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     Sir Miles Stapleton, 1st Bt. was baptised on 19 October 1626.² He was the son of Gilbert Stapleton and Eleanor Gascoigne.^1,2 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Longueville, daughter of Sir Thomas Longueville, 2nd Bt..² He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, in 1661.² He died circa 16 February 1706/7, without surviving issue.¹ He was buried on 19 February 1706/7.¹
     He was created 1st Baronet Stapleton, of Carlton, Yorkshire [England] on 20 March 1661/62.¹

     Gilbert Stapleton was the son of Richard Stapleton.¹ He married, secondly, Eleanor Gascoigne, daughter of Sir John Gascoigne.² He married, firstly, Katherine Hungate, daughter of W. Hungate.² He died circa 11 April 1636.¹ He was buried on 14 April 1636.¹
     He lived at Carlton, Yorkshire, England^G.²

     Lady Elizabeth Bertie was the daughter of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and Hon. Elizabeth Montagu.¹ She married Sir Miles Stapleton, 1st Bt., son of Gilbert Stapleton and Eleanor Gascoigne, in 1661.¹ She died on 28 February 1683/84.¹
     Her married name became Stapleton.

     Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey was born on 16 December 1582.¹ He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 13th Lord Willoughby de Eresby and Lady Mary de Vere.¹ He married Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton and Elizabeth Jeffrey, circa 1605.¹ He died on 23 October 1642 at age 59, from wounds received in action.
     He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Lord Willoughby de Eresby [E., 1313] on 25 June 1601.¹ He was educated at Gray's Inn, London, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in January 1604/5.¹ He unsuccessfully claimed the title of Earl of Oxford through his mother.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Lindsey, co. Lincoln [England] on 22 November 1626.¹ He was Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Rhé Expedition in 1627.¹ He held the office of Lord Great Chamberlain on 13 April 1627.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1628.¹ He was commander of the fleet to relieve La Rochelle in 1628.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire between 1628 and 1642.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1630.¹ He held the office of Governor of Berwick in 1639.¹ He gained the rank of General in the Royalist forces.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1642 in the Foot Guards.¹ He fought in the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642. He fought in the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Emily Abingdon is the daughter of John Frederick Abingdon.¹ She married Henry Jeffery Flower, 6th Viscount Ashbrook, son of Henry Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook and Frances Robinson, on 4 September 1860.¹ She and Henry Jeffery Flower, 6th Viscount Ashbrook were divorced on 28 February 1877 with her adultery with a Captain Hugh Sydney Baillie as the cause.¹
     From 4 September 1860, her married name became Flower.¹ After her marriage, Emily Abingdon was styled as Viscountess Ashbrook on 3 August 1871.

     John Frederick Abingdon lived at Esher, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Eleanor Gascoigne is the daughter of Sir John Gascoigne. She married Gilbert Stapleton, son of Richard Stapleton.¹
     Her married name became Stapleton.¹

     William Spencer Flower, 7th Viscount Ashbrook was born on 23 March 1830.¹ He was the son of Henry Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook and Frances Robinson.¹ He married Augusta Madeline Henrietta Marton, daughter of George Marton and Lucy Sarah Dallas, on 25 June 1861 at Capernwray Hall, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He died on 26 November 1906 at age 76 at Castle-Durrow, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.¹
     He was given the name of William Spencer Walker at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ On 15 July 1847 his name was legally changed to William Spencer Flower.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, in 1851 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of officer in the 52nd Foot.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Ashbrook [I., 1751] on 14 December 1882.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Castle-Durrow, co. Kilkenny [I., 1733] on 14 December 1882.¹

     Richard Stapleton was the son of Brian Stapleton and Lady Eleanor Neville.¹ He died circa 1614.²
     He lived at Carlton, Yorkshire, England^G.¹