Robert Brooker (abt. 1827 - 1906)

Born about 1827 in Camberwell, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Wheatley (Humphrey Anstead) Brooker — married 1884 in Chertsey, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died Mar 1906 at about age 79 in Chertsey, Surrey, England

Biography

Robert was born in about 1827 in Camberwell, Surrey, England. He was the son of John Brooker and Sophia Brooker.

When Robert was about 22 he married on 7 July 1849 in St George the Martyr, England^[1].

The couple had 9 children:

1. Robert Alfred Brooker
2. Emily Brooker
3. Lavinia Annie Brooker
4. Charles Brooker
5. Edward Brooker
6. Mary Elizabeth Brooker
7. John Walter Brooker
8. Elizabeth Bennett Brooker
9. Agnes Ellen Brooker

In the 1851 census Robert (age about 24) was living in Camberwell, Surrey, England. Age: 24; Relation to Head of House: Head.^[2][3]

Robert was baptised on 4 July 1852 in Camberwell Christ Church, England.^[4]

In the 1901 census Robert (age about 74) was living in Chertsey, Surrey, England. Age: 74; Relation to Head of House: Head.^[5]

Research Notes

This appears to relate to his parents and siblings

Robert married Sophia Brooker on an unknown date at 6th December 1827.

The couple had 6 children: Robert Brooker, @I1289@, John Joseph Brooker, Ann Brooker, @I1274@ and Sophie Elizabeth Brooker.

Robert married on an unknown date in St.Mary - Le - Bone Middlesex.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Ancestry.com London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010. Citing: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint George The Martyr, Register of marriages, P92/GEO, Item 194 File @M252@ (accessed 13 September 2020)
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-JC37 : 10 December 2017), Robert Brooker, Weybridge, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 766/97, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,395.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: Ancestry.com 1851 England Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005. Citing: Class: HO107; Piece: 1581; GSU roll: 174817 File @M251@ (accessed 13 September 2020)
4. ↑ Baptism: Ancestry.com London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010. Citing: London Metropolitan Archives, Camberwell Christ Church, Register of Baptism, P73 CTC 1, File @M253@ (accessed 13 September 2020)
5. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
   citing Chertsey subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
   FamilySearch Record: X9XM-ND1 (accessed 14 January 2024)
   FindMyPast Image
   Robert Brooker (74), married, Laundryman, head of household in Chertsey registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Peckham, London.
6. ↑ Marriage: Ancestry.com London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010. Citing: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Marylebone, Register of marriages, P89/MRY1, Item 197 File @M254@ (accessed 13 September 2020)