Mary Brooks

Mary Ann Brooks

Born: 16 September 1894, Prestwich 

Father: Henry Brooks (b. 1856)

Mother: Mary Ann Brooks (b. 1853)

Sisters: Elizabeth Brooks (b. 1883), Edith Brooks (b. 1886), Alice Brooks (b. 1888), Ada Brooks (b. 1893)

Marriage:        1963, Stockport

Husband:         Charles Baldwin Hiddon

                        b. 1891 

In 1901 –

She is at Fire Station, Upton Street, Manchester. Her father is listed as ‘Fireman’. Her sister, Elizabeth, is listed as ‘Skirt Machinist’. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Maker up for Skirts’. Mary, her mother and siblings (Alice and Ada) are unlisted. There is a boarder, Fred Scott (b. 1873), listed as ‘Fireman’.  

In 1911 – 

She is at 110 South Street, Longsight, Manchester. Her father is listed as ‘Fireman’. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Packer’. Her sister, Alice, is listed as ‘Folder and Sewer’. Her sister, Ada, is listed as ‘Clerk’. Mary and her mother are unlisted. 

In 10/13 – 

PT at Leigh Street Council, Hyde, near Manchester.

Qualification: Matric. N. Univers. II. 1912.

In 10/15 – 

Appointed to St. Andrew's Infants, Ancoats, Manchester.

In 1921 – 

She is at 27 Park Avenue, Longsight, South Manchester. Her mother and sister, Alice Elam, are unlisted. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Shirt Packer’. Her sister, Ada, is listed as ‘Finance Clerk’. Mary is listed as ‘Head Teacher (Elementary)’. Her brother-in-law, Albert Elam (b. 1887), is listed as ‘Butcher (Shopkeeper)’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 5 Eaton Avenue, Blackpool. Mary is listed as ‘Head Teacher Infants’. There is a boarder, James Dearden (b. 1877), listed as ‘Labourer’. 

d.         1982, Tunbridge Wells