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     Hannah Asycough was born circa 1615.¹ She married Isaac Newton.¹ She married Reverend Barnabas Smith in 1645. She died in 1679.¹
     Her married name became Newton.¹ From 1645, her married name became Smith.¹

     Benjamin Smith was born in 1651.¹ He was the son of Reverend Barnabas Smith and Hannah Asycough.¹

     Mary Smith was born in 1647.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Barnabas Smith and Hannah Asycough.¹

     Isaac Newton married Hannah Asycough.¹

     Sir Isaac Newton was born in 1642.¹ He was the son of Isaac Newton and Hannah Asycough.¹ He died in 1727.¹

     Janetta Hope Gonville Bromhead was the daughter of Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt. and Hannah Smith.¹ She married Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, son of Herbert Mills Birdwood and Edith Marion Sidonie Impey, on 5 March 1894 at Lahore Cathedral, Lahore, India.¹ She died on 14 November 1947.²
     From 5 March 1894, her married name became Birdwood.¹ She was decorated with the award of Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.).¹ As a result of her marriage, Janetta Hope Gonville Bromhead was styled as Baroness Birdwood on 25 January 1938.

     Sir Thomas Brograve, 1st Bt. was born circa 1638.¹ He was the son of John Brograve and Hannah Barnardiston.¹ He married Grace Hewet, daughter of Sir John Hewet, 1st Bt. and Catherine Bevill, circa 9 February 1662/63.¹ He died circa May 1670.¹ He was buried on 4 June 1670 at Braughing, Hertfordshire, England.¹
     Sir Thomas Brograve, 1st Bt. was admitted to Gray's Inn on 24 January 1652/53.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Brograve, of Hammels, co. Hertford [England] on 18 March 1662/63.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Hertfordshire from 1664 to 1665.¹

     Hannah Smith was the daughter of Reverend James Smith.¹ She married Colonel Sir Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, 4th Bt., son of Major Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Bt. and Judith Christine Wood, on 24 October 1866.² She died on 8 February 1902.²
     From 24 October 1866, her married name became Bromhead.¹

     Lt.-Col. Christopher Bromhead Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood was born on 22 May 1899.¹ He was the son of Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood and Janetta Hope Gonville Bromhead.¹ He was baptised at Twickenham, London, England.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Vere Drummond Ogilvie, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir George Drummond Ogilvie and Lorna Rome, on 7 March 1931 at Delhi, India.¹ He and Elizabeth Vere Drummond Ogilvie were divorced in 1953.² He married, secondly, Joan Pollack Graham, daughter of Christopher Norman Graham, on 22 February 1954.² He died on 5 January 1962 at age 62.²
     Lt.-Col. Christopher Bromhead Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.³ He gained the rank of officer in 1917 in the service of the King Edward VII's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse), Indian Army.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was decorated with the award of Order of Aviz of Portugal.¹ At France Aide-de-Camp to General Officers Commanding the Australian Corps and 5th Army.¹ He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1919 and 1920.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1921.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief, India between 1929 and 1930.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1935.¹ He fought in the Waziristan Campaign between 1937 and 1938.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1939.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the King Edward VII's Own Lancers (Probyn's Horse), Indian Army.³ He wrote the book Nuri as Said: a study in Arab leadership.⁴ He wrote the book Two Nations and Kashmir.⁴ He wrote the book A History of the Worcestershire Regiment.⁴ He wrote the book A Continent Decides.⁴ He wrote the book A Continent Experiments.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Birdwood [U.K., 1919] on 17 May 1951.² He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Birdwood, of Anzac, and of Totnes, co. Devon [U.K., 1938] on 17 May 1951.²