Lu,
Thank you for more to print out, sort out & add to the file. There was a death notice for Ethel in the Ashburton Guardian 8 Feb 1916, = "..at the residence of her Uncle, W. Brooker, Hastings, Ethel Brooker, late of Hugh Street, Hampstead; aged 17 years." but haven't found one in that paper for Harriet. See on your 1871 census that Henry, was an older brother of William, 17 years if my maths are correct this time!
Also another snippet from Ashburton Guardian 11 Nov 1903, = "I will not be answerable for any debts contracted by my wife, Emliy Brooker, from this date.-William Brooker November 7th 1893"
From memory after William died in 1911 Emily married a Mr Ede, but she appears to be in the same grave at Ashburton as William and children Arthur & Clara, who died 1884 age 15. Will go back and check the remarriage and other snippets found in Paperspast, but ignored until now.
As I was replying to you, two more messages arrived. So far only had the BDM Marriage, Dec 1863 Monmouth 11a 54= Brooker William, Powell Emma as a maybe, but your research confirms that and
also that Emily & Emma are one and the same.
Is there any way to work out where Mary Ann BROKER and John PHIPPS were married, 16 Sept 1901/3098, without buying the print out?
Thanks
HeatherR
and a 3rd with more details from Ashburton cemetery.
Thanks again.