The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: William
Surname: Brooks Sr

Gender: Male

Birth date: 16 February 1843

Birth place: Combe Martin, Devon, England View Sources

Death date: 27 May 1901

Death place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States View Sources

Burial date: 29 May 1901

Burial place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States View Sources

Father: Richard Brooks
Mother: Mary J Hayden

Siblings

Jones, Margaret (1843-1887)

Married 20 July 1862 in Glamorganshire, Wales

Children

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1851 UK Census	Ilfracombe, Devon, England	Extract	Image
1861 UK Census	Llansamlet, Glamorgan, Wales	Extract	Image
1871 UK Census	Widnes, Lancashire, England	Extract	Image
1881 UK Census	Eccleston in Prescot, Lancashire, England	Extract	Image
1900 US Census	Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah	Extract	Image

Left Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 13 October 1886 aboard the ship British King.
Arrived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 27 October 1886.

"Saints By Sea," database (saintsbysea.lib.byu : accessed 18 January 2020), entry for William Brooks, age 44, arrived 27 October 1886 in Philadelphia on the British King.

William and Margaret probably had more children, but no others can be confirmed with records.

William Brooks Sr

Siblings