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     Sir Alexander Hope of Craighall, 15th Bt. was born on 22 October 1824.¹ He was the son of Sir John Hope of Craighall, 11th Bt. and Anne Wedderburn.² He died on 7 March 1918 at age 93, unmarried.¹
     He was with the Bengal Civil Service.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Baronet Hope, of Craighall [N.S., 1628] on 5 September 1898.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian.¹

     Revered Charles Augustus Hope was born on 7 August 1827.¹ He was the son of Sir John Hope of Craighall, 11th Bt. and Anne Wedderburn.² He married Julia Sophia Barton, daughter of John Watson Barton, on 21 September 1854.¹ He died on 30 December 1898 at age 71.¹
     He was the Rector at Barwick-in-Elmet, England.¹ He held the office of Hon. Canon of Ripon.¹

     Charles Guest lived at Newmarket, Suffolk, England.¹

     Julia Sophia Barton was the daughter of John Watson Barton.² She married Revered Charles Augustus Hope, son of Sir John Hope of Craighall, 11th Bt. and Anne Wedderburn, on 21 September 1854.¹ She died on 1 March 1903.¹
     From 21 September 1854, her married name became Hope.

     May Bastian was born in 1868 at Hampstead, London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Charles Bastian and Julia A. Orme.¹

     Robert Philip Hope was born on 29 June 1873.¹ He was the son of Revered Charles Augustus Hope and Julia Sophia Barton.² He died on 21 June 1930 at age 56.¹

     Charles Orme was born in 1807 at Southwark, Surrey, England.¹ He married Eliza Andrews on 27 October 1832 at St. Peter, Walworth, Surrey, England.¹

     Eliza Andrews was born in 1816 at Rofford, Essex, England.¹ She married Charles Orme on 27 October 1832 at St. Peter, Walworth, Surrey, England.¹
     From 27 October 1832, her married name became Orme.¹

     Sir Archibald Philip Hope of Craighall, 17th Bt. was born on 27 March 1912 at Scotland.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir John Augustus Hope of Craighall, 16th Bt. and Hon. Mary Bruce.³ He married Ruth Chamberlin Davis, daughter of Carl Raymond Davis, on 20 April 1938.¹ He died on 27 July 1987 at age 75 at Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 17th Baronet Hope, of Craighall [N.S., 1628] on 17 April 1924.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the Second World War, and was mentioned in despatches twice.³ He gained the rank of Group Captain in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) in 1940.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He was an executive with English Electric Company Ltd.³ He was chief executive and director of Napier Aero Engines Ltd.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He was managing director of Airwork Ltd.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Cecil Hope was born on 9 May 1913.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Sir John Augustus Hope of Craighall, 16th Bt. and Hon. Mary Bruce.² He died on 24 April 1945 at age 31 at Italy, on active service.^1,3
     He fought in the Second World War.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.^1,3 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and bar.¹