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BROADHEAD—BROADWATER—BROCK—BROCKMAN—BRODIE. BROADHEAD. 

, born 25 April, 1806, is sixth son of the late Theodore Henry Broadhead, Esq., M.P. for Wareham and afterwards for Yarmouth, by Elizabeth, daughter of Wm. Gordon M‘Dougall, Esq.; and brother of the present Sir T. H. L. Brinckman, Bart. – of Capt. John Rich. Broadhead, of the 60th Rifles – of Capt. Brinckman Broadhead, of the Coldstream Guards – and of Lieut. Bingley Broadhead, of the 80th Foot.

This officer entered the Navy 6 April, 1820; passed his examination in 1826; and was promoted into the 28, Capt. Hon. Henry John Rous, on the East India station, 30 April, 1827. He subsequently joined, 9 May, 1833, the 44, Capt. Watkin Owen Pell, employed in North America and the West Indies; became First of the  36, Capt. Hon. H. J. Rous, fitting at Portsmouth for the Lisbon station, 15 July, 1836; and was appointed, 24 Nov. 1837, to the command of the  brigantine, on the coast of Africa, where he captured a large number of slave-vessels, and continued until a few months after the receipt of his second promotal commission dated 22 Feb. 1841. He next served, from 24 June, 1842, until paid off in Oct. 1843, as Second-Captain, in the 92, Capt. Robt. Maunsell, in the Mediterranean; and from 7 May, 1844, until advanced to Post-rank 27 June, 1846, in the same capacity, in the 80, flag-ship in the Pacific of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour. Capt. Broadhead is at present unemployed.

He is married, and has issue. – Hallett and Robinson.

 BROADWATER. 

entered the Navy, 8 April, 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the, Capt. John Hall, on the North Sea station; attained the rating of Midshipman in June following; and removed, in May, 1800, to the 38, Capts. Lord Ranelagh, John Halliday, Chas. Brisbane, and Wm. Cumberland, attached to the fleet in the Channel, where, in Oct. 1802, he joined the 18, Capts. Wm. Richardson and Sam. Jackson. With the latter officer, after participating, as Master’s Mate, in many gallant skirmishes with the French flotilla off Calais and Boulogne, he was transferred to the of 18 guns, in the North Sea, 17 Oct. 1814; and, in the early part of 1805, he became Sub-Lieutenant of the  gun-brig, Lieut.-Commanders Wm. Tatham and R. Simmonds, lying in the Downs. On 24 Oct. 1806, Mr. Broadwater was made full Lieutenant into the 32, Capts. Robt. Howe Bromley and Andw. Sproule, employed on the North Sea, Baltic, and Lisbon stations. He was sent home, in Nov. following, in charge of a detained vessel, and then proceeded to the Brazils for the purpose of rejoining his ship. Finding, however, on his arrival, that the latter had sailed, he returned to England in charge of another, a Danish vessel, and was placed on half-pay in Oct. 1808. He was subsequently, from 27 Feb. to 15 Oct. 1809, employed in the floating-battery, Capts. Sam. Martin Colquitt and Edw. Killwick; but has not since been able to procure official occupation.

 BROCK. 

entered the Navy, 9 Feb. 1815; passed his examination in 1822; obtained his first commission 12 May, 1827; and was appointed, 4 Feb. 1828, to the 46, Capt. Edm. Lyons, under whom he served for some time at the blockade of Navarin, and in co-operation with the French at the reduction of Morea Castle, where his zeal and intelligence, at the landing of the guns, 18 Oct. 1828, were very conspicuous. Since quitting the latter ship he has been uninterruptedly engaged in the survey of the Mediterranean – first, from Nov. 1830, to May, 1836, in the, , and , as assistant to Lieut. James Wolfe and Capt. Rich. Copeland then for nearly six years in command of the – and, since 5 March, 1844, in command, also, of the  brigantine. He was advanced to his present rank while in the, 7 March, 1842.

Commander Brock married, 10 Feb. 1835, Miss Dickson, and has issue. – Messrs. Chard.

 BROCKMAN. 

died 17 Jan. 1845, at Deal.

This officer entered the Navy, 3 March, 1793, as Second Master’s-Mate, on board the 24, Capts. John Child Purvis and Anthony Hunt, under the latter of whom he was wrecked, 30 Jan. 1794, on a sunken rock in the Mediterranean. On next joining the 98, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sam. Cranston Goodall, we find him present, in the course of the same year, at the reduction of St. Fiorenza, Bastia, and Calvi, in the island of Corsica, and afterwards in Hotham’s partial actions with the French fleet, 14 March and 13 July, 1795. He subsequently, for two years, served in the 98, and  110, flag-ships, in the Channel and off Cadiz, of Sir Roger Curtis and Earl St. Vincent; became Acting-Lieutenant of the  74, bearing the flag in the Mediterranean of Rear-Admiral John Thos. Duckworth, 20 Nov. 1798; removed, in the same capacity, into the brig, Capt. Wm. Buchanan, 1 Nov. 1799; received his commission 15 Nov. 1800; and on his return home, after participating in the Egyptian expedition, for his services during which he obtained the Turkish gold medal, was paid off, 22 Aug. 1802. Lieut. Brockman afterwards served in the 32, Capt. Wm. Cushman, on the Irish station, from 29 Aug. 1803, until 1 April, 1808; and, from 9 May following until 14 July, 1814, had charge of various signal-stations on the coast of Ireland. Having been unemployed since the latter period, he accepted, 26 Nov. 1830, the rank of Commander, on the retired list.

 BRODIE. 

entered the Navy, 8 July, 1793, as A.B., on board the armed ship, Capts. Wm. Carthew and Wm. Browell, stationed off Ostend, and soon afterwards attained the rating of Master’s Mate. In Nov. 1794, he removed to the 64, Capts. Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope and Jacob Waller, and, in 1795, he assisted at the reduction of the Cape of Good Hope, where he was employed on shore with the forces under Major-General Craig. He next, in Nov. 1797, joined the 64, Capt. John Smith, and, after attending Sir Andw. Mitchell’s expedition to Holland in 1799, was transferred in succession to the 74, Capt. John Parr, lying at the Nore –  frigate, Capt. Martin Hinton, in the Mediterranean – and  80, flag-ship of Lord Keith, by whom he was appointed, 3 March, 1801, Acting-Lieutenant of the  38, Capts. Baker and Shepheard. For his services during the ensuing campaign in Egypt, where he was actively engaged both in disembarking the troops and on the lakes, Mr. Brodie was presented with the Turkish gold medal, but he did not succeed in obtaining his commission until 3 March, 1804, by which period he had further served on board the sloop, Capt. Philip Carteret,  74, flag-ship of Lord Keith,  16, Capt. Chas. Coote (the two latter in the Downs), and brig, commanded in the West Indies by Capt. Keith Maxwell. His next appointments were- 6 May and 6 June, 1804, to the, bearing the flag of Sir John Thos. Duckworth, and 38, Capt. M‘Donald, both on the station last named – 17 May, 1805, to the Texel 64, flag-ship at Leith of Rear-Admiral James Vashon – 1 June, 1809, and 30 April, 1810, to the  10, Capt. John Tancock, and