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Samuel Brooks

Samuel was born in December 1858 in Bolton and his christening took place on February 27th, 1859 at St. Peters (Bolton).¹²

Birth Notes
- Births Dec 1858   (>99%)
  Brooks Samuel     Bolton 8c 251
  
  Aged 2 on 1861 census
  Aged 12 on 1871 census
  
  Samuel Brooks
  Event(s):
  Birth:
  Christening: 27 FEB 1859   St Peter, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire
  Parents:
  Father: James Brooks
  Mother: Alice

Samuel's father was James Brooks and his mother was Alice Mather. His paternal grandparents were Robert Brooks and Ann or Alice; his maternal grandparents were Samuel Mather and Alice Mather. He had three brothers and two sisters, named George, James, Robert, Alice and Happy. He was the second youngest of the six children. He had ten half-brothers named John, Joseph, James, John, Charles, George, William, Robert, Thomas and Ernest.

General Notes
- Samuel was lodging with Henry and Betsy Bennett and family in 1881 at 48 Lee St, Bolton.
  
  Samuel (single) was lodging with his older brother George and family in 1891 at 30 Howard Street, Little Bolton.
  
  Samuel was staying with Betsy in 1901

Occupation Details
- From 1891 Samuel's occupation was Labourer at Foundry in manufacturing for Iron Foundry.³
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1891 census
  From 1901 his occupation was General Labourer.⁴
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1901 census

Whereabouts
- Samuel lived at 94 Blackburn Road for ten years from 1861 to after 1871.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of James and Alice Brooks and family from 1861 to 1871
      Jane Mather was Boarding at 94 Blackbourn Road in 1871 with James and Alice Brooks and family.
  He lived at 29 Major Street from 1881.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of Charles and Anna Brooks and family in 1881
      Also Charles's brother Samuel in 1881
  He lived at 30 Howard Street for ten years from 1891 to after 1901.³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of George and Elizabeth Brooks, with daughter Ellen in 1891 and 1901.
      Also, brother Samuel and Nephew Joseph in 1891.
      Also boarding there in 1891 and 1901 was Margaret Hodgen, and Mary Fielding in 1901

Connections & Relationships
- Samuel lived with George Brooks.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Samuel was living with older brother George and family in 1891
  He lived with Charles Brooks.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Samuel was living with Charles and Anna Brooks and family in 1881
  Samuel lived with Betsy Halstead.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Betsy Brooks, Sister-in-law (but actually is brothers Rober's wife), was living with Samuel in 1901

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Robert Brooks
  
  James Brooks
  - b.~  1811 in Turton d.Dec 1875 in Bolton
  
  Ann or Alice
  
  Samuel Brooks
  - b.Dec 1858 in Bolton
  
  Ralph Mather
  - b.1721 in Deane
  
  James Mather
  - b.1743 in Middle Hulton
  
  Anna Garnet ^*
  - b.1724 in Deane
  
  James Mather
  - b.28 Sep 1761 in Middle Hulton d.~  1811 in Little Bolton
  
  <unknown>
  - b.1747 in Deane
  
  Samuel Mather
  - b.Apr 1791 in Bolton d.01 May 1854 at 4 Simpson Street
  
  John Lomax
  - b.~  1702 in Entwistle
  
  James Lomax
  - b.1735 in Deane
  
  Ellen Cross
  - b.~  1706 in Darwen
  
  Happy Lomax
  - b.08 Feb 1768 in Deane d.23 Jun 1843 in Bolton
  
  Mary Nelson
  - b.1739 in Deane
  
  Alice Mather
  - b.~Mar 1820 in Bolton d.28 Jan 1874 in Bolton
  
  Peter Mather
  - b.~  1745
  
  William Mather
  - b.1762 in Turton
  
  Ellen Howarth
  - b.~  1745
  
  Alice Mather
  - b.26 Mar 1792 in Turton d.16 Nov 1879 in Sharples
  
  Betty Holt
  - b.<  1761 in Turton
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

Details of Samuel's family with Margaret Hodgen

¹ FreeBMD.org.uk
² FamilySearch.org
³ 1891 UK Census
⁴ 1901 UK Census
⁵ 1861 UK Census
⁶ 1881 UK Census

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