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     Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill, 7th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke was born on 31 March 1904.¹ He was the son of Charles Rowland Clegg-Hill, 6th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke and Mildred Bulteel.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Flora Smyth-Osbourne, daughter of Brig.-Gen. George Nowell Thomas Smyth-Osbourne and Gladys Marguerite Porter, on 7 October 1930.¹ He and Elizabeth Flora Smyth-Osbourne were divorced in 1942.¹ He married, secondly, Catherine Mary Lloyd-Williams, daughter of Dr. Rowland Venables Lloyd-Williams, on 30 November 1942.¹ He died on 4 May 1974 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Welch Fusiliers.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Hill [G.B., 1727] on 3 May 1957.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke, co. Salop. [U.K., 1842] on 3 May 1957.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Hill of Almarez and of Hardwicke, co. Salop. [U.K., 1816] on 3 May 1957.¹

     Brig.-Gen. George Nowell Thomas Smyth-Osbourne was born in 1877 at Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England.² He was the son of John Smyth Smyth-Osbourne and Eliza Cotton Prior.² He married Gladys Marguerite Porter, daughter of Sir Leslie Porter.³ He died in 1942 at Okehampton, Devon, England.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He fought in the First World War.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1915.¹ He fought in the Russian Civil War in 1919, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1919.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He lived at Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England.¹

     Elizabeth Flora Smyth-Osbourne was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. George Nowell Thomas Smyth-Osbourne and Gladys Marguerite Porter.^2,3 She married Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill, 7th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke, son of Charles Rowland Clegg-Hill, 6th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke and Mildred Bulteel, on 7 October 1930.¹ She and Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill, 7th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke were divorced in 1942.¹ She died on 19 March 1967.¹
     From 7 October 1930, her married name became Clegg-Hill.

     Anthony Rowland Clegg-Hill, 8th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke was born on 19 March 1931.¹ He was the son of Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill, 7th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke and Elizabeth Flora Smyth-Osbourne.² He married, firstly, Juanita Phyllis Pertwee, daughter of John W. Pertwee, on 10 August 1963.¹ He and Juanita Phyllis Pertwee were divorced in 1976.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Harriet Offer, daughter of Ronald L. Offer, in 1989.¹ He died before 17 March 2003, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Hill [G.B., 1727] on 5 May 1974.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Hill of Almarez and of Hardwicke, co. Salop. [U.K., 1816] on 5 May 1974.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke, co. Salop. [U.K., 1842] on 5 May 1974.¹ He lived in 2003 at Flat 3, 24 Florence Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Juanita Phyllis Pertwee is the daughter of John W. Pertwee.² She married Anthony Rowland Clegg-Hill, 8th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke, son of Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill, 7th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke and Elizabeth Flora Smyth-Osbourne, on 10 August 1963.¹ She and Anthony Rowland Clegg-Hill, 8th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke were divorced in 1976.¹
     From 10 August 1963, her married name became Clegg-Hill. After her marriage, Juanita Phyllis Pertwee was styled as Viscountess Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke on 5 May 1974.

     Hon. Gerald William Clegg-Hill was born on 26 August 1932.¹ He was the son of Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill, 7th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke and Elizabeth Flora Smyth-Osbourne.² He died on 12 July 1962 at age 29, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Tank Regiment.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Frederic Raymond Clegg-Hill was born on 10 August 1909.¹ He was the son of Charles Rowland Clegg-Hill, 6th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke and Mildred Bulteel.² He married Alice Dorothy Chapman, daughter of Rear-Admiral Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman and Hon. Dorothy Beatrix Wynn, on 18 November 1938.¹ He died on 13 April 1945 at age 35 at Germany, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of officer between 1938 and 1944 in the 1st Battalion, North Rhodesian Regiment.¹ He fought in the Second World War, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.¹

     Rear-Admiral Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman was the son of Peter Godfrey Chapman.² He married Hon. Dorothy Beatrix Wynn, daughter of Hon. Thomas John Wynn and Sybil Anna Catherine Corbett, on 1 February 1905.³ He died on 17 March 1931.³
     He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)¹

     Alice Dorothy Chapman was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Cuthbert Godfrey Chapman and Hon. Dorothy Beatrix Wynn.^2,3 She married Hon. Frederic Raymond Clegg-Hill, son of Charles Rowland Clegg-Hill, 6th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and of Hardwicke and Mildred Bulteel, on 18 November 1938.¹ She died on 22 May 2013.³
     From 18 November 1938, her married name became Clegg-Hill. She lived in 2003 at The Old Forge, Stone in Oxney, Kent, England^G.¹