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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
5126 ABBOTT, Emily1886ENG,     May 1898 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
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  
3164 ADAM, Allan Devrix1885SCT,    , Govanhill, Glasgow Apr 1897 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
3175 ADAM, William Butter1884SCT,    , Govanhill, Glasgow Apr 1897 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
7357 ADDISON, Hugh1876SCT,    , Jamestown Apr 1887 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10056 ADIE, Mary1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17060 ALLEN, Edward1887ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore hlomiller  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3804 AMES, Frank1894ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3805 AMES, Henry1896ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3803 AMES, Lizzie1893ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3806 AMES, Sarah1890ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17073 ANSCOM, John1891ENG,     Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3699 ANSON, John1889ENG,     Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3698 ANSON, Kate1887ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
11066 ASTLEY, Emma1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
11065 ASTLEY, Rosina1887ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
2880 AUSTIN, Frederick George1883ENG, WAR, Aston, Birmingham Jun 1894 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
2881 AUSTIN, James1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1894 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17100 BAGGALLAY, Arthur Rodney1884ENG,     Jun 1900 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16771 BAGLEY, Annie Dorothy1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16774 BAGLEY, Leonard 1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16772 BAGLEY, Richard Charles1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16773 BAGLEY, Walter Ambrose1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16770 BAGLEY, William Henry1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17273 BAILEY, Thomas1889ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3696 BALL, George Alfred1891ENG, NTH, Northampton Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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