Name: Ruth Brook Year of Registration: 1857 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Wortley (1838-1974) County: Yorkshire - West Riding Volume: 9c Page: 116
Cant be the Ruth Brook (1828-1857) buried 14 Feb and Manchester as this death reported after that burial.
General Notes
Living in Almondbury, Huddersfield in 1841 and 1851 with parents Job and Lucy.
No matching record of death for Ruth Stocks in Huddersfield, so may have got married June-1853 or Mar-1856. However, Emma is believed to be her daughter, so perhaps she died.
Occupation Details
From 1851 Ruth's occupation was Woollen Powerloom Weaver in manufacturing.1
Ruth and Jonadab were married in a religious ceremony on May 16th, 1853 in Almondbury.4 They had two biological sons and a biological daughter, named John, George and Mary. They also had an adopted daughter named Jane. There are no more children.
Emma, known as Jane, was born in September 1850 in Huddersfield.1
Birth Notes
1851, Age 1, Granddaughter of Job 1861, Age 12, Granddaughter of Job
Only Emma Stocks registered at Huddersfield: However, is daughter of Benjamin STOCKS and Rachel FARRAND is another family also had Emma on their 1851 census. They also had Sam in 1849, Mary Hannah Stocks in 1856 and Maria in 1858.
Name: Emma Stocks Age: 72 Birth Year: abt 1849 Burial Date: 26 Oct 1921 Burial Place: Armitage Bridge, St Paul, Yorkshire, England Parish: Armitage Bridge, St Paul
Name: Mary Brook Gender: Female Baptism Date: 25 Sep 1853 Baptism Place: Armitage Bridge, York, England Father: Jonadad Brook Mother: Ruth FHL Film Number: 1542158 Abode: Berry Brow, Weaver
BROOK, MARY STOCKS GRO Reference: 1853 S Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD UNION Volume 09A Page 281
She died at the age of 3 in June 1857 in Huddersfield.8
Death Notes
Possibly died. 35 deaths from Mary Brook between 1853 and 1861 in Huddersfield. George, but not Mary was his grandperents in 1861
BROOK, MARY 1 GRO Reference: 1855 J Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD UNION Volume 09A Page 180 or BROOK, MARY 3 GRO Reference: 1857 S Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD Volume 09A Page 151
Son of Jonadab Brooke Loom Repairer of Berry Brow in the Parish of Almondbury in the County of York by his wife Ruth Stocks Daughter of Job Stocks Weaver Berry Brow in the Parish of Almondbury in the County of York
Assumed to have died, and many possible death records:
BROOK, JOHN 0 GRO Reference: 1856 M Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD UNION Volume 09A Page 201
Name: John Brook Age: Infant Birth Year: abt 1856 Burial Date: 7 Jan 1856 Burial Place: Armitage Bridge, St Paul, Yorkshire, England Parish: Armitage Bridge, St Paul Search Photos: Search for 'Armitage Bridge, St Paul' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Aged 4 in 1861, born Almondbury Brother John was born at Berry Brow, Almondbury.
Can only be this record, if mother died in Sep 1857
BROOK, GEORGE STOCKS GRO Reference: 1857 M Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD Volume 09A Page 282
He died at the age of 72 on April 7th, 1929 in Bradford.10
Death Notes
BROOK George of 52 Roydstone terrace, Bradford Moor, Bradford died 7 April 1929. Probate Wakefield 23 May to Mabel Brook spinster. Effects £543 11s 7d.