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     Hon. George Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 17 May 1820.¹ He was the son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane.¹ He died in 1841.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane was born on 14 March 1824.¹ He was the son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane.¹ He married Hon. Louisa Anne Rose Lee Dillon, daughter of Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, 13th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallin and Henrietta Browne, on 7 October 1847.¹ He died on 1 December 1915 at age 91.¹
     He was given the name of Spencer Cecil Ponsonby at birth.¹ He held the office of Comptroller of Lord Chamberlain's Department between 1857 and 1901.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ In 1875 his name was legally changed to Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane by Royal Licence.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Ernestine of Saxe-Coburg.¹ He was awarded the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹ He held the office of Bath King of Arms between 1904 and 1915.¹ He lived at Brympton, Yeovil, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Hon. Louisa Anne Rose Lee Dillon was born on 21 July 1825.² She was the daughter of Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, 13th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallin and Henrietta Browne.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Sir Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane, son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane, on 7 October 1847.¹ She died on 18 July 1902 at age 76.¹
     From 7 October 1847, her married name became Ponsonby. From 1875, her married name became Ponsonby-Fane.¹

     Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough was born on 1 March 1851.¹ He was the son of Reverend Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot.¹ He married Blanche Vere Guest, daughter of Sir Josiah John Guest, 1st Bt. and Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie, on 22 April 1875.¹ He died on 1 December 1920 at age 69 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G.² He was buried on 7 December 1920 at Pilltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.²
     He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.)³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant before 1874 in the Royal Navy.¹ He was a barrister in 1879.¹ He was Secretary to Lord R. Grosvenor at the Treasury between 1880 and 1884.¹ He was Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons (Peel) between 1884 and 1895.¹ He was styled as Viscount Duncannon between 1895 and 1906.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in May 1895.¹ He held the office of County Councillor for County Kilkenny between 1897 and 1900.^1,4 He held the office of Sheriff of County Carlow in 1898.¹ He was Chairman of the L.B. & S.C. Railway.¹ He was appointed Knight of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Kilkenny.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Kilkenny.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Carlow.⁴ He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in April 1902.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby, co. Leicester [G.B., 1749] on 24 February 1906.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Duncannon of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [U.K., 1834] on 24 February 1906.² He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Bessborough [I., 1739] on 24 February 1906.² He succeeded as the 9th Baron Bessborough, of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [I., 1721] on 24 February 1906.² He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Duncannon, of the fort of Duncannon, co. Wexford [I., 1723] on 24 February 1906.²

     Lady Maria Emma Catherine Coventry was born on 13 December 1836.² She was the daughter of George William Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst and Harriet Anne Cockerell.¹ She married Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby, son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane, on 9 February 1858.¹ She died on 7 February 1912 at age 75.¹
     Her married name became Ponsonby. She was granted the rank of an earl's daughter.³

     Blanche Vere Guest was the daughter of Sir Josiah John Guest, 1st Bt. and Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie.¹ She married Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, son of Reverend Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot, on 22 April 1875.¹ She died on 11 October 1919 at Pilltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.² She was buried on 15 October 1919 at Pilltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.²
     Her married name became Ponsonby. After her marriage, Blanche Vere Guest was styled as Countess of Bessborough on 24 February 1906. She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.³

     Edward Harington was born on 25 October 1863.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Harington, 11th Bt. and Frances Agnata Biscoe.² He married Lousia Muriel Vernon, daughter of Herbert Charles Erskine Vernon and Helen Mayne Liptrott, on 20 October 1906.¹ He died on 19 January 1937 at age 73.¹
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was a practising barrister.¹ He held the office of County Court Judge between 1905 and 1935.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Herefordshire.¹

     Kenelm Charles Everard Digby Pepys, 8th Earl of Cottenham was born on 27 November 1948.¹ He was the son of John Digby Thomas Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham and Lady Angela Isabel Nellie Larnach-Nevill.² He married Sarah Lombard-Hobson, daughter of Captain Samuel Richard Le Hunte Lombard-Hobson and Rosie (?), on 15 March 1975.¹ He died on 20 October 2000 at age 51.¹
     Kenelm Charles Everard Digby Pepys, 8th Earl of Cottenham usually went by his middle name of Charles.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was a cricketer.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Pepys [G.B., 1784] on 12 May 1968.³ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, co. Surrey [U.K., 1850] on 12 May 1968.³ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Cottenham [U.K., 1850] on 12 May 1968.³ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham, co. Cambridge [U.K., 1836] on 12 May 1968.³ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Pepys [U.K., 1801] on 12 May 1968.³

     Julian Guy Alexander Baring was born on 9 December 1935.¹ He was the son of Simon Alexander Vivian Baring and Jeanne Salmond.¹ He married Isla Tait, daughter of Sir Frank Samuel Tait, in 1971.¹ He died on 5 September 2000 at age 64 at France^G.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived in 1999 at Manor Farm, Bradley, Alresford, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Isla Tait is the daughter of Sir Frank Samuel Tait.¹ She married Julian Guy Alexander Baring, son of Simon Alexander Vivian Baring and Jeanne Salmond, in 1971.¹
     From 1971, her married name became Baring.¹