Fred Brookes (1877 - 1929)

Born 21 Mar 1877 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ada (Platts) Brookes — married 22 Nov 1896 in Wellington, Staffordshire, England.

Died 6 Sep 1929 at age 52 in 14 Maughan Crescent, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Fred Brookes was born in Staffordshire, England.

Fred Brookes was born on 21 Mar 1877 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. He was the son of William Charles Brookes and his wife, Sarah Ann Bennett. ^[1][2][3][4]

Birth Registration:

BROOKES, FRED

Mother's Maiden Surname: BENNETT

GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 196 ^[5]

Occupation - lithographic printer to the pottery trade. ^[6][7][8]

Married Ada Platts in 1896 in Wellington, Stafford, England. ^[9]

Emigrated to Canada circa 1920.

Lived and died at 14 Maughan Crescent, Toronto.

Died of pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by pulmonary haemmorhages.

Buried at St John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto.

Sources

1. ↑ BROOKES, FRED; Mother's Maiden Surname: BENNETT; GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 196; GRO Online
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X6F-DWH : 1 October 2014), Fred Brookes, 1877; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-CKJC : 13 December 2017), Fred Brookes in household of William Brookes, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 42, Piece/Folio 2718/54, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,931.
4. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKHB-6G4 : 3 January 2015), William Charles Brooks in entry for Fred Brookes, 06 Sep 1929; citing York, Ontario, Canada, 6654, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,210,916.
5. ↑ GRO Online
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWJD-KT2 : 15 October 2015), Fred Brooks in household of William Brooks, Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7Q-8WQ : 29 August 2015), Fredk Brookes, Hanley, Staffordshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hanley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW7C-CXN : 20 January 2015), Fred Brookes, Hanley, Hanley Stoke - On - Trent, Staffordshire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXNQ-DD7 : 10 December 2014), Frederick Brookes and Ada Platts, 1896; citing Wellington, Stafford, England, reference 2:26KPG9D; FHL microfilm 1,471,183.

• "Idaho, Eastport, Arrival Manifests, 1924-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF67-GXH : 30 December 2014), Phelix Platt, 1929; citing Immigration, Eastport, Idaho, United States, NARA microfilm publication A3460 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (record is mistranscribed. Original document clearly states place of birth as England and last residence as Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Going to see his sister Ada, who is Mrs Fred Brooks.)

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMR-W4C6 : 13 April 2015), Fred Brookes in entry for Fred Brookes and Annie Winnifred May Chamberlain, 05 Aug 1926; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,425,215. (Named in marriage record of son, William)

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11816-19206-12?cc=1307826 : 19 May 2015), Deaths > 1929 > no 5400-9700 > image 441 of 1598; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

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