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Biography of Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet 1883-1942

Paternal Family Tree: Broughton

On 26th April 1881 [his father] Delves Louis Broughton 10th Baronet (age 23) and [his mother] Rosamond Broughton (age 19) were married at Yazor, Herefordshire.

On 10th September 1883 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet was born to Delves Louis Broughton 10th Baronet (age 26) and Rosamond Broughton (age 21) at Doddington Hall, Cheshire [Map].

On 11th October 1885 [his mother] Rosamond Broughton (age 23) died.

On 21st December 1887 [his father] Delves Louis Broughton 10th Baronet (age 30) and [his step-mother] Mary Evelyn Cotton Lady Broughton (age 23) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Lady Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.

On 8th July 1913 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 29) and Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton (age 19) were married.

On 15th April 1914 [his father] Delves Louis Broughton 10th Baronet (age 56) died. His son John (age 30) succeeded 11th Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire. [his wife] Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton (age 20) by marriage Lady Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.

On 2nd October 1915 [his son] Major Evelyn Delves Broughton 12th Baronet was born to Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 32) and [his wife] Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton (age 21).

On 20th May 1917 [his daughter] Rosamund Boughton was born to Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 33) and [his wife] Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton (age 23).

On 10th October 1938 [his son-in-law] Christopher Fraser 15th Lord Lovat (age 27) and [his daughter] Rosamund Boughton (age 21) were married.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1940 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 56) and Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton (age 45) were divorced.

On 5th November 1940 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 57) and Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere (age 27) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.

On 24th January 1941 Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll (age 39) was murdered. He was found shot dead in his Buick at a crossroads on the Nairobi-Ngong road. He had dined that evening with Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 57) and his wife, Erroll's alledged lover, [his wife] Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere (age 28). After dinner Erroll and Diana had gone dancing, Erroll's body was discovered half an hour after he had dropped her off. Broughton was subsequently tried, and aquitted, for the murder. His daughter Diana (age 15) succeeded 23rd Countess Erroll.

After 24th January 1941 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 57) was tried for the murder of Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll (deceased). He was acquited. The case became famous and was made into the film "White Mischief".

On 5th December 1942 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 59) committed suicide. His son [his son] Evelyn (age 27) succeeded 12th Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.

On 26th March 1955 Thomas Cholmondeley 4th Baron Delamere (age 54) and [his former wife] Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere (age 42) were married. She by marriage Baroness Delamere of Vale Royal in Cheshire.

On 21st August 1968 [his former wife] Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton (age 74) died.

In 1987 [his former wife] Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere (age 74) died at Bracknell, Berkshire. She was buried at Soysambu Ranch Cemetery, Nakuru, Nakuru, Kenya.

Royal Ancestors of Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet 1883-1942

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet 1883-1942

Great x 4 Grandfather: Brian Broughton 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Brian Broughton-Delves 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Delves 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Broughton 6th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Delves Broughton 8th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wicker Lady Boughton

GrandFather: Henry Delves Broughton 9th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Pigott Lady Broughton

Father: Delves Louis Broughton 10th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Lambart Broughton

Mother: Rosamond Broughton 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Adderley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bowyer Adderley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Adderley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Adderley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Adderley 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Adderley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Anne Selina Adderley 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England