William Brook
William was born on May 2nd, 1834 in
Thurstonland and his baptism took place on December 7th, 1834 in
Holmfirth.
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Birth Notes
Name: William Brook
Birth Date: 2 May 1834
Gender: Male
Event Type: Baptism
Father: Jonathan Brook
Mother: Betty Brook
Baptism Date: 7 Dec 1834
Baptism Place: Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England
Denomination: Wesleyan
Piece Title: Piece 3065: Holmfirth (Wesleyan), 1792-1837
William Son of Jonathan & Betty Brook in the township of Thurstonland and Parish of Kirkburton in the county of York. Today there is a small group of houses "Whitestones", on Stocks Moor Road, which is probably where he was born.
William's father was
Jonathan Brook and his mother was
Betty Moorhouse. He had four brothers and two sisters, named
Joseph,
Isaac,
Jonadab,
Thomas,
Harriet and
Ruth. He was the second youngest of the seven children.