Place: Gulgong
Occupation: labourer
Fathers name: Samuel Brooks, soldier
Mother: Elizabeth (nee Sullivan)
Place of birth: Bridgehampton, England
Length in colony: 45 years
Marriage place: Gosford NSW
Married: Sarah Flack
Sarah Brooks (nee Flack) arrived with parents John Flack (1810-1880), Mary A (nee Hart, 1813-1885) in 1858 at the age of 17 on the ship Castilian. Sarah was born 2 February 1841, Bottisham, East Cambridgeshire, England. Sarah's father, John Flack, was a blacksmith.
Samuel Brooks married Sarah Flack on 12 May 1864, Church of England, East Gosford, NSW.
Their children included:
· George (40)· Fanny (36)· Samuel (34)· William (32)· Sunny (30)· Eliza (27)· Robert (24)· Louise (22)· James (20)· 1 female deceased
Burial date: 26 Novemebr 1903 at Gulgong
Undertaker’s name: Solomon Campton
Minister: Rev F Haviland, C of E
Witness: W Haerd (?)
1924 - MRS SARAH BROOKS
1924 - IN MEMORIAM
The death took place at Gulgong on Friday afternoon last, of Mrs. Sarah Brooks, a very old and highly esteemed resident of Gulgong. Deceased, who was born at East Gilford 83 years ago, resided at Mudgee for some years, but spent the greater part of her life at Gulgong, having resided here for over 50 years. The late Mrs. Brooks was well known throughout the district. She leaves a family of nine children to mourn. They are George, Robert, James, Mrs. Kable (Gulgong). Mrs. Dawton (Wellington), Mrs. Waite (Sydney), William (Lithgow), Mrs. Bayly (Kandos), Samuel (Cobar). The remains were laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the general cemetery on Saturday afternoon last, the Rev. C. J. Allen officiating. Messrs. McGowan and Bayliss had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 15 May 1924 Page 3BROOKS. — In loving memoryiof our dear mother, Sarah Brooks, who died 9th May, 1924, aged 83 years.
'Tis sweet to know we'll meet again where parting is no more,
And that the one we loved so well Has only gone before.
(Inserted by her loving family Gulgong).
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1873 - APPREHENSIONS
Vide Police Gazette, 1873, page 29.
John Morton alias Jack the Loafer, charged on warrant with bestiality, also charged on warrant with obtaining 15s. from Sarah Brooks, by means of false pretences, has been arrested by Detective Hannan. Committed for trial at Mudgee Circuit Court for first offence, and at Mudgee Quarter Sessions for second offence.
Source: New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860 - 1930) Wed 12 Feb 1873 [Issue No.7] Page 531873 - OFFENCES NOT OTHERWISE DESCRIBED
Warrants have been issued by the Gulgong Bench for the arrest of Alfred Deane, Sarah Brooks, Harriet M‘Kenzie, and Margaret Lewis (not described), charged with disobeying summonses for selling spirits without a license.
