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     Samuel John Sydney Swinton was born on 28 August 1995.¹ He is the son of William Henry Cospatric Swinton and Lindsey Mary Gryspeerdt.¹

     Edulf (?) is the son of Uhtred, Earl of Northumberland and Ælfgifu (?)²

     Margaret Elizabeth Noad is the daughter of George William Noad.¹ She married William Whitchurch Taunton on 19 February 1850 at Wokingham, Berkshire, England.¹
     From 19 February 1850, her married name became Taunton.¹

     Liulf (?) was the son of Edulf (?)² He died circa 1118.¹
     He was one of the earliest Sheriffs under the Crown on record, as well as the first individual subject in Scotland whose ownership of land can be proved by contemporary writings still in existence.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of the Northumbrians.¹ Before 1098 he held by Bamburgh and Swinton.¹

     Udard (?) was the son of Liulf (?)² He died circa 1132.¹
     Witness of the foundation of Abbey.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of the Northumbrians.¹ He lived Bamburgh and Swinton.¹

     William de Swinton is the son of Udard (?)² He died, without issue.¹
     He held Swinton, North of the Border, from the monks of St. Cuthbert.¹ Bamburgh and Swinton were confirmed by King Stephen in his hereditary right to all his father's land under the English Crown.¹

     Adam de Swinton was the son of Udard (?)² He died, without issue.¹
     He held the office of Sheriff of Northumbria.¹

     John de Swinton is the son of Udard (?)²
     He held the office of Sheriff of Northumbria.¹ He was ancestor of a Northumberland family which adopted the surname Viscount, from its ancestral connection with the Shrievalty.¹

     Edward James James is the son of William Dodge James and Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes.¹

     John William Lewis Dening was born on 2 August 1911 at Bengal, India.¹ He was the son of Lewis Eales Dening and Florence Annie Elizabeth Taunton.¹ He married Patricia Dacre Morton, daughter of Captain Herbert Claude Morton and Evelyn St. Aubyn Lennard Barrett, on 18 June 1935 at St. Margeret, Westminster, London, England.¹ He died on 10 September 1952 at age 41 at London, England.¹