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     Brig.-Gen. Henry Francis Brooke was born on 3 August 1836.¹ He was the son of George Augustus Frederick Brooke and Lady Arabella Georgina Hastings.¹ He married Ann Isabella Christopher, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Leonard Raisbeck Christopher, on 11 March 1865.¹ He died on 16 August 1880 at age 44, killed in action, in a sortie against Deh Khojah.¹
     He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar.¹

     Ann Isabella Christopher was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Leonard Raisbeck Christopher.¹ She married Brig.-Gen. Henry Francis Brooke, son of George Augustus Frederick Brooke and Lady Arabella Georgina Hastings, on 11 March 1865.¹ She died on 26 August 1927.¹
     From 11 March 1865, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Leonard Raisbeck Christopher gained the rank of Major-General in the Indian Staff Corps.¹

     Major George Cecil Brooke was born on 30 December 1870.¹ He was the son of Brig.-Gen. Henry Francis Brooke and Ann Isabella Christopher.¹ He married Barbara Allen, daughter of Captain William Henry Allen, on 23 May 1912.¹ He died on 28 April 1915 at age 44, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Waziristan Expedition in 1895.¹ He fought in the Malakand Field Force between 1897 and 1898.¹ He fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Border Regiment.¹

     Barbara Allen was the daughter of Captain William Henry Allen.¹ She married Major George Cecil Brooke, son of Brig.-Gen. Henry Francis Brooke and Ann Isabella Christopher, on 23 May 1912.¹ She died in 1979.¹
     From 23 May 1912, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Captain William Henry Allen lived at Dhuarigle Castle, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Commander Henry John Allen Brooke was born on 21 October 1913.¹ He was the son of Major George Cecil Brooke and Barbara Allen.¹ He married Lesley Mary Noble, daughter of Captain Eric Noble, on 21 December 1946.¹ He died on 30 March 2003 at age 89 at Chichester, Sussex, England.^2,3
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Spanish Civil War between 1937 and 1938, with the Nyon Patrol.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Mediterranean, North African Landings, Artic Convoys and Pacfic, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1945.¹ He was assistant director of Marine Service, Ministry of Defense (Navy Department) between 1961 and 1974.¹ He retired from the military in 1963.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1974.¹ He lived in 2003 at Benbow, Bosham, Chichester, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Lesley Mary Noble was the daughter of Captain Eric Noble.¹ She married Commander Henry John Allen Brooke, son of Major George Cecil Brooke and Barbara Allen, on 21 December 1946.¹ She died on 8 April 2002.¹
     From 21 December 1946, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Captain Eric Noble lived at Herpsden Court, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     Colonel Michael Henry Hastings Brooke was born on 10 March 1948.¹ He is the son of Commander Henry John Allen Brooke and Lesley Mary Noble.¹ He married Philippa Wendy Crowdy, daughter of Brigadier Rupert C. Crowdy and Norah Gwynne Jones, on 16 October 1971.¹
     He was educated at Pangbourne Nautical College, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1991.¹