Charles Brooks

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 3 in 1851
    Aged 13 in 1861
    Aged 23 in 1871
    Aged 33 in 1881
    
    BROOKS, CHARLES        MATHER 
    GRO Reference: 1848  M Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 119
    
    Date: 23 April 1848
    Name: Charles, son of James and Alice Brooks, Labourer
    Abode: Little Bolton
    Father's Occupation: Labourer
    Record: 866
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1848
    BROOKS    Charles    MATHER    Little Bolton    LB/15/432

• Death Notes
  • Deaths Jun 1896   (>99%)
    Brooks  Charles  48  Bolton  8c 222
    

• General Notes
  • Grandson of James, living with the family in 1851, but recorded as their son in 1861.
    
    26 Nov 1871, Charles Brookes, son of James Brooks a Quarryman, married Ann Price, daughter of John Price at St, George, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire (the only sibling to marry here).
    
    In 1881, Charles and Anne (33 & 29) were at 29 Major Street, Astley Bridge, Sharples and had Joseph (8), James (6), John (4), Charles (2) and George (5 mo).  They also had Samuel Brooks (21) with them, Charles' youngest brother.
    
    About September 1889 wife Ann died, and in December Charles married Matilda Ainsworth and had 3 or 4 more children, but only Ernest (b.1896) survived.
    
    In 1891, Charles and Matilda (49 & 33) were at 5 Lee Clough, Sharples with James (16), John (14), Charles (12), George (10), William (7), Robert (5) and baby Thomas (2 mo)
    
    In 1892, Charles and Matilda had a son Samuel, who was the only son baptised, but Samuel died aged 2.  In 1894, they had Mary A Brooks, but she was missing thereafter, so possibly adopted out.
    
    In 1896, Charles died, aged only 48.  Several of his sons had to raise themselves.
    
    In 1901, Charles's second wife Matilda Brooks (43) was with her son Ernest Brooks (aged 4) and her sister Eliza Ainsworth (45)
    
    Aftrer Charles had died, In 1902 and (when sons Charles and George married) the family, including both future wives were living at 26 Dean Street
    
    In total, Charles had 9 children.  All sons and no daughters.  What is the odds of that !
    

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Ancestry.co.uk
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁴ 1861 UK Census
⁵ 1881 UK Census

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