The entries for people & families with the surname Brooksbank are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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Brooksbank, Mr | Ref 218-3730 |
Grace Butler was buried at Halifax [19th December 1682]
Brooksbank, Mr | Ref 218-1174 |
Brooksbank, Mr | Ref 218-5 |
Recorded around 1900, when he was a butcher / meat purveyor at 61 Northgate, Halifax
Brooksbank, Abraham | Ref 218-1223 |
Brooksbank, David | Ref 218-2152 |
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.
Esther was the daughter of Joseph Eastwood, and sister of his first wife
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
Brooksbank, Edward | Ref 218-1348 |
He owned property at Robbers' Cave, Shelf
Brooksbank, Geoffrey | Ref 218-4 |
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
Brooksbank, George | Ref 218-982 |
He married Unknown.
Brooksbank, George William | Ref 218-2609 |
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].
Lydia was born in Wheatley
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
Brooksbank, Gilbert | Ref 218-240 |
Brooksbank, Henry | Ref 218-6 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a stone mason [1871].
In [Q2] 1851, he married Rebecca Priestley [1832-1901] in Halifax.
Rebecca was born 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 [Q2] 1881, Rebecca married (2) William Lawson in Halifax.
William was the father of Louis Lawson who married Rebecca's daughter Priscilla
Brooksbank, James | Ref 218-1349 |
Brooksbank, James | Ref 218-718 |
In November 1673, he, Joshua Smith and Robert Ramsden, were arrested and taken to York for refusing to take the churchwardens' oath,
although they had faithfully served the office
In York, they each paid £6 and were released
Brooksbank, James | Ref 218-981 |
He established Brooksbank's Gift.
His daughter married Thomas Oates
Brooksbank, James | Ref 218-923 |
He was a weaver [1889].
On 11th February 1889, he married Grace Mitchell [1855-1917] in Halifax.
Grace was born in Rochdale
They lived at Luddenden [1911]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Brooksbank, James Henry | Ref 218-3045 |
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.
Alice Maude came from Stepney, Middlesex
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
Brooksbank, John | Ref 218-657 |
Children:
Brooksbank, John | Ref 218-3401 |
Brooksbank, John | Ref 218-983 |
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.
Brooksbank, John | Ref 218-8 |
In [Q4] 1878, he married Martha Ann Holdsworth in Halifax.
Children:
Brooksbank, John | Ref 218-7 |
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]
Brooksbank, Joseph | Ref 218-1090 |
Brooksbank, Rev Joseph | Ref 218-986 |
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy
Brooksbank, Joseph | Ref 218-1100 |
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy
Brooksbank, Joseph | Ref 218-211 |
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
Brooksbank, Leonard | Ref 218-920 |
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
Brooksbank, Michael | Ref 218-248 |
Brooksbank, Nicholas | Ref 218-2 |
Heywood records that
he was seized on Wednesday with a palsey, died Fryday, buried on Monday July 28th 1690 at Elland
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
Brooksbank, Thomas | Ref 218-3 |
He was a mason [1851] / a plasterer [1871, 1881].
In [Q4] 1849, he married Jane Wood [1816-1???] 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
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?
Details of Jane's death / burial place are not yet known
Brooksbank, William | Ref 218-3457 |
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
Families |
The Brooksbank family of Elland | Ref 218-2828 |
The Brooksbank family of Shelf | Ref 218-1929 |
Members of the family included Edward Brooksbank, Michael Brooksbank, Abraham Brooksbank, James Brooksbank, and Mrs Anne Brooksbank
Surname |
Brooksbank surname | Ref 218-1 |
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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 BMDs for BrooksbankUnattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2739
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