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*COMPLETED* Knowles/Brookes connection

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adding to BCC - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... les-Family
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Do you want this as a sticky? for you to work on?
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How did you guess? Thanks Jan :grin:
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Looks like these Brooks girls are sisters.....

Marriage 1879
KNOWLES John BROOKS Rachel Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/035/105

Marriage 1879
DAVIES Joseph BROOKS Ann Dudley, St Edmund Dudley Register Office 201/006/485
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So we have brookes/brooks

anne c 1857
rachel c 1860
thomas c 1863


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1881: Hill Street, Dudley, Worc
John Knowles 21
Rachel Knowles 20
James Henry Knowles 1
Joseph Davies 27 Lodger Marr Chain Maker Cradley Staffs
Ann Davies 24 Wife Marr Netherton (Marriage 1879 DAVIES Joseph BROOKS Ann Dudley, St Edmund Dudley Register Office 201/006/485)
Edward Davies 1 Son Netherton




1891 Census 5 Hurlys Fold Dudley Staffs.
Esther Brooks Head (wid)66 born Quarry Bank Staffs.
Thomas Brooks son 27 Coal Miner
Elizabeth Brooks dau 17 Nail Maker
Joseph Davies lodger (m) 33 Chain Maker born Cradley Heath Staffs.
Ann Davies lodger 30 (m)
Edward Davies lodger 12 Scholar
Mary Davies lodger 7 Scholar
Fredy Davies lodger 3
Susannah Davies lodger 6mths.
Rest born Netherton Worcs





1911: 13 Griffins Row, Netherton
John Knowles 52 Head Miner Cageman surface Netherton
Rachel Knowles 52 Wife Netherton married 32 yrs/children: 10/9/1
James Knowles 31 Son S Lab Furnace Netherton
William Knowles 24 Son S Lab Brickyard Netherton
SUSANNAH KNOWLES 16 Dau S Factory Shoe Machinist Netherton (NOT TRANSCRIBED)
Edward Knowles 14 Son Foundry Iron Lab Netherton
Harriet Knowles 10 Dau Netherton
Thomas Brookes 48 Brother of wife Netherton


three different census proves the link
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20 Jan 1879 St Thomas Dudley
John KNOWLES 19 B Collier Dudley Father James Knowles Collier
Rachel BROOKS 19 S Dudley Father Edward Brooks (Dec) Miner
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; Joseph Knowles X / Eliza Knowles X

12 May 1879 St Edmund Dudley
Joseph DAVIES 23 B Chain Maker Dudley father Levi Davies Chain Maker
Ann BROOKS 22 S Dudley Father Edward Brooks Miner
After Banns Joseph Signed The X Of Ann
Wit; Benjamin Dudley / Sarah Dudley
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Thanks a lot RF!

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