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     Reverend George Thomas Wilkes married Hon. Ethel Elizabeth Emily Henniker-Major, daughter of John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Lady Alice Mary Cuffe, on 29 September 1920.¹ He died in 1951.¹
     He was the Rector at Worlingworth, Suffolk, England.¹

     Hon. Cicely Anne Lucy Henniker-Major was born on 10 December 1876.¹ She was the daughter of John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Lady Alice Mary Cuffe.² She died on 24 June 1901 at age 24, unmarried.¹

     Hon. Lilian Bertha Aline Henniker-Major was born on 16 August 1880.¹ She was the daughter of John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Lady Alice Mary Cuffe.² She died on 10 October 1959 at age 79, unmarried.¹

     Hon. Dorothy Florence Stella Henniker-Major was born on 7 January 1885.¹ She was the daughter of John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Lady Alice Mary Cuffe.² She married Baron Claude de Chassiron on 4 December 1906.¹ She died on 8 July 1931 at age 46.¹
     From 4 December 1906, her married name became de Chassiron.

     Baron Claude de Chassiron married Hon. Dorothy Florence Stella Henniker-Major, daughter of John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Lady Alice Mary Cuffe, on 4 December 1906.¹ He died on 5 March 1929.¹

     Sir Robert William Burnet was born on 17 June 1851.² He was the son of Reverend William Burnet and Forbes Shepherd.² He was baptised on 24 July 1851 at Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland.² He married Bessie Horsman Morley, daughter of William Morley, in 1887 at Marylebone, London, England.² He died in 1931.²
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.)² He was Physician to HM Household between 1910 and 1919.²

     Molly Burnet was the daughter of Sir Robert William Burnet and Bessie Horsman Morley.^2,3 She married John Ernest de Grey Henniker-Major, 7th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney, son of John Major Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Lady Alice Mary Cuffe, on 5 December 1914.¹ She died on 21 October 1953.¹
     From 5 December 1914, her married name became Henniker-Major.

     Anne Hesse was born on 6 February 1780 at Flitwick, England.¹ She was the daughter of James Hesse and Anne Fisher.¹ She married Sir William Horne, son of Reverend Thomas Horne and Frances Ann Price, on 12 August 1799.¹ She died on 21 July 1823 at age 43.¹
     From 12 August 1799, her married name became Horne.¹

     Hon. Richard Arthur Otway Henniker-Major was born on 20 December 1917.¹ He was the son of John Ernest de Grey Henniker-Major, 7th Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney and Molly Burnet.² He married Nancy Pauline Stainton, daughter of Sir John Armitage Stainton and Hon. Janet Bertha Dewar, on 22 June 1946.² He died on 13 June 2003 at age 85.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1939 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War, and became a POW in 1942.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was a practising solicitor in 1948.¹

     Sir John Armitage Stainton was the son of John Prout Stainton.² He married Hon. Janet Bertha Dewar, daughter of John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot and Johann Todd, on 20 April 1918.² He died on 6 September 1957.²
     He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.)¹ He lived at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)¹ He was Parliamentary Counsel to Treasury between 1929 and 1946.²