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William Brooks 1777 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Formby, Lancashire, England

Death Date: abt 1860

Death Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Brooks

Mother: Jane Lovelady

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The story of William Brooks began in 1777 in Formby, Lancashire, England. William Brooks passed away in 1860 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brooks began in 1777 in Formby, Lancashire, England.
  • William Brooks passed away in 1860 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

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William Brooks's Ancestors

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William Brooks
1777 – 1860
Birth Place: Formby, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Brooks
1755 – 1792
Formby, Lancashire, England
Jane Lovelady
1756 – 1787
Formby Lancashire England
Grandparents
William Lovelady
1724 – 1767
Formby, Lancashire, England
Margaret Rice
Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lovelady
1700 – 1779
Alice Rice
1700 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lovelady
1675 – 1735
Alice Johnson
1680 – 1728

William Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1777
1777
Birth of William Brooks in Formby, Lancashire, England
Formby, Lancashire, England
1777
21 Dec 1777
William Brooks was baptized in Formby, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Formby, St Peter, Lancashire, England
1860
abt 1860
Age 83
Death of William Brooks in Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Formby, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Formby, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1860
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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