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     Helen Maria Campbell was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Bt.¹ She married General Hon. Sir Augustus Almeric Spencer, son of Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood and Lady Frances FitzRoy, on 6 February 1836.¹ She died on 17 July 1899.¹
     From 6 February 1836, her married name became Spencer.

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Bt. was born in 1769.² He died in 1843.²
     He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹ He was created 1st Baronet Campbell, of New Brunswick.¹

     Lt.-Col. Augustus Campbell Spencer was born on 19 April 1851.¹ He was the son of General Hon. Sir Augustus Almeric Spencer and Helen Maria Campbell.¹ He married Hilda Grant-Thorold, daughter of Alexander William Thorold Grant-Thorold and Anna Hamilton Stirling, on 12 October 1886.¹ He died on 27 February 1912 at age 60.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Lancers.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Dragoons.¹

     Hilda Grant-Thorold was the daughter of Alexander William Thorold Grant-Thorold and Anna Hamilton Stirling.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Augustus Campbell Spencer, son of General Hon. Sir Augustus Almeric Spencer and Helen Maria Campbell, on 12 October 1886.¹ She died on 10 July 1952.¹
     From 12 October 1886, her married name became Spencer.

     Alexander William Thorold Grant-Thorold was born on 1 March 1820 at Clapham, Surrey, England.² He was the son of Alexander Grant and Helen Thorold.² He married Anna Hamilton Stirling, daughter of Admiral Sir James Stirling and Ellen Mangles, on 28 July 1863.³ He died on 1 February 1908 at age 87 at Cosgrove Hall, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)⁴ He lived at Weelsby House, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Colonel Richard Augustus Spencer was born on 14 December 1888.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Augustus Campbell Spencer and Hilda Grant-Thorold.¹ He married Maude Evelyn Ramsay, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Lushington Ramsay and Sophia Thomas, on 12 September 1925.¹ He died on 20 February 1956 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Maude Evelyn Ramsay was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Lushington Ramsay and Sophia Thomas.^1,2 She married Colonel Richard Augustus Spencer, son of Lt.-Col. Augustus Campbell Spencer and Hilda Grant-Thorold, on 12 September 1925.¹ She died in 1989.¹
     From 12 September 1925, her married name became Spencer.

     Lt.-Col. Henry Lushington Ramsay was born on 15 September 1854.² He was the son of General Hon. Sir Henry Ramsay and Laura Lushington.² He married Sophia Thomas, daughter of J. P. Thomas, on 1 June 1893.² He died on 16 August 1928 at age 73.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.¹ He fought in the Afghan War between 1878 and 1879, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was with the Indian Political Service.²

     Richard Harry Ramsay Spencer, 6th Baron Churchill of Whichwood was born on 11 October 1926.¹ He was the son of Colonel Richard Augustus Spencer and Maude Evelyn Ramsay.¹ He married, firstly, Antoinette Rose-Marie de Charrière, daughter of Godefroy de Charrière, on 19 April 1958.¹ He married, secondly, Cressida Josephine Alice de Hallé in 1999.² He died on 19 October 2020 at age 94.³
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated with a Architecture Diploma.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He lived in 1999 at The Old Vicarage, Vernham Dean, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Associate, Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Churchill of Whichwood, co. Oxford [U.K., 1815] on 18 October 2017.⁴

     Antoinette Rose-Marie de Charrière is the daughter of Godefroy de Charrière.¹ She married Richard Harry Ramsay Spencer, 6th Baron Churchill of Whichwood, son of Colonel Richard Augustus Spencer and Maude Evelyn Ramsay, on 19 April 1958.¹
     From 19 April 1958, her married name became Spencer. After her marriage, Antoinette Rose-Marie de Charrière was styled as Baroness Churchill of Whichwood on 18 October 2017.