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     Stephen Herbert Twining was born on 28 July 1895.¹ He was the son of Reverend William Henry Greaves Twining and Agatha Georgina Bourne.¹ He married Georgiana Elizabeth Gaskell, daughter of Francis Gaskell and Ada Elizabeth Wigan, on 23 November 1929.¹ He died on 5 March 1961 at age 65.¹
     He was educated at Lancing College, Lancing, Sussex, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1918 in the Royal Air Force.² He was Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He wrote the book Some Early Twinings, published 1927.¹ He wrote the book 225 Years in the Strand, published 1931.¹ He was a director of R. Twining & Company Ltd.¹ He wrote the book The House of Twining: 250 years of tea and coffee, published 1950.¹

     Georgiana Elizabeth Gaskell was born in 1896 at Kensington, London, England.² She was the daughter of Francis Gaskell and Ada Elizabeth Wigan.^1,2 She married Stephen Herbert Twining, son of Reverend William Henry Greaves Twining and Agatha Georgina Bourne, on 23 November 1929.¹
     From 23 November 1929, her married name became Twining.¹

     Francis Gaskell was born in 1851 at Coulsea, London, England.² He married Ada Elizabeth Wigan, daughter of Henry Wigan and Georgiana Cole, in 1895 at Marylebone, London, England.² He died in 1905 at Marylebone, London, England.²
     He was a practising barrister-at-law.²

     Samuel Humfrey Gaskell Twining was born on 28 June 1934.² He is the son of Stephen Herbert Twining and Georgiana Elizabeth Gaskell.¹ He married Anne Brodie, daughter of Lt.-Col. Douglas Gordon Brodie, on 8 October 1960.³
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1952 and 1954 in the Royal Marines.³ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Tanganyika between 1954 and 1955.³

     Margaret Georgiana Twining was born on 23 March 1935.² She is the daughter of Stephen Herbert Twining and Georgiana Elizabeth Gaskell.¹ She married Robert Alexander Hopkinson-Woolley, son of Reverend Alfred Russell Hopkinson-Woolley, on 29 December 1962.³
     She was educated at Wycombe Abbey School, England.⁴ From 29 December 1962, her married name became Hopkinson-Woolley.³ She was registered as a State Registered Nurse.⁴

     Jean Elizabeth Twining was born on 24 February 1940.² She is the daughter of Stephen Herbert Twining and Georgiana Elizabeth Gaskell.¹ She married Errol Allan Mews, son of Brigadier Roy Mews, on 23 April 1966.³
     From 23 April 1966, her married name became Mews.³

     Helen Mary du Buisson is the daughter of Arthur Edmund du Buisson.¹ She married Francis Edward Twining, Baron Twining, son of Reverend William Henry Greaves Twining and Agatha Georgina Bourne, on 21 July 1928.¹
     She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ She graduated with a Diploma of Public Health (D.P.H.)¹ She was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.)¹ From 21 July 1928, her married name became Twining.¹

     Hon. John Peter Twining was born on 8 June 1929.¹ He was the son of Francis Edward Twining, Baron Twining and Helen Mary du Buisson.¹ He married Mary Avis Jane Bennett, daughter of Brigadier Joseph Hector Dealy Bennett, on 20 November 1954.¹ He died on 6 May 2015 at age 85.²
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, London, England.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1947 and 1949 in the Royal Artillery.³ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was with HM Overseas Civil Serice, Uganda between 1953 and 1963.³ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1957 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³

     Mary Avis Jane Bennett was born circa 1930.² She was the daughter of Brigadier Joseph Hector Dealy Bennett.¹ She married Hon. John Peter Twining, son of Francis Edward Twining, Baron Twining and Helen Mary du Buisson, on 20 November 1954.¹ She died on 28 July 2009.²
     From 20 November 1954, her married name became Twining.¹