Background
The third son of Ralph Broome (1714–1768) of the manor of Bushton, Wiltshire, Broome was sent as a cadet to India, where he acquired Oriental languages, including Persian, and became a judge advocate with the rank of captain in the Bengal Army. An Amelia Margaret Broome, mentioned in Ralph Broome"s will, may be an illegitimate daughter of Miriam, or possibly of her father.
