Brooks- West Ham

[Buckden]

Does anyone have any information on a George and Ellen Brooks who lived in West Ham during the early part of the 1900's?

[dawnsh]

Hi

To prevent duplication of effort, what do you already know?

Address, ages, when married, children etc

And what, more specifically are you hoping to find?

(This topic may be moved as West Ham is historically in Essex)

Dawn

[Buckden]

I do not have any information on either George or Ellen other than they had a daughter named Mary. Mary may have also been listed as May.
I would like to find out where they lived and if possible what became of them.

[Tsu]

In 1901 they were in Rotherhithe.

BROOKS, George 31 1870    Farrier born   Wansted   
BROOKS, Ellen 28    1873  born Burton on Trent Derbys   
BROOKS, Lillian Daughter 7 1894 born Wansted
BROOKS, Evelyn 5 1896 Wansted
BROOKS, May     3 1898 Rotherhithe
BROOKS, Georgina   1 1900 Rotherhithe

75, Albion Street, Rotherhithe

[Buckden]

Thanks for that. Does anyone know what happened to them once they crossed the river to West Ham?

[dawnsh]

They can be found on the 1911 census in the West Ham district but we can't do look-ups here

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355484.0.html

The index is free to search and there are lots of suggestions on this thread:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,492718.0.html

You'll need to purchase credits to view the results.

You can use Genes Reunited to show places of birth.

Dawn

[Ladyhawk]

Here are two christenings still living Albion Street in 1905

All Saints Rotherhithe Soutwark
Doris Brooks 27 May 1903
Hilda Brooks 29 Sep 1905
Parents George Brooks occ Farrier m Ellen 75 Albion Street

for info. - not sure if you want this or whether you have access to census

1891 RG12; Piece: 1334; Folio: 115; Page: 2
George Brooks lodger 21 Snaresbrook Essex occ FARRIER

Possibly George with his parents you would to need obtain his marriage cert. to confirm his father’s name & the birth certificate of one of George & Ellen's children to confirm whether mmn was Clamp

FreeBMD  http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
has this marriage entry
(Wantstead is in Reg. District of West Ham)

Jun 1893  W Ham vol 4a page 54
George BROOKS
name on same page
Ellen CLAMP

1881 RG11; Piece: 1728; Folio: 11; Page: 20 – Wanstead Essex
3 Clarks Cottage
Daniel Brooks 39 Somerset Blacksmith
Mary 39
Benjamin 12
GEORGE 11 Essex
Walter 5
Edward John 2

1871 RG10; Piece: 1635; Folio: 47; Page: 29
George Brooks 1 Snaresbrook Essex with parents Daniel & Mary & siblings Benj 2, Mary Ellen 3

[Buckden]

Thank you for that, I had got some of that info, but not all.
I am more interested in finding out what happened after the 1901 census and what became of any of the family in the hope of getting some facts on their daughter Mary.

[jennifer c]

A possible marriage-
May Brooks & Henry G Johnson March qtr 1924 West Ham

Jennifer