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Maria Brooks 1831–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1831

Birth Location: Pulham St Mary Norfolk,

Death Date: 26 Oct 1880

Death Location: Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Mary Goldsmith

Spouse(s): Charles Nicholson

Children(s): Henrietta Nicholson, Eliza Nicholson, William Nicholson, Charles Nicholson, Charles Nicholson, Jane Nicholson, Alice Nicholson, Catherine Nicholson, Ellen Nicholson

In 1831, Maria Brooks entered the world in Pulham St Mary Norfolk,, born to John Brooks And Mary Ann Goldsmith. In 1841, Maria Brooks resided in Pulham Magdalen, St Mary Magdalen Pulham, Norfolk,. Maria Brooks married Charles Nicholson, and had children including Alice Mary Nicholson, Catherine Katie Nicholson, Charles Henry Nicholson, Charles R Nicholson, Eliza Maria Nicholson, Ellen Frances Nicholson, Henrietta Nicholson, Jane L Nicholson, William J Nicholson. Maria Brooks passed away in 1880 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Maria Brooks entered the world in Pulham St Mary Norfolk,, born to John Brooks And Mary Ann Goldsmith.
  • In 1841, Maria Brooks resided in Pulham Magdalen, St Mary Magdalen Pulham, Norfolk,.
  • Maria Brooks married Charles Nicholson, and had children including Alice Mary Nicholson, Catherine Katie Nicholson, Charles Henry Nicholson, Charles R Nicholson, Eliza Maria Nicholson, Ellen Frances Nicholson, Henrietta Nicholson, Jane L Nicholson, William J Nicholson.
  • Maria Brooks passed away in 1880 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brooks
1805–1876
Birth Location: Pulham Magdelene, Norfolk,
JB
Mary Goldsmith
1811–1880
Birth Location: Toft Monks, Norfolk, England
MG

Spouses(s)

Charles Nicholson
1816–1876
Birth Location: Tadcaster, Yorkshire,
CN

Children(s)

Henrietta Nicholson
1857–1887
Birth Location: Tadcaster, Yorkshire
HN
Eliza Nicholson
1864–1909
Birth Location: Tadcaster
EN
William Nicholson
1861–1939
Birth Location: Harleston Pulham, Depwade Norfolk,
WN
Charles Nicholson
1868–1915
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding,
CN
Charles Nicholson
1865–1866
Birth Location: Kirkstall, Leeds Yorkshire West Riding,
CN
Jane Nicholson
1862–1912
Birth Location: Headingley Kirkstall Hunslet Yorkshire
JN
Alice Nicholson
1871–1889
Birth Location: Tadcaster, Yorkshire,
AN
Catherine Nicholson
1873–1949
Birth Location: Mount House Lodge, Boston spa, Yorkshire, England
CN
Ellen Nicholson
1856–1912
Birth Location: Tadcaster, Yorkshire,
EN

Maria Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Maria Brooks
1831–1880
Birth Place: Pulham St Mary Norfolk,
Parents
John Brooks
1805–1876
Pulham Magdelene, Norfolk,
Mary (Ann) Goldsmith
1811–1880
Toft Monks, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
James Goldspink\Goldsmith
–1865
Toft Monks, Norfolk, England
Susannah Clay
1785–1872
Shipmeadow, (St Mary Magdalen Pulham), Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Goldspink
1750–1819
Elizabeth Soanes
1750–1808
Robert Clay
1765–
Nanette Monin
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Goldspink
1691–1780
Elizabeth Moore
1707–1777
Benjamin Soanes
1729–1757
Elizabeth VINCENT
1727–1783
John Clay
1739–1773

Maria Brooks's Descendants

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Maria Brooks (28 May 1831–26 Oct 1880) m. Charles Nicholson (11 Aug 1816–26 Apr 1876)
  1. 1. Henrietta Nicholson 1857–1887
    1. 1. Bertie Nicholson 1880–1929 m. Grace (E) Lister 1887–1973
      1. 1. Grace (Emily) Nicholson 1918–2009 m. Charles HARTLEY 1921–1993
        1. 1. Anthony (C) Hartley 1950–2023
      2. 2. Bertie Nicholson 1910–1967 m. Edna Lee 1911–2000
      3. 3. Laura Nicholson 1909–1957 m. George (William) Cornell 1906–1972
        1. 1. Maurice Cornell 1930–2002
      4. 4. Clarence (Marston) Nicholson 1912–1981 m. Evelyn (T) Preston 1915–1975
        1. 1. Gordon (M) Nicholson 1941–2017 m. Jennifer (A) Thompson 1944–1993
      5. 5. Edgar (Leonard) Nicholson 1914–1991 m. Dorothy (Helena) Carrick 1915–1992
        1. 1. Peter (E) Nicholson 1949–1983
        2. 2. Josephine (M) Nicholson 1935–1998
  2. 2. Eliza (Maria) Nicholson 1864–1909
  3. 3. William (J) Nicholson 1861–1939
  4. 4. Charles (Henry) Nicholson 1868–1915 m. Alice Nicholson 1870–
    1. 1. Frederick Nicholson 1900–
    2. 2. Harold Nicholson 1905– m. Hilda (May) Burrow 1900–1980
    3. 3. Walter Nicholson 1907–
    4. 4. Gladys Nicholson 1911–
  5. 5. Charles (R) Nicholson 1865–1866
  6. 6. Jane (L) Nicholson 1862–1912
  7. 7. Alice (Mary) Nicholson 1871–1889
  8. 8. Catherine ((Katie)) Nicholson 1873–1949 m. Arthur (Thomas) Toft 1872–
    1. 1. Kathleen Toft 1909–1992 m. George (I R) Tudor 1908–1986
      1. 1. Valerie (Ann (Heath)) Tudor 1939–2006
    2. 2. Sidney Toft 1903–
    3. 3. Brenda Toft 1912–
    4. 4. Bernard Toft 1915–
  9. 9. Ellen (Frances) Nicholson 1856–1912 m. Charles Leeson 1850–1899 m. Fred Laughton 1867–
    1. 1. Cecil Leeson 1883–1949
    2. 2. Charles (Henry) Leeson 1890–1891
    3. 3. Francis Leeson 1883–
    4. 4. Ethel Leeson 1885–1885

Maria Brooks's Timeline

9 Records

1831
28 May 1831
Birth of Maria Brooks in Pulham St Mary Norfolk,
Pulham St Mary Norfolk,
1831
20 Jun 1831
Maria Brooks was baptized in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1841
1841
Age 10
Maria Brooks resided here in Pulham Magdalen, St Mary Magdalen Pulham, Norfolk, England
Pulham Magdalen, St Mary Magdalen Pulham, Norfolk, England
1851
1851
Age 20
Maria Brooks resided here in Pulham St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England
Pulham St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England
1855
October 1855
Age 24
Maria Brooks was married in Tadcaster, Yorkshire West Riding
Tadcaster, Yorkshire West Riding
1861
1861
Age 30
Maria Brooks resided here in Headingley, Headingley, Headingley, Yorkshire, England
Headingley, Headingley, Headingley, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 40
Maria Brooks resided here in Tadcaster, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Tadcaster, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
1880
24 October 1880
Age 49
Death of Maria Brooks in Boston Spa Wetherby, Yorkshire West Riding,
Boston Spa Wetherby, Yorkshire West Riding,
1880
26 Oct 1880
Age 49
Burial of Maria Brooks in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England
Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1831
    Event Place: Pulham St Mary Norfolk,
    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: 1959
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4740; Folio: 70; Page: 13; GSU roll: 847254
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3353; Folio: 28; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543118
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1821; Folio: 548; Page: 37; GSU roll: 207474-207475
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [6] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 758; Book: 25; Civil Parish: St Mary Magdalen Pulham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 6; Page: 4; Line: 11; GSU roll: 438852
    [7] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBOS72

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1831
    Event Place: New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 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: 1959

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1855
    Event Place: Tadcaster, Yorkshire West Riding
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Pulham Magdalen, St Mary Magdalen Pulham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 758; Book: 25; Civil Parish: St Mary Magdalen Pulham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 6; Page: 4; Line: 11; GSU roll: 438852

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Pulham St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1821; Folio: 548; Page: 37; GSU roll: 207474-207475

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Headingley, Headingley, Headingley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3353; Folio: 28; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543118

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Tadcaster, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4740; Folio: 70; Page: 13; GSU roll: 847254

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1880
    Event Place: Boston Spa Wetherby, Yorkshire West Riding,
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBOS72

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1880
    Event Place: Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBOS72
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