[2] The house had been built at the beginning of the 18th century and contained notable examples of Grinling Gibbons's carving.
[4] Dashwood was a Captain of the Scots Fusilier Guards and an honorary Major in the Oxfordshire Light Infantry Militia.
[5] On 12 August 1875, he was married to Lady Mary Margaret Seymour (1855–1948), the sixth daughter of Lord Chamberlain of the Household Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford and the former Lady Emily Murray (herself the sixth daughter of David Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield).
[4] Together, they were the parents of ten children, four of whom were killed during World War I, including:[5] Sir George died at his home in Oxford on 1 September 1933.
His funeral was held at Ristlington parish church, near Oxford, and led by the Vicar and the Rev.