Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Brooksby was born in 1888, in Victoria, Australia, his father, William James Brooksby, was 38 and his mother, Emma Hobbs, was 34. He married Vida Judd on 16 July 1913, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died in 1969, in Fredonia, Coconino, Arizona, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Fredonia, Coconino, Arizona, United States.
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- Alford Brooksby, "United States Census, 1940"
- Birth record of Alfred Brooksby
- Alfred Brooksby, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1892
Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Brooksby in Leicestershire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William James Brooksby and Emma Hobbs Brooksby
BROOKSBYS IN AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA William James Brooksby Emma Hobbs Joseph Brooksby and his brother James and their families left Plymouth England on 24 January, 1857 f …
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