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     Archibald William Cutlar Fergusson was born on 3 August 1856.¹ He was the son of Robert Cutlar Fergusson, 18th of Craigdarroch and Ella Frances Catherine Alison.¹ He died on 3 January 1909 at age 52 at Paris, France.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade.¹

     Alexander Edward Fergusson was born on 28 November 1857.¹ He was the son of Robert Cutlar Fergusson, 18th of Craigdarroch and Ella Frances Catherine Alison.¹ He died on 20 June 1859 at age 1.¹

     Rose Hodgson was the daughter of John Grant Hodgson.¹ She married Robert Cutlar Fergusson, 19th of Craigdarroch, son of Robert Cutlar Fergusson, 18th of Craigdarroch and Ella Frances Catherine Alison, on 5 February 1889.¹ She died on 18 March 1890.¹
     From 5 February 1889, her married name became Fergusson.¹

     John Grant Hodgson lived at Catalba, Herefordshire, England.¹

     Esme Cutlar Fergusson was born on 12 October 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Cutlar Fergusson, 19th of Craigdarroch and Rose Hodgson.¹ She married Major Valentine William Eyre, son of Vincent Thomas Eyre and Barbara Agnes Caroline Giffard, on 6 April 1920.¹ She and Major Valentine William Eyre were divorced in 1925.¹ She died on 7 December 1963 at age 74.¹
     From 6 April 1920, her married name became Eyre.¹ In 1925 her name was legally changed to Esme Cutlar Fergusson by Deed Poll.¹

     Major Valentine William Eyre was the son of Vincent Thomas Eyre and Barbara Agnes Caroline Giffard.^1,2 He married Esme Cutlar Fergusson, daughter of Robert Cutlar Fergusson, 19th of Craigdarroch and Rose Hodgson, on 6 April 1920.¹ He and Esme Cutlar Fergusson were divorced in 1925.¹

     Vincent Thomas Eyre was born in 1843 at Italy.² He was the son of Vincent Anthony Eyre and Jane Huddleston.² He married Barbara Agnes Caroline Giffard in 1873 at London, England.² He died on 26 September 1893.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons.² He lived at Lindley Hall, Leicestershire, England.¹

     Major Anthony Courtenay Eyre was born on 11 February 1922.¹ He is the son of Major Valentine William Eyre and Esme Cutlar Fergusson.¹ He married Sheila Smith in 1952 at Minden, Germany.²
     He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Ligt Infantry.¹

     Rosamund Ursula Mary Eyre was born on 30 January 1921.¹ She is the daughter of Major Valentine William Eyre and Esme Cutlar Fergusson.¹ She married Charles Rupert Russ, son of Professor Sidney Russ and Mary Priestley, on 20 November 1942.¹
     She was with the Women's Royal Naval Service between 1941 and 1942.¹ From 20 November 1942, her married name became Russ.¹

     Charles Rupert Russ was born on 28 November 1919 at 19 Northumberland Mansions, Marylebone, London, England.² He was the son of Professor Sidney Russ and Mary Priestley.^1,2 He married Rosamund Ursula Mary Eyre, daughter of Major Valentine William Eyre and Esme Cutlar Fergusson, on 20 November 1942.¹ He died in November 1943, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Service.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹