William Brooks was born on 23rd April 1808 in Claybrooke Magna, Leicestershire, England and baptised there on 11th September 1808. He was the son of Thomas Brooks and Elizabeth Thoughton.
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William Brooks was married to Mary Hurst on 11th March 1826 in Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England.
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"England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-NQM8 : 6 June 2018), William Brooks and Mary Hurst, 11 Mar 1826; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 40, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
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"England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-HY3N : 6 June 2018), William Brooks and Mary Hurst, 11 Dec 1825; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage Banns, Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page , citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYK-PSX : 13 December 2017), William Brooks, Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGF3-XZL : 1 November 2017), William Brooks, Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England; citing Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England, p. 4, 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 and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M753-QBT : 13 December 2017), William Brooks, Claybrook, Leicestershire, 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, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-1Q49 : 12 December 2017), William Brooks, Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 3116/106, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,873.
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Brooks-1982 created through the import of New Tree (Merged).GED on Dec 28, 2011 by Tanith Weavers. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tanith and others.
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