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     Edward Aubrey Persse was born on 28 June 1881.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Edward Persse and Margaret Clerk.² He died in August 1918 at age 37, killed in action, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Boer War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Thomas Beverley Persse was born on 22 June 1884.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Edward Persse and Margaret Clerk.² He married Nancy Weir, daughter of Major James Weir, on 10 November 1917.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Major James Weir lived at Southsea, Hampshire, England.¹

     Nancy Weir is the daughter of Major James Weir.² She married Thomas Beverley Persse, son of Lt.-Col. Edward Persse and Margaret Clerk, on 10 November 1917.¹
     From 10 November 1917, her married name became Persse. She lived in 1976 at Astra Hotel, Corlett Drive, Birnam, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.¹

     John Arthur Persse was born on 24 August 1923.¹ He was the son of Thomas Beverley Persse and Nancy Weir.² He married Judith Knabe, daughter of Claude Henry Knabe, on 28 July 1951.¹ He died on 2 October 2013 at age 90.³
     He was educated at Diocesan College, Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the City of London Yeomanry.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He graduated from Cape Town University, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹

     Claude Henry Knabe lived at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.¹

     Judith Knabe is the daughter of Claude Henry Knabe.² She married John Arthur Persse, son of Thomas Beverley Persse and Nancy Weir, on 28 July 1951.¹
     From 28 July 1951, her married name became Persse.

     Nancy Persse was born on 29 December 1924.¹ She is the daughter of Thomas Beverley Persse and Nancy Weir.² She married Charles Langley Stevens, son of Alfred Victor Stevens, on 8 April 1953.¹
     She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ From 8 April 1953, her married name became Stevens.¹

     Peter John Stevens was born on 4 March 1957.¹ He is the son of Charles Langley Stevens and Nancy Persse.^2,1

     Christopher lan Stevens was born on 29 October 1961.¹ He is the son of Charles Langley Stevens and Nancy Persse.^2,1