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Brooks - Gertrude and Edith

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Dea

Dea Report 18 Aug 2012 20:25

Here you go Janice:

BROOK John Randolph Greenwich.1d 1407 3 1884
BROOKE John Randolph Greenwich.1d 1407 3 1884

GRANT Sarah Jane Greenwich.1d 1407 3 1884

Dea x

Janice

Janice Report 18 Aug 2012 20:20

And did they have middle names?

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 18 Aug 2012 20:20

A possible baptism for JR:

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: John Randolph Brook
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: Mar 14 1860
Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1863
Father's Name: John Brook
Mother's Name: Harriet Brook
Parish or Poor Law Union: Southwark St Saviour
Borough: Southwark
Register Type: Parish Registers

Also baptised same day was a brother Samuel, born 1 July 1962

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 18 Aug 2012 20:18

Hello Ruth, do you happen to know when and where Edith and Gertrude died?

Their death records may help us with birth years to work from.

Janice

Janice Report 18 Aug 2012 20:17

I've found a John Randolph Brook born 1860, married 1884.

Could this possibly be him?

Births Jun 1860
BROOK John Randolph St George S 1d 114

Marriages Sep 1884
BROOK John Randolph Greenwich 1d 14[380]7

Can't get to marriage yet cos of dodgy number/link

ADDED spouses were Emma Fox or Sarah Jane Grant for this marriage

Dea

Dea Report 18 Aug 2012 20:17

Who was their mother please?

Were they from Devonshire?

Dea x

Ruth

Ruth Report 18 Aug 2012 20:08

They were sisters. Not sure where they were born but Edith is reported as being born circ 1901 with their father being John Randolp Brooks. But cannot find any trace on census' etc. Edith eventually made home in Maidenhead, Berks with John Scrase and Gertrude was in Tontine Lane, Caerau, Merther with Charlie Wheeler and 3 children (twins plus Stella who emigrated to States)
Any help appreciated.
Ruth Stringer