BROOKS William
| Name | William BROOKS |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | 1874 |
| Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1814, Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
| Parents | Richard and Mary Brooks |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Watchmaker |
| Work Locations | Hobart |
| Street Address |
Liverpool Street, Hobart 77 Elizabeth Street, Hobart |
| Marriage/Spouse | Wife Ellen and three children, Liverpool, England.
4 September 1847, Hobart, to Susannah Davis |
| Trial | 25 October 1841, Liverpool Borough Quarter Sessions, Lancashire 18 February 1865, Hobart Supreme Court 8 November 1872, Hobart Supreme Court 2 December 1873, Hobart Supreme Court |
| Sentence | 1841: Seven years transportation for stealing five gold wedding rings. 1865: Three months imprisonment with hard labour for assault. 1872: Two months hard labour for theft. 1873: Two years imprisonment for breaking into watchmaker and jeweller, William Goody’s shop in Elizabeth Street and stealing a watch case and chain. |
| Arrival | 30 May 1842, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the convict ship, Somersetshire |
| Police Number | 4949 |
| Convict Assignment | Approx. 1844-1845: William Cole, watchmaker and silversmith, Liverpool Street, Hobart. |
| Ticket of Leave | 5 January 1847 |
| Conditional Pardon | |
| Other | Two years probation period at Southport.
30 October 1848: Certificate of Freedom. Hobart Town Advertiser 10 July 1860 |
| Death | 20 March 1874, General Hospital, Hobart |
| References | |
| TAHO: CON33/1/21, CON18/1/32, CON14/1/13, CON28/1/1, RGD37/1/6 no834 Marriage 1847, SC32/1/9 Court 1873, RGD35/1/8 no1973 Death 1874. Web: A Short History of the Brooks family of Mathinna, R.A. Mallett PhD. Cornwall Chronicle 9 January 1847; The Examiner (Launceston) 11 November 1848; Colonial Times 16 January 1854; The Hobarton Mercury 24 March 1856; The Mercury (Hobart) 12 July 1860; The Tasmanian Tribune 23 September 1874 |
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