David BROOKS

1887 - 1917  (30 years)

• Name	David BROOKS
  Birth	Between Apr 1887 and Jun 1887	Bury, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	AMJ 1887 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 519 Mother's Maiden Surname: Hampson
  Gender	Male
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	25 Olive Bank, Woolfold, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 4y
  	RG12/3129, Folio 25, Page 46 Grand Son, Scholar
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	5 Olive Bank, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 14y
  	RG13/3637, Folio 68, Page 14 Nephew, Single, Warehouseboy (Calico Bleach Works)
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	27 Peer Street, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 24y
  	RG14PN23462 RG78PN1368 RD462 SD2 ED4 SN323 Son in Law, Married, Labourer at Cotton Bleach Works Married 3 years, 1 child: 1 living, 0 deceased
  Military Record	12 Jun 1915  [6]
  	RFA Gunner 67377
  Reference Number	Q 0117a
  Death	24 Jul 1917	Ieper (Ypres), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Age: 30y
  	1917, Archive Reference ARR1, Volume A.2, Page 344 Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery No. 67377 Enlisted: Ramsbottom, Lancashire Residence: Shuttleworth, Lancashire
  Burial	Aft 24 Jul 1917	Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ieper, Zillebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [8, 9]
  	Age: 30y
  Person ID	I1016	Vernon
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard BROOKS
  Mother	Agnes HAMPSON,   b. Between Jan 1863 and Mar 1863, Prescot, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. Between Jul 1929 and Sep 1929, Bury district, Lancashire, England (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1886	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [11, 12, 13]
  	JAS 1886 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 674 Richard was a Bachelor, Weaver, Living at Ramsbottom Agnes was a Spinster, Living at Woolfold Richard could sign his name, Agnes made her mark
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie SMITH,   b. Between Jan 1887 and Mar 1887, Bury, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	Between Oct 1907 and Dec 1907	Elton St Stephen's Church, Bury, Lancashire, England   [14, 15]
  	OND 1907 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 844
  Children	1. James Stanley BROOKS,   b. Between Jul 1909 and Sep 1909, Bury district, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Apr 1887 and Jun 1887 - Bury, Lancashire, England 1891 Census - Age: 4y - 5 Apr 1891 - 25 Olive Bank, Woolfold, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England 1901 Census - Age: 14y - 31 Mar 1901 - 5 Olive Bank, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England 1911 Census - Age: 24y - 2 Apr 1911 - 27 Peer Street, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 30y - 24 Jul 1917 - Ieper (Ypres), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Burial - Age: 30y - Aft 24 Jul 1917 - Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ieper, Zillebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  DAVID BROOKS Gunner Royal Field Artillery in the Army in World War I Gunner RFA 67377 "C" Bty, 106th Bde Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium I. J. 28 ADDRESSES: 25 Olive Bank, Woolfold, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (05 April 1891) 5 Olive Bank, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (31 March 1901) 27 Peer Street, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1911) OCCUPATIONS: Scholar (05 April 1891) Warehouseboy (Calico Bleach Works) (31 March 1901) Labourer at Cotton Bleach Works (02 April 1911) Gunner in the Army (24 Jul 1917) CENSUSES: (1887-1917) 05 April 1891 - yes 31 March 1901 - yes 02 April 1911 - yes Last checked: 22 March 20196

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, 27 Sep 2008, AMJ 1887 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 519. [S764] BMD - Lancashire Index - Birth, 20 Sep 2011, TOTT/20/18. [S476] 1891 Census - Hampson, Kay & Elizabeth, 8 Dec 2007, RG12/3129, Folio 25, Page 46. [S466] 1901 Census - Brooks, David & Albert, 13 Oct 2007, RG13/3637, Folio 68, Page 14. [S869] 1911 Census - Brooks, David & Nellie, 14 Apr 2010, RG14PN23462 RG78PN1368 RD462 SD2 ED4 SN323 (Reliability: 3). [S2076] Military Record - Brooks, David, 17 Oct 2012, Medal Roll Index Card. [S348] Newspaper - Bury Times - Queen - Page 1, 18 Mar 2006, Saturday 26 July 1919 - In Memorium. [S44] Monumental Inscription - Brooks, David - West-Vlaanderen, Belgium - CWGC, 28 Aug 2006 (Reliability: 3). [S1661] Cemetery - Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Zillebeke, Ieper (Ypres), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 18 Jan 2012. [S6220] BMD - GRO Index - Armed Forces - Death, 5 Mar 2021, 1917, Archive Reference ARR1, Volume A.2, Page 344. [S2685] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Brooks, Richard & Hampson, Agnes - 1886 - Tottington, 29 Sep 2013, Page 166, No. 331. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 15 Mar 2009, JAS 1886 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 674. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, 22 Mar 2019, CE28/1/331. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 14 Sep 2009, OND 1907 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 844. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, 22 Mar 2019, CE12/2/287.