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     Elizabeth Chaplin was the daughter of Charles Chaplin.¹ She married Vere Fane, son of Henry Fane and Anne Batson, on 2 June 1815. She died on 6 January 1865.
     Her married name became Fane.

     
     Charles Chaplin lived at Blankney, Lincolnshire, England.¹

     Anne Batson was the daughter of Edward Buckley Batson. She married Henry Fane, son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland and Elizabeth Swymmer, on 12 January 1778. She died on 19 January 1838.
     Her married name became Fane.

     
     Edward Buckley Batson lived at Avon Tyrrell, Hampshire, England.

     
     Westley Richards lived at Ashwell, Rutland, England.²

     Sir Robert Bromley, 6th Bt. was born on 4 January 1874.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards.¹ He married Hon. Lilian Pauncefote, daughter of Sir Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote and Selina Fitzgerald Cubitt, on 24 February 1900 at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., U.S.A..² He died on 13 May 1906 at age 32.¹
     Sir Robert Bromley, 6th Bt. held the office of Attaché to Washington between 1897 and 1901.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He held the office of Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1901 and 1903.¹ He held the office of Administrator of St. Christopher and Nevis between 1904 and 1906.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 11 March 1905.¹

     Sir Maurice Bromley-Wilson, 7th Bt. was born on 27 June 1875.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Ann Turner, daughter of W. Turner, on 16 December 1916.¹ He married, secondly, Violet Dorothea Cecil, daughter of Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont Cecil and Edith Brookes, on 1 September 1942.¹ He died on 7 November 1957 at age 82.
     Sir Maurice Bromley-Wilson, 7th Bt. was baptised with the name of Maurice Bromley.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ On 4 February 1897 his name was legally changed to Maurice Bromley-Wilson by Royal Licence.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Westmorland.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Westmorland.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Westmorland in 1901.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 13 May 1906.¹

     Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, 8th Bt. was born on 8 August 1876.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards.¹ He married Laura Mary Dunsmuir, daughter of Hon. James Dunsmuir, on 24 June 1904.¹ He died on 12 January 1961 at age 84.¹
     Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, 8th Bt. was educated at Farnborough School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in the service of the Royal Navy. He was Flag Captain of the H.M.S. Courageous between 1916 and 1919.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He retired from the military in 1926.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher-in-Ordinary to HM King George V in 1927.¹ He was Ceremonial and Reception Secretary for the Dominion and Colonial Office between 1931 and 1952.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1935.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher to HM King Edward VIII in 1936.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1952.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1941.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher-in-Ordinary to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1952 and 1961.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1953.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 7 November 1957.¹

     Hon. Lilian Pauncefote was born in 1875. She was the daughter of Sir Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote and Selina Fitzgerald Cubitt.^1,2 She married Sir Robert Bromley, 6th Bt., son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards, on 24 February 1900 at St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., U.S.A..² She died on 1 July 1963.¹
     Her married name became Bromley.

     Sir Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote was born on 13 September 1828.³ He was the son of Robert Pauncefote and Emma Smith.^2,3 He married Selina Fitzgerald Cubitt, daughter of William Cubitt, on 14 September 1859.³ He died on 24 May 1902 at age 73.³
     Sir Julian Pauncefote, 1st and last Baron Pauncefote was a practising Barrister-at-Law in 1852.³ He held the office of Attorney-General [Hong Kong] between 1863 and 1873.³ He held the office of Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands in 1874.³ He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1874 and 1876.³ He held the office of Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1876 and 1882.³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).³ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.).³ He held the office of Minister Plenipoteniary to the U.S.A. between 1889 and 1893.³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).³ He held the office of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary to the U.S.A. in 1893.⁴ He was created 1st Baron Pauncefote, of Preston, co. Gloucester [U.K.] on 18 August 1899.³