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     John Brograve was born circa 1597.¹ He was the son of Simeon Brograve. He married Hannah Barnardiston, daughter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston. He died in February 1670/71.¹
     He lived at Albury, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Hammels, Braughling, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Hannah Barnardiston is the daughter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston.¹ She married John Brograve, son of Simeon Brograve.
     Her married name became Brograve.

     Grace Hewet was born circa 1640.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Hewet, 1st Bt. and Catherine Bevill.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Thomas Brograve, 1st Bt., son of John Brograve and Hannah Barnardiston, circa 9 February 1662/63.¹ She married Giles Dent after 1670.¹ She died on 20 September 1704.¹ She was buried at Newport, Essex, England^G.¹
     From circa 9 February 1662/63, her married name became Brograve.¹ From after 1670, her married name became Dent.¹

     Sir John Hewet, 1st Bt. is the son of John Hewet and Elizabeth Hampson.² He married Catherine Bevill, daughter of Sir Robert Bevill.
     He was created 1st Baronet Hewet, of Waresley, co. Huntingdon in 1621.¹

     John Desmond Gonville Bromhead was born on 21 December 1943.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Benjamin Denis Gonville Bromhead, 5th Bt. and Nancy Mary Lough.^1,2
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1806] in 1981, but he does not use his title.¹ He lived in 2003 at Thurlby Hall, Auborn, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir Benjamin Denis Gonville Bromhead, 5th Bt. was born on 7 May 1900.¹ He was the son of Major Edward Gonville Bromhead and Emily May Hosking.¹ He married Nancy Mary Lough, daughter of Thomas Seon Lough, on 6 August 1938.² He died in 1981.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Iraq Campaign in 1920.² He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1922 and 1924, where he was wounded.² He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1930, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Frontier Force Regiment, Indian Army.² He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1806] on 31 July 1935.¹ He fought in the Waziristan Campaign in 1937, where he mentioned in despatches.² He was Commandant of the Zhob Militia, Baluchistan between 1940 and 1943.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.² He was Political Agent for North Waziristan between February 1945 and April 1947.²

     Major Edward Gonville Bromhead was born on 2 September 1869.¹ He was the son of Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. and Hannah Smith.¹ He married Emily May Hosking, daughter of Edward Hosking, on 8 November 1897. He died on 18 December 1910 at age 41.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 2nd KEO Gurkhas, Indian Army.¹

     Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. was born on 22 January 1791.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Gonville Bromhead, 1st Bt. and Jane ffrench.¹ He married Judith Christine Wood, daughter of James Wood, on 15 September 1823. He died on 25 October 1870 at age 79.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Waterloo.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1806] on 14 March 1855.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Gonville Bromhead, 1st Bt. was born on 20 September 1758.¹ He was the son of Colonel Bordman Bromhead and Frances Gonville.¹ He was baptised on 30 September 1758 at St. Margaret in the Close, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England^G.² He married Jane ffrench, daughter of Sir Charles ffrench, 1st Bt. and Rose Dillon, Baroness ffrench of Castle ffrench, on 18 July 1787. He died on 18 May 1822 at age 63.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, where he was wounded and captured.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K.] on 19 February 1806.¹

     Sir Edward ffrench Bromhead, 2nd Bt. was born on 26 March 1789.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Gonville Bromhead, 1st Bt. and Jane ffrench.¹ He died on 14 March 1855 at age 65 at Thurlby, Lincolnshire, England^G, unmarried.^1,2
     He was educated between 1806 and 1808 at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.² He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1812 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was admitted to Inner Temple entitled to practise as a barrister.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1817.^1,2 He held the office of High Steward of Lincoln.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1806] on 18 May 1822.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²