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William Brook 1685–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 11 May 1746

Death Location: Thornhill, York, England

Father: John Brooke

Mother: Susannah Coward

Spouse(s): Hannah Birtby, MRS Grandmother

Children(s): John *, Elizabeth Brook, William (Jr)

William Brook was born in 1685 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Brooke And Susannah Coward. William Brook married Hannah Birtby, Mrs Brook 7Th Gt Grandmother, and had children including Elizabeth Brook, John Johannes Brook Of Dewsbury, William Brook Jr. William Brook passed away in 1746 in Thornhill, York, England.

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Biography

  • William Brook was born in 1685 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Brooke And Susannah Coward.
  • William Brook married Hannah Birtby, Mrs Brook 7Th Gt Grandmother, and had children including Elizabeth Brook, John Johannes Brook Of Dewsbury, William Brook Jr.
  • William Brook passed away in 1746 in Thornhill, York, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brook's Ancestors

Self
William Brook
1685–1746
Birth Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Brooke
1658–1704
Thornhill Dewsbury Yorkshire - West Yorkshire, England
Susannah Coward
1664–1740
Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Coward
1635–
Wakefield, All Saints, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Collet
1635–
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Coward
1600–
Susannah Crabtree
1605–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Coward
1580–
PETER CRABTREE
1573–1620
Agnes Fourness
1580–

William Brook's Descendants

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William Brook (1685–11 May 1746) m. Hannah Birtby (1687–) m. MRS (Brook 7th Gt) Grandmother (1686–)
  1. 1. John (Johannes Brook, of Dewsbury) * 1709–1775 m. Esther (Terry, of Dewsbury) 🧬 1709–1782 m. Jane Brooke –1761
    1. 1. William (Brooke (son of) Johannes) 1733–1776 m. Susanna Senior 1742–1792
      1. 1. Thomas Brooke 1767–1804 m. Lydia Thomas 1769–1849
        1. 1. Edward Brooke 1803–1847 m. Catherine Smith 1802–
        2. 2. Titus (Senior) Brook 1793–1859
        3. 3. Elizabeth BROOKE 1801–1802
        4. 4. John BROOK 1799–1803
        5. 5. Sarah BROOKE 1798–1802
        6. 6. Robert BROOKE 1791–1794
        7. 7. Susanna BROOK 1795–1798
  2. 2. Elizabeth Brook 1711–
  3. 3. William (Brook) (Jr) 1714–

William Brook's Timeline

3 Records

1685
1685
Birth of William Brook in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
1746
Bef. 11 May 1746
Age 61
Death of William Brook in Thornhill by Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill by Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
1746
11 May 1746
Age 61
Burial of William Brook in Thornhill, York, England
Thornhill, York, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Batley, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 11 May 1746
    Event Place: Thornhill by Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP14114
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 May 1746
    Event Place: Thornhill, York, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP14114
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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