William
Brooks
Born about in Essendon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of William Brooks
and Phoebe (Harris) Brooks
Brother of
James Brooks, Richard Brooks, Martha Brooks, Ann (Brooks) Boulton, Henry Brooks and Hannah (Brooks) Hill
Husband of
Sarah (Grimes) Brooks
— married
22 May 1859 in Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Ellen Maria (Brooks) Faulkner, Eliza Elizabeth (Brooks) Andrews, Henry William Brooks, Edward Brooks and Mary Ann (Brooks) Flack
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2011
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Biography
Sources
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQTY-4MQ : 30 December 2014, William Brooks, 1825); citing LITTLE BERKHAMPSTEAD,HERTFORD,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 569,703.
- "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGPV-XKR : 30 July 2017), William Brooks in household of Pheoby Brooks, Essendon, Hertfordshire, England; citing Essendon, Hertfordshire, England, p. 16, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN2T-XCF : 10 December 2014), William Brooks and Sarah Grimes, 22 May 1859; citing Little Berkhamstead, Hertford, England, reference Pg. 34 #68, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,951,820.
- "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7NZ-5SG : 28 September 2016), William Brooks, Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England; 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.
- "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF6F-281 : 23 June 2017), William Brooks, 1871.
- "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Z-LYXT : 20 August 2016), William Brooks, Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 1424/85, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,598
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Rejected matches › William Douglas Brooks (abt.1824-abt.1908) › William Birks (1827-) › William Brooks (bef.1823-1896)
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