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     Eva Joanna Sill was born in 1883 at Chatham, Kent, England^G.² She was the daughter of Colonel John Warre Sill and Eva Pulteney Marguerite Sutton.^1,2 She married Colonel Theodore Delves Broughton, son of Commander Cecil Delves Broughton and Marion Honora Bouwens, on 28 October 1908.¹ She died on 24 February 1959.¹
     From 28 October 1908, her married name became Broughton.¹

     Colonel John Warre Sill was the son of Reverend John Parkinson Sill.² He married Eva Pulteney Marguerite Sutton, daughter of Frederick Sutton and Georgina Croft, on 2 June 1881 at Portsea, Hampshire, England^G.³ He died on 3 November 1921.
     He lived Wetheringsett Rectory.² Suffolk.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Kathleen Winifred Eva Broughton was born on 29 October 1909.¹ She is the daughter of Colonel Theodore Delves Broughton and Eva Joanna Sill.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Rupert Claude Nicholas, son of Captain John Nicholas, on 10 September 1936.¹
     From 10 September 1936, her married name became Nicholas.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire in 1956.¹

     Lt.-Col. Rupert Claude Nicholas is the son of Captain John Nicholas.¹ He married Kathleen Winifred Eva Broughton, daughter of Colonel Theodore Delves Broughton and Eva Joanna Sill, on 10 September 1936.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd/15th Punjab Regiment.¹

     Rupert David Nicholas was born on 25 May 1939.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Rupert Claude Nicholas and Kathleen Winifred Eva Broughton.¹
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.¹

     Sarah Joanna Kathleen Nicholas was born on 19 February 1944.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Rupert Claude Nicholas and Kathleen Winifred Eva Broughton.¹

     Diana Sill Delves-Broughton was born on 3 December 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Theodore Delves Broughton and Eva Joanna Sill.¹ She died on 4 December 2005 at age 85.²

     Captain Hugo Delves Broughton was born on 25 August 1878.¹ He was the son of Commander Cecil Delves Broughton and Marion Honora Bouwens.¹ He married Jessie Wingate Matthews, daughter of John Matthews, on 8 July 1914.¹ He died from 4 April 1916 to 5 April 1916, killed while on active service.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 8th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.¹

     Jessie Wingate Matthews was the daughter of John Matthews.¹ She married Captain Hugo Delves Broughton, son of Commander Cecil Delves Broughton and Marion Honora Bouwens, on 8 July 1914.¹ She died on 10 November 1957.¹
     From 8 July 1914, her married name became Broughton.¹