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     Fanny Mary Dickson is the daughter of Major R. L. Dickson.¹ She married Captain Thomas Henry Ponsonby, son of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby-Barker and Lady Henrietta Taylour, on 21 February 1838.¹
     Her married name became Ponsonby.

     Major R. L. Dickson gained the rank of Major in the 1st Life Guards.²

     Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 14 December 1839.¹ He was the son of Captain Thomas Henry Ponsonby and Fanny Mary Dickson.¹ He married Hon. Mary Eliza Sophia Plunkett, daughter of Admiral Edward Plunkett, 15th Lord Dunsany and Hon. Anne Constance Dutton, on 22 October 1873.¹ He died on 9 December 1884 at age 44.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars.¹ He lived at Kilcooley, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹

     Hon. Mary Eliza Sophia Plunkett was the daughter of Admiral Edward Plunkett, 15th Lord Dunsany and Hon. Anne Constance Dutton.¹ She married Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Captain Thomas Henry Ponsonby and Fanny Mary Dickson, on 22 October 1873.¹ She died on 5 July 1921.¹
     Her married name became Ponsonby.

     Admiral Edward Plunkett, 15th Lord Dunsany was born on 29 November 1808.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Edward Wadding Plunkett, 13th Lord Dunsany and Hon. Charlotte Louisa Lawless.² He married Hon. Anne Constance Dutton, daughter of John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne and Hon. Mary Legge, on 22 September 1846.¹ He died on 22 February 1889 at age 80.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in 1846 in the Royal Navy.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Lord Dunsany [I., c. 1462] on 7 April 1852.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1864.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1864 and 1889.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1871.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral in 1877.¹

     Hon. Anne Constance Dutton was born on 12 September 1816.¹ She was the daughter of John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne and Hon. Mary Legge.^2,3 She married Admiral Edward Plunkett, 15th Lord Dunsany, son of Lt.-Col. Edward Wadding Plunkett, 13th Lord Dunsany and Hon. Charlotte Louisa Lawless, on 22 September 1846.⁴ She died on 27 June 1858 at age 41.⁴
     Her married name became Plunkett.

     Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 29 December 1878.¹ He was the son of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby and Hon. Mary Eliza Sophia Plunkett.¹ He married Frances May Paynter, daughter of Major George Paynter and Frances Maria Janetta Beauclerk, on 25 November 1909.¹ He died on 17 November 1946 at age 67.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the 10th Hussars.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Tipperary.¹ He lived at Kilcooley Abbey, Kilcooley, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹

     Frances May Paynter was born in April 1884. She was the daughter of Major George Paynter and Frances Maria Janetta Beauclerk.^1,2 She married Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby and Hon. Mary Eliza Sophia Plunkett, on 25 November 1909.¹ She died in 1978.¹
     Her married name became Ponsonby.

     Sir Giles of Astley was born after 1277.¹ He was the son of Andrew of Astley, 1st Lord Astley and Sibyl (?)¹ He married Alice Wolvey, daughter of Sir Thomas Wolvey and Alice (?).¹ He died before 1316.¹

     Lt.-Col. Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 20 January 1911.¹ He was the son of Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby and Frances May Paynter.¹ He married, firstly, Merelina Bosanquet, daughter of Lt.-Col. James Tindal Ives Bosanquet, on 3 January 1941.¹ He and Merelina Bosanquet were divorced in 1953.¹ He married, secondly, Diana Wray Hurt in 1954.¹ He died on 4 October 2005 at age 94 at Australia^G.^2,3
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of New South Wales between 1935 and 1936.¹ He was Comptroller to the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Australia between 1936 and 1937.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the 10th Hussars.¹ He lived in 2003 at Low Port, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland^G.¹