James Broadwood

James Shudi Broadwood (20 December 1772 – 8 August 1851) was a piano maker in London and a magistrate in Surrey.

[4] James was sent to France in 1785, to learn the French language, but returned to London to join his father's business.

[7] James Broadwood was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Westminster Volunteers in April 1797 and on 8 March 1799 he became a captain of the regiment.

Following the death of Elizabeth, at six weeks old, he purchased Lyne Farm in Surrey and moved his family there from London.

[9] On 11 June 1804, James Broadwood married his second wife, Margaret Schaw Stewart, at St Marylebone Parish Church.