The Ethel BROKER in previous post died 6 Feb 1916 age 17 as BROOKER in “Nurse English’s Private Hospital Hastings”. And on 9 Feb 1916 Harriet BROOKER died at Napier Hospital age 39.
They are both buried in the same grave at Hastings Cemetery, no headstone, plot bought by William BROOKER, uncle of Ethel. Harriet & Ethel are “Late of Ashburton” where there seem to have been a whole lot of BROOKER families.
Hi Heather
The death notices for these BR
OOKER women, were rather "odd" I thought. [Although it's only after searching a bit further, that I found there was a connection.]
Strange ... deaths three days apart ... separate death notices but published same day ... and family not mentioned for either of them
However, the info I gathered, differed slightly from yours above, so will add it here.
*
Ethel BROOKER - d. 6 February 1916 ... aged 17 and a half years (as per death notice).
[This fits well with the birth registration for Ethel BR
OKER - 3rd quarter 1898 - at Christchurch. ]
* Only
Harriet BROOKER is identified as being formerly of "Ashburton".
[Didn't find her on any electoral rolls. ]
Incidentally, the names BROKER and BROOKER are interchangeable for the many records found for this particular family.*
Ethel BROOKER and
Harriet BROOKER are not actually in the "same grave".
The Hastings Cemetery Burial records show the following :
Plot 102**. - purchased 10 February 1916 -
BROOKER - Harriett - 10 Feb. 1916Plot 103. - purchased 7 February 1916
- BROOKER - Ethel - 7 February 1916
- NOONAN* - Clarice - 23 May 1926Wm. BROOKER is noted as being the purchaser of both of these plots.
[*
NOONAN - Clarice - buried 23 May 1926 :
This lady appears to have been "Clarice Emily BROOKER" - born 1898, the daughter of Henry BROOKER and Eilleen (spelling ?) Margaret BROOKER (commonly known as Margaret).
Clarice Emily BROOKER had married Thomas NOONAN in 1923. ]
** And while it isn't noted in the Burial records, the online Hastings Cemetery record shows the following interment in Plot
102 - with Harriet BROOKER :
NOONAN (Premature Child) - buried 17-2-
1925-------
My guess it that these two BROOKER women may have died of sickness (rather than in an accident). Possibly Harriet was a recent arrival in Hawke's Bay? Just a hunch. They were though related - being niece and aunt.
More to follow.
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