Thomas Brockbank

17 July 1842–
North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Brockbank was born on 17 July 1842, in North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Brookbanks, was 39 and his mother, Ann Carr, was 36. He married Mary about 1865, in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Brockbank
1842–
Mary
1841–
Marriage: about 1865

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1865Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1843
    Age 1
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1854 · The Crimean War
    Age 12
    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
    Age 38
    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name from Middle English brok(e) ‘stream, brook’ + bank(e) ‘ridge, slope, bank’, for someone who lived by the bank of a brook. The name may have been confused with Brocklebank .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Brocklebank

    Sources (1)

    • Thomas Brockbanks, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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