The Brooke baronetcy, of Almondbury in the West Riding of the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 September 1919 for John Brooke, a Director of John Brooke & Sons, of Huddersfield, and a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire and Ross-shire. He was the younger brother of the 1st Baronet of the 1899 creation.
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He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Robert, the 2nd Baronet. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty. His eldest son, John, the 3rd Baronet, was a justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Ross-shire. As of 2024, the title is held by his son, the 4th Baronet, who succeeded in 1983.
Brooke baronets, of Almondbury (1919)
edit- Sir John Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet (1844–1920) married 1873, Blanche, daughter of Major Charles Samuel Weston, of Morvich, Sutherland.[2][3]
- Sir Robert Weston Brooke, 2nd Baronet (1885–1942) married 1909, Margery Jean, daughter of businessman Alexander Geddes, of Blairmore, Aberdeenshire (also great-great-grandfather of David Cameron).[2][4]
- Sir John Weston Brooke, 3rd Baronet (1911–1983) married firstly, in 1945, Rosemary, daughter of Percy Llewelyn Nevill (grandson of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny).[5][2][6]
- Sir Alistair Weston Brooke, 4th Baronet (born 1947)[2][7]
The heir presumptive is the present holder's nephew, John Weston Brooke (born 1992).[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Debrett's baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London, Dean & Son, Limited. 1921. p. 103.
- ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 2003, vol. 1, p. 520
- ^ "Brooke, Sir John Arthur". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Brooke, Major Sir Robert Weston". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 1999, vol. 1, p. 19
- ^ "Brooke, Major Sir John Weston". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Brooke, Sir Alistair Weston". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)