Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

William BROOKER

Male Abt 1796 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name William BROOKER  [1
    Birth Abt 1796  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1796  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Since he was age 45 (rounded) when enumerated on June 6, 1841, his birth year was calculated as circa 1796.
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • William Brooker was enumerated as a male, age 45, a labourer and born in the County. Since ages were rounded up or down on this census, the age of 45 is not exact. He was living with Benjamin Brooker 45 and his wife Philadelphia Brooker 40, and their daughters Catherine Brooker 10 and Jane Brooker 4. Also in the household was Benjamin's married daughter, Mary (Brooker) Constable 20, with her husband Matthias Constable 20, and their son, Samuel Constable 2 months old. They lived at the Graveley Colony in the parish of Lindfield. [William might be a brother of Benjamin Brooker.]
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    England census 1841. Piece 114, Book 6, Folio 15. Lindfield civil parish, Sussex. Hundred: Burleigh Arches. Original records at TNA The National Archives (PRO), London, England. Digital image Ancestry.ca: 2017 Sept 13. Page 23.
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    Benjamin Brooker and his family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in the Gravelye Colony, Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    England census 1841. Piece 114, Book 6, Folio 15. Lindfield civil parish, Sussex. Hundred: Burleigh Arches. Original records at TNA The National Archives (PRO), London, England. Digital image Ancestry.ca: 2009 Feb 8. Page 23. Detail.
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • William was enumerated as the brother of the head of the family, unmarried, a male, aged 56 [?], an agricultural labourer, and born in East Grinstead, Sussex. He was living with his brother, Benjamin Brooker 58 [?], Benjamin's wife Philadelphia Brooker 55, and their son Joseph 9 [?] in the "American Colony" of Lindfield parish.
    Benjamin Brooker and family were enumerated on March 30, 1851 in Lindfield parish, Sussex, England.
    Benjamin Brooker and family were enumerated on March 30, 1851 in Lindfield parish, Sussex, England.
    England census 1851. Piece 1642, folio 89. Sussex, Cuckfield Registration District, Lindfield sub-district, ED 2c. Census taken March 30, 1851. Original records at The National Archives TNA, London, England. Digital image accessed from Ancestry.com 2014 August 27. Page 33, household 95.
    _UID 7767376C823E4531B421FFE7385BDE00E3D5 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I16414  Everyone
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2018 

    Father BROOKER   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F5431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1235] Government of England and Wales, England Census 1841, Sussex, Lindfield. Piece 114, Book 6, Folio 15, page 23. Family of Benjamin Brooker. (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S1272] England Census 1851, Sussex piece 1642, folio 89, Cuckfield registration district, Lindfield ED 2C, page 33, household 95. Benjamin Brooker and family. (Reliability: 3).



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