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John BROOKER

1645 - ~1706

Girdler coffeeman of London, Middlesex

William BROOKER

1675 - ~1745

of Brighton, Sussex

Jane PITMAN

1644 - ~1706

of St Dunstan-in-the-West, London, Middlesex

Zacharias BROOKER

bap.1715 - bur.1788

Butcher of Brighton, Sussex

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Zacharias BROOKER

bap.1715 - bur.1788

Butcher of Brighton, Sussex

m. Elizabeth BELCHIER (1712 - bur.1795)

Nathaniel BROOKER

1741 - ~1791

of Shoreditch, London, Middlesex

William BROOKER

~1740 - ~1790

Sarah BROOKER

1748 - 1753

of St Martin in the Fields, London, Middlesex

Elizabeth BROOKER

1750 - ~1800

of St Martin in the Fields, London, Middlesex

m. Anthony SELF (~1750 - ~1800)

Zacharias BROOKER

1752 - bur.1793

Butcher of City of Westminster, London, Middlesex

m. Jane STEEL (1755 - ~1814)

Zachariah BROOKER

1774 - 1815

Butcher of St Giles, London, Middlesex

m. Nancy PITTWAY (~1776 - ~1842)

Zachariah William BROOKER

1801 - 1874

of City of Westminster, London, Middlesex

Ruth Rose BROOKER

bap.1805 - ~1855

of Finchley, Middlesex

Mary BROOKER

bap.1809 - ~1859

of Finchley, Middlesex

Jane Elizabeth BROOKER

1813 - ~1863

of Westminster, London, Middlesex

Ruth Rose BROOKER

bap.1777 - ~1827

of St Giles, London, Middlesex

Mary BROOKER

bap.1779 - ~1829

of St Giles, London, Middlesex

William BROOKER

bap.1781 - ~1831

of St Giles, London, Middlesex

Benjamin BROOKER

1783 - ~1833

of St Giles, London, Middlesex

Jane Elizabeth BROOKER

1785 - 1870

of St Giles, London, Middlesex

m. Samuel JONES (1779 - 1864)

Mary JONES

1808 - 1864

of City Of London, London, Middlesex

m. Edward PARKER (1809 - 1876)

John PARKER

1833 - ~1904

Draper of Birmingham, Warwickshire

m. Emma [PARKER] (~1827 - ~1899)

John PARKER

~1860 - ~1921

Draper's shopman of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Ada PARKER

~1861 - ~1916

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Edward PARKER

1837 - ~1904

Disabled (imbecile) of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Emelia 'Emily' PARKER

1840 - 1895

of Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire

m. Andrew Enoch EDWARDS (1840 - 1924)

Enoch Henry 'Harry' EDWARDS

1868 - 1886

of Aston, Warwickshire

Ralph Ernest EDWARDS

1870 - 1954

Innkeeper of Aston, Warwickshire

m. Rose PHILLIPS (1880 - 1928)

m. (Mary) Elizabeth SMITH (1888 - ~1964)

Lilly May EDWARDS

1906 - 2003

of Redditch, Worcestershire

m. Christopher Charles SHAKESPEARE (1902 - 1992)

June Rosemary SHAKESPEARE

1930 - 1978

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

m. Walter Alan GOUGH (1923 - 1998)

A Private Individual

Kevin A GOUGH

1957 - 2003

of Warwick, Warwickshire

m. A Private Individual ()

Christopher Ralph SHAKESPEARE

1939 - 2005

of Warwick, Warwickshire

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

Doris Evelyne EDWARDS

1907 - 1963

of Redditch, Worcestershire

m. George G RAYBOULD (1901 - 1967)

Norma L RAYBOULD

1935 - 2011

of Warwick, Warwickshire

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Vesta Victoria EDWARDS

1908 - 1915

of Redditch, Worcestershire

Albert Clifford EDWARDS

1911 - 1990

Press toolsetter of Redditch, Worcestershire

m. Dorothy MINOR (~1916 - ?)

Michael A EDWARDS

1947 - 1987

of Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Emelia Mary 'Emily' EDWARDS

1872 - 1972

of Aston, Warwickshire

m. Arthur Henry GREVES (1858 - 1941)

A Private Individual

m. Unknown LOWE (~1897 - ?)

Harry Arthur GREVES

1899 - 1975

Dairy farmer of Holly Wood, King's Norton, Worcestershire

m. Dorothy BROADWAY (1899 - 1943)

William A GREVES

1925 - bur.1926

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

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m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

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m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Graham J GREVES

1936 - 1995

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

m. Martha E SAER (1933 - 1999)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Albert Edward GREVES

1901 - 1976

Farmer of King's Norton, Worcestershire

m. Ada M TOMLIN (1908 - 1978)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Barbara Jean GREVES

1937 - 1997

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

John Edward EDWARDS

1873 - 1873

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Albert Parker EDWARDS

1876 - 1930

Licensed victualler of Aston, Warwickshire

m. Annie Elizabeth STOKES (1871 - 1961)

Albert Garnet 'Bert' EDWARDS

1898 - 1950

Licensed victualler of Crabbs Cross, Worcestershire

m. Margaret 'Peggy' TOMLINSON (1913 - 1989)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Mildred Valentine EDWARDS

1900 - 1900

of Crabbs Cross, Worcestershire

Doris May 'Dolly' EDWARDS

1902 - 1974

Hotel assistant of Crabbs Cross, Worcestershire

m. Harry Jordan PHIPPS (1899 - 1927)

Ralph Clifford EDWARDS

1903 - 1990

Hotelier and restauranteur of Redditch, Worcestershire

m. Irene Mary 'Renee' ALLEN (1908 - 1979)

Jean Sheila EDWARDS

1933 - 2021

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

m. John Orme BRETTELL (1925 - 1999)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Greville Rex EDWARDS

1935 - 2012

of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

m. Brenda M S SMITH (1934 - 2015)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

John Barry Michael EDWARDS

1936 - 2000

of Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire

m. Winifred Joan WALLEY (1936 - 2005)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Ena Flora EDWARDS

1908 - 1983

Housewife of Redditch, Worcestershire

m. William John 'Laddie' WEAVER (1904 - 2000)

A Private Individual

m. Beryl Stuart FIDLER (1936 - 2007)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

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m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Osmond EDWARDS

1910 - 2000

of Redditch, Worcestershire

m. Margaret Evelyn Agnes 'Margot' HUGHES (1909 - 1993)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Elizabeth Mary 'Liz' EDWARDS

1945 - 2022

of Evesham, Worcestershire

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Ada EDWARDS

1879 - 1963

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

m. Charles Frederick BURROWS (1870 - 1942)

Charles Frederick Thomas BURROWS

1907 - 1971

Aircraft metal polisher of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

m. Edith M BUTLER (1906 - ~1973)

Unknown BURROWS

~1907 - ~1973

of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Frederick Garnet BURROWS

1908 - 2004

Joiner and woodworker of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

m. Hilda COX (1908 - 1995)

Frederick James BURROWS

1943 - 2012

of Bristol, Gloucestershire

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Garnet Frederick EDWARDS

1882 - 1963

Publican (retired) of Bournbrook, Birmingham, Worcestershire

m. Ellen Smallwood 'Nell' BLUNDALL (1882 - 1974)

Dorothy Vera EDWARDS

1909 - 1958

of Foxlydiate, Redditch, Worcestershire

m. Ernest Henry POWELL (1912 - 1975)

A Private Individual

m. Jennifer K STANWORTH (1943 - 2017)

A Private Individual

m. A Private Individual ()

A Private Individual

Samuel Frederick PARKER

1842 - 1848

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Margaret Mary PARKER

1845 - ~1908

Disabled (imbecile) of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Alfred Henry PARKER

1849 - ~1905

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Jane JONES

1809 - 1886

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

m. John BROOKER (~1805 - ~1880)

m. Edward PARKER (1809 - 1876)

Esther JONES

1812 - ~1862

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Emma JONES

1814 - ~1877

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Samuel JONES

1816 - ~1866

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Ruth JONES

1818 - ~1869

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Eliza JONES

1819 - ~1872

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Zachariah JONES

1824 - 1830

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Susan JONES

1825 - ~1888

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

m. Joseph Billing BALDWIN (~1817 - ~1892)

Harriet JONES

1828 - ~1889

of Birmingham, Warwickshire

Philadelphia BROOKER

~1746 - ~1821

m. Thomas CAVANAGH (~1752 - ~1827)

Sarah BROOKER

bap.1757 - ~1821

of St Giles, London, Middlesex

m. Joseph PEASE (~1716 - 1786)

Rebecca BROOKER

bap.1759 - ~1809

of St Giles, London, Middlesex

Narrative and Notes

Zacharias (or occasionally Zachariah) BROOKER was born in about 1715.

One possible baptism was in Brighton by William BROOKER, however the implication is that the family then moved into London, or perhaps Zacharias' mother was originally from Brighton.

He married Elizabeth BELCHIER in 1736. They had at least six children, living in St Giles in London.

Zacharias wrote the first part of his will in 1788, with the majority of words spelt phonetically suggesting that he was never formally schooled as a child but had picked up reading and writing later in life.

Timeline

Personal Family World

Date

Age^*

Event

Place

14 Aug 1715

Baptism

Brighton, Sussex

12 Aug 1736

Marriage to wife Elizabeth BELCHIER

St Leonard, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England

21 Apr 1741

Birth of son Nathaniel BROOKER

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex

26 May 1741

Residence

⁴

Holy Well Street, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England

frm 1748 to 1752

Residence

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Drury Lane, St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

26 Feb 1747/48

Birth of daughter Sarah BROOKER

St Martin in the Fields, London, Middlesex

1749

Occupation: Butcher

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Drury Lane, St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

8 Oct 1750

Birth of daughter Elizabeth BROOKER

St Martin in the Fields, London, Middlesex

22 Nov 1752

Birth of son Zacharias BROOKER

⁷

City of Westminster, London, Middlesex

Jul 1753

Death of daughter Sarah BROOKER

St Giles, London, Middlesex

5 Jun 1757

Baptism of daughter Sarah BROOKER

⁸

St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, London, Middlesex, England

1 Jul 1759

Baptism of daughter Rebecca BROOKER

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St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, London, Middlesex, England

Aug 1773

Marriage of son Zacharias BROOKER and Jane STEEL

¹⁰

St James, Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, England

1784

Residence

¹¹

Broad Street, St Giles, London, Middlesex, England

25 Jul 1785

Marriage of daughter Sarah BROOKER and Joseph PEASE

¹²

St Clement Danes, City Of London, London, Middlesex, England

23 Aug 1785

Marriage of daughter Philadelphia BROOKER and Thomas CAVANAGH

¹³

St Clement Danes, City Of London, London, Middlesex, England

23 Nov 1788

Burial

¹⁴

St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, London, Middlesex, England

27 May 1789

Probate

¹⁵

16 Jul 1793

Burial of son Zacharias BROOKER

¹⁶

St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, London, Middlesex, England

20 Jan 1795

Burial of wife Elizabeth BELCHIER

¹⁷

St Martin in the Fields, City of Westminster, Middlesex, England

Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age

Citations

1 - Brighton Parish Records

First name(s) Zacharias
Last name Brooker
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1715
Baptism date 14 Aug 1715
Place Brighton
County Sussex
Country England
Father's first name(s) William
Father's last name Brooker
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

2 - St Leonard, Shoreditch, London, Parish Records

August 1736
Zachariah Brooker and Elizabeth Belchier were Married by Licence the 12th Inst

3 - St Leonard, Shoreditch, London, Parish Records

May 1741 continued
Nathaniel Son of Zacharias and Elizabeth Brooker of Holy Well Street was born the 21 of April Bap the 29th Inst

4 - St Leonard, Shoreditch, London, Parish Records

May 1741 continued
Nathaniel Son of Zacharias and Elizabeth Brooker of Holy Well Street was born the 21 of April Bap the 29th Inst

5 - Westminster Rate Books, 1634-1900

First name(s) Zacharia
Last name Brooker
Occupier's first name(s) Zacharia
Occupier's last name Brooker
Date 1748
Year 1748
Street Drury Lane
Place St Martin In The Fields
Parish St Martin-in-the-Fields
Notes Scavenger And Highway Rates, 1746-1749
Folio number 27
County London
Country England
Record set Westminster Rate Books 1634-1900
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Rate Books
Collections from England, Great Britain
Saturday 2d Decr 1749
Zacharias Brooker Drury Lane Butcher - 1 [vote for L.J.]
and each year until:
First name(s) Zachariah
Last name Brooker
Occupier's first name(s) Zachariah
Occupier's last name Brooker
Date 1752
Year 1752
Address Drury Lane
Place St Martin In The Fields
Parish St Martin-in-the-Fields
Notes Cleansing Street Rates, 1752, 1750,
Folio number 59
County London
Country England
Record set Westminster Rate Books 1634-1900
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Rate Books
Collections from England, Great Britain

6 - Westminster Rate Books, 1634-1900

First name(s) Zacharia
Last name Brooker
Occupier's first name(s) Zacharia
Occupier's last name Brooker
Date 1748
Year 1748
Street Drury Lane
Place St Martin In The Fields
Parish St Martin-in-the-Fields
Notes Scavenger And Highway Rates, 1746-1749
Folio number 27
County London
Country England
Record set Westminster Rate Books 1634-1900
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Rate Books
Collections from England, Great Britain
Saturday 2d Decr 1749
Zacharias Brooker Drury Lane Butcher - 1 [vote for L.J.]
and each year until:
First name(s) Zachariah
Last name Brooker
Occupier's first name(s) Zachariah
Occupier's last name Brooker
Date 1752
Year 1752
Address Drury Lane
Place St Martin In The Fields
Parish St Martin-in-the-Fields
Notes Cleansing Street Rates, 1752, 1750,
Folio number 59
County London
Country England
Record set Westminster Rate Books 1634-1900
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Rate Books
Collections from England, Great Britain

7 - St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, Parish Records

Baptized in November 1752
23 Zacharias Brooker of Zacharias & Elizabeth [Born] Nov 22

8 - St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, Middlesex, Parish Records
Publishing Info: Source Citation London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P82/GIS/A/02 Description Year: 1784-1812 Source Information Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London...

June 1757
5 Sarah of Zacharias & Eliz Brooker

9 - St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, Middlesex, Parish Records
Publishing Info: Source Citation London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P82/GIS/A/02 Description Year: 1784-1812 Source Information Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London...

1759
July
1 Rebecca of Zacharias & Eliz. Brooker

10 - St James, Clerkenwell, London, Parish Records

The Year 1773
No 1014
Banns of Marriage between Zacharias Brooker & Jane Steel Both of this Parish were published on the three Sundays underwritten:
25th of July
1st of Aug'st
8th August

11 - UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers 1538-1893

Sworn - Electors - Residence - Occupation - Hood - Wray - Fox
S - Zachariah Brooker - Broad Street, Long Acre - Butcher - [Vote for Fox]

12 - St Clement Danes, City of London, Parish Records

13 - St Clement Danes, City of London, Parish Records

14 - St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, Middlesex, Parish Records
Publishing Info: Source Citation London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P82/GIS/A/02 Description Year: 1784-1812 Source Information Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London...

November 1788 Burials
23 Zachariah Brooker Cro. l. [Cross Lane?]

15 - Will of Zacharias Brooker d1788
This being my last will and testament of Zacharias Brooker now residing in Cross lane in year parish of St. Giles in ye Fields in ye County of Middlesex And being at this time perfect in mind and sound in memory and knowing that all men are once to of and after to judgement in sure and certain hope of a resurrection and through the tender mercy of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ our righteous Redeemer and whose most blessed name I give and bequeath all my world goods that ye goodness of ye almighty has endowed to leave behind me and is to say I give and bequeathed to my loving wife Elizabeth Brooker that is to say I give and bequeath all my business which Business now do follow that is to say all my horses carts utensils in trade together with all grass hay straw or father that is and do belong to the late business whatsoever or wheresoever but in case it should happen that my son William Brooker and my son Zacharias Brooker have a mind to allow their aged mother the sum of ten shillings and sixpence per week together with a room in the dwelling house so long as she doth live there the said William Brooker and Zacharias Brooker shall carry on the said business and shall peaceably and quietly hold and share the same for the one good and to have an equal share alike in the same business but in case it should happen that my son William Brooker and my son Zacharias Brooker will not consent to allow their aged mother the aforesaid sum of aforesaid then my loving wife Elizabeth Brooker shall carry on the same business for her own good or dispose of it to her own advantage and that is all I can afford to give and bequeath to my son William and my son Zacharius Brooker
I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Self the wife of Anthony Self the sum of 1 shilling and no more, the lawful money of Great Britain I likewise give and bequeath to my loving wife Elizabeth Brooker the use of all my household furniture during so long as she doth live together with all book debts sums bills bonds sum or sums of money that is and doth belong to me whatsoever or wheresoever
I also give and bequeathed to my four children that is to say my son Nathaniel Brooker my daughter Philadelphia the wife of Thomas Cavanagh and Sarah the widow of Joseph Pease and likewise my daughter Rebecca Brooker and they are to have an equal share and share alike at the death of their mother of all the house hold furniture and of all that she is possessed of I also bequeath my son Nathaniel Brooker and my son William Brooker to be my only and sole executives after the death of their mother to pay off these legacies as soon as convenient
Witness my hand this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord 1788
Zacharias Brooker
witness } Jn Brooker
27th May 1789
William Brooker the son and one of the executors named in the within will was duly sworn as usual also the whole the deceased effects do not amount in value to the sum of 100 pounds power reserved of making the like grants to Nathaniel Brooker the son and other executor when he shall apply for the same before me [signed] William Bottine Surrogate
Clarkson
Testator Zacharias Brooker Died Novr 1788
This will was proved on the I think of June in the year of our Lord 1789 before the worshipful William Bottine Doctor Of Law surrogated by the oath of William Brooker the son and one of the executor's to whom administration was granted being sworn duly to administer. power reserved of making the like grant to Nathaniel Brooke but son of the said deceased and the other executor when he shall apply for the same.
[Page 3 & 4]
27th May 1789
Appeared personally Thomas Cavanagh of Shoe lane in the parish of St Bridget otherwise Bride London coal dealer and made oath that he knew and was well acquainted with Zacharias Brooker late of the parish of St. Giles in the Fields in the County of Middlesex deceased and also with his manner and character of handwriting and subscription having often seen him write and write and subscribe his name and having now carefully viewed and observed the name “Zacharias Brooker” set and subscribed to the paper writing hereunto ah next beginning thus “This being my last will and testament of Zacharias Brooker” pending thus “witness my hand this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight” and this subscribed “Zacharias Brooker” and which paper purports to contain the last will and testament of the said deceased he this appearance doth say that he verily and in his conscience believed the names Zacharias Brooker so set and subscribed thereto to be the proper handwriting and subscription of the said deceased.
Thoms Cavanagh
Same day the said Thomas Cavanagh weas

16 - St Giles in the Fields, St Giles, Middlesex, Parish Records
Publishing Info: Source Citation London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P82/GIS/A/02 Description Year: 1784-1812 Source Information Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London...

July 1793 Burials
16 Zacharias Brooker Cro. l. [Cross Lane?]

17 - St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, Parish Records

Buried in January 1795
20 Elizabeth Brooker W[oman]