Peerage Record – 9632

     Mary Howe was born on 3 November 1725.² She was the daughter of Major William Howe and Elizabeth Pauncefote.¹ She married Sir George Smith, 1st Bt., son of Abel Smith and Jane Beaumont, on 18 August 1747.¹ She died on 18 May 1761 at age 35.¹ She was buried at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.²
     Her married name became Smith.

     Sir George Smith, 1st Bt. was born from 1714 to 1715.² He was the son of Abel Smith and Jane Beaumont.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Howe, daughter of Major William Howe and Elizabeth Pauncefote, on 18 August 1747.¹ He married, secondly, Catherine Vyse, daughter of Reverend William Vyse and Catherine Smallbrooke, on 23 February 1768.¹ He died on 5 September 1769.² He was buried at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.²
     He was created 1st Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [Great Britain] on 31 October 1757.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire from 1758 to 1759.¹ He lived at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Sir George Pauncefote-Bromley, 2nd Bt. was born on 18 August 1753 at St. Nicholas, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England^G.² He was the son of Sir George Smith, 1st Bt. and Mary Howe.¹ He married Hon. Esther Curzon, daughter of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon of Penn and Esther Hanmer, on 8 January 1778 at Rugeley, Staffordshire, England^G.² He died on 17 August 1808 at age 54.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in December 1808.²
     He was given the name of George Smith at birth.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 5 September 1769.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1775.² On 7 February 1778 his name was legally changed to George Bromley by sign manual.¹ On 6 April 1803 his name was legally changed to George Pauncefote-Bromley by Royal Licence.¹

     Admiral Sir Robert Howe Bromley, 3rd Bt. was born on 28 November 1778 at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.² He was the son of Sir George Pauncefote-Bromley, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Esther Curzon.¹ He married Anne Wilson, daughter of Daniel Wilson and Sarah Harper, on 8 June 1812.¹ He died on 8 July 1857 at age 78 at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.³
     He was commissioned in 1791, in the service of the Royal Navy.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 17 August 1808.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Nottinghamshire from 1816 to 1817.³ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Red in 1848.² He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Blue in 1851.² He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the White in 1854.^1,2

     Anne Wilson was the daughter of Daniel Wilson and Sarah Harper.^1,2 She married Admiral Sir Robert Howe Bromley, 3rd Bt., son of Sir George Pauncefote-Bromley, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Esther Curzon, on 8 June 1812.¹ She died on 6 March 1873 at 58 Park Street, Grosvenor Square, London, England^G.³
     Her married name became Bromley.

     Robert Bromley was born on 13 November 1815.¹ He was the son of Admiral Sir Robert Howe Bromley, 3rd Bt. and Anne Wilson.¹ He died on 30 December 1850 at age 35 at Stoke Hall, England^G, unmarried.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South Nottinghamshire from 1849 to 1850.²

     Sir Henry Bromley, 4th Bt. was born on 5 December 1816 at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.^3,4 He was the son of Admiral Sir Robert Howe Bromley, 3rd Bt. and Anne Wilson.¹ He married, firstly, Charlotte Frances Anne Rolleston, daughter of Colonel Lancelot Rolleston and Caroline Chetwynd, in 1848.¹ He married, secondly, Georgiana Ellen Fane, daughter of Vere Fane and Elizabeth Chaplin, on 3 February 1856.¹ He died on 21 September 1895 at age 78 at Stoke Hall, England^G.⁴ His will was proven (by probate), at £32,925.⁴
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 48th Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Captain Commandant in 1850 in the 3rd Nottinghamshire Rifle Volunteers.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 8 July 1857.¹

     Daniel Wilson was born circa 1746.¹ He was the son of Edward Wilson and Dorothy Fleming.¹ He married, firstly, Beatrix Egerton, daughter of Samuel Egerton and Beatrix Copley.¹ He married, secondly, Sarah Harper, daughter of Samuel Harper, on 17 July 1782.¹ He died on 11 November 1824.¹
     He lived at Dallam Tower, Westmorland, England^G.¹

     William Pauncefote was born circa 1670.¹ He died in 1710.¹
     He lived at Preston, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He lived at Carswell, Newent, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Abel Smith was born circa 1690.² He was the son of Thomas Smith and Fortune Collin.¹ He married Jane Beaumont, daughter of George Beaumont and Gertrude Bagshawe, in 1713.³ He died in December 1756 at Nottinghamshire, England^G.^2,1
     He lived at East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England^G.³ He was a banker at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England^G.^3,4