Peerage Record – 17938

     Lionel Brooke was born on 17 November 1859.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Brooke, 7th Bt. and Lady Louisa Tollemache Duff.¹ He died on 12 January 1939 at age 79, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹

     Winifred Agnes Emily Brooke was the daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, 7th Bt. and Lady Louisa Tollemache Duff.¹ She died on 17 August 1946, unmarried.¹

     Henrietta Elizabeth Mainwaring was born circa April 1835 at Over Peover, Cheshire, England.² She was the daughter of Sir Henry Mainwaring, 2nd Bt. and Emma Tatton.^1,3 She married Sir Richard Brooke, 7th Bt., son of Sir Richard Brooke, 6th Bt. and Harriot Cunliffe, on 21 December 1871 at Over Peover, Cheshire, England^G.⁴ She died on 20 August 1911.¹
     From 21 December 1871, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Rosalind Hester Brooke was the daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, 7th Bt. and Henrietta Elizabeth Mainwaring.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Denis Erskine Knollys, son of Canon E. W. Knollys, on 11 July 1925.¹ She died on 31 January 1954, without issue.¹
     From 11 July 1925, her married name became Knollys.¹

     Lt.-Col. Denis Erskine Knollys was the son of Canon E. W. Knollys.¹ He married Rosalind Hester Brooke, daughter of Sir Richard Brooke, 7th Bt. and Henrietta Elizabeth Mainwaring, on 11 July 1925.¹ He died on 8 December 1952.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Alice Crawley was the daughter of John Sambrooke Crawley and Sarah Bridget Wells.^1,2 She married Sir Richard Marcus Brooke, 8th Bt., son of Sir Richard Brooke, 7th Bt. and Lady Louisa Tollemache Duff, on 16 January 1883 at St. Mary’s Church, Luton, Bedfordshire, England^G.² She died on 21 January 1933.¹
     From 16 January 1883, her married name became Brooke.¹

     John Sambrooke Crawley lived at Stockwood Park, Bedfordshire, England^G.¹

     Marion Dorothea Innes-Cross was the daughter of Arthur Charles Innes-Cross and Sarah Jane Beauchamp Cross.^1,2 She married Sir Richard Christopher Brooke, 9th Bt., son of Sir Richard Marcus Brooke, 8th Bt. and Alice Crawley, on 12 September 1912.² She was also reported to have been married on 7 September 1912.² She died on 13 February 1965.¹
     From 7 September 1912, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Arthur Charles Innes-Cross was born on 25 November 1834.² He was the son of Arthur Innes and Mary Jervis Wolseley.² He married, firstly, Louisa Letitia Henrietta Brabazon, daughter of James Brabazon and Amelia Austen, on 16 July 1858.² He married, secondly, Sarah Jane Beauchamp Cross, daughter of Colonel William Cross, on 21 September 1887.² He died on 14 April 1902 at age 67.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Dromantine, County Down, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He was given the name of Arthur Charles Innes at birth.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newry between 1865 and 1868.²