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     Francis Norris, 1st and last Earl of Berkshire was born on 6 July 1579.² He was the son of William Norris and Elizabeth Morrison.^3,2 He married Lady Bridget de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil, circa 28 April 1599.² He died on 29 January 1621/22 at age 42, without male issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Norris [E., 1572] on 17 October 1601.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in January 1604/5.² He was created 1st Viscount Thame [England] on 28 January 1620/21.⁴ He was created 1st Earl of Berkshire [England] on 28 January 1620/21.⁴
     On his death, the Earldom of Berkshire and Viscountancy of Thame became extinct.⁴

     Lady Susan de Vere was born on 26 May 1587 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² She was the daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil.^1,3 She married Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Mary Sydney, on 27 December 1604.² She died circa 27 January 1628/29.² She was buried on 1 February 1628/29.²
     From 27 December 1604, her married name became Herbert. After her marriage, Lady Susan de Vere was styled as Countess of Pembroke on 4 May 1605.

     Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke was born on 16 October 1584.³ He was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Mary Sydney.^4,3 He married, firstly, Lady Susan de Vere, daughter of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil, on 27 December 1604.³ He married, secondly, Anne Clifford, Baroness Clifford, daughter of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland and Lady Margaret Russell, on 3 June 1630 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He died on 23 January 1649/50 at age 65.¹
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1603.³ He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber between 1603 and 1625.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Glamorgan from 1604 to 1605.³ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1605 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He held the office of Chancellor and Chamberlain to Angelsey, Caernarvonshire and Merionethshire from 1605 to 1649/50.³ He was created 1st Earl of Montgomery [England] on 4 May 1605.³ He was created 1st Baron Herbert of Shurland, in the Isle of Sheppey, co. Kent [England] on 4 May 1605.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1608.³ He held the office of Premier Councillor for the Colony of Virginia in 1611/12.³ He held the office of High Steward for Oxford University between 1615 and 1641.³ He held the office of Keeper of the Palace of York Place, Westminster in 1616.³ He held the office of Constable of Queenborough Castle in 1617.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1624.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Kent in March 1623/24.³ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain between 1626 and 1641.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire between 1628 and 1641.³ He held the office of High Steward for Westminster between 1628 and 1650.³ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Stannaries in 1630.³ He held the office of High Steward for the Duchy of Cornwall in 1630.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall between 1630 and 1642.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset between 1630 and 1643.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire between 1630 and 1650.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Herbert, of Cardiff, co. Glamorgan [E., 1551] on 10 April 1630.³ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Pembroke [E., 1551] on 10 April 1630.³ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of South Wales.³ He held the office of Constable of St. Briavel's Castle in 1631.³ He held the office of Warden of the Forest of Dean in 1631.³ He held the office of High Steward for Exeter in 1635.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1641.³ He held the office of Chancellor of Oxford University between 1641 and 1643.³ He was Captain-General in the West in 1642.³ He held the office of Governor of the Isle of Wight between 1642 and 1647.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire in February 1641/42.³ He held the office of Commissioner of the Admiralty in 1645.³ In 1645 he was voted a dukedom by Parliament.³ He held the office of Chancellor of Oxford University between 1647 and 1650.³ He held the office of High Stewart and Keeper of the Park of Greenwich in 1648.³ He held the office of Constable of Windsor Castle between 1648 and 1650.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Berkshire in 1649.³ He held the office of Member of the Council of State from February 1648/49 to 1650.³ He gained the rank of Captain-General in 1649/50 in the a regiment against the Scots.³

     William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter was born in January 1565/66.¹ He was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Drury, daughter of Sir William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford.² He married, firstly, Elizabeth Manners, Baroness de Ros of Helmsley, daughter of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland and Isabel Holcroft, on 13 January 1588/89.^1,3 He died on 6 July 1640 at age 74.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stamford from 1586 to 1587.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stamford from 1588 to 1589.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1603.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1623 and 1640.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron of Burghley, co. Northampton [E., 1571] on 8 February 1622/23.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Exeter [E., 1605] on 8 February 1622/23.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1626.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1630.¹

     Captain John James Burlinson was born on 26 March 1940.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Christopher John Burlinson and Sheila Cecilia Louise Annesley.¹
     He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Gurkha Rifles.¹

     Cecilia Margaret Burlinson was born on 19 August 1936.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Christopher John Burlinson and Sheila Cecilia Louise Annesley.¹ She married Major Edward Martin Shewell Turner, son of Brigadier Charles Edward Francis Turner, on 5 April 1961.¹
     From 5 April 1961, her married name became Turner.¹

     Reverend George Thomas Ryves married Georgiana Harriet Anne Courtenay, daughter of Rt. Rev. Reginald Courtenay and Georgiana Beresford, on 11 August 1869.¹ He died on 30 January 1897.¹
     He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Colonel Charles John Blake is the son of Charles Blake.¹ He married Evangeline Claudette Courtenay, daughter of Rt. Rev. Reginald Courtenay and Georgiana Beresford, on 28 March 1880.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Kathleen Ruth Crofton was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hugh Augustus Crofton and Amelia Harriet Farquharson.² She married, firstly, Colonel Edward Reginald Courtenay, son of Major George Henry Courtenay and Laura Samuda, on 2 July 1878.² She and Colonel Edward Reginald Courtenay were divorced in 1881.² She married, secondly, Ernest James Robinson on 22 November 1881. She and Ernest James Robinson were divorced in 1888. She married, thirdly, Captain James Montgomerie Caulfeild, son of Lt.-Col. William Montgomerie Stewart Caulfeild and Dorothea Jane French, on 6 February 1889.² She died on 30 August 1951.¹
     From 2 July 1878, her married name became Courtenay. From 22 November 1881, her married name became Robinson. From 6 February 1889, her married name became Caulfeild.

     Mary Emily Hammersley was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Frederick Hammersley.¹ She married Colonel Edward Reginald Courtenay, son of Major George Henry Courtenay and Laura Samuda, on 5 August 1891.¹ She died on 20 December 1928.¹
     Her married name became Courtenay.