William Brookesby

William was born in 1797 and his baptism took place on October 8th, 1797 in Thrussington, Leicester. William's father was Thomas Brookesby and his mother was Dorothy Marston. His paternal grandparents were Francis Brookesby and Ann Marston; his maternal grandparents were Jonathan Marston and Dorothy Roper. He had four brothers and five sisters, named Thomas, Francis, Joseph, Jonathan, Ann, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Mary and Sarah. He was the oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 63 in 1860.