Look-up - Charles George Brooks - Essex Burial

[Samantha]

Hi yes I'm sure Dora is part of the family.  My Grandma has no recollection of her (Dora would be her Aunt though they are only 3 years apart) so I was cautions in my inclusion of her from birth registration alone - but you both have reassured me that I'm right to include Dora.  My Grandma's mother was the eldest and 22 years older than Dora.

Thank you both for help with my search.

[nannyj]

I found a birth record for Dora Brooks b.1920 in West Ham (no baptism yet, which would prove the parents. Have checked woodford, leyton, West Ham so far).

Her mother's name was Hawking, as opposed to Hawkins?

Did the previous reply have Hawkins as mother?

I also found a family tree that had Victor Brooks and Edith Hawking as parents. This Dora was born 17th July 1920.

I'll keep looking 😊

[Samantha]

Hi Nannyj

This is the birth registration I have

Births Sep 1920     
Brooks    Dora M A    Hawkins    W.Ham

has Hawkins as mother.

I also would imagine that the M.A. would be Mary Ann after the mother.

I would be interested to hear if you can find christening or baptism records as I have none for the family.  The parents marriage was at Bethnal Green's St James the Great.  Father's parents married in the same, while mother's parents married in St Peters, Walthamstow, Essex.

[nannyj]

Which records do you have? I found charles and his sister's baptism. Also charles on 1861 with his parents james and sarah.

[CaroleW]

Nannyj could well be right about that 1920 birth.  Although freebmd shows mothers maiden name as Hawkins - the GRO index shows it as Hawking and there is a 1915 marriage between Victor & Edith in West Ham

No other Brooks/Hawking births in that time frame

EDIT for Nannyj

Samantha has all census info (per pm) - it's just the deaths of Charles & his wife that are a puzzle

[nannyj]

Thanks Carole 

[Samantha]

Ohhhh I never thought to compare to GRO.  Ok well that solves that question.  hahaha will remove Dora from my tree now - thank you to both of you.

[Samantha]

I've also submitted the correction to freebmd.

[Elpidatahramanis]

Hi Samantha,

Just seen your post. Charles George Brooks was my Mothers Grandfather.My Mother is still alive, so I have reliable information concerning him and other members of the Brooks family. I am assuming that you are related to Mary Finch (Brooks), if so I think it makes your Grandmother and my Mother 1st cousins! my Mum told me that Mary had no contact with the Brooks family after her marriage. So it would be lovely to Hear from you.My email is jacktack1963yahoo.com Kind regards Jackie.