Brockbank Brookbanks Brooksbank family
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5 September 2008
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Dr Geoffrey Mann |
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4 ChristopherBROOKBANKS 1800-1837? |
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m Arabella DACKOMBE 1821 |
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Christopher Brookbanks was born in 1800, the eldest son of Richard and Eleanor, a few years before they married. His father was a baker who had moved from London from Worcestershire. Christopher was baptized in St Martin in the Fields and apprenticed to a baker in the City of London when he was 14 He married Arabella Dackombe when he was 21 and they lived at his father’s bakers shop in Seven Dials. He received the freedom of the City the following year as a member of the Bakers Company Their first three children were baptized at St Giles in the Fields but they then moved to Cannon St in the City. Matilda was born there but died when only a few hours old. Christopher was still a baker, but probably not at his father's shop, although this remained in business until at least 1848. Christopher and Arabella moved to Hampton St near the Elephant & Castle in Camberwell and continued as a baker. A son James was born, but Arabella died when he was only six months old. He was not baptised until 1837 when he was five and Christopher probably died about this time. |
C = christened
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age DATE CB AD |
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15Nov1800 26Dec1800
5 1May1815 14 8Nov1821 21 19 7Oct1822 22 20 4Mar1823 22 20 30Mar1823
22 20 8Mar1825 24 22 3Apr1825 24 22 3Jul1827 26 24 8Sep1829 28 26 11Sep1829
28 26 27Sep1831
30 28 1832 14Jum1832
30 28 25Jun1837
36 Dec1838 37 6Jun1841 40 Dec1848 47 |
Christopher born son of Richard and Eleanor baptised at St Martin in the Fields apprenticed to a baker in the City of London m Arabella Dackombe at Christchurch Blackfriars Rd admitted freeman of City in the Bakers Company dau Arabella Ann born dau Arabella C at St Giles in the Fields; Christopher was a baker at 38
Gt St Andrew St dau Elizabeth Susanna born dau Elizabeth C at St Giles; Christopher was a baker at 38 King St
Seven Dials son Christopher Richard born; C St Giles 29Jul; Christopher a baker at
same address dau Matilda born and C at St Swithin; Christopher was a baker at Cannon
St dau Matilda buried at St Swithin son James born in Camberwell Christopher a baker at 37 Hampton St Newington wife Arabella of Hampton St buried at St Mary Newington James baptized at St Peter Walworth; CB was a baker at Hampton St Christopher paid his dues to the Bakers Guild this year as he had since
at least 1826 census: Christopher not
at Hampton St; son Christopher with his wife’s family probably paid a
subscription to the Baker’s Guild |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
Christopher
was apprenticed in 1815 and married in
1821, so a birth date around 1800 is probable.
His wife Arabella was born in 1803 so aged only 18 at marriage. Christopher was a baker in the parish of St
Giles in the Fields from 1823 to 1827
and there is a suitable baptism in the neighbouring parish of St Martin in the
Fields:
C 26Dec1800 b 15Nov1799 Christopher s
Richard & Eleanor BROOKBANKS
the
apprenticeship confirms his father’s name as Richard, a baker, and the
combination of expected date and place and relatively uncommon name, leaves
little doubt that this is the correct baptism.
Note also that Christopher named his first son Christopher Richard
James-3 was
born in 1837 son of Christopher and Arabella BROOKBANKS. This baptism is preceded by a suitable m at Christchurch
Blackfriars Rd:
m 28Nov1821 Christopher BROOKBANKS bch otp
& Arabella DACKOMBE spr otp by banns; witness: Charles CHANNON Lewis
TROUGHTON
although
this m precedes the baptism by sixteen years, there are other baptisms in this
period, and the unusual names and correct location identify this m without
doubt
unusual name combination of Christopher and Arabella and consistency of occupation identify the following baptisms:
C 30Mar1823 b 4Mar1823 Arabella Ann
d Christopher & Arabella BROOKBANKS 38 Gt St Andrews St, baker;
m10Oct1849 John WEST
C
3Apr1825 b 8Mar1825 Elizabeth
Susanna d Christopher & Arabella
BROOKBANKS 38 King St, Seven Dials, baker
C 29Jul1827 b 3Jul1827 Christopher Richard s Christopher & Arabella
BROOKBANKS 38 King St, Seven Dials, baker; m22Jul1850 Sarah CLARKE
[Christopher’s father owned a baker’s shop at
38 King St as shown by his will]
C
8Sep1829 b 8Sep1829 Matilda d Christopher & Arabella BROOKBANKS
baker, 12 Cannon St
B 11Sep1829 Matilda BROOKBANKS 12 Cannon
St age 12hours
C 25Jun1837 b27Nov1831 James s Christopher
& Arabella BROOKBANKS; baker Hampton St
m 10Oct1849 at parish church of St Luke,
Chelsea after banns
John WEST full bch servant, Radnor St
& Arabilla BROOKBANKS full spr, Radnor St
f: Thomas WEST victualler, Christopher
BROOKBANKS baker; wit: Richard BROOKBANKS, R BROOKBANKS
m 22Jul1850 at the Parish Church,
Chelmsford after banns
Christopher Richard BROOKBANKS bch full
plumber & painter Romford & Sarah CLARKE spr full Chelmsford
fathers: Christopher BROOKBANKS baker;
Francis CLARKE brazier;witnesses: Mary Ann CLARKE; Francis CLARKE; Cha EDWARDS;
Sarah CLARKE
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
B 14Jun1832 Arabella BROOKBANKS age 28, Hampton St
no record
has yet been found of the death or burial of Christopher BROOKBANKS. The Baker’s Guild records show that he paid
his dues to the Guild certainly up to Christmas 1838 and probably to 1847 or
later. He should therefore have a death
certificate, but no record has been found in the GRO death index
1837-1900. He was living at Hampton St
until 1838 but was not there in the 1841 census and has not been found in the
1841 census index. Christopher’s 13
year old son, Christopher Richard, was living with his mother’s DACKOMBE family
in the census.
His
father’s will (see Richard-5) made in 1842 does not mention Christopher, but
this may indicate only a rift in the family; it is interesting that the baker’s
shop at King St was still owned by Christopher’s father in 1842 but leased to
someone else; why did Christopher leave his father’s shop and set up on his own
in Cannon St in 1829? His brother
William emigrated to USA by 1842 (and was mentioned in the father’s will); it
is not inconceivable that Christopher did the same leaving his family
behind. It must be noted that
Christopher was not noted as deceased at the marriages of three of his children
in 1849, 1850 and 1855, but was not a witness at any of them. So far however, no record of emigration for
Christopher has been found.
Neither Christopher nor his son James has been found in the 1841 census despite extensive search of the index.
William NIXEY
25 1816 oilman n
Arabella
BROOKSBANKS 15 1826 FS Y [probably Christopher’s daughter]
J GLOVER 30 1811 MS n
Christopher BROOKBANKS 71
ind y
Ann
BROOKBANKS 40
ind n
Richard BROOKBANKS 70 ind y [possibly
Richard-5, Christopher’s father]
Elizabeth BROOKBANKS 15 ind n [possibly
Christopher’s daughter, Elizabeth Susan]
Daniel DACKOMBE 63 1777 clark
n
Ann M DACKOMBE 19 1821 y
Matilda DACKOMBE 15 1825 y
Christopher BROOKBANKS 13 1827 ind
n [Christopher’s son]
1May1815 This Indenture witnesseth that
Christopher BROOKBANKS the son of Richard BROOKBANKS of King St, Seven Dials in
the County of
Middlesex, Baker doth put himself apprentice to Thomas OSBORN of Snow Hill
in the City of London, Baker
7Oct1822 Christopher BROOKBANKS was this
day admitted to his Freedom in the Worshipful Company of Bakers by Servitude
BROOKBANKS Christopher
1May1815: bound
7Oct1822: free abode: 40 King st, Seven Dials
7Oct1822: housekeeper
6Oct1823: livery
6Oct1823: steward
quarterly subscriptions of freemen and liverymen (L); columns headed “amount” and “received” were marked ” in all cases meaning 4s and yes
1826 April Brookbanks Christ (L) 40 King St Seven Dials
1826 Christmas Brookbanks Christ (L) 40 King St Seven Dials
1829 Christmas Brooksbanks Cr (L) [Cannon St City – crossed through]
1830 Christmas Brooksbanks Cr (L) [no address recorded]
1831 Christmas Brookbanks Chrstr (L) [no address recorded] remarks: letter retd [returned?]
1832 Christmas Brookbanks Chrsts (L) 37 Hampton St
Newington remark: [letter retd – crossed through]
1833,1834,1835,1837,1838 Christmas Brookbanks Chrstr (L) 37 Hampton St Newington
no records preserved after 1838 until an undated book [MS 8147] which lists freedom dated up to March 1847 and so probably refers to Christmas 1847; column headings differ from the above book
Brooksbank Christ [L] [37 Hampton St Newington – crossed through]
date of freedom: Oct1822
how obtained: by servitude
redeemed: not known
thus Christopher Brookbanks paid his dues certainly up to Christmas 1838 and probably to 1847.