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     Ruth Brooke was born in 1905.¹ She is the daughter of John Charles Evelyn Hope Brooke and Hon. Violet Mary Barrington.¹
     She lived in 1972 at The Common, Inverleithen, Peebles-shire, Scotland.¹

     Julia Welstead married John Brooke Johnson-Brooke, son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹
      Her married name became Johnson-Brooke.¹

     Captain William Frederic Johnson was born on 23 November 1830.¹ He was the son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹ He married Caroline Hope Toller on 29 April 1868.¹
     He fought in the Crimean War.¹ He fought in the Second Chinese War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.¹

     Caroline Hope Toller married Captain William Frederic Johnson, son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke, on 29 April 1868.¹
      From 29 April 1868, her married name became Johnson.¹

     Henry Stuart Johnson was the son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹ He married Mary Chilcott.¹ He died on 31 March 1894.¹
     He held the office of Tuan Bongsu of Sarawak between 1860 and 1868.¹ He was Chief Constable of Edin.¹ He was the Governor at Chatham Prison, Chatham, Kent, England.¹ He was the Governor at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, England.¹

     Mary Chilcott married Henry Stuart Johnson, son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹
      Her married name became Johnson.¹

     Gladys Milton Palmer was born on 8 January 1884.² She was the daughter of Sir Walter Palmer, 1st and last Bt. and Jean Craig.^1,3 She married Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, son of Sir Charles Anthony Johnson-Brooke and Margaret Alice Lili de Windt, on 28 June 1904.² She died on 12 June 1952 at age 68.¹
      From 28 June 1904, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Sir Walter Palmer, 1st and last Bt. was born on 4 February 1858.² He is the son of George Palmer and Elizabeth Sarah Meteyard.³ He married Jean Craig, daughter of William Young Craig, on 8 February 1882.² He died on 16 April 1910 at age 52.²
     He graduated from London University, London, England, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire.² He was chairman of the Council for the University of Reading at Reading, Berkshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Salisbury between 1900 and 1906.² He was created 1st Baronet Palmer [U.K.] on 25 August 1904.²

     Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke was born on 10 December 1912.¹ He is the son of Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke and Gladys Milton Palmer.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Intelligence Corps.² He fought in the Second World War between 1941 and 1945.² He held the office of Rajah Muda of Sarawak.²

     Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant is the son of Sir Francis Morgan Bryant.¹ He married Anne Elaine Primula Brooke, daughter of Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke and Gladys Milton Palmer, on 29 January 1941.¹
     He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.).¹