Hi, thought I'd add what little I know. My father's (John Brooks) family was from the Manchester area in the UK. He was born in Croydon in 1930, his father was Gilbert Brooks born in Salford in 1904 (I think) and mother was Phyllis Mary (nee) Harwood born in Croydon in 1902. Gilbert had a few siblings but the only one I know of was called May.
I don't know the name of my grandfather but I think there was an Egbert and also an Edgar amongst my father's uncles, great uncles. I f you know anything about this branch of the family perhaps you could point me in the right direction. Cheers

thank you came across this site by chance and maybe some could help with any information regarding thomas & MARY BROOKS THEY RRIVED ON THE LADY LILDORD
ON THE 27/09/1839 AT SOUTH AUSTRALIA
would love to hear from you

My daughter has been trying to contact you via your webaite as we are related to the Brooks family and we have some valuable information for you. She has had a lot of failure messages is something wrong with the website? Please contact me on the above email address.

What a great website, my Brooks family started at Milford then to Riddings to South Normanton to Blackwell where I was born and my mother still lives.

Ran across your site when I was looking for Brooks' stone masons which was what my ggrandfather and guncle did when they came to the U.S. from Wales.

Excellent site. It has made my day. My great grandmother was Clara Brooks. She died in 1905 when my grandfather, James Rowland, was quite young so we knew little of his Aunts, Uncles and cousins on that side of the family. This has been so helpful. One of Clara's grand daughters is still alive so I will be telling her all about.

many thanks for all your research and hard work.

I am so happy that I have found this site. I have not been totally successful finding an earlier line of Brooks'. I am looking forward to perusing the information I will find. Thank you for all your work.

Hi,
This is an impressive site. I am doing some research on Christopher Hurworth and his wife Mary Ann Phillips who came to Queensland in 1874 with Mary's father Edward Phillips. There is a photo of Christopher Hurworth's house called "Richmond" and several obituaries and memorial notices about the Hurworths if you are interested.

The site is well laid out and I imagine informative. My family is Brooks but not included here. Originally from Milford about 1800 but by 1841 were in Somercotes and then South Normanton.

What a great site, very comprehensive and useful.I have become the family hstorian but only as an amateur.I really enjoy the "chase" and love it when all the clues joine together and make sense.I will keep looking at this site and see if I can find out more about the Brooks family.
My great grandmother was Gertrude Mary Brooks 1879 Crich, Derbyshire her parents William Brooks and Ellen Peach.The family ended up in Manchester after William Brooks died in 1892.I have very little photographs but do have a picture of Gertrude and her motehr Ellen Peach.I would love more photographs of the family especially Gertudes father William or her siblings.Best wishes and thanks for all your hard work.Christine.