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     Jane South was the daughter of Lt.-Col. unknown South.² She married Captain Richard Gethin, son of Sir Percy Gethin, 5th Bt. and Anne Nagle, on 17 November 1819.¹ She died in 1831.¹
     From 17 November 1819, her married name became Gethin.

     Sir Richard Gethin, 6th Bt. was born on 28 December 1823.¹ He was the son of Captain Richard Gethin and Jane South.² He married Frances Poley, daughter of George Weller Poley, on 25 June 1846.¹ He and Frances Poley were divorced in January 1862.¹ He died in 1885.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Gethin, of Gethins Grot, co. Cork [I., 1665] on 10 October 1837.¹ He gained the rank of Officer in the 20th Regiment, 1st Dragoon Guards and 83rd Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1856 in the Turkish contingent to the Crimea.¹

     William St. Lawrence Gethin was born on 29 September 1828.¹ He was the son of Captain Richard Gethin and Jane South.² He married Emily Fife, daughter of William Fife, on 11 December 1857.¹ He died in 1910.¹

     William Fife lived at Rothbury, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Emily Fife was the daughter of William Fife.² She married William St. Lawrence Gethin, son of Captain Richard Gethin and Jane South, on 11 December 1857.¹ She died in 1897.¹
     From 11 December 1857, her married name became Gethin.

     Percy Addison Hayward Gethin was born on 1 November 1862.¹ He was the son of William St. Lawrence Gethin and Emily Fife.² He married Alberta Walpole, daughter of W. Walpole, on 26 May 1888.¹ He died on 27 February 1907 at age 44.¹
     He fought in the Vryburg Campaign in 1899.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, with the Intelligence Department.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) [Bechuanaland]¹ He fought in the Relief of Mafeking in 1900.¹

     W. Walpole lived at Milgrove, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹

     Alberta Walpole was the daughter of W. Walpole.² She married Percy Addison Hayward Gethin, son of William St. Lawrence Gethin and Emily Fife, on 26 May 1888.¹ She died on 6 July 1948.¹
     From 26 May 1888, her married name became Gethin.

     Lt.-Col. Percy St. Lawrence Gethin was born on 2 October 1889.¹ He was the son of Percy Addison Hayward Gethin and Alberta Walpole.² He married Margery Cleverly, daughter of James J. Cleverly, on 24 May 1913.¹ He died in 1959.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Middle East.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd King's African Rifles.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1941.¹ He was awarded the Military Medal of Hailie Selassie.¹

     James J. Cleverly held the office of Resident Magistrate.¹ He lived at Walvis Bay, Cape Province, South Africa^G.¹