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John Brooks

John was born in 1835 in Turton and his christening took place on November 30th, 1834 in Bolton.¹²

Birth Notes
- John aged 16 on 1851 census, piecer
  John aged 24 on 1861 census, cotton weaver
  John aged 46 on 1881 census
  John aged 72 in Q3-1907 (when died)
  
  Name: John Brooks
  Gender: Male
  Christening Date: 30 Nov 1834
  Christening Place: Turton (or Tottington), Lancashire
  Father's Name: James Brooks
  Mother's Name: Hannah Brooks
  Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01312-7
  System Origin: England-EASy
  GS Film number: 2113216
  Reference ID: yr 1831-1850 p 46

John's father was James Brooks and his mother was Hannah Rothwell. His paternal grandparents were Robert Brooks and Ann or Alice. He had six half-brothers and two half-sisters, named George, Charles, James, Thomas, Robert, Samuel, Alice and Happy. He died at the age of 72 in September 1907 in Salford.³

Death Notes
- Name: John Brooks
  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
  Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1907
  Age at Death: 72
  Registration district: Salford
  Inferred County: Lancashire
  Volume: 8d
  Page: 39

General Notes
- John appears on 1851 census as a son of James. James had been married before he was maried to Alice (and was a widower when he married Alice). The only good match after that is the 1891 and 1901 census, where again, he is recorded as born in Turton.
  
  Another John Brooks, an Iron Moulder, borm Manchester married Elizabeth abot 1859
  
  John and Susannah "Brook" recorded in 1861 census, with the Bury family living with them. Is this the right person?

Occupation Details
- From 1851 John's occupation was Piecer in manufacturing.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1851 census
  From 1861 his occupation was Cotton Weaver in manufacturing.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1861 census
  From 1881 his occupation was Coachman in Salford.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1881 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- John lived at 5 Waterloo Fold from 1851.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of Janes and Alice Brooks, amd John, George, Charles and Alice in 1851
  He lived in Hohn St from 1861.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - John and Susannah Brooks and family were living at John Street, Darwen in 1861

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Robert Brooks
  
  James Brooks
  - b.~ 1811 in Turton d.Dec 1875 in Bolton
  
  Ann or Alice
  
  John Brooks
  - b.1835 in Turton d.Sep 1907 in Salford
  
  Hannah Rothwell
  - b.1808 in Lancashire d.Aug 1838 in Deane

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² FamilySearch.org
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁴ 1861 UK Census