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     John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley was born on 10 December 1848.¹ He was the son of John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley and Lady Florence FitzGibbon.¹ He married Isabel Geraldine Stracey, daughter of Sir Henry Josias Stracey, 5th Bt. and Charlotte Denne, on 22 June 1875.¹ He died on 7 January 1932 at age 83.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Kimberley, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1866] on 8 April 1902.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Wodehouse, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [E., 1611] on 8 April 1902.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1797] on 8 April 1902.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.¹ He held the office of Member of the Norfolk County Council.¹

     Isabel Geraldine Stracey was the daughter of Sir Henry Josias Stracey, 5th Bt. and Charlotte Denne.^1,2 She married John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley, son of John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley and Lady Florence FitzGibbon, on 22 June 1875.¹ She died on 20 January 1927.²
     Her married name became Wodehouse. After her marriage, Isabel Geraldine Stracey was styled as Countess of Kimberley on 8 April 1902.

     Charlotte Denne was born in 1817 at Canterbury, Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of George Denne and Charlotte Snoulton.¹ She married Sir Henry Josias Stracey, 5th Bt., son of Sir Josias Henry Stracey, 4th Bt. and Diana Scott, on 5 March 1835.² She died on 12 April 1884.²
     Her married name became Stracey.

     George Denne married Charlotte Snoulton, daughter of Osborn Snoulton, on 4 April 1815 at Canterbury, Kent, England.¹ He died before 1820.¹
     He lived at The Paddock, Canterbury, Kent, England^G.

     Diana Scott was the daughter of David Scott. She married Sir Josias Henry Stracey, 4th Bt., son of Sir Edward Stracey, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Lathom, on 23 June 1800.¹ She died on 13 June 1854.¹
     Her married name became Stracey.

     David Scott lived at Dunninaid, Angus, Scotland^G.

     John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley was born on 11 November 1883.² He was the son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley and Isabel Geraldine Stracey.² He married Francis Margaret Irby, daughter of Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby and Mary Brandling, on 5 May 1922.¹ He died on 16 April 1941 at age 57 at London, England^G, killed in an air raid.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Mid-Norfolk between 1906 and 1910.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Norfolk Yeomanry.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches teice, and was wounded.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 16th Lancers.² He was awarded the Croce di Guerra.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Wodehouse, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [E., 1611] on 7 January 1932.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1797] on 7 January 1932.² He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Kimberley, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1866] on 7 January 1932.²

     Mary Brandling was the daughter of Colonel John James Brandling.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Leonard Howard Loyd Irby, son of Rear-Admiral Hon. Frederick Paul Irby and Frances Wright, on 22 January 1884.¹ She died in July 1939.¹
     Her married name became Irby.

     Colonel John James Brandling was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery.¹

     John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley was born on 12 May 1924.¹ He was the son of John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley and Francis Margaret Irby.¹ He married, firstly, Diana Evelyn Legh, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Sir Piers Walter Legh and Sarah Polk Bradford, on 27 October 1945.¹ He and Diana Evelyn Legh were divorced in 1949.¹ He married, secondly, Carmel June Maguire, daughter of Michael Maguire, on 9 February 1949.¹ He and Carmel June Maguire were divorced in 1952.¹ He married, thirdly, Cynthia Abdy Collins, daughter of Eric Abdy Collins, on 15 September 1953.¹ He and Cynthia Abdy Collins were divorced in 1961.¹ He married, fourthly, Margaret Simons, daughter of Albert Simons, on 7 July 1961.¹ He and Margaret Simons were divorced in 1965.¹ He married, fifthly, Gillian Ireland-Smith, daughter of Colonel Norman Ireland-Smith, on 8 August 1970.¹ He and Gillian Ireland-Smith were divorced in 1982.¹ He married, sixthly, Sarah Jane Hope Consett, daughter of Lt.-Col. Christopher D'Arcy Preston Consett and Hope Avery, on 20 August 1982.¹ He died on 26 May 2002 at age 78.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Kimberley, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1866] on 16 April 1941.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Wodehouse, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [E., 1611] on 16 April 1941.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1797] on 16 April 1941.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1942 and 1945.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of the Norfolk County Council in 1946.¹ He was chairman of J & P Security Services Ltd in 1994.¹ He wrote the book The Whim of the Wheel, published 2001.¹