BROOKS William Edward
| Name | William Edward BROOKS |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Born | 1891 |
| Died | 1919 |
| Birth/ Baptism | Born 4 January 1891, Upton Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Parents | William Henry and Annie Brooks (formerly Bushby) |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller |
| Work Locations | Sheffield, Devonport |
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| Marriage/Spouse | 1917, Victoria, to Alice Pearl Williams |
| Arrival | Approx. 1916 |
| Other | December 1916: Purchased Mr G B Matthew‘s clock and watchmaking business, Sheffield.
April 1919: Purchased Mr C Robert‘s watchmaking business, Rooke Street, Devonport. |
| Death | 10 November 1919, Sheffield Cause of death: pneumonic influenza |
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| TAHO: RGD33/1/71 no77 Birth 1891 [William Henry Brooks]; AD961/1/14 Will 1920. Web: Births Deaths Marriages Victoria 1917, Registration No. 7239/1917; Ancestry: Australia Cemetery Index 1919. Every Week 19 October 1916; North West Advocate and Emu Bay Times 9 December 1916, 16 June 1917, 6 December 1917; Advocate 22 March 1919, 5 April 1919, 12 April 1919, 11 November 1919, 23 February 1920, 24 April 1920; The Examiner (Launceston) 13 November 1919 |
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