Mary BROOKS

1827 - 1911  (83 years)

• Name	Mary BROOKS  [1]
  Born	2 Dec 1827	White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Christened	20 Apr 1828	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  	Mary BROOKS, daughter of John BROOKS and Frances; born 2 December 1828 and baptised 20 April 1828, by William Webb. [The date of birth most likely an error.] Anne Brooks
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Nov 1911	Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  	Mary WOODMAN, age 83 yrs., 10 mos., 9 days, died 11 October 1911 in Wiarton, Ontario; born 2 December 1828 in Prince Edward Island. She was a widow; parent's names and places of birth were unknown. Informant: Laura WOODMAN, residing in Wiarton. Cause of death was "old age, hemorrhage of lump, 5 months". [Based on her baptism, this year of birth is incorrect.]
  Buried	Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton, Grey, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Address: Bayview Cemetery Wiarton, Grey Co., Ontario Canada
  	Buried, section 2, no. 250, with husband, daughters Laura and Alice, and son-in-law.
  Person ID	I190	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2017

  
  

  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   [9]
  Married	18 Feb 1822	Old Malton Parish Church, Old Malton, Yorkshire, England   [10]
  	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. [10]
  Address	1881	Abney, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [11]
  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	Rev. William WOODMAN,   b. Abt 1821, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England ,   d. 16 Jul 1900, Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1859	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [12]
  	Marriage licence obtained 22 February 1859 between Rev. William WOODMAN of Lot 19 and Mary BROOKS of White Sands. Mary BROOKS, Spinster; William WOODMAN, Bachelor; married 24 Feb 1859 by License by Cephas Barker. Witnesses: Henry BROOKS and John PICKARD.(Archives) The marriage was reported in the Islander: Married at Charlottetown, by Mr. C. Barker, Mr. W. WOODMAN, Bible Christian Minister, to Miss Mary BROOKS of White Sands.(Index) [12, 13]
  Address	1863	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [14]
  	Rev. William WOODMAN recorded as being the minister responsible for an infant baptism: " baptized 17 Aug 1863 by Rev. William WOODMAN, B.C.M. at Trinity United Church, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island."
  Address	1864	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [15]
  	Rev. William WOODMAN and family were recorded living at " House King near Prince, Charlottetown.
  Address	1871	Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	In 1871 they moved to Wiarton, Ontario where he was a minister before retiring four years later. Upon arrival in Wiarton, it was all bush. He helped to clear Frank St. and built his home there overlooking the bay; the home was called Frank St. Crescent.
  Witness	12 Jun 1873  [16]
  	the marriage of James Falls and Jane Spragg
  	The marriage took place in Wiarton; the relationship, if any, to this couple is unknown.
  Children	1. Annie Francis WOODMAN,   b. Nov 1859, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1930, Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)   2. Laura Jane WOODMAN,   b. 26 May 1861, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 1945  (Age 83 years)   3. Albert John WOODMAN,   b. 1 Nov 1862, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 1934  (Age 71 years)   4. Leah B. WOODMAN,   b. Abt 1865, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alice Brown WOODMAN,   b. 14 Aug 1866, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1926, North Keppel, Grey, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Documents		Census 1871: Scott Twp., Ontario William and Mary Woodman living with four children in Scott Twp., Ontario.
  		Marriage: Woodman and Brooks William Woodman and Mary Brooks married 24 February 1859.
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  WOODMAN WILSON WILLIAM WOODMAN 1821-1900 MARY His wife 1827-1911 LAURA JANE 1861-1945 JOHN WILSON 1869-1929 ALICE His wife 1866-1926 ALICE EFFIE 1900-1965

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975). [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901). [S751] Index: Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index 1721-1875, (www.familysearch.org; original images online). [S185] Register: Methodist Register of Baptisms, Murray Harbour, (Transcribed for Island Register website by Kathie SENCABAUGH). [S215] Archives: Canadian National Archives. [S216] Cemetery Transcripts. [S200] Registration of Death. [S209] Photograph. [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). [S239] Archives: Provincial Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S162] Website. [S223] Directory: Hutchinson's Prince Edward Island Directory for 1864. [S346] Website: Ontario Vital Statistics Project, (Online transcriptions at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc).