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Samuel Brookes 1861–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1861

Birth Location: Leek, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1921

Death Location: Kolar, Madras, India

Father: Arthur 🟣

Mother: Eliza 🟣

Spouse(s): Isabella Henderson, Ellen Chill

Children(s): John Brookes, Elsie Brookes, Beatrice Brookes, Wilfred Brookes, Arthur Brooks

Samuel Brookes was born in 1861 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, the child of Arthur Brookes And Eliza Fallon. Samuel Brookes married Ellen Chill, Isabella Charlotte Ann Henderson, and had children including Arthur Chetwynd Brooks, Beatrice Winifred Brookes, Elsie Marguerite Brookes, John Wilmot Brookes, Wilfred Nowell Gerard Brookes. Samuel Brookes passed away in 1921 in Kolar, Madras, India.

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Biography

  • Samuel Brookes was born in 1861 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, the child of Arthur Brookes And Eliza Fallon.
  • Samuel Brookes married Ellen Chill, Isabella Charlotte Ann Henderson, and had children including Arthur Chetwynd Brooks, Beatrice Winifred Brookes, Elsie Marguerite Brookes, John Wilmot Brookes, Wilfred Nowell Gerard Brookes.
  • Samuel Brookes passed away in 1921 in Kolar, Madras, India.

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Samuel Brookes's Ancestors

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Samuel Brookes
1861–1921
Birth Place: Leek, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Arthur Brookes 🟣
1833–1908
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Eliza (Fallon) 🟣
1838–1912
Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Samuel Brookes
1809–1870
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Alsop
1807–1868
Ipstones, Green Hills in Leek, Staffordshire, England
William (Fallon) 🟣
1811–1871
Ireland
Mary (Kennedy) 🟣
1814–1871
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel 🟣
1778–1851
Ann 🟣
1774–
William 🟣
1771–1857
Sarah 🟣
1775–1844
William ???
1790–
John 🟣
1789–1876
Eliza
1788–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Brookes
1753–
Hannah Turner
1759–
Joseph 🟣
1750–1795
Sarah 🟣
1750–1833
William 🟣
1740–1831
Dorothy 🟣
1743–1830
John 🟣
1748–
Martha 🟣
1750–1787

Samuel Brookes's Descendants

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Samuel Brookes (abt 1861–12 Apr 1921) m. Isabella (Charlotte Ann) Henderson (Jul 1867–30 March 1936) m. Ellen Chill (10 Jun 1868–17 Jan 1889)
  1. 1. John (Wilmot) Brookes 1897–
    1. 1. Lorna (Nesta Isobelle) Brookes 1926–
  2. 2. Elsie (Marguerite) Brookes 1890–1959 m. Frederick (John) Newman 1883–1918
    1. 1. Eileen (Mary) Newman 1916–1993 m. David (A) Wilkinson 1914–1988
    2. 2. Sheila (Audrey) Newman 1914–1997
  3. 3. Beatrice (Winifred) Brookes 1892–1950 m. John Cronin 1882–
    1. 1. John (Desmond) Cronin 1916–1986 m. Cora (Ann) Mumby-Croft 1921–2018
  4. 4. Wilfred (Nowell Gerard) Brookes 1895–1896
  5. 5. Arthur (Chetwynd) Brooks 1889–1889

Samuel Brookes's Timeline

7 Records

1861
1861
Birth of Samuel Brookes in Leek, Staffordshire
Leek, Staffordshire
1861
1861
Birth of Samuel Brookes in Leek, Staffordshire, England
Leek, Staffordshire, England
1861
abt 1861
Birth of Samuel Brookes in Leek, Staffordshire, England
Leek, Staffordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 10
Samuel Brookes resided here in Leek and Lowe, Staffordshire, England
Leek and Lowe, Staffordshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 50
Samuel Brookes resided here in Leek, Staffordshire, England
Leek, Staffordshire, England
1921
12 Apr 1921
Age 60
Death of Samuel Brookes in Madras, India
Madras, India
1921
12 Apr 1921
Age 60
Burial of Samuel Brookes in Kolar, Madras, India
Kolar, Madras, India

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Leek, Staffordshire
    Record Source:
    [1] India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948
    [2] India, Select Marriages
    [3] UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents; Reference Number: WO 97

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Leek, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 16637; Schedule Number: 279
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2883; Folio: 32; Page: 13; GSU roll: 836392

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1861
    Event Place: Leek, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Leek and Lowe, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 16637; Schedule Number: 279
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2883; Folio: 32; Page: 13; GSU roll: 836392

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Leek, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 16637; Schedule Number: 279

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Madras, India
    Record Source: India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Kolar, Madras, India
    Record Source: India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948

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