Brookes

Last updated 19 March 2006

Jabez Brookes
b.10 January 1874
Audley Parish, Talk O Th Hill, Staffordshire




d.abt.1941

Sarah Ann Eely
b.1875/6
Audley Parish, Talk O Th Hill, Staffordshire



Daisy Marion Brookes
b. 1898


d. 26 July 1912
Talke


Ada Brookes
b. 26 Oct 1900



d.9 Aug1999
Hindley
Mildred Brookes
1903


Arthur Brookes
1905



David Brookes
1909



Alice M Brookes
b.1911


Caleb Brookes
b.1916



d.4 Oct 1936
52 Chapel Street, Butt Lane
Names and years of birth are from family oral history cross checked with freeBMD. Matches of photograpsh, names and dob still need to be confirmed.

At the time of the 1901 census Jabez is living with "Sarah A" his wife, and their two daughters, "Daisy E" aged 3 years and "Ada" aged 5 months. Their surname in the 1901 census is listed as "Brooks" without an "e".

They all have Talk O'Th' Hill as their place of birth, but have an address of "Daisy Bank, Hardingwood", their civil parish is listed as St. Thomas Kidsgrove and their constituency as North West Staffordshire
.

Jabez is described as a "Coal Miner, Hewer"

Caleb

Caleb is said to have died in a motorcycle accident.

We have a"In Loving Memory" card for Caleb's death, aged 20, The family address is given as 52 Chapel Street, Butt Lane. Date of death is October 4th 1936, he is 20 years old when he died, interment was at Talke Church on Saturday October 10th.

Daisy

We have a "In Loving Memory" card for "Daisy Marion, Beloved daughter of Sarah Ann & Jabez Brookes, Who departed this life July 26th, 1912, Aged 14 years" the interment was at one o'clock on Sunday the 28th of Jluy at Talke Church.

Jabez

Family oral tradition has Jabez dying in a road accident during blackout in the second world war (about 1941) Go Back
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