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Title: Brooks James 1760/1809 Born in Bath musician
Post by: hely on Thursday 10 November 11 06:21 GMT (UK)

I am trying to discover more information on James Brooks.He married Ann (nee Whale) The children I have are Caroline Anne Brooks, Ann Brooks  James Brooks  Henry William Brooks and Christiana Henrietta Brooks my direct line.  I know Christiana married George Price a barrister and she has a headstone in Dean Parish Church Edinborough.
Should anyone else be working on these people help would be wonderful
Thanks

Title: Re: Brooks James 1760/1809 Born in Bath musician
Post by: dawnsh on Thursday 10 November 11 08:05 GMT (UK)

Hi Hely

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Dawn

Title: Re: Brooks James 1760/1809 Born in Bath musician
Post by: hely on Thursday 10 November 11 09:24 GMT (UK)

I found out about James and his music on Google and his kids on IGI. I have a few problems finding names on here but will try
Thanks

Title: Re: Brooks James 1760/1809 Born in Bath musician
Post by: McGreevy on Thursday 10 November 11 13:24 GMT (UK)

Hi Hely


There is some information on James in this book  A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians ..., Volumes 1-2
 By Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans

Music in the British provinces, 1690-1914 By Rachel Cowgill, Peter Holman

McG

Title: Re: Brooks James 1760/1809 Born in Bath musician
Post by: Pastmagic on Thursday 10 November 11 14:00 GMT (UK)

James Brooks was born in Bath in 1760, the son of the violinist John Brooks, and was playing with his father in Linley’s band at the New Assembly Rooms at the age of eleven. He is known to have played a violin concerto in Bath on 23 April 1783, though he moved to London soon after, and played in the orchestra for the 1784 Handel Commemoration in Westminster Abbey. He returned to Somerset at some point, for he is mentioned in Bristol concert announcements in the 1790s. In 1800 he became leader of the band at Vauxhall Gardens, and subsequently published some Vauxhall songs; he died in London in December 1809.

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/c.asp?c=C94

See also:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2009/Mar09/English_Violin_cdh55260.htm
http://www.samuelgedge.com/SAMUELGEDGECAT10WEB.pdf

Have you traced his descendants downward through the Uk census?
PM