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     Joan Farrer was born on 23 January 1913. She is the daughter of Denis Herbert Farrer and Hon. Joan Freeman-Mitford.

     Sophia Elizabeth Tuckfield Goldsworthy was born in December 1840.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Goldsworthy and Sophia Tuckfield.¹ She married Lt.-Col. William Wallingford Knollys, son of General Rt. Hon. Sir William Thomas Knollys and Elizabeth St. Aubyn, in 1860.¹ She died on 7 December 1904.²
     From 1860, her married name became Knollys.¹

     Thomas Goldsworthy gained the rank of officer in the Royal Navy.²

     Ann Farrer was born on 23 April 1916. She is the daughter of Denis Herbert Farrer and Hon. Joan Freeman-Mitford.

     George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham was born on 16 January 1886.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Wentworth Grenville Bowyer and Eva Mary Lane.³ He married Hon. Daphne H. M. Freeman-Mitford, daughter of Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale and Lady Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, on 27 February 1919.² He died on 30 November 1948 at age 62.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1908 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1910 entitled to practise as a barrister.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.³ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Buckingham between 1918 and 1937.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1921 and 1923, to the President of the Board of Trade.³ He held the office of Junior Lord of Treasury between 1927 and 1929.³ He was appointed Knight in 1929.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1930 and 1940.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Buckinghamshire.² He was created 1st Baronet Bowyer, of Weston Underwood, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 21 January 1933.² He held the office of Comptroller of the Household between June 1935 and December 1935.³ He was created 1st Baron Denham, of Weston Underwood, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 24 May 1937.³ He held the office of Chief Whip, House of Lords between 1945 and 1947.³

     F/O Hon. Richard Laurence Grenville Bowyer was born on 17 February 1920.¹ He was the son of George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham and Hon. Daphne H. M. Freeman-Mitford.² He died on 29 January 1943 at age 22, killed in action.³
     He fought in the Second World War. He gained the rank of Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹

     Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham was born on 3 October 1927.² He was the son of George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham and Hon. Daphne H. M. Freeman-Mitford.³ He married Jean McCorquodale, daughter of Major Kenneth McCorquodale and Ellen Viva Martin, on 14 February 1956.² He died on 1 December 2021 at age 94.⁴
     Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham also went by the nick-name of Bertie.² He was commissioned in 1945, in the service of the Grenadier Guards.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Denham, of Weston Underwood, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1937] on 30 November 1948.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bowyer, of Weston Underwood, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1933] on 30 November 1948.² He graduated in 1950 with a Eton and King's College Cambridge Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² ) He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Bowyer, of Denham, co. Bucks [E., 1660] on 27 September 1950.³ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1961 and 1964.² He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1970 and 1971.³ He held the office of Captain of the Yeomanry Guard between 1971 and 1974.³ He held the office of Opposition Chief Whip, House of Lords between 1978 and 1979.³ He wrote the book The Man Who Lost His Shadow, published 1979.³ He held the office of Chief Whip, House of Lords between 1979 and 1991.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1980.² He wrote the book Two Thyrdes, published 1983.³ He wrote the book Foxhunt, published 1988.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1991.² He wrote the book Black Rod, published 1997.³ He lived in 2003 at The Laundry Cottage, Weston Underwood, Olney, Buckinghamshire, England^G.²

     Hon. Peggy Bowyer was born on 18 May 1925.¹ She was the daughter of George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham and Hon. Daphne H. M. Freeman-Mitford.² She married Commander John David Latimer Repard, son of William John Repard, on 24 April 1947.¹ She died on 17 February 2024 at age 98.³
     Her married name became Repard. She lived in 2003 at Bridleway Cottage, Leafy Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Jean McCorquodale was born on 4 May 1931. She is the daughter of Major Kenneth McCorquodale and Ellen Viva Martin.² She married Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, son of George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham and Hon. Daphne H. M. Freeman-Mitford, on 14 February 1956.¹
     From 14 February 1956, her married name became Bowyer. After her marriage, Jean McCorquodale was styled as Baroness Denham on 14 February 1956.