Family of James BROOKES and Edith Rachel POTTER

Husband:
James BROOKES (1872-1949)
Wife:
Edith Rachel POTTER (1872-1965)
Children:
Robert Jim BROOKES (1899-c. 1996)
Harry BROOKES (1902-1991)
Claude Oliver BROOKES (1904-1989)
Donald L BROOKES (c. 1907- )
Margaret Abigail Hannah BROOKES (1908-1983)
Margery Ethel BROOKES (1911-1982)
Ernest George BROOKES (1912-2000)
Cyril Elijah BROOKES (1916-2009)
Marriage Banns:
6 Nov 1898
Tharston¹
other dates were 13.11.1898 and 20.11.1898
Marriage:
25 Nov 1898
Forncett St. Mary^2,3

Husband: James BROOKES

Name:
James BROOKES
Sex:
Male
Father:
Robert BROOKES (c. 1843- )
Mother:
Martha UNKNOWN (c. 1843- )
Birth:
1 Jul 1872
Forncett St. Mary^4,5
Baptism:
29 Sep 1872 (age 0)
Forncett St. Mary⁴
Census:
1881 (age 8-9)
Forncett St. Mary⁶
living with parents Robert (38, general labourer) and Martha (38), siblings William (11), John (6) and Eda (4), and lodgers George HAUGHTON (23, railway labourer) and James ABLETT (29, railway labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 18-19)
Forncett St. Mary⁷
agricultural labourer, living with father Robert (widower, 48, railway labourer), and brothers John E (19, agricultural labourer) and Charles W (9, scholar)
Census:
1901 (age 28-29)
Forncett St. Mary⁸
Address: Low Road, Forncett St. Mary

railway labourer, living with wife Edith (28), son Jim (2), mother-in-law Hannah POTTER (73) and sister-in-law Frances POTTER (33)
Census:
1911 (age 38-39)
Tharston⁹
railway labourer, living with wife Edith R (37), children Jim R (12, scholar), Harry (8), Claude O (6), Donald L (4), Margaret A K (2) and Margery E (1mth), and sister-in-law Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 66-67)
Tharston⁵
Address: Tharston Street, Tharston

retired railway man, b.01.07.1872
Death:
16 Jun 1949 (age 76)
Tharston^10,11
Burial:
20 Jun 1949
Tharston¹¹
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
IN LOVING MEMORY OF• JAMES BROOKES • DIED JUNE 16TH 1949 • AGED 76 YEARS. • “AT REST” • ALSO • EDITH RACHEL • BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE • DIED OCT 15TH 1965 • AGED 92 YEARS. • REUNITED.

Wife: Edith Rachel POTTER

Name:
Edith Rachel POTTER
Sex:
Female
Father:
George POTTER (c. 1809-c. 1885)
Mother:
Hannah ALBOROUGH (1826-c. 1907)
Birth:
3 Sep 1872
Forncett St. Mary⁵
Census:
1881 (age 8-9)
Forncett St. Mary¹³
scholar, living with parents George (71, farmer of 14 ½ acres and local Methodist Preacher) and Hannah (54), and siblings Hannah (21, dressmaker), Nathan (19, farm labourer indoor), Elijah (16, farm labourer indoor) and Frances E (13)
Census:
1891 (age 18-19)
Surlingham¹⁴
Address: Common Road, Surlingham

general servant in the household of Mary Rudd (74, living on her own means)
Census:
1901 (age 28-29)
Forncett St. Mary⁸
Address: Low Road, Forncett St. Mary

living with husband James (28, railway labourer), son Jim (2), mother Hannah POTTER (73) and sister Frances POTTER (33)
Census:
1911 (age 38-39)
Tharston⁹
living with husband James (37, railway labourer), children Jim R (12, scholar), Harry (8), Claude O (6), Donald L (4), Margaret A K (2) and Margery E (1mth), and sister Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 66-67)
Tharston⁵
Address: Tharston Street, Tharston

unpaid domestic duties, b.03.11.1872
Death:
15 Oct 1965 (age 93)
Tharston^12,15
Burial:
20 Oct 1965
Tharston¹⁶
inscription on memorial believed to be correct - burial should be 20 October 1965
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
IN LOVING MEMORY OF• JAMES BROOKES • DIED JUNE 16TH 1949 • AGED 76 YEARS. • “AT REST” • ALSO • EDITH RACHEL • BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE • DIED OCT 15TH 1965 • AGED 92 YEARS. • REUNITED.

Child 1: Robert Jim BROOKES

Name:
Robert Jim BROOKES
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Charlotte RUST (1903-c. 1972)
Birth:
15 Mar 1899
Forncett St. Mary^17,18
Census:
1901 (age 1-2)
Forncett St. Mary⁸
Address: Low Road, Forncett St. Mary

living with parents James (28, railway labourer) and Edith (28), grandmother Hannah POTTER (73) and aunt Frances POTTER (33)
Census:
1911 (age 11-12)
Tharston⁹
scholar, living with parents James (37, railway labourer) and Edith R (37), siblings Harry (8), Claude O (6), Donald L (4), Margaret A K (2) and Margery E (1mth), and aunt Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 39-40)
St. Faith's¹⁸
Address: Lion Corner, St. Faith's

railway signalman porter, b. 15.05.1899
Death:
c. 1996 (age 96-97)¹⁹

Child 2: Harry BROOKES

Name:
Harry BROOKES
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Laura Elizabeth Maud COOPER (1904-1989)
Birth:
13 Aug 1902^20,21
Census:
1911 (age 8-9)
Tharston⁹
living with parents James (37, railway labourer) and Edith R (37), siblings Jim R (12, scholar), Claude O (6), Donald L (4), Margaret A K (2) and Margery E (1mth), and aunt Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 36-37)
Tharston²⁰
Address: The Street, Tharston

land worker heavy, b.13.08.1902
Death:
7 Jan 1991 (age 88)
Tharston^12,22
Burial:
14 Jan 1991
Tharston²³
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
In • Loving Memory Of • A dear Wife and Mother • LAURA BROOKES Called to rest 23RD Feb. 1989 • Aged 84 Years• Also HARRY • A dear Husband and Dad • Called to rest 7TH JAN 1991 • Aged 88 Years

Child 3: Claude Oliver BROOKES

Name:
Claude Oliver BROOKES
Sex:
Male
Birth:
3 Sep 1904
Forncett^5,24
Census:
1911 (age 6-7)
Tharston⁹
living with parents James (37, railway labourer) and Edith R (37), siblings Jim R (12, scholar), Harry (8), Donald L (4), Margaret A K (2) and Margery E (1mth), and aunt Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 34-35)
Tharston⁵
Address: Tharston Street, Tharston

farm worker heavy, b.03.09.1904, A.R.P. Warden (part time)
Death:
17 Aug 1989 (age 84)
Tharston^12,25,26
Burial:
23 Aug 1989
Tharston²⁶
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
IN • LOVING MEMORY OF • A DEAR BROTHER • CLAUDE OLIVER BROOKES • DIED 17TH AUG 1989 • AGED 84 YEARS • Lifes work well done • ALSO OF HIS DEAR BROTHER • ERNEST GEORGE BROOKES • DIED 16TH NOV 2000 • AGED 87 YEARS • Lifes work well done

Child 4: Donald L BROOKES

Name:
Donald L BROOKES
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1907
Tharston
Census:
1911 (age 3-4)
Tharston⁹
living with parents James (37, railway labourer) and Edith R (37), siblings Jim R (12, scholar), Harry (8), Claude O (6), Margaret A K (2) and Margery E (1mth), and aunt Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 31-32)
Forncett St. Peter²⁷
Address: The Grove, Forncett St. Peter

general farm worker, b.21.08.1906

Child 5: Margaret Abigail Hannah BROOKES

Name:
Margaret Abigail Hannah BROOKES
Sex:
Female
Birth:
12 Apr 1908
Tharston^5,28
Census:
1911 (age 2-3)
Tharston⁹
living with parents James (37, railway labourer) and Edith R (37), siblings Jim R (12, scholar), Harry (8), Claude O (6), Donald L (4) and Margery E (1mth), and aunt Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 30-31)
Tharston⁵
Address: Tharston Street, Tharston

domestic worker, b.12.04.1908
Death:
5 Apr 1983 (age 74)
Tharston^12,29,30
Burial:
13 Apr 1983
Tharston²⁹
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
IN • LOVING MEMORY OF • OUR DEAREST SISTERS • MARGERY ETHEL • BROOKES • DIED 13TH OCTOBER 1982 • AGED 71 YEARS • MARGARET ABIGAIL • DIED 5TH APRIL 1983 • AGED 74 YEARS. • GOD BE WITH YOU UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

Child 6: Margery Ethel BROOKES

Name:
Margery Ethel BROOKES
Sex:
Female
Birth:
27 Feb 1911
Tharston^31,32
Baptism:
16 Apr 1911 (age 0)
Tharston³¹
Census:
1911 (age 0)
Tharston⁹
living with parents James (37, railway labourer) and Edith R (37), siblings Jim R (12, scholar), Harry (8), Claude O (6), Donald L (4) and Margaret A K (2), and aunt Frances POTTER (42)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 27-28)
Forncett St. Peter²⁷
Address: The Grove, Forncett St. Peter

attendant on invalid (probably Lily ELLIS), b.27.02.1911
Death:
13 Oct 1982 (age 71)
Tharston^12,32,33
Burial:
19 Oct 1982
Tharston³³
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
IN • LOVING MEMORY OF • OUR DEAREST SISTERS • MARGERY ETHEL • BROOKES • DIED 13TH OCTOBER 1982 • AGED 71 YEARS • MARGARET ABIGAIL • DIED 5TH APRIL 1983 • AGED 74 YEARS. • GOD BE WITH YOU UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

Child 7: Ernest George BROOKES

Name:
Ernest George BROOKES
Sex:
Male
Birth:
22 Dec 1912
Tharston^5,34
Baptism:
11 May 1913 (age 0)
Tharston³⁵
1939 Register:
1939 (age 26-27)
Tharston⁵
Address: Tharston Street, Tharston

farm worker cowman heavy, b.22.12.1912
Death:
16 Nov 2000 (age 87)^32,36
Burial:
28 Nov 2000
Tharston³⁶
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
IN • LOVING MEMORY OF • A DEAR BROTHER • CLAUDE OLIVER BROOKES • DIED 17TH AUG 1989 • AGED 84 YEARS • Lifes work well done • ALSO OF HIS DEAR BROTHER • ERNEST GEORGE BROOKES • DIED 16TH NOV 2000 • AGED 87 YEARS • Lifes work well done

Child 8: Cyril Elijah BROOKES

Name:
Cyril Elijah BROOKES
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
May NICHOLLS ( -c. 2009)
Birth:
1 Jan 1916
Tharston⁵
Baptism:
31 Dec 1916 (age 0)
Tharston³⁷
1939 Register:
1939 (age 23)
Tharston⁵
Address: Tharston Street, Tharston

farm worker heavy, b.01.01.1916
Death:
3 Feb 2009 (age 93)
Tharston^12,38
Burial:
14 Feb 2009
Tharston³⁸
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹²
In loving memory of • CYRIL ELIJAH BROOKES • 1916 - 2009 • and • MAY BROOKES • 1920 - 2009

Note on Wife: Edith Rachel POTTER

Some discrepancy between dates of death and burial

Sources

1.: Parish register - banns. Tharston. Cit. Date: 6 November 1898.

2.: Parish register - marriage. Forncett St. Mary. Cit. Date: 25 November 1898.

3.: Civil Registration - marriage. 1898 Q4 Depwade 4B 646. Cit. Date: Q4 1898.

4.: Parish register - baptism. Forncett St. Mary. Cit. Date: 29 September 1872.

5.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6542D/002/5 : TREK. Cit. Date: 1939.

6.: 1881 Census. RG11 1970 45 9. Cit. Date: 1881.

7.: 1891 Census. RG12 1546 24 2. Cit. Date: 1891.

8.: 1901 Census. RG13 1864 39 6. Cit. Date: 1901.

9.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11462 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN74. Cit. Date: 1911.

10.: Civil Registration - death. 1949 Q2 Depwade 4B 325. Cit. Date: Q2 1949.

11.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 20 June 1949.

12.: Memorial. Tharston.

13.: 1881 Census. RG11 1970 43 5. Cit. Date: 1881.

14.: 1891 Census. RG12 1537 109 10. Cit. Date: 1891.

15.: Civil Registration - death. 1965 Q4 Depwade 4B 516. Cit. Date: Q4 1965.

16.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 20 October 1965.

17.: Civil Registration - birth. 1899 Q2 Depwade 4B 251. Cit. Date: Q2 1899.

18.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6572J/014/11 : TRUJ. Cit. Date: 1939.

19.: Civil Registration - death. 1996 M02 Norwich 6391D D15B 137. Cit. Date: February 1996.

20.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6542D/001/28 : TREK. Cit. Date: 1939.

21.: Civil Registration - birth. 1902 Q3 Depwade 4B 232. Cit. Date: Q3 1902.

22.: Civil Registration - death. 1991 Q1 Norwich Outer 10 2326. Cit. Date: Q1 1991.

23.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 14 January 1991.

24.: Civil Registration - birth. 1904 Q3 Depwade 4B 232. Cit. Date: Q3 1904.

25.: Civil Registration - death. 1989 Q3 Norwich 10 1592. Cit. Date: Q3 1989.

26.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 23 August 1989.

27.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6542E/011/12 : TREL. Cit. Date: 1939.

28.: Civil Registration - birth. 1908 Q2 Depwade 4B 227. Cit. Date: Q2 1908.

29.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 13 April 1983.

30.: Civil Registration - death. 1983 Q2 Norwich 10 1531. Cit. Date: Q2 1983.

31.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 16 April 1911.

32.: Civil Registration - death. 1982 Q4 Norwich 10 1699. Cit. Date: Q4 1982.

33.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 October 1982.

34.: Civil Registration - birth. 1913 Q1 Depwade 4B 380. Cit. Date: Q1 1913.

35.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 11 May 1913.

36.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 28 November 2000.

37.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 31 December 1916.

38.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 14 February 2009.