May Brooks

Ma(r)y Elizabeth Brooks 

Born: 16 May 1891, Lincoln

Father: Richard H Brooks (b. 1860)

Mother: Elizabeth Mary Brooks (nee Bayly) (b. 1854) (d. 1895) [LDTC 1875]

Stepmother: Henrietta Brooks (b. 1862)

Brothers: John Richard Brooks (b. 1883), Henry Arthur Brooks (b. 1884)

Sisters: Jessie Caroline Brooks (b. 1888) [LDTC 1909] 

Half-brother: Frederick William Brooks (b. 1901)

In 1901 – 

She is at Skellingthorpe, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. May, her stepmother and siblings (Jessie and Frederick) are unlisted. Her grandfather, John E Brooks (b. 1838), is listed as ‘Colliery Agent’. 

In 10/09 – 

PT at Boultham Girls', Lincoln.

Qualification: Dist. in French.

In 1911 – 

She is at LDTC as a Student.

In 10/11 – 

Appointed to St. Lukes' National, Sheffield. £75.

In 1921 – 

She is at Bushey Wood Road, Dore. Mary Blyton (b. 1878) is listed as ‘Teacher of Pianoforte and Singing’. May and her sister, Jessie, are listed as ‘Elementary Teacher’. 

d.         6 March 1974, Sleaford 

BROOKS, Mary Elizabeth of Bonner House, Mareham Lane, Sleaford, Lincolnshire died 6 March 1974. Probate Nottingham 22 May £46,936