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Record #16345
Name :
: Edwin BROOKES (1892 - 1972)
  aka : Jock Brookes; Edwin Brook


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 31 Mar 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 12 Nov 1972
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Colchester, Truro
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Aug 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
: Fields
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Middlemore

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Edwin Ernest Brookes: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1892; District: Warwick; County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 612

[EDITORS NOTE: Probably the son of Edwin Brookes and Emma Bates, who were found in the 1891 Census of England as being 34 and 29 respectively, and residing with her sister, Sarah Bates (Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2376; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6097486).]

Quote from BarbBrooksTorres 24.05.15 "I have copy of Middlemore document showing both Edwin and John Henry were accepted into care. Mothers name was thought to be Emma Mee but was actually Emma Mae Crocker. He was one of 11 children. 1911 uk census shows 7 surviving of 11 children."

In 1907, Edwin Brookes, 14, arrived at Fairview Station, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 9 Middlemore children.

Edwin was placed with Martin Luther and Mary Fields, at Brookfield, Nova Scotia, Canada.

On December 10, 1913, at Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada, a marriage was registered between Edwin Brooks, 21, farmer, born in England to Edwin Brooks, painter, and Emma Brooks; and Esther Pratt, 22, born in Stewiack Township, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Stephen Pratt, farmer, and Elizabeth Pratt.

On August 17, 1915, at Camp Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, Edwin Brooks, 23, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Ester Brooks, who resided in Belmond, Nova Scotia; that his date of birth was March 31, 1892; and that he was a farmer. He was described as 5 foot 7-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

Edwin Brookes changed his name to John Edward Brookes before 1922.

On March 11, 1922, at Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, a marriage was registered between John Edward Brookes, 27, widower, labourer, born in Birmingham, England, to Edward Brookes and Emma Mee; and Lillian May Lake, 24, born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Timothy Lake and Agnes Walters.

At least 4 children were born of this marriage: Gurtrude Brooks, born March 8, 1922, at Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, died February 5, 1930, at Payzant Memorial Hospital, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, of meningitis.

On April 14, 1930, Lillian May Brooks, 31, housewife, of Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, died of tuberculosis of the lungs. She is buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.

After the death of Lillian, the remaining 3 children went into foster care

John Edward/Edwin Brookes died on November 12, 1972. He is buried in Truro/Robie Street Cemetery, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-06-22 09:48:58 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-07-02 22:38:09 / alanmack

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Readers Comments02.07.15 BarbBrooksTorres :
Edwin Brookes/Brooks Born in Loughborough, Leicestershire. When parents separated Emma moved to Birmingham and took with her, Nellie, Emma, John Henry and Edwin (1901 census). Edwin Sr. stayed in Loughborough living with his parents, Thomas Brookes and Emma Wright, and his son Albert.

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3011 ABBOTT, Frederick1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3012 ABBOTT, George1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3058 ABBOTT, Herbert William1893ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3157 ACTON, Alice1909ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
3155 ACTON, Laura1892ENG, WAR, Aston May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
21189 ADAMS, William1916ENG, WAR, Aston Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3759 ADDERLEY, David Gerard1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3758 ADDERLEY, Harry1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8128 ADIE, Dorothy May1914ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
8129 AGER, Arthur Charles1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4640 ALLDRIDGE, Francis1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4644 ALLDRIDGE, Harry1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4639 ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard1884ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4641 ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca1890ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4642 ALLDRIDGE, William Henry1886ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10954 ALLPORT, Daisy Dot1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
6926 ALLSUPP, John1875ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6927 ALLSUPP, Mary Ann1872ENG, WAR Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
8821 AMISON, Alfred1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
25138 ANKCORN, Dennis George1925ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25139 ANKCORN, Emma Dorothy1922ENG, WAR, Birmingham Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4426 ARCHER, Ida Mary1909ENG, WAR, Solihull Jun 1926 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
18623 ASHBY, David Anthony1900ENG, WAR, Coles Hill Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
8883 ASTLEY, Albert ERNEST1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11066 ASTLEY, Emma1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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