*COMPLETED* Knowles/Brookes connection
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 7:48 am
adding to BCC - http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... les-Family
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*COMPLETED* Knowles/Brookes connection
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Re: Knowles/Brookes connection
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:10 am
Do you want this as a sticky? for you to work on?
Re: Knowles/Brookes connection
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 11:14 am
How did you guess? Thanks Jan 
Re: Knowles/Brookes connection
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:27 pm
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
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
Re: Knowles/Brookes connection
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 2:25 pm
So we have brookes/brooks
anne c 1857
rachel c 1860
thomas c 1863
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anne c 1857
rachel c 1860
thomas c 1863
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Re: Knowles/Brookes connection
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 2:31 pm
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
Re: Knowles/Brookes connection
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 6:20 pm
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
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
Re: Knowles/Brookes connection--Mally adding
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 11:07 pm