Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Mary Ann BROOKER

Female 1819 - 1854  (35 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann BROOKER  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 1819  Withyham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Birth Abt 1819  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Since she was age 21 when she married on July 6, 1840, her birth year was calculated as circa 1819.
    Birth Abt 1819  Withyham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Since she was aged 32 on the census of April 10, 1851, her birth year was calculated as circa 1819.
    Literacy 6 Jul 1840  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • She signed her marriage registration with an 'X' indicating that she could not write her name.
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Mary Ann (Brooker) Constable was enumerated as a female, age 20 and born in the County. Since ages were rounded up or down on this census, the age of 20 is not exact. She was living with her husband Matthias Constable 20, and their son, Samuel Constable 2 months old. They were living with her parents, Benjamin Brooker 45 and Philadelphia (Hayler) Brooker 40, and her sisters Catherine Brooker 10 and Jane Brooker 4. Also in the household was William Brooker 45 [possibly an uncle, a brother of her father Benjamin Brooker]. They lived at the Graveley Colony in the parish of Lindfield.
    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.
    Registered 11 Jul 1849  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    the birth of her daughter, Mary Ann Constable, 
    Census 10 Apr 1851  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Mary Ann was recorded as being the wife of Matthias Constable, aged 32, and born in Witheham?, Sussex.
    Death 1849-1854  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Cuckfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • She was enumerated as Mary Ann Constable, wife of Mathias Constable, married, and aged 42. She was born in LIndfield, Sussex. She was living at 4 Alma Cottages, The Triangle, Village of St. Wilfrids, with her husband and 6 children.
    Reference Number 39.0 
    _TODO Open 
    • Mary Ann Brooker was born in Wineham, Sussex. She was 32 on April 10, 1851.
    _TODO Open 
    • Mary Ann (Brooker) Constable death registration. She was born c. 1819 in Sussex, England. There are 2 death records in Cuckfield registration di1853 December quarter 4, Cuckfield registration district, volume 2b, page 69. Age 35.
      There is a 2nd registration 1852 December quarter 4, Cuckfield registration district, volume 2b, page 74 - but she is 2 years old.
    _UID 3095200FA157453DB22C3D8493299FB41CDD 
    Burial England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5250  Everyone
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2018 

    Father Benjamin BROOKER,   b. Abt 1793, East Grinstead, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1857, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Philadelphia HAYLER,   b. Abt 1796, Fletching, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1867, Haywards Heath, Cuckfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage 1817  Withyham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    in Saint Michaels church 
    Marriage 28 May 1817  Withyham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Benjamin Brooker and Philadelphia Hayler married on May 28, 1817 in St Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, England.
    Benjamin Brooker and Philadelphia Hayler married on May 28, 1817 in St Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, England.
    England Church Records. Parish Register of St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, England. East Sussex Record Office, through FamilySearch website, film 4067363, digital 00442693, accessed 2018 February 1. Marriages page 11, #32. Image 448.
    Benjamin Brooker and Philadelphia Hayler married on May 28, 1817 in St Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, England.
    Benjamin Brooker and Philadelphia Hayler married on May 28, 1817 in St Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, England.
    England Church Records. Parish Register of St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, England. East Sussex Record Office, through FamilySearch website, film 4067363, digital 00442693, accessed 2018 February 1. Marriages page 11, #32. Image 448. Detail.
    Family ID F3669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matthias Marchant CONSTABLE,   b. 7 May 1820, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1908, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 1840  Wivelsfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Mattias' marriage was registered in the September quarter of 1840 in the Cuckfield register office, volume 7, page 403. His wife's name is not recorded on the index.
    Marriage 6 Jul 1840  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on  July 16, 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on July 16, 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
    GRO certificate, accessed 2009 Feb 9.
    Marriage 6 Jul 1840  Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    was conducted by F.H. Sewell [?] the Officiating Minister at the Parish Church 
    • The witnesses were Henry Brooker and Harriet Brooker.
    Children 
     1. Samuel CONSTABLE,   b. Feb 1841, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Amos CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1843, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alfred CONSTABLE,   b. Abt 1846, Lindfield, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. M.A. CONSTABLE
    Family ID F1180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1819 - Withyham, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1819 - Withyham, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1840 - Wivelsfield, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S360] N. A. Vetere, Deputy Registrar General, Government of Ontario, A00295, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18 April 1979.), 2 Mar 2002, A00295. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S365] A00300, 7 Mar 2002, A00300. (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S632] William Chilcott, Registrar, General Register Office,, A00549, (Southport, London, England. February 22, 2005), 2 Mar 2005, A00549. (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S693] Chilcott, Samuel, Enumerator, A00606, 24 May 2005, page 35, family 103, A00606. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1273] England Registrations. Births, Marriages, Deaths., Marriage. 1840. Registration District of Cuckfield, Sussex. No. 19. Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on 6th July 1840 in Lindfield. (Reliability: 3).
      Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on  July 16, 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
      Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on 6th July 1840 in Lindfield, Sussex, England.
      GRO certified copy, accessed 2009 Feb 12.


    6. [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).

    7. [S984] British Government, LA0011, (Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK. April 2, 1871.), 7 Feb 2009, LA0011. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1232] England Church Records., St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex marriages 1817, page 11, no. 32. FamilySearch online film 00442693, image 448. Benjamin Brooker and Philadelphia Hayler on May 28, 1817. (Reliability: 4).

    9. [S354] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00289, (January 2002), 17 Feb 2002, A00289. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S1273] England Registrations. Births, Marriages, Deaths., Marriage. 1840. Registration District of Cuckfield, Sussex. No. 19. Matthias Constable and Mary Ann Brooker married on 6th July 1840 in Lindfield. (Reliability: 3).



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