Frank Brooks (1895 - 1976)

Born 17 Nov 1895 in Longsdon, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jessie (Innes) Brooks — married 17 Apr 1925 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Died 19 Jul 1976 at age 80 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Frank Brookes was born on the 17 November 1895, the son of James (Brooks) Brookes and Rachel (Brown) Brooks.

Baptism

He was baptised on the 29 December 1895 at All Saints, Leek, Staffordshire, England^[1]

Residence 1901

On 31 March 1901 Frank lived in Longsdon, Staffordshire, England, with his parents James Brooks and Rachel Brooks and his sisters Ruth Brooks aged 6, Jessica Brooks aged 4 and Cathleen Brooks aged 1. ^[2]

Marriage

He married Jessie (Innes) Brooks on the 17 April 1925 - Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.^[3] They had three sons.

Death

Frank passed away on the 19 July 1976 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[4]

Acknowledgement

Entered by Erin Breen, Mar 24, 2012

Sources

• Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906. Alberta, Alberta District (#18), Subdistrict: 27 (Townships 12, 13, 14 in ranges 28, 29 and fractional townships 15, 16, 17, in range 30, all west of the 4th M) Page 2.
• Census of Canada, 1911. Alberta, MacLeod, 15 Townships 14, page 9.

1. ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3L-J8P4 : 8 July 2020), Frank Brooks, 29 Dec 1895; citing Baptism, Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 100,910,733.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSQY-44T : 21 May 2019), Frank Brooks in household of James Brooks, Longsdon, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Norton sub district, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8T-W91 : 22 February 2021), James Brooks in household of Frank Brooks and Jessie Smith Innes, 17 Apr 1925; citing Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13750, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,320.
4. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBR-T9R : 8 November 2017), Jessie Innes in entry for Frank Brookes, 1976.