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     William Richardson lived at Portland Place, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He lived at Wanstead, Essex, England^G.¹

     Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard, 7th Bt. was born on 12 August 1860.² He was the son of Colonel Sidney Burrard and Geraldine Augusta Richardson.¹ He married, firstly, Gertrude Ellen Haig, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles Thomas Haig, on 25 August 1887.² He married, secondly, Alice Simons, daughter of Alfred Simons, on 5 September 1935.² He died on 16 March 1943 at age 82.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Engineers.¹ He wrote the book The Attraction of the Himalaya Mountains on the Plumb-Line in India.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1904.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.) in 1911.² He held the office of Surveyor-General of India between 1911 and 1919.² He wrote the book Victoria Gold Medal of the Royal Geographic Society, published 1913.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.) in 1914.² He wrote the book Borard and Burrard.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Burrard, of Walhampton, co. Southampton [G.B., 1769] on 19 December 1933.¹

     Gertrude Ellen Haig was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles Thomas Haig.¹ She married Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard, 7th Bt., son of Colonel Sidney Burrard and Geraldine Augusta Richardson, on 25 August 1887.¹ She died on 7 December 1928.¹
     From 25 August 1887, her married name became Burrard.²

     Maj.-Gen. Charles Thomas Haig gained the rank of Major-General in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Major Sir Gerald Burrard, 8th Bt. was born on 17 January 1888.¹ He was the son of Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard, 7th Bt. and Gertrude Ellen Haig.² He married Hilda Elizabeth Mumm, daughter of Robert Julius Mumm, on 26 October 1917.¹ He died on 22 February 1965 at age 77.³
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches and was severely wounded.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Burrard, of Walhampton, co. Southampton [G.B., 1769] on 16 March 1943.⁴ He was vice-president of the National Rifle Association between 1946 and 1948.¹ He lived at Willow Lodge, Hungerford, Berkshire, England^G.² On his death his baronetcy became extinct.³

     Hilda Elizabeth Mumm is the daughter of Robert Julius Mumm.² She married Major Sir Gerald Burrard, 8th Bt., son of Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard, 7th Bt. and Gertrude Ellen Haig, on 26 October 1917.²
     From 26 October 1917, her married name became Burrard.¹

     Elizabeth Geraldine Burrard was born on 7 February 1927.¹ She was the daughter of Major Sir Gerald Burrard, 8th Bt. and Hilda Elizabeth Mumm.² She died on 26 September 2013 at age 86.³

     John Philip Burrard was born on 28 December 1930.² He was the son of Major Sir Gerald Burrard, 8th Bt. and Hilda Elizabeth Mumm.¹ He died on 15 May 1954 at age 23, unmarried.²

     Joan Burrard was the daughter of Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard, 7th Bt. and Gertrude Ellen Haig.^2,3 She married Sidney Lewes Dashwood, son of Reverend Robert Lewes Dashwood and Edith Theresa Cooper, on 19 April 1922.¹ She died on 17 October 1963.¹
     From 19 April 1922, her married name became Dashwood.

     Joan Burrard is the daughter of Colonel Sidney Burrard and Geraldine Augusta Richardson.¹