Family of Samuel Brooks & Margaret Hodgen

Samuel and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony on May 21st, 1892 at All Saints, Little Bolton.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Married after 1981. There are 6 Samuel Brooks who married in Bolton between 1891 and 1901. However, assuming Samuel was married before his first child in 1893, then there is only one possibility:
  Marriages Jun 1892
  BROOKS Samuel    Bolton 8c 424
  Hodgen Margaret     Bolton 8c 424
  
  Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1892
  BROOKS Samuel HODGEN Margaret Bolton, All Saints Bolton 58/2/191

They had two sons and a daughter, named James, William and Mary. There are no more children.

Family Notes

Personal Details
- Samuel Brooks
  Samuel was born in December 1858 in Little Bolton and his christening took place on February 27th, 1859 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹²
  - Birth Notes
    - BROOKS, SAMUEL        MATHER
      GRO Reference: 1858 D Quarter in BOLTON
      Volume 08C Page 251
      
      Aged 2 on 1861 census
      Aged 12 on 1871 census
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1858
      BROOKS    Samuel    MATHER    Little Bolton    LB/35/110
      
      Samuel Brooks
      Event(s):
      Birth:
      Christening: 27 FEB 1859   St Peter, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire
      Parents:
      Father: James Brooks
      Mother: Alice
  He died at the age of 52 in January 1911 in Little Bolton.³
  - Death Notes
    - Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1911
      BROOKS Samuel 51 Little Bolton LB/108/154
      
      BROOKS, SAMUEL 51
      GRO Reference: 1911 M Quarter in BOLTON
      Volume 08C Page 310
  Margaret Hodgen
  Margaret was born about 1859.
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 29 on Marriage cert of 1892, so born about 1863, but it looks like both lied about ttheir ages (so 5 years older)
      
      ~1859 is a bit of a guess, based on her possibly being the head of household on the 1901 census, born in Manchester and living in Bolton.
  She died about 1925 in Little Bolton.³
  - Death Notes
    - Where was she in 1901 ?
      Possibly died by 1911 as children with uncle George, but that may be because of the death of Samuel in 1911.
      
      There are no good age matches for Little Bolton before 1911
      
      Deaths Mar 1898 (>99%)
      Brooks Margaret 59 Bolton 8c 283
      Brooks Margaret 53 Bolton 8c 194
      
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1921
      BROOKS Margaret 64 Little Bolton Bolton LB/120/56
      
      Best guess is: (but only a guess)
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1925
      BROOKS Margaret 67 Little Bolton Bolton LB/124/156

Children
- James Brooks
  James was born in September 1892 in Little Bolton and his baptism took place on September 14th, 1892 at St. Matthew (Halliwell).⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    BROOKS, JAMES        HODGEN
    GRO Reference: 1892 S Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 507
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1892
    BROOKS    James    HODGEN        Little Bolton    LB/128/305
    
    Name:    James Brooks
    Baptism Date:    14 Sep 1892
    Baptism Place:    Bolton, St Matthew, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears:    Bolton, St Matthew
    Father:    Samuel Brooks
    Mother:    Maggie Brooks
    Reference Number:    GB127.L123/1/1/3
  Mary Alice Brooks
  Mary was born on February 12th, 1896 in Little Bolton and her baptism took place on March 11th, 1896 in Bolton.⁴⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1896
    BROOKS    Mary A    HODGEN    Little Bolton    LB/138/320
    
    BROOKS, MARY ALICE     HODGEN
    GRO Reference: 1896 M Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 505
    
    Name:    Mary Alice Brooks
    Gender:    Female
    Baptism Date:    11 Mar 1896
    Baptism Place:    Bolton, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Samuel Brooks
    Mother:    Margaret Brooks
    FHL Film Number:    2113024
  She died at the age of 78 in December 1974 in Bolton.⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Mary Alice Peacock
    Death Age:    78
    Birth Date:    12 Feb 1896
    Registration Date:    Q4 1974
    Registration District:    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume:    38
    Page:    0056
  William Brooks
  William was born in June 1898 in Bury.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1898
    BROOKS William HOGDEN Bury South BS/66/18
    
    BROOKS, WILLIAM HODGEN
    GRO Reference: 1898 J Quarter in BURY
    Volume 08C Page 584
  He died at 1 months old in July 1898 in Bury.¹
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    William Brooks
    Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1898
    Registration Year:    1898
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Age at Death:    0
    Registration District:    Bury, Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
    Page:    381

Samuel Brooks & Margaret Hodgen

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