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Richard Brooks 1793–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 4 Nov 1851

Death Location: Chatteris, Cambridge Co., England

Father: George Brooks

Mother: Mary Helleker

Spouse(s): Charity Drake

Children(s): William Brooks

The story of Richard Brooks began in 1793 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Richard Brooks married Charity Drake, and had children including William Walter Brooks. Richard Brooks passed away in 1851 in Chatteris, Cambridge Co., England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Brooks began in 1793 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Richard Brooks married Charity Drake, and had children including William Walter Brooks.
  • Richard Brooks passed away in 1851 in Chatteris, Cambridge Co., England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Brooks
1775–1871
Birth Location: St Mary Overy, England
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Mary Helleker
1772–1846
Birth Location: Broadwell England
MH

Spouses(s)

Charity Drake
1798–1844
Birth Location: Broadwood Kelly, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Brooks
1818–1865
Birth Location: Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire, England OR Trinity Cambridge England
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Richard Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Richard Brooks
1793–1851
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
George Leigh Brooks
1775–1871
St Mary Overy, England
Mary (Ann) Helleker
1772–1846
Broadwell England
Grandparents
Richard Brook
1748–
Coombe Martin, Devon, , England
Jane Norman
1752–1838
Combe Martin, Devon, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Brooks's Descendants

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Richard Brooks (1793–4 Nov 1851) m. Charity Drake (1798–April 1844)
  1. 1. William (Walter) Brooks 1818–1865 m. Ruihi ((Te Ngarue Pakihiwi)) Ngatara 1835–1867
    1. 1. Annie ((Ani Miriama) Pakihiwi) Brooks 1855–1946 m. Thomas (Jacob) Stephens 1845–1898 m. James Allan 1876–1922
      1. 1. Walter (Jacob) Stephens 1877–1942 m. Edith (Alice) Wilson 1878–1958 m. Tiori (Reene) Winiata 1872–1960
        1. 1. Alice (Raina) Stephens 1910–2005 m. Herbert (Oliver) Pedersen 1905–1962 m. Frank (William) Thurston 1910–1980 m. George ((Pop)) Peers 1894–1954 m. Clifford (Ernest) Jull 1908–2008
        2. 2. Huingapatu (Jessie) Stephens 1901–1960
        3. 3. Walter (Davis) Stephens 1908–1989
      2. 2. Ernest (Christopher) Stephens 1883–1959
      3. 3. Arthur (Leonard) Stephens 1875–1957 m. Kokiri (Rangiwakahotu) White 1884–1916
        1. 1. Nora (Kokiri) Stephens 1911–1998 m. Tahana (Sunday) White 1906–1968
        2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Stephens 1905–1985
        3. 3. Louise (Elisabeth Ruhi) Stephens 1905–1979
        4. 4. Teresa (Rosely Enipaiaro) Stephens 1908–1918
        5. 5. Darcy (Joseph Korokino) Stephens 1913–1978
      4. 4. Alfred (William) Stephens 1874–1934
      5. 5. Thomas (Lewis Haimona (Dick)) Stephens 1898–1966
      6. 6. James (Ellison) Allan 1907–1974
      7. 7. Olive (Agnes) Stephens 1891–1892
      8. 8. Elsie (Lavinia) Stephens 1896–1975
      9. 9. George (Herbert) Stephens 1889–1973
      10. 10. Stanley (Herbert Neha Tanare) Stephens 1887–1977
      11. 11. Ann (Francis) Stephens 1881–1968
      12. 12. Louisa (Elizabeth) Stephens 1879–1962
      13. 13. Florence (Matahaere) Stephens 1885–1962
      14. 14. Olive (May) Stephens 1893–1968
    2. 2. Hereiha (Jack Ngatara) Brooks 1851–1919
    3. 3. William (Pere Brooks) Jnr 1857–1914 m. Francis (Burns) Thorburn 1852–1926
      1. 1. Hector (Francis) Brooks 1884–1939 m. Rowena (Jessie) Howe 1892–1955
        1. 1. Claire (Mary Francis) Brooks 1913–1987
        2. 2. Peter (Watt) Brooks 1923–1981
        3. 3. Alan (Roland) Brooks 1918–1984
        4. 4. Keith (Hector) Brooks 1916–1983
        5. 5. Hilda (Rowena) Brooks 1915–1993
        6. 6. William (Samual) Brooks 1919–1993 m. Nancy (Jane) Sheppard 1921–1993
        7. 7. NOT (RECORDED STILLBORN) Brooks 1920–1920
      2. 2. Walter (Samuel) Brooks 1892–1957 m. Rowena (Jessie) Howe 1892–1955
      3. 3. Harold (Thorburn Leslie) Brooks 1880–1888
      4. 4. Muriel (Alice) Brooks 1889–1928 m. Albert (Edward) Cox 1895–1918
        1. 1. Lynn (Percival) COX 1915–
        2. 2. Albert (Branford) COX 1919–1943
        3. 3. Earl (Desmond) COX 1918–
        4. 4. Kyra (Alison) COX 1914–
        5. 5. Albert (William Rangi) COX 1913–
      5. 5. Dudley (Arthur) Brooks 1882–1954 m. Cecellia (Isabella) Brooks 1882–1947
        1. 1. Leslie (Donald) Brooks 1915–2002 m. Olive (Huihana Taiapoapo) (Graham) 1920–2004
        2. 2. Frank (Cecil) Brooks 1922–2003
        3. 3. Lai (Gladys Merle) Brooks 1917–2013
        4. 4. Irene (Joan) Brooks 1920–2010
        5. 5. Lala (Virtue) Brooks 1907–1964
        6. 6. Arthur (William Douglas) Brooks 1914–1982
    4. 4. Molly ((Ruihi Wi Pakau)) Brooks 1860–1935
    5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Brooks 1844– m. William Whittaker 1854–

Richard Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Richard Brooks in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1851
December 1851
Age 58
Death of Richard Brooks in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
1851
4 Nov 1851
Age 58
Burial of Richard Brooks in Chatteris, Cambridge Co., England
Chatteris, Cambridge Co., England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1851
    Event Place: Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Chatteris, Cambridge Co., England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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