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Descendant Chart for William Middlebrook (c1811-1861) of Colne, Lancashire
William Middlebrook (c1811-1861)
- was born about 1811 in Colne, Lancashire.
- he worked as a weaver, initially on hand-looms, but later on power-looms.
- he died of consumption at his home in Barrowford on 25th September 1861, aged 50.
- he married Mary Clarkson (widowed daughter of William Pollard and Margaret Duerden) at Colne on 25th August 1835.
- they had seven children:
- Margaret Middlebrough was born c1836, but was buried at Colne on 28th March 1836.
- James Middlebrough was born c1836, but was buried at Colne on 28th March 1837.
- Betsy Middlebrook was born at Colne c1838. She married Richard Dunderton at Burnley on 21st April 1864 and settled at Barrowford.
- John Middlebrook was born at Colne in 1841. He initially worked as a weaver and later as a hatter. He married Mary Sharp at Barrowford on 11th February 1879 and they had at least a daughter:
- Emily Mary Middlebrook was born at Barrowford in 1880, but she died in 1882, aged 1.
John died at St Anne's-on-Sea near Blackpool, Lancs.
- Rufus Middlebrook (1845-1917)
- Priscilla Middlebrook was born on 21st July 1845 at Buck Street, Colne. This twin sister of Rufus died of convulsions on 13th March 1846 at Windy Bank, Colne.
- Mary Martha Middlebrook was born at Colne c1849. She initially worked as a cotton winder and in 1881 was lodging with the family of her half-sister Sarah Ann in Barrowford. She remained a spinster and later ran a sweetshop, lodging with William Rufus in Norfolk Street, Nelson. She died in 1904.
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Rufus Middlebrook (1845-1917)
- was the son of William Middlebrook.
- was born on 21st July 1845 at Buck Street, Colne, Lancashire.
- he mainly worked as a power-loom weaver.
- he died in December 1917.
- he married, firstly, Mary Georgiana S Henderson in Liverpool in 1868.
- they had a daughter:
- Merrette Middlebrook was born at Barrowford c1870.
- he married, secondly, Catherine Tyrrell (daughter of Thomas Tyrrell and Catharine Carroll) at St Anne's RC Church, Blackburn on 23rd March 1878.
- they had five children:
- William Rufus Middlebrook (1878-1942)
- Herbert Middlebrook was born c1881, but died on 18th April 1883 of bronchitis at Blackburn, aged 2.
- Catherine Middlebrook was born on 18th March 1883, married John MacDonald in 1905 and died on 24th March 1949.
- Herbert Middlebrook was born on 15th October 1886 and died on 15th February 1966. He married Mary Clarke in 1908 and they had 2 children:
- Ivy Middlebrook
- Herbert Middlebrook
- Mary Middlebrook was born on 26th October 1887, married Charles Lowe in 1906 and died on 30th June 1943.
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William Rufus Middlebrook (1878-1942)
- was the eldest son of Rufus Middlebrook.
- was born on 22nd August 1878 at Blackburn, Lancashire.
- he worked as a power-loom weaver, later becoming a tackler or weaving overlooker.
- he died on 20th January 1942.
- he married Agnes Oddy (daughter of Benjamin Oddy and Ann Sutcliffe) at St Barnabas', Blackburn on 26th December 1896.
- they had five children:
- Bertha Middlebrook was born on 9th July 1897 at Blackburn, but died on 8th September 1897.
- Frank Middlebrook was born on 6th June 1898 at Blackburn, but died on 12th January 1900.
- Wilfred Middlebrook (1899-1989)
- Sydney Middlebrook was born in 1905 at Nelson, Lancashire.
- Ida Middlebrook was born in 1908 at Nelson, Lancashire.
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Wilfred Middlebrook (1899-1989)
- was the son of William Rufus Middlebrook.
- was born on 18th December 1899 at Blackburn, Lancashire.
- he joined the Royal Navy during the Great War.
- he worked as a weaving overlooker.
- he moved south to Wiltshire in the 1920s.
- he married Margaret Anderton (daughter of Thomas Anderton and Sarah Eastwood) at Nelson, Lancashire on 9th April 1921.
- they had three children:
- Mollie Middlebrook, who married Kenneth Ralph Charles. They have three children:
- Christine Elizabeth Charles
- Hilary Anne Charles
- Megan Sarah Charles
- Frank Middlebrook, who married Mary Imogen Loveday Wallis. They have one daughter:
- Rachel Middlebrook
- Roy Middlebrook
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Roy Middlebrook
- was the son of Wilfred Middlebrook.
- was born in Warminster, Wiltshire.
- he married Barbara Anne Mew (daughter of Percival Victor Mew and Doris Croucher) at St Mary's, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight.
- they had two children:
- Kay Middlebrook, who married, firstly, Philip Stephen Wells. They have three children:
- Jonathan Aaron Wells
- Emily Sarah Wells
- Jeremy Moses Wells
Kay married, secondly, to Norman Arnold.
- Ian Middlebrook
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Ian Middlebrook
- is the son of Roy Middlebrook.
- was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
- he married Sarah Caroline Blunt (daughter of Philip Richard Blunt and Judy Alexandra Scott) at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
- they have two children:
- Alex James Middlebrook
- Zoe Louise Middlebrook
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Key Sources
- Trumpet Voluntary - unpublished autobiography of Wilfred Middlebrook
- Parish Registers and Transcripts of Colne (Lancashire Records Office)
- 1841 census at Colne - PRO ref. HO107/507/8/f40.
- 1851 census at Colne - PRO ref. HO107/2254/f427.
- 1861 census at Colne - PRO ref. RG9/3081/...
- GRO indices for births marriages and deaths 1837 onwards.
- birth certificate of Rufus Middlebrook 1845.
- death certificate of Priscilla Middlebrook 1846.
- death certificate of William Middlebrook 1861.
- marriage certificate of John Middlebrook 1879.
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