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     Elizabeth Chaplin was the daughter of Charles Chaplin and Elizabeth Taylor.^1,2 She married Vere Fane, son of Henry Fane and Anne Batson, on 2 June 1815.³ She died on 6 January 1865.
     Her married name became Fane.

     Charles Chaplin was born on 27 July 1730.¹ He was the son of Thomas Chaplin.¹

     Anne Batson was born in 1759.² She was the daughter of Edward Buckley Batson and Mary Michel.¹ She married Henry Fane, son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland and Elizabeth Swymmer, on 12 January 1778.¹ She died on 19 January 1838.¹
     Her married name became Fane.

     Edward Buckley Batson married Mary Michel, daughter of John Michel.¹
     Edward Buckley Batson was a banker.¹ He lived at Avon Tyrrell, Hampshire, England.¹

     Westley Richards married Emma Fane, daughter of Vere Fane and Elizabeth Chaplin, on 14 August 1845.²
     Westley Richards lived at Ashwell, Rutland, England.³

     Sir Robert Bromley, 6th Bt. was born on 4 January 1874.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards.¹ He married Hon. Lilian Pauncefote, daughter of Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote and Selina Fitzgerald Cubitt, on 24 February 1900 at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., U.S.A..² He died on 13 May 1906 at age 32.¹
     Sir Robert Bromley, 6th Bt. held the office of Attaché to Washington between 1897 and 1901.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He held the office of Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1901 and 1903.¹ He held the office of Administrator of St. Christopher and Nevis between 1904 and 1906.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 11 March 1905.¹

     Sir Maurice Bromley-Wilson, 7th Bt. was born on 27 June 1875.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Ann Turner, daughter of W. Turner, on 16 December 1916.¹ He married, secondly, Violet Dorothea Cecil, daughter of Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont Cecil and Edith Brooks, on 1 September 1942.¹ He died on 7 November 1957 at age 82.
     Sir Maurice Bromley-Wilson, 7th Bt. was baptised with the name of Maurice Bromley.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ On 4 February 1897 his name was legally changed to Maurice Bromley-Wilson by Royal Licence.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Westmorland.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Westmorland.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Westmorland in 1901.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 13 May 1906.¹

     Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, 8th Bt. was born on 8 August 1876.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards.¹ He married Laura Mary Dunsmuir, daughter of Hon. James Dunsmuir and Laura Miller Surles, on 24 June 1904.¹ He died on 12 January 1961 at age 84.¹
     Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, 8th Bt. was educated at Farnborough School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in the service of the Royal Navy. He was Flag Captain of the H.M.S. Courageous between 1916 and 1919.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He retired from the military in 1926.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher-in-Ordinary to HM King George V in 1927.¹ He was Ceremonial and Reception Secretary for the Dominion and Colonial Office between 1931 and 1952.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1935.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher to HM King Edward VIII in 1936.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1952.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1941.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher-in-Ordinary to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1952 and 1961.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1953.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 7 November 1957.¹

     Hon. Lilian Pauncefote was born in 1875. She was the daughter of Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote and Selina Fitzgerald Cubitt.^1,2 She married Sir Robert Bromley, 6th Bt., son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards, on 24 February 1900 at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., U.S.A..² She died on 1 July 1963.¹
     Her married name became Bromley.

     Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote was born on 13 September 1828.³ He was the son of Robert Pauncefote and Emma Smith.^2,3 He married Selina Fitzgerald Cubitt, daughter of William Cubitt, on 14 September 1859.³ He died on 24 May 1902 at age 73.³
     Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote was a practising Barrister-at-Law in 1852.³ He held the office of Attorney-General [Hong Kong] between 1863 and 1873.³ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands in 1874.³ He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1874 and 1876.³ He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1876 and 1882.³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.).³ He held the office of Minister Plenipoteniary to the U.S.A. between 1889 and 1893.³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).³ He held the office of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to the U.S.A. in 1893.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Pauncefote, of Preston, co. Gloucester [U.K.] on 18 August 1899.³