Peerage Record – 17901

     Colonel Charles James Bromhead was born on 15 September 1840.¹ He was the son of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood.¹ He married Alice Marie Freckleton, daughter of Thomas Freckleton, on 5 October 1876.¹ He died on 14 December 1922 at age 82.¹
     He fought in the Zulu War in 1870.¹ He fought in the Ashanti War between 1873 and 1874.¹ He fought in the Burma War between 1887 and 1889.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Denbighshire.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1898.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the South Wales Borderers.¹

     Alice Marie Freckleton was the daughter of Thomas Freckleton.¹ She married Colonel Charles James Bromhead, son of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood, on 5 October 1876.¹ She died on 19 October 1932.¹
     From 5 October 1876, her married name became Bromhead.¹

     Major Richard Freckleton Gonville Bromhead was born on 6 November 1877.¹ He was the son of Colonel Charles James Bromhead and Alice Marie Freckleton.¹ He married Lydia Davey, daughter of William John Davey and Lydia Nicholls, on 15 June 1927.¹ He died on 16 December 1949 at age 72.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Lincolnshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹

     Lydia Davey was born in 1890 at Garston, Lancashire, England^G.² She was the daughter of William John Davey and Lydia Nicholls.^1,2 She married Major Richard Freckleton Gonville Bromhead, son of Colonel Charles James Bromhead and Alice Marie Freckleton, on 15 June 1927.¹ She died on 30 October 1935 at Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales^G.^1,2 Her will was proven (by probate) on 5 December 1935, to Richard Freckleton Gonville Bromhead.²
     From 15 June 1927, her married name became Bromhead.¹

     William John Davey was born in 1853 at Truro, Cornwall, England^G.² He was the son of William Henry Davey and Mary Ann Wills.² He married Lydia Nicholls, daughter of William Nicholls and Elizabeth Libby, in 1879 at Truro, Cornwall, England^G.² He died on 24 September 1908 at West Derby, Lancashire, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 30 November 1908, to Lydia Davey.²

     Charles Edward Gonville Bromhead was born on 23 December 1882.¹ He was the son of Colonel Charles James Bromhead and Alice Marie Freckleton.¹ He died in 1891.¹

     Lt.-Col. Gonville Bromhead, V.C. was born on 29 August 1845 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G.^1,2 He was the son of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood.¹ He died on 10 February 1891 at age 45 at Allahabad, India^G, unmarried.^1,2 He was buried at New Cantonment Cemetery, Allahabad, India^G.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers.¹ He fought in the Battle of Rorke’s Drift between 22 January 1879 and 23 January 1879.¹ He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 2 May 1879, for his actions on 22-23 January 1879. “At Rorke’s Drift, he and Lieutenant Chard commanded a hundred men posted in a missionary station against an attacking Zulu force of four thousand warriors. The Zulus arrived only half an hour after the first warning was received and in that time they had supervised the erection of barricades. From 4 p.m. until daybreak next morning, they kept up a steady fire and directed the operation, which ensured the successful defence of the post and paved the way for the success of the campaign.”^1,3

     Frances Judith Bromhead was the daughter of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood.¹ She married Reverend Arthur Coates on 5 April 1847.¹ She died on 20 February 1917, leaving issue.¹
     From 5 April 1847, her married name became Coates.¹

     Reverend Arthur Coates married Frances Judith Bromhead, daughter of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood, on 5 April 1847.¹ He died in 1906.¹
     He was the Rector at Pemberton, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Victoria Gonville Bromhead was the daughter of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood.¹ She married Warren Hastings Diamond on 15 September 1863.¹ She died on 8 June 1909, leaving issue.¹
     From 15 September 1863, her married name became Diamond.¹