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     Kitty Ogilvy Hozier was born on 15 April 1883.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier and Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy.¹ She died on 5 March 1900 at age 16, unmarried.¹

     Margaret Nelly Ogilvy Hozier was born on 3 April 1888.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier and Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy.¹ She married Colonel Bertram Henry Samuel Romilly, son of Samuel Henry Romilly and Lady Arabella Charlotte Carnegie, on 4 December 1915.¹ She died on 1 February 1955 at age 66, from cancer.^2,3
     Margaret Nelly Ogilvy Hozier usually went by her middle name of Nellie.⁴ She was captured by the Germans while serving as a nurse during the First World War, but was quickly released.² Her married name became Romilly.

     Colonel Bertram Henry Samuel Romilly was born on 6 November 1878. He was the son of Samuel Henry Romilly and Lady Arabella Charlotte Carnegie. He married Margaret Nelly Ogilvy Hozier, daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier and Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, on 4 December 1915.¹ He died on 6 May 1940 at age 61, from cancer.²
     He was commissioned in 1898, in the service of the Scots Guards. He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1904.

     Giles Samuel Bertram Romilly was born on 19 September 1916.² He was the son of Colonel Bertram Henry Samuel Romilly and Margaret Nelly Ogilvy Hozier. He married Mary Ball-Dodd, daughter of Dr. Edward Ball-Dodd, in March 1949.³ He and Mary Ball-Dodd were divorced in 1963.⁴ He died on 2 August 1967 at age 50 at Berkeley, California, U.S.A., from a tranquilizer overdose.^5,2
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was a correspondant for Daily Express during the Spanish Civil War and then the Second World War. He was captured in Norway and held as a POW, first in Colditz Castle, and later escaped from Tittmoning Castle.² He wrote the book The Privileged Nightmare, published 1952.²

     P/O Esmond Marcus David Romilly was born on 10 June 1918 at Huntington Park, Herefordshire, England.² He was the son of Colonel Bertram Henry Samuel Romilly and Margaret Nelly Ogilvy Hozier. He married Hon. Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford, daughter of David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale and Sydney Bowles, on 18 May 1937.¹ He died on 30 November 1941 at age 23, killed in action on a bombing raid over Germany.²
     He was given the name of Esmond Samuel David Romilly at birth.³ He fought in the Second World War.⁴ He gained the rank of Pilot Officer in the 58 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force.⁴

     Anne Constancia Romilly was born on 9 February 1941.² She is the daughter of P/O Esmond Marcus David Romilly and Hon. Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford.³ She married, firstly, James Rufus Firman in 1964.¹ She and James Rufus Firman were divorced in 1975.¹ She married, secondly, Edwin Terence Weber in 1980.¹
     From 1964, her married name became Firman.¹ From 1980, her married name became Weber.¹ She lived in 2003 at 979 Eden Avenue SE, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.³

     Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys was born on 16 July 1837.² He was the son of General Rt. Hon. Sir William Thomas Knollys and Elizabeth St. Aubyn.³ He married Hon. Arden Mary Tyrwhitt, daughter of Sir Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt, 3rd Bt. and Emma Harriet Wilson, Baroness Berners, on 11 April 1887.¹ He died on 15 August 1924 at age 87.²
     He held the office of Private Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales and then HM King Edward VII between 1870 and 1910.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1876.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1886.² He was Groom-in-Waiting to HM Queen Victoria between 1886 and 1901.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1897.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1901.² He was created 1st Baron Knollys, of Caversham, co. Oxford [U.K.] on 21 July 1902.³ He was awarded the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.) in 1903.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1908.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1910.² He held the office of Private Secretary to HM King George V between 1910 and 1913.² He was Lord in Waiting to HM Queen Alexandra between 1910 and 1924.² He was created 1st Viscount Knollys, of Caversham, co. Oxford [U.K.] on 4 July 1911.³

     Rosemary Farrer was born in 1956. She is the daughter of Ralph Paul Farrer and Ann Hutchison.

     Ruth Farrer was born in 1950. She is the daughter of Michael Edgar Farrer and Constance Morgenstern.

     Lt.-Col. William Wallingford Knollys was born on 13 November 1833 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of General Rt. Hon. Sir William Thomas Knollys and Elizabeth St. Aubyn.¹ He married Sophia Elizabeth Tuckfield Goldsworthy, daughter of Thomas Goldsworthy and Sophia Tuckfield, in 1860.¹ He died on 13 August 1904 at age 70 at Perham House, Perham Road, West Kensington, London, England^G, from heart failure.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Scots Guards.¹ He fought in the Crimean War.¹ He was educated at Sandhurst College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer in June 1858 in the 93rd Highlanders.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1878.¹