Leonard Brockhouse

21 July 1861–
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Leonard

When Leonard Brockhouse was born on 21 July 1861, in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Enoch Brockhouse, was 46 and his mother, Phebe Lloyd, was 41. He married Mary Ann Dews in 1894, in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Darton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Leonard Brockhouse
1861–
Mary Ann Dews
1864–
Marriage: 1894
Phoebe Brockhouse
1894–
Moses Brockhouse
1895–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1894
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
children

(2)

    Phoebe Brockhouse

    Female1894–Female

    Moses Brockhouse

    Male1895–Male

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(12)

+7 More Children

World Events (8)

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

Age 2

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1884

Age 23

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908

Age 47

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

1 English: variant of Brookhouse .2 Americanized form of German Brockhaus .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Leonard Brockhouse in household of Wm Brockhouse, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Leonard Brockhouse in household of Enoch Brockhouse, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Leonard Brockhouse in household of Enoch Brockhouse, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

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