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     Alice Mary Brooke was born on 25 January 1853 at Sibton Park, Suffolk, England^G.² She was the daughter of John William Brooke and Jemima Charlotte Brittain.² She married William Pickford, 1st and last Baron Sterndale, son of Thomas Edward Pickford and Georgiana Todd Naylor, on 18 August 1880 at Blything, Suffolk, England^G.² She died on 5 September 1884 at age 31 at Blackpool, England^G.^2,3
     From 18 August 1880, her married name became Pickford.²

     William Pickford, 1st and last Baron Sterndale was born on 1 October 1848 at Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.^2,1 He was the son of Thomas Edward Pickford and Georgiana Todd Naylor.¹ He married Alice Mary Brooke, daughter of John William Brooke and Jemima Charlotte Brittain, on 18 August 1880 at Blything, Suffolk, England^G.² He died on 17 August 1923 at age 74.²
     He was educated at Liverpool College, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He was a practising barrister.² He graduated from Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1873 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1874 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.)² He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1893.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Oldham between 1901 and 1904.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1904.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Liverpool between 1904 and 1907.¹ He was Commissioner of Assize, North Eastern Circuit in 1906.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1907.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court of Justice between 1907 and 1914.¹ He graduated from Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1908 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1914.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1914 and 1918.¹ He was a member of the Dardenelles Commission in 1916.¹ He held the office of President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division between 1918 and 1919.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court of Justice between 1918 and 1919.¹ He was created 1st Baron Sterndale, of King Sterndale, co. Derby [U.K.] on 14 November 1918.¹ He held the office of Master of the Rolls between 1919 and 1923.¹

     Hon. Dorothy Frances Pickford was born in 1881 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.² She was the daughter of William Pickford, 1st and last Baron Sterndale and Alice Mary Brooke.²
     She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.¹ She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ She was member of the Post Office Advisory Council.¹

     Hon. Mary Ada Pickford was born in 1884 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.² She was the daughter of William Pickford, 1st and last Baron Sterndale and Alice Mary Brooke.² She died on 6 March 1934, unmarried.¹
     She graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ She held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hammersmith, North Division.¹

     Helen Maud Brooke was born on 28 June 1854 at Sibton Park, Suffolk, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of John William Brooke and Jemima Charlotte Brittain.¹ She married Richard Henry Tidswell, son of Robert Tidswell and Elizabeth Ingham, on 21 June 1876 at Blything, Suffolk, England^G.¹ She died on 26 March 1941 at age 86 at Cousins Hill, Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England^G.^1,2
     From 21 June 1876, her married name became Tidswell.¹

     Richard Henry Tidswell was born on 27 December 1848 at Lambeth, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was the son of Robert Tidswell and Elizabeth Ingham.¹ He married Helen Maud Brooke, daughter of John William Brooke and Jemima Charlotte Brittain, on 21 June 1876 at Blything, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He died in 1928 at 49 Wilton Crescent, St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹
     He was a practising barrister.¹

     Maud Elizabeth Tidswell was born in 1878 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Richard Henry Tidswell and Helen Maud Brooke.¹ She married Edward Morgan Henshall.¹
     Her married name became Henshall.¹

     Edward Morgan Henshall was born in 1870.¹ He married Maud Elizabeth Tidswell, daughter of Richard Henry Tidswell and Helen Maud Brooke.¹ He died in 1950.¹

     Jannette Katharine Tidswell was born in 1879 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Richard Henry Tidswell and Helen Maud Brooke.¹ She married Herbert Cecil Gardner in 1903 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹
     From 1903, her married name became Gardner.¹

     Herbert Cecil Gardner married Jannette Katharine Tidswell, daughter of Richard Henry Tidswell and Helen Maud Brooke, in 1903 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died in 1946.¹