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    Robert Exelby (Crossland) BROOKS

    Male 1887 - 1934  (46 years)


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    • Name Robert Exelby (Crossland) BROOKS 
      Born 17 Nov 1887  20 Union Street, Harrogate, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      • Registered by: Jesse Brooks his Father.
      Gender Male 
      Census
      • 1891 Bilton Lane - age 3 - Staying with his Aunt Martha Ellen Crossland.
        1900 Delevan, Fairbault County, Minnesota, USA - Student.
        1910 Fort Worth, Texas, USA - Boarder - Teacher.
        1920 Canton Township, Lewis County, Missouri USA - Teacher.
        1930 [not found]
      Residence 18 May 1914  Berlin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Occupation Music Teacher 
      Died 10 Apr 1934  Rochester State Hospital, Rochester, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Cause: from Lobar Pneumonia 
      • Roberts Death Certificate says he had suffered from General Paralysis of the Insane for 1 Year. Rochester State Hospital was a Mental Hospital.
      Notes 
      • *Note: Robert Exelby Brooks was brought up by his Aunt Martha Ellen Brooks & Uncle Meek Crossland he was taken to America and changed his name to Crossland.

        See 1891 Census: Bilton Lane, Harrogate, Yorkshire & 1900 USA Census.
        See 1911 WW1 Draft Papers.
      Person ID I111  BROOKS Family History
      Last Modified 8 Jan 2020 

      Father Jesse BROOKS,   b. 28 Jul 1857, Bilton, Harrogate, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1906, Infirmary, Leeds, Yorkshire of Huby Park, Huby, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
      Mother Elizabeth FOSTER,   b. Abt 1859, Over Darwin Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1887, Union Street, Harrogate, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years) 
      Married 12 Feb 1880  Methodist Free Church Harrogate Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      • Witnessed by: Joseph Speight & Eliza Boynton.
      Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Winnie Davis FITZHUGH,   b. 28 Nov 1887, Fort Worth, Texas, USA [TX] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1934, Saint Barnabas Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
      Married 25 Dec 1916  Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA [CO] Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
      Children 
       1. Robert Fitzhugh CROSSLAND,   b. 5 Jul 1922, Chigaco, Illinois, USA [IL] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1993, Dallas, Texas, USA [TX] Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
       2. Virginia CROSSLAND,   b. 4 Apr 1927, Minnesota, USA [MN] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
      Last Modified 14 Feb 2024 
      Family ID F994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S8] Birth Certificate [UK].

      2. [S526] Registration Certificate [USA].

      3. [S2] Death Certificate [UK].

      4. [S4] Marriage Certificate [UK].

      5. [S436] Marriage Index [USA].