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VANE, Francis Patrick Fletcher was born on October 16, 1861. S. cousinf 1908.
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Pax Britannica in South Africa
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Walks & People in Tuscany
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Francis Patrick Fletcher VANE
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5th Baronet., of Hutton.
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Walks & People in Tuscany - Scholar's Choice Edition
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Walks People in Tuscany (Classic Reprint)
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Walks & People in Tuscany
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Pax Britannica in South Africa
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Walks & people in Tuscany 1910 [Hardcover]
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Walks & People in Tuscany - Scholar's Choice Edition
Membership
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Clubs: Boodle’s, Royal Societies, Eighty.
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Spouse 1888, Anna, 3rddaughter of Baron da Costa Ricca. Lieutenant Worcester Militia and Scots Guards, 1878-1883.
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British