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     Thomas Hussey was the son of Stafford Hussey, Baron of Galtrim and Anne Kirwan. He married Lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford and Lady Rachel Cavendish, on 4 August 1777.²
     He lived at Galtrim, County Meath, Ireland^G.²

     Lady Mary Walpole was born circa 1757. She was the daughter of Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford and Lady Rachel Cavendish.¹ She married Thomas Hussey, son of Stafford Hussey, Baron of Galtrim and Anne Kirwan, on 4 August 1777.¹
     Her married name became Hussey.

     Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford was born on 12 June 1723.³ He was the son of Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton and Mary Magdalen Lombard.³ He married Lady Rachel Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire and Catherine Hoskins, on 12 May 1748.³ He died on 24 February 1809 at age 85.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for King's Lynn between 1747 and 1757.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Walpole of Wolterton, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1756] on 5 February 1757.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Walpole of Walpole, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1723] on 2 March 1797.³ He was created 1st Earl of Orford [U.K.] on 10 April 1806.¹

     Vice-Admiral George Wodehouse was born on 8 July 1810.¹ He was the son of Rev. Hon. William Wodehouse and Mary Hussey.² He married Eleanor Charlotte Drummond, daughter of Andrew Mortimer Drummond and Lady Emily Charlotte Percy, on 20 June 1848.¹ He died on 15 February 1900 at age 89.¹
     He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.²

     Eleanor Charlotte Drummond was born circa 1811. She was the daughter of Andrew Mortimer Drummond and Lady Emily Charlotte Percy.² She married Vice-Admiral George Wodehouse, son of Rev. Hon. William Wodehouse and Mary Hussey, on 20 June 1848.¹ She died on 27 March 1888.¹
     Her married name became Wodehouse.

     Reverend Algernon Wodehouse was born on 13 May 1814.² He was the son of Rev. Hon. William Wodehouse and Mary Hussey.³ He married Lady Eleanor Isabel Bridget Ashburnham, daughter of George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham and Lady Charlotte Percy, on 26 November 1844.¹ He died on 2 May 1882 at age 67.²
     He was the Rector at Easton, Hampshire, England^G.³

     Lady Eleanor Isabel Bridget Ashburnham was born on 28 July 1814.¹ She was the daughter of George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham and Lady Charlotte Percy.¹ She married Reverend Algernon Wodehouse, son of Rev. Hon. William Wodehouse and Mary Hussey, on 26 November 1844.¹ She died on 6 March 1895 at age 80.¹
     Her married name became Wodehouse.

     Colonel Thomas Thornton was born in 1747.¹ He was the son of Colonel William Thornton and Mary Myster.¹ He married Eliza Cawston circa 1806.¹ He died on 10 March 1823 at Paris, France^G.¹
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was educated circa 1761 at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ In 1772 he founded The Confederate Hawks of Great Britian ('the Falconer's Club.¹') In 1790 he purchased the estate of Allerton Mauleverer (Thornville Royal) from the Duke of York for £110,000.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the West York Militia.¹ He lived at Falconer's Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He and Alicia Meynell were associated circa 1802.¹
     He was a famous sportsman, involved in falconing, horse-racing and hunting, as well as a successful breeder of horses, dogs and falcons.¹

     Cecilia Thornton-Wodehouse was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Edward Thornton-Wodehouse and Thornvilla Diana Thornton.² She married Ferdinand Baron von Lilencron on 24 July 1879.¹ She died on 20 November 1928.¹
     Her married name became von Lilencron.

     Laura Elisabeth Anne Thornton-Wodehouse was the daughter of Admiral Hon. Edward Thornton-Wodehouse and Thornvilla Diana Thornton.² She died on 26 December 1904, unmarried.¹