The entries for people & families with the surname Brooksbank are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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Child: James
Grace Butler was buried at Halifax [19th December 1682]
Recorded around 1900, when
he was a butcher / meat purveyor at 61 Northgate, Halifax
In 1626, he was required to pay composition
He was
a butcher [1841, 1851, 1861] /
a farmer of 13 acres [1871] /
a farmer of 10 acres employing 1 man [1881].
On 18th July 1839, he married (1) Sarah Eastwood at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah died in 1873.
In October 1880, he married (2) Esther Eastwood [1808-1885] in Halifax.
The family lived at
David died 17th July 1889.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £787 8/-.
Members of the family were buried at Rastrick Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He owned property at Robbers' Cave, Shelf
He was
educated at Haugh Shaw School & Halifax Tech /
a member of St Paul's Church & Choir /
employed by W. Stead, butcher.
During World War II,
he enlisted [June 1942]
and served as a Signalman
with the 52nd Division
Signals
Royal Corps of Signals.
He was killed in Germany [25th April 1945] (aged 22).
He was buried at Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany [Grave Ref 4 L 1].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross
He married Unknown.
Child: John
He was
a warehouseman [1851] /
butler & house steward at Grainsby Hall, Lincolnshire [1861] /
a mechanic's labourer in Halifax [1871].
He married (1) Unknown.
In 1839, he married (2) Lydia Clayton [1814-1873].
Children:
The family lived at
Back Green Lane, Halifax [1871].
Lydia died in Halifax [2nd January 1873] (aged 59).
In 1881, George William was living at 18 North Castle Street,
Halifax with son James Henry and family.
George William died in Halifax [24th January 1885] (aged 80)
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1678]
with Peace Ann Brooksbank [1858-1879]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Duncan Clee
Born in Halifax.
He was a stone mason [1871].
In [Q2] 1851, he married Rebecca Priestley [1833-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Upper Mile Cross, Halifax [1871].
Henry died 6th June 1872 (aged 42),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2739]
In November 1673, he, Joshua Smith and Robert Ramsden, were arrested and taken to York for
refusing to take the churchwardens' oath,
In York, they each paid £6 and were released
Son of Mr Brooksbank.
He established Brooksbank's Gift.
His daughter married Thomas Oates
He was a weaver [1889].
On 11th February 1889, he married Grace Mitchell [1855-1917]
in Halifax.
Child: Leonard
They lived at Luddenden [1911]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Born in Halifax.
He joined the police in Surrey.
He was
a sergeant in the Halifax Police [1878] /
retired [1894].
In [Q4] 1866, he married Alice Maude Frost [1847-1927]
in Stepney.
Children:
The family lived at
18 North Castle Street, Halifax [1881].
James Henry died 11th April 1921 (aged 76).
Alice Maud died 23rd March 1927 (aged 80).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1678]
with James Henry's parents,
and Peace Ann Brooksbank [1858-1879]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Duncan Clee
Children:
Son of George Brooksbank of Halifax.
He was a member of Heywood's church at Northowram.
In 1685, Nonconformist meetings were held at his home.
In July 1689, he and Rev John Lister applied for a licence
to hold preaching services at Brooksbank's house in Elland.
He married Bathshua.
Child: Joseph
He was an early member of the Brooksbank family of Elland.
Some sources record that he died in 1702, others that he died on 23rd
September 1715.
In [Q4] 1878, he married Martha Ann Holdsworth in Halifax.
Children:
He married Mary [1806-1852].
Children:
They lived at Highroad Well, Halifax [1841]
Mary died 20th October 1852 (aged 46),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2739]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy
He entered Brasenose College Oxford [1632], where he took a degree in
Arts.
He later took holy orders, and served as a curate.
He moved to London, where he taught at a school in Fleet Street, and
preached there.
He became a haberdasher in Hackney, London.
In 1699, he bought property on the Harper Royd estate from Robert Sturdie.
In 1660, he published a Breviate of Lilly's Latin Grammar.
He was buried at the Dissenters' burial ground at Bunhill Fields,
London.
In his will, he gave farming property and an endowment for the
establishment of the Brooksbank Charities for the people of Elland
Born in Halifax.
He was a blanket weaver [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted in Sowerby [1914]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [25th November 1917].
He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [Grave Ref 6 & 7],
on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Luddenden
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Heywood records that
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
He was
a mason [1851] /
a plasterer [1871, 1881].
In [Q4] 1849, he married Jane Wood [1816-1???] in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was visitor William Wood [b 1866].
Thomas died 11th June 1888 (aged 66),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 106]
with Harriet Musgrave.
Question:
Does anyone know Thomas's link to the Musgrave family?
He was a worsted weaver [1851].
In 1845, he married Caroline Rushton in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Highroad Well, Halifax [1851]
William died in 1852 or 1854.
In 1859, Caroline married John Highley.
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2721]
with John Highley
Brooksbank, Mr Ref 218-3730
He married Grace [1600-1682].
Brooksbank, Mr Ref 218-1174
Of Bank House, Warley.
He was killed by Richard Dean in a duel
Brooksbank, Mr Ref 218-5
Brooksbank, Abraham Ref 218-1223
Of Shelf.
Brooksbank, David Ref 218-2152
Of Rastrick.
Sarah was the daughter of Joseph Eastwood
Esther was the daughter of Joseph Eastwood, and
sister of his first wife
Brooksbank, Edward Ref 218-1348
Of Ox Heys Farm, Shelf.
Brooksbank, Geoffrey Ref 218-4
Son of Annie & Harry Brooksbank of 18 Walker Street,
King Cross, Halifax.
Brooksbank, George Ref 218-982
Of Halifax.
Brooksbank, George William Ref 218-2609
Of Halifax.
Lydia was born in Wheatley
Brooksbank, Gilbert Ref 218-240
A Heptonstall priest killed in the Wakefield-Pontefract feud
[16th century]
Brooksbank, Henry Ref 218-6
Son of John Brooksbank.
Rebecca was born in Halifax
Brooksbank, James Ref 218-1349
Built Ox Heys Mill, Shelf [1573] and Jacque Royd, Shelf
Brooksbank, James Ref 218-718
although they had faithfully served the office
Brooksbank, James Ref 218-981
Of Shelf.
Brooksbank, James Ref 218-923
Born in Denholme.
Grace was born in Rochdale
Brooksbank, James Henry Ref 218-3045
Son of George William Brooksbank.
Alice Maude came from Stepney, Middlesex
Brooksbank, John Ref 218-657
He married Alice Barraclough
Alice was the daughter of Richard Barraclough
Brooksbank, John Ref 218-3401
On 2nd August 1679, he married Anne, daughter of
Timothy Wadsworth
Brooksbank, John Ref 218-983
Of Elland.
Brooksbank, John Ref 218-8
Martha Ann was the daughter of John Holdsworth
Brooksbank, John Ref 218-7
He was a mason [1841].
Brooksbank, Joseph Ref 218-1090
Of Hackney, London and Healaugh Manor.
Grandson of Joseph Brooksbank.
In 1756, he endowed Elland Unitarian Chapel.
Brooksbank, Rev Joseph Ref 218-986
Curate at Luddenden [1739]
Brooksbank, Joseph Ref 218-1100
Curate at Luddenden [1728-1740]
Brooksbank, Joseph Ref 218-211
Son of John Brooksbank.
Brooksbank, Leonard Ref 218-920
Son of James Brooksbank.
Brooksbank, Michael Ref 218-248
Of Ox Heys Farm, Shelf.
He refused to take a knighthood from Charles I and paid the
consequent composition of £10
Brooksbank, Nicholas Ref 218-2
A preacher.
he was seized on Wednesday with a palsey, died Fryday, buried on
Monday July 28th 1690 at Elland
Brooksbank, Thomas Ref 218-3
Born in Halifax.
Jane was born in Norland
In 1851, a child – James Brooksbank [aged 4 years = born
1837] – is recorded as son living with the couple
Details of Jane's death / burial place are not yet known
Brooksbank, William Ref 218-3457
Born in Halifax.
Caroline was the daughter of Benjamin Rushton
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Members of the family included
Edward Brooksbank,
Michael Brooksbank,
Abraham Brooksbank,
James Brooksbank,
and
Mrs Anne Brooksbank
The Brooksbank family of Elland Ref 218-2828 The Brooksbank family of Shelf Ref 218-1929
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Thomas Brokesbank is recorded in 1379.
Not surprisingly, the name is derived from the Old English meaning
the bank of a brook.
See
Brook surname
There are
30
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Brooksbank,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2739
Brooksbank surname Ref 218-1
Unattached BMDs for Brooksbank
Page Ref: MMB205
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