Peerage Record – 47587

     Ruth Brooke was born in 1905.¹ She is the daughter of John Charles Evelyn Hope Brooke and Hon. Violet Mary Barrington.¹
     She lived in 1972 at The Common, Inverleithen, Peebles-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Julia Welstead married John Brooke Johnson-Brooke, son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹
     Her married name became Johnson-Brooke.¹

     Captain William Frederic Johnson was born on 23 November 1830.¹ He was the son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹ He married Caroline Hope Toller, daughter of Mary Charron Fulton, on 29 April 1868.¹
     He fought in the Crimean War.¹ He fought in the Second Chinese War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Caroline Hope Toller is the daughter of Mary Charron Fulton. She married Captain William Frederic Johnson, son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke, on 29 April 1868.¹
     From 29 April 1868, her married name became Johnson.¹

     Henry Stuart Johnson was the son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹ He married Mary Chilcott.¹ He died on 31 March 1894.¹
     He held the office of Tuan Bongsu of Sarawak between 1860 and 1868.¹ He was Chief Constable of Edin.¹ He was the Governor at Chatham Prison, Chatham, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the Governor at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, England^G.¹

     Mary Chilcott married Henry Stuart Johnson, son of Reverend Francis Charles Johnson and Emma Frances Brooke.¹
     Her married name became Johnson.¹

     Gladys Milton Palmer was born on 8 January 1884.² She was the daughter of Sir Walter Palmer, 1st and last Bt. and Jean Craig.^1,3 She married Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, son of Sir Charles Anthony Johnson-Brooke and Margaret Alice Lili de Windt, on 28 June 1904.² She died on 12 June 1952 at age 68.¹
     From 28 June 1904, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Sir Walter Palmer, 1st and last Bt. was born on 4 February 1858.² He is the son of George Palmer and Elizabeth Sarah Meteyard.³ He married Jean Craig, daughter of William Young Craig, on 8 February 1882.² He died on 16 April 1910 at age 52.²
     He graduated from London University, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire.² He was chairman of the Council for the University of Reading at Reading, Berkshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Salisbury between 1900 and 1906.² He was created 1st Baronet Palmer [U.K.] on 25 August 1904.²

     Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke was born on 10 December 1912.¹ He was the son of Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke and Gladys Milton Palmer.¹ He married, firstly, Kathleen Hudden in 1939.³ He and Kathleen Hudden were divorced before 1973.³ He married, secondly, Gita Keiller in 1973.³ He died on 2 March 2011 at age 98 at Wanganui, New Zealand.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁵ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)⁵ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps.⁵ He fought in the Second World War between 1941 and 1945.⁵ He held the office of Rajah Muda of Sarawak in 1946.⁵

     Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant was born on 18 February 1899 at Dersingham, Norfolk, England.² He was the son of Sir Francis Morgan Bryant and Margaret May Edmunds.^1,2 He married, firstly, Sylvia Mary Shakerley, daughter of Sir Walter Geoffrey Shakerley, 3rd Bt. and Hilda Mary Hodgson, on 16 July 1924.² He and Sylvia Mary Shakerley were divorced in 1939.³ He married, secondly, Anne Elaine Primula Brooke, daughter of Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke and Gladys Milton Palmer, on 29 January 1941.¹ He and Anne Elaine Primula Brooke were divorced in 1976.² He died on 22 January 1985 at age 85 at Wiltshire, England.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.² He gained the rank of Pilot Officer in 1917 in the Royal Flying Corps.² He fought in the First World War.² He was educated at Queen’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1923 entitled to practise as a barrister-at-law.² He was headmaster between 1923 and 1926 at Cambridge School of Arts, Crafts and Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was a lelcturer in history between 1927 and 1936 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He wrote the book The Spirit of Conservatism, published 1929.² He wrote the book King Charles the Second, published 1931.² He wrote the book Macaulay, published 1932.² He wrote the book Life of Samuel Pepys in three volumes: The Man in the Making, The Years of Peril, The Saviour of the Navy, published 1933.² He wrote the book The Man and the Hour, published 1934.² He wrote the book The England of Charles II, published 1935.² He wrote the book The American Ideal, published 1936.² He wrote the book George V, published 1936.² He wrote the book Stanley Baldwin: A Tribute, published 1937.² He wrote the book Unfinished Victory, published 1940.² He wrote the book English Saga 1840–1940, published 1940.² He wrote the book The Years of Endurance 1793–1802, published 1942.² He wrote the book Years of Victory 1802–1812, published 1944.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He wrote the book The Age of Elegance 1812–1822, published 1950.² He wrote the book The Story of England: Makers of the Realm, published 1953.² He wrote the book The Turn of the Tide, 1939-1943, published 1957.² He wrote the book The Triumph in the West, 1943-1946, published 1959.² He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) circa 1960.¹ He wrote the book Jimmy, the Dog of My Life, published 1960.² He wrote the book Liquid History, published 1960.² He wrote the book The Age of Chivalry, published 1963.² He wrote the book The Medieval Foundation of England, published 1965.² He was appointed Knight.² He wrote the book The Fire and the Rose: Dramatic Moments in British History, published 1966.² He wrote the book The Lion and the Unicorn: Historian’s Testament, published 1969.² He wrote the book The Great Duke: A biography of the Duke of Wellington, published 1971.² He wrote the book Jackets of Green. A Study of the History, Philosophy and Character of the Rifle Brigade, published 1972.² He wrote the book A Thousand Years of British Monarchy, published 1973.² He wrote the book The Elizabethan Deliverance, published 1980.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He wrote the book Set in a Silver Sea, published 1984.² He wrote the book Freedom’s Own Island, published 1986.²