| Date |
Thomas Brookes - Fact
or Comment |
4/6/1856
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Born [174] in Shifnal, Shropshire, ENG [164] [145] [144] to Joseph and Charlotte Brookes [165].
[BWB: no birth registration found from 1856-1858.]
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4/1861
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Thomas, 4, is listed in the census with his birth family, in Shiffnal. [270]
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Before
1/10/1881
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Moved to Fleet Street, Birmingham, Warwick Co. [165]
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| Date |
Maria Lee - Fact or Comment |
3/10/1860
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Born [175] in Worcester [164] [145] [144] to Benjamin Lee, boatman [165], and Lillian?.
[BWB: no birth registration found from 1860-62. Census would suggest b.1862, and headstone says 1861.]
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4/1871
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Maria's father Benjamin,
50, and a brother, 16, are listed in the census, on the elder
Benjamin's boat laying at Worcester Wharf in Birmingham, Warwick.
[271] The whereabouts of Maria and her mother are unknown at this time.
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Before
1/10/1881
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Moved to Fleet Street, Birmingham, Warwick Co. [165]
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| Date |
Thomas and Maria Brookes - Fact or Comment |
| 1/10/1881 |
Married in the church of Christ Church Parish, Birmingham, Warwick Co.
They had 6 children over the period 1881-1899. [165] |
c.4/1881
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Lived at Camden Street, Victoria Terrace 12, Birmingham, according to the 1881 Census. [145] Thomas was reported to be a blacksmith. |
c.4/1891
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Lived
at 6 Court 1 Benacre Street, Saint Martin Municipal Ward, Birmingham with
their first 3 children, according to the 1891 Census. [164]
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| 8/5/1891 |
Daughter Martha (aka Agnes) Brookes born at 6 Court 1 Benacre Street USD, Saint Martin Subdistrict, Birmingham. [168] |
1895-96
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Lived in Selly Oak, Worcester Co. at the time of the birth of the second to last child. [144]
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1898-99
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Lived in Bournville, Worcester Co. at the time of the birth of their last child. [144]
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c.4/1901
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Lived at 62 Elm Road, Northfield, Worcester Co. with their 6 children ages 19 to 2, according to the 1901 Census. [144]
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| 9/21/1910 |
Daughter Martha (aka Agnes), 19, immigrated to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, arriving at Quebec on the Emperess of Ireland. [231] It's not known when other family members arrived, but dates 1908-1911 are suggested by death registration data [174, 175]
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c.1910-11
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Daughter Martha (aka Agnes) married Bertie William Beckett.
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11/6/1913
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Granddaughter Grace Hilda Beckett born in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. [65]
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11/11/1917
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Their
youngest child, Thomas Jr., died in action in WWI [275] and is buried in France. [278] [366]
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| 3/26/1926 |
Died in Windsor, ONT at age 69 and interred at Windsor Grove Cemetery the next day. [174] [365] [275] |
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| Date |
Maria Brookes - Fact or Comment |
3/31/1926 |
Died in Windsor, ONT at age 66 and interred at Windsor Grove Cemetery 4/3/1926. [175] [275]
[BWB: Apparently two deaths in 5 days left the family in shock --
no obituary for Maria was found in the Windsor paper, and one daughter [364] took ill.]
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