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     Frances Claire Chenevix-Trench was born on 12 November 1949.¹ She is the daughter of Commander Godfrey Maxwell Chenevix Trench and Nancy Louise Birch.¹ She married Christopher Maurice White in 1972.¹ She and Christopher Maurice White were divorced in 1985.¹
     From 1972, her married name became White.¹

     Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand was born on 20 May 1870.² He was the son of Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Susan Henrietta Cavendish.² He married Norah Conyngham Greene, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir William Conyngham Greene and Lady Lily Francis Stopford, on 28 January 1914.² He died on 14 December 1955 at age 85.²
     He was Naval Attaché to Tokyo between 1912 and 1914.² He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan 2nd Class.² He was Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord between 1914 and 1916.² He was Chief of Staff of the Battle Cruiser Fleet between 1916 and 1917.² He gained the rank of Commodore in 1917.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.² He was awarded the Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.² He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1919.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He was commader of the His Majesty's Yachts between 1919 and 1922.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1922.¹ He was commanding officer of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron between 1922 and 1924.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George V between 1922 and 1936.² He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1924.² He was Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1925.² He was Chief of Naval Personnel between 1925 and 1927.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1927.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet between 1927 and 1929.² He gained the rank of Admiral in 1928.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Plymouth between 1929 and 1932.² He held the office of Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1931 and 1932.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1932.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VIII in 1936.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1952.² He fought in the First World War.² He held the office of Rear-Admiral of the UK in 1939.²

     Norah Conyngham Greene was born on 8 August 1889.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir William Conyngham Greene and Lady Lily Francis Stopford.^1,2 She married Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand, son of Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Susan Henrietta Cavendish, on 28 January 1914.¹ She died on 5 March 1924 at age 34.¹
     Her married name became Brand.

     Rt. Hon. Sir William Conyngham Greene was born on 29 October 1854.² He was the son of Richard Jonas Greene and Hon. Louisa Lilias Plunket.³ He married Lady Lily Francis Stopford, daughter of James George Henry Stopford, 5th Earl of Courtown and Hon. Elizabeth Frances Milles, on 2 October 1884.¹ He died on 30 June 1934 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was with the Foreign Office in 1877.² He was Secretary of Legation and Charge d'Affaires, Teheran between 1893 and 1896.² He was Secretary of Legation and Charge d'Affaires, Pretoria between 1896 and 1899.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1900.² He was Envoy to Switzerland between 1901 and 1905.² He was Envoy to Roumania between 1905 and 1910.² He held the office of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan.⁴ He held the office of Ambassador to Denmark between 1910 and 1912.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1912.² He held the office of Ambassador to Japan between 1912 and 1919.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1914.²

     Lady Lily Francis Stopford was born on 11 January 1862.¹ She was the daughter of James George Henry Stopford, 5th Earl of Courtown and Hon. Elizabeth Frances Milles.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Sir William Conyngham Greene, son of Richard Jonas Greene and Hon. Louisa Lilias Plunket, on 2 October 1884.¹ She died on 25 January 1950 at age 88.¹
     Her married name became Greene.

     Vice-Admiral Hon. Arthur Stopford was born on 29 April 1879.¹ He was the son of James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown and Hon. Catherine Elizabeth Neville.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Augusta Grace Chester-Master, daughter of Godfrey Cornewall Chester-Master, on 25 November 1908.¹ He and Mary Augusta Grace Chester-Master were divorced in 1924.¹ He married, secondly, Elsa Hinke, daughter of William Edward Hinke, on 29 September 1932.¹ He died on 25 May 1955 at age 76.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus of Russia 2nd Class with swords.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He was Naval Attaché to Washington between 1925 and 1928.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V in 1929.¹

     Elizabeth Norah Brand was born on 29 August 1915.² She was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand and Norah Conyngham Greene.^1,3 She married Major John Edward Seymour, son of Major Sir Edward Seymour and Lady Blanche Frances Conyngham, on 17 August 1940.¹ She died on 18 October 2002 at age 87 at Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.^1,2
     Her married name became Seymour.

     Mary Kathleen Brand was born on 26 January 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand and Norah Conyngham Greene.¹ She died on 6 March 1921.¹

     Major John Edward Seymour was born on 18 October 1915.¹ He was the son of Major Sir Edward Seymour and Lady Blanche Frances Conyngham.¹ He married Elizabeth Norah Brand, daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand and Norah Conyngham Greene, on 17 August 1940.¹ He died on 16 March 1972 at age 56 at South Africa^G.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bengal between 1941 and 1942.¹

     Major Sir Edward Seymour was born on 10 February 1877.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Leopold Richard Seymour and Mary Hubbard Sturgis.^1,2 He married Lady Blanche Frances Conyngham, daughter of Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham and Hon. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de Moleyns, on 29 July 1905.¹ He died on 28 February 1948 at age 71.²
     He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898.² He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.² He was Comptroller to HRH The Duchess of Albany in 1908.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He held the office of Equerry to HM Queen Alexandra between 1923 and 1925.² He was Comptroller to HRH Princess Victoria between 1925 and 1935.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George V in 1935.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VIII in 1936.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1948.²