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Wilfred Brooke & Dora Vickers

Wilfred and Dora were married in a religious ceremony in December 1918 in Bucklow.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriages Dec 1918   (>99%)
  Brooke     Wilfred     Vickers     Bucklow     8a, 298
  Vickers     Dora     Brooke     Bucklow     8a, 298

They had a son and a daughter, named Arthur and Eileen. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Wilfred Brooke
  Wilfred was born on July 30th, 1887 in Berry Brow and his baptism took place on September 8th, 1887 at St. Paul's (Armitage Bridge).²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 3 in 1891, Born Berry Brow
      
      BROOKE, WILFRID        IBBERSON
      GRO Reference: 1887 S Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD
      Volume 09A Page 315
      
      Name:    Wilfred Brooke
      Age:    0
      Record Type:    Baptism
      Birth Date:    6 Sep 1887
      Baptism Date:    8 Sep 1887
      Baptism Place:    Armitage Bridge, St Paul, Yorkshire, England
      Father:    James Brooke (Clerk of Berry Brow)
      Mother:    Lavinia Brooke
      
      Closer examination of record:
      Birth Date:    30 July 1887 (confirmed by 1939 register)
      Baptism Date:    6 or 8 Sep 1887
  He died at the age of 85 on May 3rd, 1973 in Cheshire.
  Dora Vickers
  Dora was born on March 19th, 1887.⁴ She died at the age of 82 in April 1969 in Bucklow.⁵
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Dora Brooke
      Death Age:    82
      Birth Date:    19 Mar 1887
      Registration Date:    Q2 1969
      Registration District:    Bucklow, Cheshire
      Volume:    10a
      Page:    343

Children
- Arthur James Brooke
  Arthur was born in September 1923 in Bucklow.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Sep 1923   (>99%)
    Brooke     Arthur J     Vickers     Bucklow     8a, 281
    
    BROOKE, ARTHUR JAMES     VICKERS
    GRO Reference: 1923 S Quarter in BUCKLOW
    Volume 08A Page 281
  He died at the age of 95 on November 12th, 2018 in Manchester.
  Eileen Muriel Brooke
  Eileen was born on March 2nd, 1930 in Bucklow.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    BROOKE, EILEEN MURIEL VICKERS
    GRO Reference: 1930 M Quarter in BUCKLOW
    Volume 08A Page 234

¹ FreeBMD.org.uk
² 1891 UK Census
³ West Yorkshire Births & Baptisms (1813-1910)
⁴ 1939 Register Transcription
⁵ England & Wales BMD Index (1916-2007)
⁶ GRO Reference