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     Colonel Douglas Edward Cayley was born on 15 July 1870.¹ He was the son of Henry Cayley and Letitia Mary Walters.² He married Jessie Eyre Duff Gibbon, daughter of Sir William Duff Gibbon, on 7 November 1906.¹ He died on 19 December 1951 at age 81.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1915.¹ He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle of Serbia 3rd Class with swords.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgium.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Crown of Belgium.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Major-General in 1920.¹

     Sir William Duff Gibbon was born in 1837 at Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.² He died in 1919.¹
     He was a tea planter at Kandy, Sri Lanka^G.^1,2 He lived between 1911 and 1919 at Bournemouth, Hampshire, England^G.^1,2 He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1912.²

     Jessie Eyre Duff Gibbon was the daughter of Sir William Duff Gibbon.² She married Colonel Douglas Edward Cayley, son of Henry Cayley and Letitia Mary Walters, on 7 November 1906.¹ She died on 23 November 1955.¹
     From 7 November 1906, her married name became Cayley.

     Commander Richard Douglas Cayley was born on 6 October 1907.¹ He was the son of Colonel Douglas Edward Cayley and Jessie Eyre Duff Gibbon.² He married Nancy Violet Coutts, daughter of Edward Coutts, on 22 April 1933.¹ He died on 8 January 1943 at age 35, killed in action while commanding H.M. Submarine P311.^1,3
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) and two bars.¹

     Edward Coutts lived at Sweffling, Fleet, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Nancy Violet Coutts was the daughter of Edward Coutts.³ She married, firstly, Commander Richard Douglas Cayley, son of Colonel Douglas Edward Cayley and Jessie Eyre Duff Gibbon, on 22 April 1933.¹ She married, secondly, H. S. Gild after 1943.¹ She died on 10 September 2006 at Alnwick, Northumberland, England.²
     From 22 April 1933, her married name became Cayley. From after 1943, her married name became Gild.¹

     Jennifer Jane Cayley was born on 14 April 1934.¹ She is the daughter of Commander Richard Douglas Cayley and Nancy Violet Coutts.² She married S/Ldr. Arthur Christopher Doggett, son of Arthur Francis Doggett and Hon. Elizabeth Mary Horder, on 18 August 1956.¹
     From 18 August 1956, her married name became Doggett.

     Arthur Francis Doggett was the son of Francis Foster Doggett.² He married Hon. Elizabeth Mary Horder, daughter of Thomas Jeeves Horder, 1st Baron Horder and Geraldine Rose Doggett, on 15 July 1930.^1,2 He died on 28 November 1965.²
     He lived at The Hill, Strumpshaw, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     S/Ldr. Arthur Christopher Doggett is the son of Arthur Francis Doggett and Hon. Elizabeth Mary Horder.^2,1 He married Jennifer Jane Cayley, daughter of Commander Richard Douglas Cayley and Nancy Violet Coutts, on 18 August 1956.¹
     He gained the rank of Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force.¹

     Antonia Clare Doggett was born on 9 April 1958.¹ He is the son of S/Ldr. Arthur Christopher Doggett and Jennifer Jane Cayley.²