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Mathew James Brooks 1840–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1840

Birth Location: Could be Camden area, City - New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1948

Death Location: Sydney

Father: William Brooks

Mother: Elizabeth Layton

Spouse(s): Sarah Cross

Children(s): Sarah Brooks, Mathew Brooks, Lydia Brooks, Fanny Brooks, Ellen Brooks

Mathew James Brooks was born in 1840 in Could be Camden area, City - New South Wales, Australia, the child of William Brooks And Elizabeth Layton. Mathew James Brooks married Sarah Ann Cross, and had children including Ellen B Brooks, Fanny Brooks, Lydia Ann Brooks, Mathew W Brooks, Sarah L Brooks. Mathew James Brooks passed away in 1948 in Sydney.

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Biography

  • Mathew James Brooks was born in 1840 in Could be Camden area, City - New South Wales, Australia, the child of William Brooks And Elizabeth Layton.
  • Mathew James Brooks married Sarah Ann Cross, and had children including Ellen B Brooks, Fanny Brooks, Lydia Ann Brooks, Mathew W Brooks, Sarah L Brooks.
  • Mathew James Brooks passed away in 1948 in Sydney.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brooks
1815–
Birth Location: Unknown, England
WB
Elizabeth Layton
1815–
Birth Location: Unknown, England
EL

Spouses(s)

Sarah Cross
1837–1901
Birth Location: ELY Cambridgeshire England
SC

Children(s)

Sarah Brooks
1866–
Birth Location: Newtown
SB
Mathew Brooks
1872–1943
Birth Location: Balmain
MB
Lydia Brooks
1870–
Birth Location: St George
LB
Fanny Brooks
1867–
Birth Location: St George
FB
Ellen Brooks
1860–1936
Birth Location: Camden, NSW, Australia
EB

Mathew Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Mathew Brooks
1840–1948
Birth Place: Could be Camden area, City - New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William Brooks
1815–
Unknown, England
Elizabeth Layton
1815–
Unknown, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mathew Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Mathew (James) Brooks (ABT 1840–1948) m. Sarah (Ann) Cross (1837–24/2/1901)
  1. 1. Sarah (L) Brooks 1866–
  2. 2. Mathew (W) Brooks 1872–1943
  3. 3. Lydia (Ann) Brooks 1870–
  4. 4. Fanny Brooks 1867–
  5. 5. Ellen (B) Brooks 1860–1936 m. Thomas (Robert) Allen 1860–1947
    1. 1. Sarah (L) Allen 1903–
    2. 2. Millie (G) Allen 1899–1901
    3. 3. George (A) Allen 1887–1956 m. Irene (M) Brophy –1950
    4. 4. Ernest (Alfred) Allen 1890–1929
    5. 5. Ellen (A) Allen 1886–1887
    6. 6. William (Thomas) Allen 1884–1967

Mathew Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1840
ABT 1840
Birth of Mathew James Brooks in Could be Camden area, City - New South Wales, Australia
Could be Camden area, City - New South Wales, Australia
1948
1948
Age 108
Death of Mathew James Brooks in Sydney
Sydney

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1840
    Event Place: Could be Camden area, City - New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Sydney
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