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William George Brooks 1855 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1855

Birth Location: Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 23 Mar 1903

Death Location: Lanark, , Ontario, Canada

Father: James Brooks

Mother: Margaret Waddell

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William George Brooks was born in 1855 in Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Brooks and Margaret Waddell. William George Brooks passed away in 1903 in Lanark, , Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William George Brooks was born in 1855 in Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Brooks and Margaret Waddell.
  • William George Brooks passed away in 1903 in Lanark, , Ontario, Canada.

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William Brooks's Ancestors

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William Brooks
1855 – 1903
Birth Place: Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Brooks
1806 – 1897
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Margaret Waddell
1816 – 1899
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
James Brooks
1785 – 1833
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Barbara Newbigging
1779 – 1867
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
George Waddell
1782 – 1872
Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
Margaret Anderson
1780 – 1847
Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Brooks
1760 –
Ann Ponder
1760 – 1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1855
13 Jul 1855
Birth of William George Brooks in Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1903
23 Mar 1903
Age 48
Death of William George Brooks in Lanark, , Ontario, Canada
Lanark, , Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Plympton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Lanark, , Ontario, Canada

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