George was born on 22 May, 1819 in the parish of Weybread in Suffolk, England^a1, the only known son of Rebecca Brooks (1795–?)★. His father is not known. He was baptised as an infant on 25 Jul, 1819 in Weybread^a1. He is Ian's 3x great grandfather.

He married Frances Snowling (1819–1885)★, a servant, on 31 Jan, 1839 in the parish of Fressingfield in Suffolk, England^b1 . They had six children:–

• William baptised on 12 May, 1839 in Fressingfield^a2.
• Rebecca★ baptised on 3 Oct, 1841 in the parish of Withersdale in Suffolk, England^a3. Married William Chambers★ on 5 Feb, 1860 at The Register Office in Hoxne, Suffolk, England^b2. Died on 24 Aug, 1881 in the parish of Wilby in Suffolk, England^b3 at the age of forty.
• Anna Maria baptised on 14 Apr, 1844 in the parish of Mendham in Suffolk, England^a4.
• James died age three. Baptised on 5 Apr, 1846 in Mendham^a5. Buried on 9 Sep, 1849 in the parish of Metfield in Suffolk, England^c1.
• Sarah Ann born in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1847 in Mendham^d1.
• Betsy born in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1850 in Mendham^d2.

By the time of the 1851 census he was living in Mendham^e1 with his wife Frances and five children Rebecca, William, Anna Maria, Sarah Ann and Betsy.

In the 1861 census he was living in Mendham^f1 with his wife Frances and daughter Betsy.

George died at the age of forty-two on 24 May, 1861 in Mendham^b4. His death was attributed to "consumption" (tuberculosis)^b4.

He was buried seven days later in Mendham^c2 He was survived by his wife Frances.

Timeline

1819

22 May

Born in Weybread, Suffolk, England.^a1

25 Jul

Baptised as an infant in Weybread.^a1

1839

31 Jan

Married Frances Snowling★ in Fressingfield, Suffolk.^b1
Occupation recorded as labourer.^b1
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^b1

12 May

Son, William Brooks (1839–?), baptised in Fressingfield.^a2
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^a2
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a2

1841

8 May

Daughter, Rebecca Brooks (1841–1881)★, born in Withersdale, Suffolk, England.^b5

19 May

Occupation recorded as labourer.^b5

3 Oct

Recorded as residing in Withersdale.^a3
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a3

1843

20 Aug

Daughter, Anna Maria Brooks (1843–?), born in Mendham, Suffolk, England.^a4

1844

14 Apr

Occupation recorded as labourer.^a4
Recorded as residing in Mendham.^a4

1846

5 Apr

Son, James Brooks (1846–1849), baptised in Mendham.^a5
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a5
Recorded as living in Mendham.^a5

1847

Jul-Sep

Daughter, Sarah Ann Brooks (1847–?), born in Mendham.^d1

1849

9 Sep

Son, James Brooks (1846–1849), buried in Metfield, Suffolk, England.^c1

1850

Apr-Jun

Daughter, Betsy Brooks (1850–?), born in Mendham.^d2

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census residing in Mendham.^e1
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer.^e1

1860

5 Feb

Occupation recorded as labourer.^b2

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census residing in Mendham.^f1
Economic status recorded as Pauper.^f1

24 May

Died at the age of forty-two in Mendham. The informant was his daughter Rebecca.^b4
Occupation recorded as farm labourer.^b4

31 May

Buried in Mendham.^c2

Facts