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Sorry Kevin I don't think this Brooks link is anything to do with my family. It's funny but the names Thomas, John & William all appear in my family tree line but otherwise no other similarities. I'm still researching a relative named Thomas Adolphus Davies Brooks and he emigrated to New Zealand from England in 1854. If you come across any info on this I would be very glad to hear from you. Thanks and good luck!! By the way my father was a William Brooks.

The above came from rootsweb posted by Jim and Beverley Payne of NZ

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I am trying to trace Thomas BROOKS s/o John Thomas BROOKS He was b c1826 in
England and arrived with his wife and children(?) in New Zealand c 1866 and
then went to Victoria, Australia c1879 where he died 1890. Known children
include Ettie, Willie, Arthur Thomas and Jane Elizabeth (Annie). Arthur
Thomas was born in New Zealand.

His brother William BROOKS and his wife Decimore COSTFORD (with many other
spellings on official documents) arrived in New Zealand 1856 on the "Emma
Colvin" and lived in the Wakefield area. William is perhaps best known for
Tyree's photographs of him and his bullocks

My wife is descended from William and Decimore, but at the present time I am
trying to trace his brother Thomas. (I knew he had been in Australia but it
was only tonight that SKS sent me his death records which showed he had been
in New Zealand

Thank you all for your time and information.

The GRO(I) index thru 1958 (excl N. Ireland post-partition) is available at:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=BRITISH_ISLES

One can purchase certs (or cheaper still, the uncertified images of the rego) via:
http://www.groireland.ie/

There are no records for transit between the UK mainland and Ireland

To find info about his wife, buy the marriage cert.....it should tell you her father's name

nudge

pm from Astrid:

"Thank you for your interest in the above. I would really like to know where they were born and when Samuel left England to come here to Northern Ireland. Also his wife Jane Hume."

Wow - can't believe the information at your fingertips. Thanks again you've been very helpful.

Wow - can't believe the information at your fingertips. Thanks again you've been very helpful.

Thank you, thank you. to all that gave their time to answer this question. Very much appreciated. Would I be very forward in asking if anyone could find out when Thomas Adolphus Davies Brooks emigrated to NZ?

Possible marriage:

Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958

Name: Samuel Hunter Brooks
Date of Registration: 1864
Registration district: Newtownards
Volume: 6
Page: 925 (click to see others on page)
FHL Film Number: 101249

Married Jane Hume

Would be worth getting marriage certificate to see if father was John to tally with baptism.

At least we know parents from this to check census:

SAMUEL HUNTER BROOKS
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 27 APR 1827 Saint Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOHN BROOKS
Mother: JANE

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

This is the Irish 1901 census for the Irish death I posted above, shows born in England:

Residents of a house 2 in Ballybryan (Greyabby, Down)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Brooks Samuel H 73 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland England Farmer Can read and write - Married -
Brooks Thomas 29 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Farmer's Son Can read and write - Married -
Brooks George 26 Male Son Church of Ireland County Down Farmers Son Can read and write - Not Married -
Brooks Jane 67 Female Wife Church of Ireland England Farmer's Wife Can read and write - Married -

??

Name: Samuel Hunter Brooks
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1910
Death Age: 82
Registration district: Newtownards
Death Country: Ireland
Volume: 1
Page: 676
FHL Film Number: 0101604

Might be a coincidence, but thought this was interesting:

Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

Name: Samuel Hunter Brooks
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1910
Death Age: 82
Registration district: Newtownards
Death Country: Ireland
Volume: 1
Page: 676
FHL Film Number: 0101604

Astrid, who were their parents?

Nearest census to when? Are you trying to track when they might have left England?

Samuel Hunter Brooks was baptised on the 27th April 1827 in St. Thomas's Church, Portsmouth. He had at least one brother Thomas Adolphus Davies Brooks, don't know anything more but he emigrated to Ahaura New Zealand, Can anyone help regarding either of these two. Can someone please check the nearest Census? Many, many thanks.