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BROMLEY—BROOKS—BROOMAN—BROOMHEAD. Of the latter, the second, Caroline, married, in July, 1840, Sir Jas. Campbell, Bart. – Messrs. Halford and Co.

 BROMLEY. 

died 13 Nov. 1845.

This officer entered the Navy, in Dec. 1792, as Captain’s Servant, on board the 38, Capt. Edw. Thornbrough, attached to the fleet in the Channel, where, in Nov. 1793, he was present in a very gallant skirmish with several French line-of-battle and other ships; and, on 1 June, 1794, in Lord Howe’s celebrated action. He next served with the same officer, from July in the latter year until Sept. 1799 – a great part of the time as Midshipman – in the 74, during which period he attended the unfortunate expedition to Quiberon in support of the French Royalists in 1795; and, on 12 Oct. 1798, was with the force under Sir John Borlase Warren at the defeat of Commodore Bompart’s squadron, when the Hoche 74 struck to the, after a very severe action, in which the latter ship sustained a loss of 10 men killed and 40 wounded. Mr. Bromley, who next joined the 100, hearing the flag of Lord Bridport, was appointed, 27 Oct. 1799, Acting-Lieutenant of the  74, Capt. Geo. Campbell. He removed, in April, 1800, to the 28, Capt. John Pengelly, under whom he accompanied, in the same capacity, the expedition to Egypt in 1801. The was paid off in Feb. 1802, but Mr. Bromley was not confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant until after a subsequent attachment of 18 months to the  74, Capt. Sir Archibald Collingwood Dickson, employed in the Channel and East Indies, 6 Sept. 1804. His next appointments were – in the course of 1805, to the 16, Capt. Michael Dodd,  sloop, Capt. Joseph Westbeach,  74, fitting at Chatham for the flag of Sir Edw. Thornbrough, and 74, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell in the North Sea, where he remained for nearly two years – in July, 1807, to a command in the Aldeburgh district of Sea Fencibles – 9 March, 1810, to the sloop, Capt. Thos. White, on the Halifax station, whence he immediately afterwards invalided – and, 3 Feb. 1812, to the 10, Capt. John Ross, in the Baltic. He was placed on half-pay in May of the same year, and was not afterwards employed. Lieut. Bromley had been wounded on several occasions.

 BROOKS. 

entered the Navy, 14 Nov. 1795, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 28, Capt. Ross Donnelly, employed in the North Sea, where, on 12 May, 1796, after a long and arduous chase, he assisted in driving on shore the two Dutch brigs Echo, of 18, and De Gier, of 14 guns. He next served for some time in the West fiidies as Midshipman of the 32, Capt. Wm. Lukin; was subsequently attached, from June, 1799, until Jan. 1800, to the and, 98’s, flag-ships in the Channel of Rear-Admiral Jas. Hawkins Whitshed, and, from the latter date until 12 Jan. 1805, to the, , and frigates, Capts. John Nicholas, John Broughton, and Adam Mackenzie, on the Mediterranean and North Sea stations; was then appointed Sub-Lieutenant of the gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Jas. Aberdour; and, on 17 March, 1806, was promoted to his present rank. His succeeding appointments were – 1 Dec. in the same year, and 18 Aug. 1807, to the 32, and  sloop, Capts. Fred. Warren and Thos. Thrush, under the former of whom he escorted a fleet of merchantmen to the West Indies, and there assisted in making several captures – 27 Sept. 1808, to the sloop, Capt. Wm. Buckley Hunt, in the North Sea – 14 Feb. 1810, to the 74, Capt. Temple Hardy, in the Baltic – 12 Jan. 1811, to the  74, Capt. Lord Wm. Stuart, off Flushing – 7 Oct. 1811, to the 14, Capt. Chas. Wade, in the North Sea, whence he invalided, 9 Nov. 1812 – and, 24 May, 1813, to the 18, Capt. Jas. Stirling, employed in Hudson’s Bay, on the Irish station, and in the West Indies. Lieut. Brooks has been on half-pay since 4 June, 1815.

 BROOMAN. 

entered the Navy, 26 July, 1810, as Midshipman, on board the 36, Capt. Sir Thos. Staines, in which stdp, and the 38, he continued to be employed, under the same officer, until Aug. 1815. During that period he served with great activity on the Newfoundland, St. Helena, and Irish stations, in the Bay of Biscay, and in South America; was in various skirmishes with the soldiery on the coast of France; and assisted in taking, besides several merchant-vessels, a French privateer. He next joined the 18, Capt. Geo. Bennett Allen, in the West Indies; thence returned home with the latter officer in the 18; passed his examination in Dec. 1816; served for nearly two years in the  74, Capt. Jas. Walker, at Sheerness; was employed on the Coast Blockade from Aug. 1818 until 1823, as Midshipman of the Severn, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch; afterwards became attached to the 74, Capt. Sir Thos. Staines, on the West India and Lisbon stations, and 74, Capt. Henry Hill, guardship at Portsmouth; and, on 28 April, 1827, was promoted into the  18, Capt. Hon. Chas. Leonard Irby, in the Mediterranean, where he contributed to the capture of three or four piratical vessels. From 3 Dec. 1827, to Oct. 1830, Lieut. Brooman was again employed on the Coast Blockade, under Capt. Hugh Pigot of the and  74’s. He obtained a Coast Guard appointment 15 Oct. 1831, and continued in that service – including a period of two years and eight months, from 18 March, 1834, to 28 Nov. 1836, when he held command of the Revenue-cruizer – until 1839. While so engaged Mr. Brooman captured, in the years 1832-3-4, 2 sloops, 4 boats, and 17 men, exclusive of the seizure or destruction of about 1000 tubs. Since 4 Feb. 1845, he has been again employed in the Coast Guard.

He married, 24 Dec. 1827, Anna Jane, daughter of John Jones, Esq., late of Offord d’Arcy, co. Huntingdon.

 BROOMAN. 

entered the Navy 27 Nov. 1821; passed his examination in 1828; officiated for some time as Mate of the Revenue-vessel; obtained his commission 1 Jan. 1840; served, as Additional-Lieutenant, from 19 March in that year until May, 1844, in the  50, and  50, flag-ships in the Pacific of Rear-Admirals Chas. Bayne Hodgson Boss and Rich. Thomas; then joined the 26, Capt. Lord Geo. Paulet, on the same station; and, since 9 Sept. 1845, has been employed in the Coast Guard.

Lieut. Brooman is Senior of 1840. – Messrs. Ommanney.

 BROOMHEAD. 

entered the Navy, 28 Aug. 1808, as Ordinary, on board the store-ship, Master-Commander Daniel M‘Coy, on the Mediterranean station, and in Dec. of the same year attained the rating of Midshipman. In Oct. 1809, he joined the 36, Capt. Jacob Walton, under whom he was wrecked in Plymouth Sound, 16 Feb. 1811. He next, until Aug. 1816, served, in quick succession, in the 74 Capt. Joshua Sydney Horton,  38, Capt. Sir Peter Parker,  74, Capt. Josias Rowley  74, Capt. J. S. Horton,  74, Capt! Rich. Raggett, 74, Capt. Ross Donnelly,  80, Capt. Rich. Raggett, and 74, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton, on the Home, Cadiz, Baltic, and America stations. He was afterwards employed, as Admiralty Midshipman, from Sept. 1818, to June, 1822, in the 46, Capt. Hon. Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds