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     Violet Dorothea Cecil was the daughter of Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont Cecil and Edith Brookes.^1,2 She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Oswald Henry Ames, son of Lt.-Col. Lionel Ames, on 5 September 1901.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Maurice Bromley-Wilson, 7th Bt., son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards, on 1 September 1942.¹ She died on 2 February 1953.¹
     From 5 September 1901, her married name became Ames. From 1 September 1942, her married name became Bromley-Wilson.¹

     Lt.-Col. Oswald Henry Ames was the son of Lt.-Col. Lionel Ames.² He married Violet Dorothea Cecil, daughter of Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont Cecil and Edith Brookes, on 5 September 1901.¹ He died on 6 November 1927.²
     Lt.-Col. Oswald Henry Ames gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 2nd Life Guards.² He lived at Dunsfold Hall, Dunsfold, Surrey, England.²

     
     Lt.-Col. Lionel Ames lived at The Hyde, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.¹

     Edith Brookes was the daughter of Sir William Cunliffe Brookes, 1st Bt..¹ She married, firstly, Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont Cecil, son of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter and Lady Georgina Sophia Pakenham, on 14 October 1874.¹ She married, secondly, Admiral Philip Francis Tillard on 26 April 1892.¹ She died on 9 May 1923.¹
     From 14 October 1874, her married name became Cecil. From 26 April 1892, her married name became Tillard.

     
     Sir William Cunliffe Brookes, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Brookes.

     Admiral Philip Francis Tillard married Edith Brookes, daughter of Sir William Cunliffe Brookes, 1st Bt., on 26 April 1892.¹ He died on 23 February 1933.¹

     Laura Mary Dunsmuir was the daughter of Hon. James Dunsmuir.¹ She married Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, 8th Bt., son of Sir Henry Bromley, 5th Bt. and Adela Augusta Richards, on 24 June 1904.¹ She died on 19 September 1959.¹
     Her married name became Bromley.

     George B. Ramirez de Arellano married Caroline Margaret Bromley, daughter of Maurice David Bromley and Heather Estcourt-Cutter, on 16 December 1989.¹

     Major Sir Rupert Howe Bromley, 9th Bt. was born on 31 December 1910.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, 8th Bt. and Laura Mary Dunsmuir.¹ He married, firstly, Dorothy Vera Selby, daughter of Sir Walford Harmood Montague Selby, on 6 June 1935.² He and Dorothy Vera Selby were divorced in 1960.² He married, secondly, Ethel Maud Stephens, daughter of Francis Richard Stephens, on 11 August 1960.² He died on 14 June 1966 at age 55.²
     Major Sir Rupert Howe Bromley, 9th Bt. was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Major in 1940 in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards.² He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.² He succeeded to the title of 9th Baronet Smith, of East Stoke, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1757] on 12 January 1961.²

     Dorothy Vera Selby was the daughter of Sir Walford Harmood Montague Selby.¹ She married Major Sir Rupert Howe Bromley, 9th Bt., son of Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, 8th Bt. and Laura Mary Dunsmuir, on 6 June 1935.¹ She and Major Sir Rupert Howe Bromley, 9th Bt. were divorced in 1960.¹ She died in 1982.¹
     Her married name became Bromley.