Researchers who have claimed this convict
There are currently 3 researchers who have claimed Richard Brook
- Researcher (7284)
- Researcher (Greg Hartung)
- Researcher (Annalies Nutley)
|
 |
Biographies
Richard was baptised in Walkeringham, Nottinhamshire on 15 Oct 1812, his parents were Richard Brook and Mary Saundby. Richard and Mary were married in Saundby, Nottinghamshire on 19 Jan 1804. Richard had one other sibling, a sister named Mary, born in 1807 (Richard's first brother was born in 1805 and named Richard yet he died the following year, hence Richard was renamed as such in 1812).
The Brook family, or at least Richard jr, moved north east to the village of Baildon in Yorkshire and here Richard became a stuff weaver (weaver of worsted). In 1832 he married Ann Worthington and they went on to have at least 3 children (maybe a fourth born and died prior to 1841). Their 3 children as listed in the 1841 census were David, Carini and Athaliah. Three years after the census Richard was transported to Tasmania, leaving his wife Ann and three children behind. Ann remarried in 1847 to John Padgett in the All Saints Church in Otley. They went on to have their own children and in the 1851 census (listed under Paget) you will see that John was also a worsted weaver, specifically a "powerloom weaver worsted".
In Australia, after serving his sentence of 7 years, Richard travelled to Victoria aboard the ship "City of Melbourne" in 1851 and in 1853 married Maria Whorwell in St Paul's Church in Melbourne. They went on to have a large family of nine children, Richard became a carpenter settling in Kangaroo Ground north of Melbourne, for many years. They eventually moved to Avenel and here Richard died from pneumonia in 1880.
SOURCES:
Marriage index record of Richard Brook & Mary Saundby
Baptism transcript of Richard Brook
Marriage record of Richard Brook & Ann Worthington
Birth record of Athaliah Brook (confirming maiden name of mother)
1841 England census
1844 Convict conduct record
1844 Convict indent record
1844 Convict muster record
1847 Marriage record of Ann Brook (nee Normington) and John Padgett
1851 England census
1851 Passenger list of the ship City of Melbourne
1853 Marriage record of Richard Brook & Maria Whorwell
1856 Birth record of Nathaniel Brook
1861 England census
1880 Death record of Richard Brook
Submitted by Researcher (Annalies Nutley) on 30 December 2017
|
Disclaimer: The information has not been verified by Claim a Convict. As this information is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the data to verify its accuracy. Research notes
There are currently no research notes attached to this convict. Sources
- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/14, p.48
|
