Peerage Record – 31147

     Margaret Hewett was born in 1894.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Harald George Hewett, 4th Bt. and Eleanor Margaret Studdy.² She married Joshua Rupert Ingham Brooke, son of Reverend Ingham Brooke, in 1922.¹ She died in 1994.¹
     From 1922, her married name became Brooke.

     Joshua Rupert Ingham Brooke was the son of Reverend Ingham Brooke.² He married Margaret Hewett, daughter of Sir Harald George Hewett, 4th Bt. and Eleanor Margaret Studdy, in 1922.¹ He died on 11 July 1934.¹
     He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹

     Major John Burgh Talbot Leighton was born on 9 February 1892.¹ He was the son of Sir Bryan Baldwyn Mawdddwy Leighton, 9th Bt. and Margaret Frances Fletcher.¹ He died on 7 May 1917 at age 25, from wounds received in action.¹ He was buried at Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Guards.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.¹ He gained the rank of Squadron Commander in the Royal Flying Corps.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Sir Henry Denis Le Marchant, 2nd Bt. was born on 15 February 1839.¹ He was the son of Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Bt. and Sarah Eliza Smith.^1,2 He married Hon. Sophia Strutt, daughter of Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper and Amelia Harriet Otter, on 7 September 1869.¹ He died on 21 January 1915 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Le Marchant, of Chobham Place, Surrey [U.K., 1841] on 30 October 1874.¹ He was a practising barrister.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹

     Yuilleen Maude Smithson is the daughter of Samuel Frederick Smithson.¹ She married Sir John George Hewett, 5th Bt., son of Sir Harald George Hewett, 4th Bt. and Eleanor Margaret Studdy, on 22 December 1926.¹
     From 22 December 1926, her married name became Hewett.

     Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Bt. was born on 3 July 1795.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. John Gaspard Le Marchant and Mary Carey.¹ He married Sarah Eliza Smith, daughter of Charles Smith and Augusta Smith, on 9 January 1835.¹ He died on 30 October 1874 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Chief Clerk, House of Commons.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Worcester.¹ He held the office of Secretary of the Treasury.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary of the Home Department.¹ He was Secretary of the Board of Trade.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Le Marchant, of Chobham Place, Surrey [U.K.] on 14 October 1841.¹

     Richard Harald Hewett was born on 10 February 1933.¹ He is the son of Sir John George Hewett, 5th Bt. and Yuilleen Maude Smithson.² He married Bridget Elizabeth Anne Finlay, daughter of Alistair John Kirkman Finlay, on 6 June 1959.¹
     He was educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland^G.¹ He fought in the Kenyan Emergency, against the Mau-Mau.¹ He gained the rank of Sergeant in the Kenya Regiment.¹ He lived in 2003 at Nairobi, Kenya^G.¹

     Bridget Elizabeth Anne Finlay is the daughter of Alistair John Kirkman Finlay.² She married Richard Harald Hewett, son of Sir John George Hewett, 5th Bt. and Yuilleen Maude Smithson, on 6 June 1959.¹
     From 6 June 1959, her married name became Hewett.