William
Brook
Born about in Ninfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Son of Thomas Brook
and Frances (Martin) Brook
Brother of
Elizabeth Brook, John Brook, Charlotte (Brooke) Crouch, Sarah Anne (Brook) Crouch, Henry Brook, Thomas Brook, Mary Jane (Brook) Laver, Benjamin Brook and Henry Brook
Husband of
Charity (Roberts) Brook
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Brook
Died
at about age 79
in Truro, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Apr 2014
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Biography
William Brook was born in 1824 in Ninfield, Sussex. He immigrated to South Australia with his Mother and siblings on the ship, Stebonheath, arriving in 1849. In 1865 he married Charity Roberts
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: 1824
- Place: Ninfield, East Sussex, England
Immigration
- Immigration:
- Date: 31 January 1849
- Place: London, England
- Ship: Stebonheath
Emigration
- Emigration:
- Date: 11 May 1849
- Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Places Lived
- Places Lived:
- Houghton (from June 1849) worked for Mr J Barrett- stayed for 14 years.
- Dutton (from 1863) where he was one of the first settlers in the district. He farmed, grazed and was a breeder of horses.
- Truro: He was one of the old pioneers of Truro District, having resided in the neighbourhood for upwards of 40 years.
Death
- Death:
- Date: 29 Jun 1904
- Place: Truro, 5356, Australia
- Note: Had a long illness
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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