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Sir Charles Brodie Locock, 2nd Baronet (July 27, 1827 – January 9, 1890), was born on July 21, 1827, the eldest son of the distinguished physician Sir Charles Locock, 1st Baronet—who served as First Physician Accoucheur to Queen Victoria—and Amelia, daughter of John Lewis of Southampton Place.

Following his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read for the Mathematical Tripos and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1850, Locock was elected to the prestigious intellectual society known as the Cambridge Apostles. Within these elite university networks, his personal life intersected with the complex, often covert homosocial and same-sex romantic circles navigated by Victorian men of his standing.

Transitioning to a legal career, Locock trained at Lincoln's Inn and practiced as a barrister. On December 27, 1859, he married Fanny Bird Pitman, second daughter of the Rev. Thomas Pitman, prebendary of Chichester and vicar of Eastbourne. The couple had four children: Lucy Fanny, Eva Caroline, Lady Margaret Abbie, and Sir Charles Bird Locock.

Locock succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father in 1875. He passed away on January 9, 1890, at the age of sixty-two, and was laid to rest at Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, Surrey.

References:

The Cambridge Apostles, 1820-1914: Liberalism, Imagination, and Friendship in British Intellectual and Professional Life 1st Edition by W.C. Lubenow

Other references:

• Burke's Peerage and Baronetage: Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (historical editions detailing the Locock baronetcy, family lineage, and marriage records).
• Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: Annual editions providing concise biographical service entries, professional details (Lincoln's Inn barrister), marriage dates, and issue for Sir Charles Brodie Locock, 2nd Baronet.
• University Alumni Records: Cambridge University Alumni records (Venn), documenting his entry into Trinity College, attendance for the Mathematical Tripos, and graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in 1850.
• Civil Registration & Census Records: General Register Office (GRO) indices for England and Wales tracking his birth (third quarter 1827), marriage (1859), and death (first quarter 1890 in London).
• Find a Grave Memorial: Documentation for Sir Charles Brodie Locock at Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Woking Borough, Surrey, England (Memorial No. 70968047).
• Encyclopedic References: Wikipedia entries concerning the Locock Baronetcy.

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