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John Brooksbanks English 1821–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1821

Birth Location: Brantingham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1886

Death Location: Waterloo Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert English

Mother: Hannah Brooksbank

Spouse(s): Arvilla Knickerbocker

Children(s): Sarah English, William English, George English, Hannah English, Isaac English, Katherine English, Arvilla English, Laura English, Mary English, Margaret English

John Brooksbanks English was born in 1821 in Brantingham, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert English And Hannah Brooksbank. John Brooksbanks English married Arvilla Knickerbocker, and had children including Arvilla Matilda English, George Robert English, Hannah Louise English, Isaac John Wesley English, Katherine Maria English, Laura Amelia English, Margaret Ann English, Mary Eleanor English, Sarah Jane English, William Brookbank English. John Brooksbanks English passed away in 1886 in Waterloo Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Brooksbanks English was born in 1821 in Brantingham, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert English And Hannah Brooksbank.
  • John Brooksbanks English married Arvilla Knickerbocker, and had children including Arvilla Matilda English, George Robert English, Hannah Louise English, Isaac John Wesley English, Katherine Maria English, Laura Amelia English, Margaret Ann English, Mary Eleanor English, Sarah Jane English, William Brookbank English.
  • John Brooksbanks English passed away in 1886 in Waterloo Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert English
1801–1862
Birth Location: Ellerker, Yorkshire, England
RE
Hannah Brooksbank
1785–1858
Birth Location: Selby, York, England
HB

Spouses(s)

Arvilla Knickerbocker
1832–1882
Birth Location: Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA
AK

Children(s)

Sarah English
1849–1940
Birth Location: Hawkesville, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
SE
William English
1863–1957
Birth Location: Wellesley Tp Ont
WE
George English
1859–1937
Birth Location: Hawkesville, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
GE
Hannah English
1855–1942
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
HE
Isaac English
1868–1934
Birth Location: Hawkesville, Ontario
IE
Katherine English
1852–1932
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
KE
Arvilla English
1854–1943
Birth Location: Ontario
AE
Laura English
1857–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
LE
Mary English
1861–
Birth Location: Ontario Canada
ME
Margaret English
1870–1934
Birth Location: Ontario
ME

John English's Ancestors

Self
John English
1821–1886
Birth Place: Brantingham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert English
1801–1862
Ellerker, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Brooksbank
1785–1858
Selby, York, England
Grandparents
James Brooksbank
1771–1838
Wistow, Selby Yorkshire, , England
Hannah Underwood
1768–1829
Selby, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brooksbank
1750–1778
Elizabeth Taylor
1750–1775
joseph Underwood
1737–1794
mary blackburn
1736–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Taylor
–1759
joseph Underwood
1712–1794
mary watson
–1767
BRION j.barley-speciale
1700–
PHEBY speciale)
1705–1741

John English's Descendants

1.
JE
John (Brooksbanks) English (24 Jun 1821–21 Aug 1886) m. Arvilla Knickerbocker (26 March 1832–31 Oct 1882)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) English 1849–1940 m. George Oakley 1844–1915
    1. 1. Susan (Maria) Oakley 1872–1929 m. James (Ross) Smart 1873–1953
      1. 1. Wilfred (George Russell) Smart 1908–1983 m. Lillian (De) Werth 1911–2007
        1. 1. Jean (Lillian) Siska 1931–2020 m. Peter (Paul) Siska 1923–
        2. 2. Wilfred (George (Bill)) Smart 1935–2012 m. Nora (Jeannette) Arnett 1944–2006 m. Karen (Kyra) Mancini 1942–2011
      2. 2. James (William) Smart 1903–1988 m. Jeanette ("Jennie") DeWerth 1906–1993
        1. 1. Patricia (Amelia) Smart 1936–2014 m. Wady (Assad) Thomas 1932–2010
        2. 2. Richard (George) Smart 1939–2005 m. Carol (Marie) Broa 1945–
        3. 3. James Smart 1933–2018
        4. 4. Esther ((Pete)) Smart 1927–1988
      3. 3. Ruth (Rose (Sarah Emma)) Smart 1905–1972 m. Arthur (Emanuel) Coons 1910–1987 m. Granvil (C) Stacey 1901–1938
        1. 1. Gordon (Earl) Coons 1935–1936
        2. 2. Aleta (Ann) Coons 1937–2011
        3. 3. Donald (Richard) Coons 1939–1942
        4. 4. Donna Coons 1943–2019
        5. 5. David (Alan) Coons 1947–2018 m. Lor (Etta) Coons 1949–2011
    2. 2. John (Wesley Robert) Oakley 1889–1973 m. Gertrude (Dora) Doering 1890–1973
      1. 1. Dorothy Oakley 1902–
      2. 2. Helen Oakley 1914–
      3. 3. George Oakley 1915–
      4. 4. Pauline Oakley 1918–
      5. 5. Ruth Oakley 1920–
      6. 6. Ralph Oakley 1922–
      7. 7. Elenor Oakley 1923–
      8. 8. Eva Oakley 1924–
      9. 9. Earnest Oakley 1926–
      10. 10. Ralph Oakley 1921–1969
      11. 11. James (Leshie) Oakley 1931–1944
      12. 12. OLIVE (EVA MAY) OAKLEY 1924–1993
    3. 3. Rose (Lavine Violet) Oakley 1892–1950 m. Joseph Keller 1899–1957 m. Reuben Marritt 1886–1967
      1. 1. George (Ralph) Keller 1920–1983
      2. 2. Violet (Mary Jane) Jones 1932–1998
      3. 3. Ralph (William) Keller 1923–1940
      4. 4. Ralph Keller 1924–
      5. 5. Ina (Mary Louise Henrietta) Marritt 1909–1910
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Keller 1932–1998
    4. 4. Clara (Ida"Daisy") Oakley 1886–1950 m. Horace Sillifaur 1884– m. Horace (B) Sillifant 1884–
      1. 1. Horace Sillifaur 1906–
      2. 2. Harry Sillifaur 1908–
      3. 3. George Sillifaur 1910–
      4. 4. Mary Sillifaur 1914–
      5. 5. Myrtle Sillifaur 1921–
      6. 6. Horace (Richard) Sillifant 1906–
      7. 7. Henry (J) Sillofond 1908–
      8. 8. Alexander Sillifant 1912–
      9. 9. Blanche Sillifant 1924–
    5. 5. Edith Oakley 1880–
    6. 6. Emma (Ann) Oakley 1870–1956 m. James Martin 1868–1946 m. Alfred (Shakerpeau Hall) Gray 1884–
      1. 1. Kathleen Stevens 1908–
    7. 7. George (Edward) Oakley 1884–1915 m. Frieda (Regina) Kraft 1885–1946
      1. 1. Russell (Philip) Oakley 1904–1974
      2. 2. Laurena (Lydia) Oakley 1906–1917
      3. 3. Roy (George) Oakley 1908–1974
      4. 4. Albertia Oakley 1910–1984
      5. 5. Edna (Hilda) Oakley 1913–
      6. 6. Edith Oakley 1916–1979
      7. 7. Clarence Oakley 1918–
      8. 8. Harold (Frederick) Oakley 1920–1944
    8. 8. Henrietta (Louise) Oakley 1872–1966 m. John (R "Jack") Allen 1864–
      1. 1. John (Richard) Allen 1918–2001
      2. 2. Ruth (Louise Allen) Gribble 1919–2007 m. Lewis (Vern) Lovesee 1913–1963 m. Hoye (Thomas) Gribble 1915–1999
        1. 1. James (R Lovesee) Jr 1941–2006 m. Kathleen (Jeanne) Bruce 1945–2023
    9. 9. Janette (Arvella Oakley) Kearns 1881–1914 m. Humphrey (T.) Kearns 1870–1940
      1. 1. Baby Kearns 1914–1914
      2. 2. Baby Kearns 1914–1914
    10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Oakley 1878–1933 m. Henry (H) Breen 1869– m. Harry Brown 1864– m. William (Henry) Brown 1870–1945
    11. 11. William (Russell) Oakley 1894–1903
  2. 2. William (Brookbank) English 1863–1957 m. Elisabeth (Jane) Haggert 1863–1920
    1. 1. George (Brookbank) English 1902–1965
    2. 2. Edith (Arvilla) Musselman 1885–1963
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen "Ella") English 1896–1981
    4. 4. Ethel (May) Landers 1906–1984
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) LeMiere 1891–1920
    6. 6. Laura (Ann) English 1894–1981
    7. 7. Margaret (E.) English 1883–1955
    8. 8. William (James) English 1885–1886
    9. 9. Angus English 1888–
    10. 10. Charles (Angus) English 1887–1916
    11. 11. John (William) English 1900–1904
    12. 12. Elizibeth English 1891–
  3. 3. George (Robert) English 1859–1937 m. Annie (Louise) Ebel 1868–1944
    1. 1. Anne (Wilhelmina Arvilla) McFadden 1902–1982
    2. 2. George (Brooksbank) English 1899–1968
    3. 3. Herman (Robert) English 1904–1958
    4. 4. Helen (Charity) English 1906–1989
    5. 5. Florence (Faith) English 1906–1907
    6. 6. Hazel (Hope) English 1906–1907
    7. 7. Louis (William) English 1898–1972
    8. 8. Eliza (Wilhelmina) Legg 1890–1949
    9. 9. Jane (Louise) Legg 1892–
  4. 4. Hannah (Louise) English 1855–1942 m. James Mitchell 1847–1920
    1. 1. Estella Hodge 1896–
  5. 5. Isaac (John Wesley) English 1868–1934 m. Edith (Jane) Fairbairn 1868–1948
    1. 1. John (Fantino) English 1910–1985
    2. 2. Mattie (Mc) Donald 1893–
    3. 3. Ross (Spencer) English 1912–1999
  6. 6. Katherine (Maria) English 1852–1932 m. William (E) Playford 1851–1929
    1. 1. James (Robert) Playford 1875–
    2. 2. Della (Hazel "Sanger") Playford 1897–1970
  7. 7. Arvilla (Matilda) English 1854–1943 m. William English 1833–1908
    1. 1. Percy (Oliver) English 1878–1957
    2. 2. Maie (Winnifred) Musselman 1907–
    3. 3. Roland English 1891–1918
    4. 4. William (Henry) English 1885–1961
    5. 5. Ethel (Alma) English 1879–1954
    6. 6. Eva (Myrtle) English 1894–1973
  8. 8. Laura (Amelia) English 1857–
  9. 9. Mary (Eleanor) English 1861–
  10. 10. Margaret (Ann) English 1870–1934 m. Robert (Shedden) Osler 1872–1942

John English's Timeline

8 Records

1821
24 Jun 1821
Birth of John Brooksbanks English in Brantingham, Yorkshire, England
Brantingham, Yorkshire, England
1821
26 Apr 1821
John Brooksbanks English was baptized in Brantingham,York,England
Brantingham,York,England
1842
October 1842
Age 21
John Brooksbanks English was married in York, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
York, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 30
John Brooksbanks English resided here in Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 40
John Brooksbanks English resided here in Wellesley, Waterloo, Canada West, Canada
Wellesley, Waterloo, Canada West, Canada
1864
1864
Age 43
John Brooksbanks English resided here in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
1871
1871
Age 50
John Brooksbanks English resided here in Reach
Reach
1886
21 Aug 1886
Age 65
Death of John Brooksbanks English in Waterloo Ontario, Canada
Waterloo Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Brantingham, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11755; Page: 85; Line: 46
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1079
    [3] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1821
    Event Place: Brantingham,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1842
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11755; Page: 85; Line: 46

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wellesley, Waterloo, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1079

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, City and Area Directories

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Reach
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario North
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Waterloo Ontario, Canada
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