Willy BROOKS born circa 1781 son of James Brooks and Mary Frear has been found in Barnsley. Why has it taken me so long i have been looking at Barnsley for many years on and off knowing another Branch of Pateley Bridge Brooks were in the area, little did i know then on the very same street.
The 1851 Census for William Brooks born 1781 Pateley Bridge was transcribed as BROSK another reason i did not find him via Ancestry for so long.
What i need now is to go to Wakefield and Transcribe the Parish Records or hope for some kind sole to help me with them.
I have St Mary's Church Barnsley till 1812 - so need 1813- 1837.
I am more confident that James BROOKS who married Mary Frear is my 5x Great Grandfather and father of Joseph Brooks from Bedale and William Brooks from Barnsley.
In the Pateley Bridge Parish Record burials are the notes of PP [Parish Pensioner] this means he was of a pension age when his daughter and second wife died and he did not have to pay for the burial. This is good evidence that i have made the correct decision of this being the correct family.
If i could get more BROOKS families from the Barnsley areas of Yorkshire to join the BROOKS Surname DNA Project for comparison we may find more genetic links or prove more distinct branches. There is already another BROOKS family in the DNA Project who once resided in Barnsley so that makes 2 so far.
