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Walter Samuel Brooks 1892–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 4 June 1957

Death Location: Camberley, Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Father: William Jnr

Mother: Francis Thorburn

Spouse(s): Rowena Howe

Children(s):

In 1892, Walter Samuel Brooks entered the world in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to William Pere Brooks Jnr And Francis Burns Thorburn. Walter Samuel Brooks married Rowena Jessie Howe. Walter Samuel Brooks passed away in 1957 in Camberley, Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Walter Samuel Brooks entered the world in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to William Pere Brooks Jnr And Francis Burns Thorburn.
  • Walter Samuel Brooks married Rowena Jessie Howe.
  • Walter Samuel Brooks passed away in 1957 in Camberley, Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Walter Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Walter Brooks
1892–1957
Birth Place: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
William Pere Brooks Jnr
1857–1914
Ruapatiki, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Francis (Burns) Thorburn
1852–1926
Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
William (Walter) Brooks
1818–1865
Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire, England OR Trinity Cambridge England
Ruihi ((Te Ngarue Pakihiwi)) Ngatara
1835–1867
Koroniti, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Richard Brooks
1793–1851
Charity Drake
1798–1844
Te Ngatara
1808–
Raina Pakihiwi
1815–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Brooks
1775–1871
Mary Helleker
1772–1846
Rahukuratia
1799–

Walter Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1892
11 Jul 1892
Birth of Walter Samuel Brooks in Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1957
4 June 1957
Age 65
Death of Walter Samuel Brooks in Havelock North, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Havelock North, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Police Gazettes, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Item: IE26570821; Roll: R15423703

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1957
    Event Place: Havelock North, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camberley, Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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