.¹ He died on 10 February 1729/30 at age 37 at France^G.^1,2
     He succeeded as the 5th Earl Southesk [S., 1633] on 9 August 1699.² He succeeded as the 5th Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird [S., 1616] on 9 August 1699.² He succeeded as the 5th Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird and Leuchars [S., 1633] on 9 August 1699.² In 1716 he was attainted as a Jacobite.²