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     Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford was born on 14 January 1844.¹ He was the son of James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford and Lady Mary Acheson.² He married Helen Blanche Geach, daughter of Charles S. Geach, on 5 December 1878.¹ He died on 22 May 1925 at age 81.¹
     He was commissioned in 1858, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He retired from the military in 1890, with the rank of Captain, late of the Royal Navy.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Lifford of Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1768] on 20 March 1913.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1781] on 20 March 1913.¹

     Helen Blanche Geach was the daughter of Charles S. Geach.² She married Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford, son of James Hewitt, 4th Viscount Lifford and Lady Mary Acheson, on 5 December 1878.¹ She died on 4 June 1942.¹
     From 5 December 1878, her married name became Hewitt. After her marriage, Helen Blanche Geach was styled as Viscountess Lifford on 20 March 1913.

     Lt.-Col. Evelyn James Hewitt, 7th Viscount Lifford was born on 18 December 1880.¹ He was the son of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.² He married Charlotte Rankin Maule, daughter of Sir Robert Maule, on 8 July 1919.¹ He died on 5 April 1954 at age 73, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Boer War in 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916 and bar (1918.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Dorset Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Lifford of Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1768] on 22 May 1925.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1781] on 22 May 1925.¹

     Chichester Gould May was born on 28 February 1863.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. George Augustus Chichester May and Olivia Barrington.¹

     Virginia Rosemary Pearson was the daughter of Major Archibald David Barclay Pearson and Hilda Constance Helen Blackburn. She married General Sir Peter John Hall Leng in 1951.¹ She and General Sir Peter John Hall Leng were divorced.¹
     From 1951, her married name became Leng.¹

     Hon. Archibald Rodney Hewitt was born on 25 May 1883.¹ He was the son of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.² He died on 25 April 1915 at age 31, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War, he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the East Surrey Regiment.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Norah Hewitt was born on 5 November 1879.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.²

     Hon. Anne Rachel Millicent Hewitt was born on 26 November 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Robert Hewitt, 6th Viscount Lifford and Helen Blanche Geach.² She married Major Melvil Farrant, son of Colonel Henry Cecil Binstead Farrant, on 11 April 1917.¹ She died on 25 May 1967 at age 81.¹
     From 11 April 1917, her married name became Farrant.

     Colonel Henry Cecil Binstead Farrant gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal North Lancashire Regiment.¹