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James Brooks 1785 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1833

Death Location: Watsons Corners, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Ann Ponder

Spouse(s): Barbara Newbigging

Children(s): John Brooks, Thomas Brooks, James Brooks, Ann Brooks, Barbara Brooks, Robert Brooks

1785 marked the beginning of James Brooks's life in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, to parents John Brooks and Ann Ponder. Eventually, James Brooks married Barbara Newbigging, and they welcomed John Brooks, Thomas Brooks, James Brooks, Ann Brooks, Barbara Brooks and Robert James Brooks. James Brooks passed in 1833 at Watsons Corners, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

John Brooks
1760 –
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
JB
Ann Ponder
1760 – 1801
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Newbigging
1779 – 1867
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

John Brooks
1801 – 1883
Birth Location: Scotland
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Thomas Brooks
1805 – 1788
Birth Location: –
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James Brooks
1806 – 1897
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
JB
Ann Brooks
1811 – 1889
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Barbara Brooks
1813 –
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
BB
Robert Brooks
1816 – 2007
Birth Location: Cambuslang,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1785
    Event Place: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1833
    Event Place: Watsons Corners, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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