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James Brooks 1789–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Portsea, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 22 May 1865

Death Location: St Marylebone, England

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Mary Brooks

Spouse(s): Charlotte Gale

Children(s): 🧬 Brooks, 🧬 Brooks, Charlotte Brooks, 🧬 Brooks, Henry Brooks

The story of James Brooks began in 1789 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. In 1851, James Brooks resided in St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. James Brooks married Charlotte Sarah Gale, and had children including Charles James Brooks, Charlotte Brooks, Henry Brooks, Herbert Brooks, Isabella Brooks. James Brooks passed away in 1865 in St Marylebone, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Brooks began in 1789 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
  • In 1851, James Brooks resided in St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.
  • James Brooks married Charlotte Sarah Gale, and had children including Charles James Brooks, Charlotte Brooks, Henry Brooks, Herbert Brooks, Isabella Brooks.
  • James Brooks passed away in 1865 in St Marylebone, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Brooks's Ancestors

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James Brooks
1789–1865
Birth Place: Portsea, Hampshire, England
Parents
John Rivers Brooks
1764–
Rochester, Kent, England
Mary Brooks
1759–1805
Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Mildred Rivers
1740–
Kent, England
William Wheeler
1740–1776
Hampshire, England
Ann Long
1745–1806
Lymington, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brooks's Descendants

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James Brooks (1789–22 May 1865) m. Charlotte (Sarah) Gale (abt 1811–14 November 1895)
  1. 1. 🧬 (Herbert) Brooks 1839–1928 m. 🧬 (Elizabeth) Cooper 1845–1890
    1. 1. 🧬 (Charlotte Sarah) Brooks 1872–1920 m. James Bellett 1865–1924
      1. 1. 🧬 (Eileen Alma) Bellett 1899–1973 m. Herbert (Andew Bernard) Duffy 1887–1980
        1. 1. 🧬 (Peter James) Duffy 1921–1994 m. 🧬 (Valda Lesley) Sutcliffe 1923–2012
        2. 2. 🧬 (Eileen Charlotte) Duffy 1926–1987
      2. 2. 🧬 (Dorothy Constance) Bellett 1892–1910
      3. 3. 🧬 (Gwendolin Alberta) Bellett 1902–1974 m. Leonora (Elsdon) Storey 1887–1958
        1. 1. Elsdon Storey 1924–1988 m. Patricia (Joan) Gladwell –2024
        2. 2. 🧬 (Haddon) Storey 1930–1971 m. Cecile (Eunice) Benjamin 1934–1997
      4. 4. 🧬 (Beatrice Elizabeth) Bellett 1894–1990 m. Sylvester Cullen 1890–1971
        1. 1. Patricia (Maris) Cullen 1930–1986
        2. 2. James (Sylvester) Cullen 1923–2006 m. Joycelyne (Winifred) Buckland 1924–1987
      5. 5. 🧬 (Herbert James) Bellett 1904–1975 m. Jean (Isabele) McCowan 1908–1971
        1. 1. James Bellett 1935–1943
    2. 2. Frances (Maria) Brooks 1870–1912 m. Richard (Ernest) Pennington 1866–1914
      1. 1. Herbert Pennington 1890–1976 m. Dorothy (Marguerite) Britton 1906–1969
        1. 1. Herbert Pennington 1926–1986 m. Elizabeth (Murray) Jack 1926–2011
      2. 2. Vera (Gladys) Pennington 1895–1985 m. William (Amelius) James 1893–1969
        1. 1. Nancye (Lousie) James 1929–2023 m. Ronald (Jas) Green 1919–1987
  2. 2. 🧬 (Charles James) Brooks 1846–1914 m. Susannah (Ann) Denyer 1849–1930
  3. 3. Charlotte Brooks 1843–1845
  4. 4. 🧬 (Isabella) Brooks 1848–1935 m. George Kenward 1851–1896
  5. 5. Henry Brooks 1837–1917

James Brooks's Timeline

5 Records

1789
1789
Birth of James Brooks in Portsea, Hampshire, England
Portsea, Hampshire, England
1789
9 Aug 1789
James Brooks was baptized in Portsea, Hampshire
Portsea, Hampshire
1851
1851
Age 62
James Brooks resided here in St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
1861
1861
Age 72
James Brooks resided here in Christchurch, Camberwell, Surrey, England
Christchurch, Camberwell, Surrey, England
1865
22 May 1865
Age 76
Death of James Brooks in St Marylebone, England
St Marylebone, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Portsea, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89Mry1679
    [2] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 867
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 384; Folio: 132; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542627
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1546; Folio: 324; Page: 11; GSU roll: 174776
    [5] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [6] London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1921, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1921; Reference Number: P89MRY1668
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1789
    Event Place: Portsea, Hampshire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 867
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: St Mary Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1546; Folio: 324; Page: 11; GSU roll: 174776

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Christchurch, Camberwell, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 384; Folio: 132; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542627

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1865
    Event Place: St Marylebone, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89Mry1679
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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