1861 census look up brooks

[liblob]

Hi There

I have been researching the Brookes family for a friend and I have information on both Emma and Sarah Brookes who appear to have been sisters.  I have Emma as having two children (I have their birth certificates),  Mary Ann in 1871 and Emma Eliza in 1882, both having been born in workhouses.  I am very curious as to what happened to these two as they were living in the same house in 1911 along with Mary Ann's husband and her children. Mary Ann is a boarder in Leek in 1881 whilst her mother is in Hanley as a servant.  Emma had her daughter Emma in the workhouse and seems to still be there with her in 1891, this strikes me as being so sad.

The Brookes family were from Cheadle but seem to have had connections with Tiverton where they sold china.  Thomas' brother James also lived in Tiverton and is a vistor with Thomas' widow Elizabeth in 1851. There were four children born to Thomas and Elizabeth in Tiverton, Charity appears to have died in about 1868, Sarah went on to marry and died after 1911, Emma had the two illeg children but Hannah seems to disappear after 1861.

Regards

Libby

[ft]

Hi Libby,

I'm aware of the two children, Mary ann and Emme eliza. Mary ann is my great great grandmother, she went on to live to the 1940s and had many children with george green. When Emma dies, Emma Eliza goes to live with Mary Ann. It is sad they were born in the workhouse however at the time for many it was the only place to get very basic medical care, many were the forerunners of todays hospitals and are located more often than not on the sites of modern day hospitals, I suppose we have to be grateful of these small things. Im not certain they are sisters as they seem to be in different families however could be wrong? Do you have info on this would be great to find out.
Also who is the Thomas that you are talking about. Is he Emma's father?
 Thanks very much for posting info
FT

[ft]

Hi Libby,
with ref to previous post the not sure they are sisters means Emma and Sarah Brooks?
Thanks
ft

[liblob]

Hi There

Yes Emma and Sarah Brookes were sisters.  I'm not certain about their mother apart from the fact that she was Elizabeth Royl and she married Thomas in Tiverton in 1846.  Unfortunately the marriage entry shows nothing for Elizabeth apart from her name - I have a copy of the GRO certificate and I have also seen the PR in Exeter and they are identical in this respect. 

As you can see from the above, yes Thomas was the father of both Emma and Sarah Ann and he was the son of Thomas Brrokes and Mary Mason (later Jarvis).

Regards

Libby