John was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, in 1857.[1] His birth was registered in the first quarter. He was the son of
James Brockbank and Dinah Nicholson. He was baptized on May 31, 1857, in Ulverston, at St Mary.[2] He was enumerated in the 1861 [3] and 1871 census [4] residing with his family in Ulverston. In 1871, he stated he was thirteen, and a "Joiner Apprentice".
No definitive record for John found post 1871.
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N4Y-TC2 : 1 October 2014), John Brockbank, 1857; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ulverston, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7YT-JW9 : 24 October 2019), John Brockbank in household of James Brockbank, Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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