Brockbank Brookbanks Brooksbank family
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5 September 2008
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Dr Geoffrey Mann |
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3 James BROOKBANKS 1831-1881
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m Elizabeth Mary Ann BRAY 1855
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James Brookbanks was born in Camberwell in 1831 but his mother died when he was six months old. James was not baptized until he was five, when his father, a baker, was living in Hampton St near the Elephant and Castle. But his father probably died shortly after and it is not known who brought James up. By the age of 19, James was an omnibus conductor taking horse-drawn buses over London Bridge. He was lodging in Wandsworth in 1851 and married Elizabeth Bray in 1855 when he was 24. Elizabeth lived at her father’s dairy in Stepney and they married at nearby St George in the East. Perhaps Stepney was at one end of his omnibus route and this is how they met. On their wedding night, James & Elizabeth travelled from Stepney to their new home on Clapham Common. They lived in Clapham for a few years where their first two children were born, though their eldest daughter died only 4 weeks old. They then returned to Stepney where James took over his father-in-law's dairy business in Church Row, just by St Dunstan’s church about 1860. Six more children were born at Church Row, though Kate died aged two. The dairy at Church Row Stepney remained in business until 1882, (though the address was changed to 9 Durham Row in 1880). James died there of TB in 1888 aged 56. Elizabeth went to live with her married daughter Helena Blewett in Stepney, first in Streatfield St and then in Burgess St where she died of a stroke in 1895 aged 63. |
click for a map of Stepney showing the location of the dairy, Streatfield St and Burgess St
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age DATE JB EB |
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27Nov1831 14Jun1832 25Jun1837 5 6Jun1841 9 30Mar1851
19 2Dec1855 24 24 4Jan1857 25 25 3Feb1857 25 25 16May1858
26 26 1860 28 28 7Apr1861 29 29 1862 31 30 1863 32 31 18May1865
34 33 1868 37 36 1870 39 38 2Apr1871 39 39 1872 40 40 3Apr1881 49 49 1882 50 50 11Jan1886
54 54 28Feb1888
56 56 12Aug1895 63 |
born in Camberwell; son of Christopher, a baker, and Arabella mother died baptised at St Peter, Walworth; address: Hampton St census: not found; not at Hampton St lodging at Newton’s Yard, Wandsworth; James was an omnibus conductor married Elizabeth Mary Ann Bray at St George in East; James was an
omnibus guard dau Elizabeth born dau Elizabeth baptised privately by vicar of Clapham Holy Trinity and
died same day son James baptized at Clapham Holy Trinity; James an omnibus guard dau Kate Mary Ann born at Stepney dairyman at 4 Church Row Stepney with wife, James, Kate, his wife's
parents and aunt dau Kate died dau Alice born at Stepney dau Helena Annie born at 4 Church Row, Stepney; James a dairyman son Christopher Thomas born at Stepney son Francis Edward born at 6 Church Row Stepney dairyman at 6 Church Row Stepney with wife Elizabeth and 5 children son Charles Robert born at Stepney dairyman at 9 Durham Row Stepney with wife Elizabeth and 3 children last year that the dairy is listed in the post office directory daughter Helena married from 113 Stepney Green; James was a dairyman died at 9 Durham Row of TB; death registered by married dau Alice
TRUSTHAM Elizabeth died of stroke
at 64 Burgess St, home of her married dau Helena BLEWETT |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
census and
marriage certificate show that James was born c1832 in Camberwell, son of
Christopher, a baker. A baptism at
Walworth St Peter fits perfectly:
C 25Jun1837 b27Nov1831 James s Christopher
& Arabella BROOKBANKS; baker Hampton St
note that
James was baptised at the age of 5.
Walworth is in Newington adjacent to Camberwell. Hampton St is close to the Elephant and
Castle
m 2Dec1855 at St George in the East after
banns
James BROOKBANKS bch full omnibus guard, 4 Church Rd, & Elizabeth Mary Ann
BRAY spr full, 4 Church Rd
fathers: Christopher BROOKBANKS baker;
Thomas BRAY dairyman; witnesses: J
VIRRAL; Mary BRAY
letters
written by Elizabeth to her mother show that after the wedding, James &
Elizabeth took a coach to their home, Hume Cottage, on Clapham Common
from register of Clapham Holy Trinity:
C
3Feb1857 b 4Jan1857
Elizabeth d James & Elizabeth Mary
Ann BROOKBANKS omnibus conductor Clapham private baptism
C 16May1858 b 28Feb1858 James s James & Elizabeth Mary Ann
BROOKBANKS omnibus conductor Clapham
from census, GRO and family memory:
d 3Feb1857 Elizabeth BROOKBANKS r at
Wandsworth
b 1q1860 Kate Mary Ann at Stepney d
4q1862 Stepney
b
31may1862 Alice
m 4q1882 Thomas John TRUSTTUM,
Mile End
b 18May1865 Helena Annie m 11Jan1886 H.M.BLEWETT St
Dunstan, Stepney
b
3q1867 Christopher Thomas m
3q1894 Margaret LAMASS, Mile End
b 13Feb1870 Francis Edward m 17Feb1895 Emma E HAIRFIELD, St
Paul, Bow Common
b
1q1872 Charles Robert
m 4q1909 “Carrie”; Edmonton;
no children
b 18May1865 Helena Annie girl at 4 Church Row
father: James BROOKBANKS dairyman; mother:
Elizabeth Mary Ann BROOKBANKS formerly BRAY
r 15Jun11865 by E M A BROOKBANKS mother of
4 Church Row, Ratcliff, at Ratcliff Stepney MDX
b 13Feb1870 Francis Edward, boy, at 6
Church Row
fa: James BROOKBANKS dairyman; mo:
Elizabeth Mary Ann BROOKBANKS formerly BRAY
r24mar1870 by E M A Brookbanks mother, 6
Church Row Ratcliff, at Ratcliff, Stepney, London
m 11Jan1886 at St Dunstan's Stepney after
banns
Henry Michael BLEWETT bch 20 rope merchant 11 Rectory Square
& Helena Annie BROOKBANKS spr 20 11 Rectory Square
fa: Henry BLEWETT master mariner; James
BROOKBANKS dairyman; wi: C T BROOKBANKS; Emma{?} GAINES; Elizabeth Jessie
COOPER
m 17Feb1895 at St Paul, Bow Common, Mile
End Old Town reg district by licence
Francis Edward BROOKBANKS 24 bch 64
Burgess St & Emma Ellen HAIRFIELD 21 spr 1 Rose Lane
fa: James BROOKBANKS dairyman; William
HAIRFIELD, general dealer; wit: William WALLACE, Elizabeth REES
d
28Feb1888 James BROOKBANKS male, dairyman, at 9 Durham Row, age 56; cause
chronic gout, phthisis 4 months
r 1Mar1888 at Ratcliff, Stepney, MDX by Alice
TRUSTHAM, dau, pad, of 31 Aston St Limehouse
d
12Aug1895 Elizabeth Mary Ann BROOKBANKS female, wid of James BROOKBANKS dairyman,
at 64 Burgess St, age 63; cause: hemiplegia, exhaustion
r
16Aug1895 at Limehouse, Stepney, LND by H M BLEWETT, son-in-law, pad of 64
Burgess St, Limehouse
1841 aged 9 not found using 1841 index; not at Hampton St, Camberwell;
Sally
MARSHALL he wid 62 1789 pew opener At Anne’s church Wansdworth
Eliza
MARSHALL da unm 24 1827 cloth packer on parish relief
Wandsworth
Mary Ann MARSHALL gd
3 1848 scholar “ Wandsworth
John
MARSHALL gs 2
1849 “ Wandsworth
James
BROOKBANK lo unm 19 1832 omnibus
conductor Camberwell
SRY
James
BROOKBANK he mar 29 1833
dairyman
Camberwell
Eliza
BROOKBANK wi mar 29 1833 St George in
the east
James
BROOKBANK so 3
1858 Clapham SRY
Katarina{?}BROOKBANK da
1 1860
Stepney
Thomas
BRAY fl mar 76 1885
dairyman
Hoxton
Mary
BRAY ml mar 73 1888 Erith KEN
Ann
CARTER sl unm 64 1897
house servant
Erith KEN
James
BROOKBANKS he mar 39 1832
dairyman
Camberwell
Elizabeth
BROOKBANKS wi mar 39 1832 St George in
the east
James
BROOKBANKS so unm 13 1858
scholar
Clapham SRY
Alice
BROOKBANKS da 8
1863 scholar
Ratcliff MDX
Elenor
BROOKBANKS da 5
1866 scholar
Ratcliff
ChristopherBROOKBANKS so
3 1868
Ratcliff MDX
Francis
BROOKBANKS so 1
1870
Ratcliff MDX
James
BROOKBANKS he mar 49 1832
dairyman
Camberwell
Elizabeth
BROOKBANKS wi mar 49 1832
dairyman's wife
St George in the east
Alice
BROOKBANKS da unm 18 1863
dairyman's daughter
Stepney
ChristopherBROOKBANKS so
13 1868 errand boy Stepney
Francis
BROOKBANKS so 11
1860 scholar
Stepney
Henry M BLEWETT he mar
25 1866 marine store dealer; neither Stepney
Helen A
BLEWETT wi mar 25 1866 Stepney
Helen M BLEWETT da 4
1887
Stepney
Elizabeth A BLEWETT da 2
1889 Stepney
Henry A BLEWETT so 3m
1891
Limehouse
Elizabeth M A BROOKBANKS ml wid 59
1832 retired dairy woman [ml=mother-in-law] Shadwell
Christopher T BROOKBANKS bl sgl 23
1868 blacksmith, employed [bl=brother-in-law] Stepney
James BROOKBANKS 1867-1879 dairyman 6 Church Row Stepney (1862 no entry)
James BROOKBANKS 1880-1882 dairyman 9 Durham Row Stepney (1883 no entry)
“Gt.grandfather
James BROOKBANKS was a bus conductor who took the first bus over Tower Bridge
when it opened.”
[He was an omnibus conductor (guard) but Tower Bridge opened only after James’ death. Probably refers to London Bridge, which opened much earlier. Perhaps James was one of the first buses to cross it after their introduction. I have not yet determined when horse-drawn omnibuses first ran in London]
“Alice
married Mr Trustum (Tom). She was a
large lady with a ready wit and a hearty laugh; a real cockney and
good-hearted. They had no children of their own, but brought up Nellie
BROOKBANKS, daughter of a brother of Alice who remarried and did not want her”.
“Uncle
Charlie married Carrie and worked for a Dr Houchin who ran a massage clinic in
Tredegar Square, Stepney”
“Uncle Jim
married Min. They had a daughter Ella who played the violin and was keen on
family history. She married St John Stevens who was thought to have money, but
in fact had none".
“Grandma
(Helena Annie BROOKBANKS) was married in brown velvet because she said there
was not room for a wide dress as she had to walk through a narrow passage to
reach the church; Mavis thought this just an excuse”.