Thomas Robert BROOKS

1826 - 1904  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas Robert BROOKS
  Born	29 Jun 1826	White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1]
  Christened	10 Sep 1826	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  	"Thomas Robert, son of John BROOKS and Frances, his wife, was born on the twenty-ninth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, and baptized on the tenth day of September of the above mentioned year in Murray Harbour, by me, Henry Pope, Minister. Witness: John BROOKS".
  Gender	Male
  Witness	1847  [3]
  	He witnessed the marriage of his brother, John, to Ann BELL on 11 January 1847.
  Died	8 Apr 1904	Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Fractured skull
  	Thomas R. BROOKS, age 77 yrs., 9 mos., 10 days, died of a fractured skull on 8 April 1904, in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Death was accidental. At the time of his death he was residing in Attleboro, married, a foreman. Born in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island; son of John, born England, and Fanny BROWN, born England. Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
  Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5, 6]
  	Address: Woodlawn Cemetery Attelboro, Massachusetts U.S.A.
  	Buried with his wife.
  Notes	Thomas lived and taught school in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The house where he and his family lived no longer exists; in its place is the Zion church. All their children moved to the U.S.A. Thomas and Margaret moved there also, living with their daughter Sarah Jane and her husband in Attleboro, Massachusetts, until their deaths. [7]
  Person ID	I189	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John BROOKS,   b. 2 Jan 1800, Scagglethorpe, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 3 Feb 1890, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Frances BROWN,   b. Abt 1793, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 23 Sep 1881, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Address	1822	White Sands, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [8]
  Married	18 Feb 1822	Old Malton Parish Church, Old Malton, Yorkshire, England   [9]
  	John BROOKS, of this parish, and Frances BROWN, of the Parish of Sinnington, were married in this church by Banns, with consent of parents, this 18th day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. Both John and Frances signed the register. Married in the Parish Church of Old Malton. Witnesses, Robert BROWN and Joseph NENDICK; both signed. Curate C.A. Binney. [9]
  Address	1881	Abney, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [10]
  Documents		Census 1881: Lot 64, Prince Edward Island Two generations of Brooks: John and Ann; Joseph and Caroline; and John and Frances Brooks living side by side.
  		Marriage: Brooks and Brown John Brooks and Frances Brown married at St. Mary's Church, Old Malton, Yorkshire. The document shows that both could sign their names. To see a photo of St. Mary's Click here. Click "Back" on your browser to return to this page.
  Histories		THE GOOD OLD DAYS
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Hannah SIMMONS,   b. 15 Oct 1838, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1913, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1858	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [13]
  	Marriage license obtained 1 September 1858. Bondsman Charles BELL.(Master Index) Married in Charlottetown 1 September, by the Rev. Ingham Sutcliffe; Mr. Thos. BROOKS of New London, to Miss Margaret H. SIMMONS of Charlottetown. Witnesses: Wm. H. YEO and George SIMMONS.(Islander) [The marriage document records, in error, a marriage between James BROOKS, Bachelor, and Margaret SIMMONS, Spinster, 1 September 1858, by License. They were married by Ingham Sutcliffe, and witnesses were Wm. H. YEO, and George SIMMONS. Recorded 3 August 1860 by C. Goring.(Archives)] [3, 11, 12]
  Address	1901	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [14]
  Address	1904  [5]
  	14 Park Ave., Attelboro, Massachusetts
  	Address at the time of Thomas' death.
  Children	1. John Robert BROOKS,   b. 22 Jun 1859, New London, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1918, Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years)   2. Frederick William BROOKS,   b. 20 Oct 1860, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1932  (Age 71 years)   3. Henrietta Jane BROOKS,   b. 14 Apr 1862, Margate, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 1933  (Age 70 years)   4. Frances Harriet BROOKS,   b. 19 Sep 1863, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1942  (Age 79 years)   5. Ernest BROOKS,   b. 14 Jan 1865, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1943, Claremont, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   6. Sarah Jane BROOKS,   b. 28 May 1869, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 1925, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 55 years)   7. Margaret Curry BROOKS,   b. 5 Apr 1874, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1950  (Age 76 years)
  Documents		Marriage: Brooks and Simmons Thomas Brooks and Margaret Simmons. Shows incorrect name for Thomas.
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Death notice: Thomas R. Brooks Thomas R. Brooks

  
  

  Headstones

  BROOKS THOMAS R. BROOKS and MARGARET H. SIMMONS. The stone is difficult to read.

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] Register: Methodist Register of Baptisms, Murray Harbour, (Transcribed for Island Register website by Kathie SENCABAUGH). [S286] Register: Murray Harbour, P.E.I., 1792-1969, United Church of Canada. Murray Harbour, Murray River Charge; Murray Harbour Circuit; Presbyterian Church in Canada., (Microfilmed by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island, 1977. FHL film 1630123.). [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S41] BROOKS Family History, Donna Collings. [S237] Vital Statistics - Massachusetts, U.S.A. [S209] Photograph. [S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975). [S676] Personal communication. [S40] Parish Register, Old Malton, Yorkshire: Bishops Transcripts 1600-1868, (Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah). [S135] Census of Canada, 1881, (4 April 1881). [S217] Newspaper. [S239] Archives: Provincial Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S115] Descendants of John BROOKS, Anne Perry, nee Brooks, (2002. Received by email.). [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901).