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Offline richhil

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Brookes or Brooks Photographers
« on: Tuesday 25 November 08 11:40 GMT (UK) »
Brookes or Brooks Photographers...my great great grandmother apparently work in their Blackpool shop and when her daughter Louisa Wood or Green single age 33 married Arthur William Gorton widower age 45 or 48 married 1910 in Chorlton the witnness were Joshua and Minnie Louisa Brookes...not sure if just friend  of family connected...does anyone know anything about the Brookes Photographers family...not been able to find any more except my mother says there was a lady called Dollie Brookes but she did not know if family or friend as everyone was called aunty my mum in now 75 so time scale

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Re: Brookes or Brooks Photographers
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 25 November 08 11:41 GMT (UK) »
sorry forgot to say they had a few shops in Manchester

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Re: Brookes or Brooks Photographers
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 25 November 08 19:20 GMT (UK) »
Hi Richhil

From the 1913 Manchester directory

Warwick Brooks
Photographer
350 Oxford Rd.
Chorlton on Medlock

Hope this helps in some way

Dave