The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Mary Brooking (1821-1902)

Personal data Mary Brooking 

  • She was born on April 4, 1821 in Modbury, Devon. England.
    First name(s) Mary
    Last name Brooking
    Birth year 1821
    Birth date 04 Apr 1821
    Baptism year 1821
    Baptism place Modbury
    Denomination Anglican
    Father's first name(s) Henry
    Mother's first name(s) Mary
    Father's occupation Carpenter
    Residence Modbury
    County Devon
    Archive South West Heritage Trust
    Record set Devon Baptisms
  • She was christened in the year 1821 in Modbury, Devon. England.
    Record set Devon Baptisms
    First name(s) Mary
    Last name Brooking
    Birth year 1821
    Baptism year 1821
    Denomination Anglican
    County Devon
    Baptism place Modbury
    Mother's first name(s) Mary
    Father's first name(s) Henry
    Archive South West Heritage Trust
    Birth date 04 Apr 1821
    Father's occupation Carpenter
    Residence Modbury
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Parish Baptisms
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Bilbury Street, Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Bilbury Street, Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
      James Brooking Male 50 1791 Devon, England
      Anna Brooking Female 40 1801 Devon, England
      Anna Brooking Female 20 1821 Devon, England
      Mary Brooking Female 20 1821 Devon, England
      Amelia Brooking Female 15 1826 Devon, England
      Lydia Brooking Female 15 1826 Devon, England
      Caroline Brooking Female 10 1831 Devon, England
      Rhoda Brooking Female 9 1832 Devon, England
      Harriet Brooking Female 4 1837 Devon, England
      Jemima Brooking Female 2 1839 Devon, England
    • in the year 1851: 28 High Street, Plymouth, Devon.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      28, High Street, Saint Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Sellick Head Married Male 41 1810 Dairyman Of 17 Acres Devon, England
      Mary Sellick Wife Married Female 30 1821 - Modbury, Devon, England
      Thirza Jane Sellick Daughter - Female 14 1837 - Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      Melah H Sellick Daughter - Female 10 1841 - Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
      John E Sellick Son - Male 8 1843 - Plymouth, Devon, England
      Ann Eliza Sellick Daughter - Female 3 1848 - Plymouth, Devon, England
      Sarah Roger Servant Unmarried Female 17 1834 - Modbury, Devon, England
      Robert Strong Servant Unmarried Male 24 1827 - -
    • in the year 1861: Vintry Street, St. Andrew, Plymouth, Devon.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      2, Vintry Street, St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Sillick Head Married Male 51 1810 Dairymen Shangton, Devon, England
      Mary Sillick Wife Married Female 41 1820 - Modbury, Devon, England
      Mahala Sillick Daughter Unmarried Female 20 1841 - Plympton, Devon, England
      John Sillick Son Unmarried Male 18 1843 Dairymen Plymouth, Devon, England
      Ann Sillick Daughter - Female 13 1848 Scholar Plymouth, Devon, England
      George Sillick Son - Male 9 1852 Scholar Plymouth, Devon, England
      Mary Sillick Daughter - Female 6 1855 Scholar Plymouth, Devon, England
      Maria Sillick Daughter - Female 2 1859 Scholar Plymouth, Devon, England
    • in the year 1871: Vintry Street, St. Andrew, Plymouth, Devon.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Vintry Street, St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      George Sellick Head - Male 62 1809 - Devon, England
      Mary Sellick Wife - Female 50 1821 - Devon, England
      George H Sellick Son - Male 19 1852 - Devon, England
      Mary Sellick Daughter - Female 16 1855 - Devon, England
      Maria Sellick Daughter - Female 13 1858 - Devon, England
    • in the year 1881: 4 Vintry Street, St. Andrews, Plymouth, Devonshire.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      4, Vintry Street, Plymouth St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Mary Sellick Head Widow Female 60 1821 Modbury, Devon, England -
      Maria Cole Daughter Married Female 23 1858 Plymouth, Devon, England -
      John Cole Son In Law Married Male 26 1855 Plymouth, Devon, England Basket Maker
      Herbert J Cole Grand Son Single Male 0 1881 Plymouth, Devon, England
    • in the year 1891: Fore Street, Plympton St. Mary, Devon.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Fore Street, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Mary S White Head Widow Female 36 1855 Devon, England Ironmonger
      James H White Son Single Male 12 1879 Devon, England Scholar
      Ralph E White Son - Male 9 1882 Devon, England Scholar
      Mabel White Daughter - Female 7 1884 Devon, England Scholar
      Mary Selleck Mother Widow Female 70 1821 Devon, England Living On Her Own Means
      Rhoda Newman Lodger Single Female 50 1841 Devon, England Living On Her Own Means
  • She died on 2ND Q 1902 in Plympton St Mary, Devon. England, she was 80 years old.
    First name(s) MARY
    Last name SELLECK
    Gender Female
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1821
    Age 81
    Death quarter 2
    Death year 1902
    District Plympton St Mary
    County Devon
    Volume 5B
    Page 141
    Country England
  • This information was last updated on February 14, 2021.

Household of Mary Brooking

She is married to George Sellick.

They got married on October 11, 1850 at Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon, she was 29 years old.

First name(s) Mary
Last name Brooking
Marriage year 1850
Marriage date 11 Oct 1850
Parish Charles
Place Plymouth, Charles the Martyr
Spouse's first name(s) George
Spouse's last name Selleck
Denomination Anglican
City or town Plymouth
County Devon
Archive Plymouth & West Devon Record Office
Record set Devon Marriages

Child(ren):

  1. Ann Eliza Sellick  1848-1910
  3. Mary Sophia Sellick  1854-1936
  4. Maria Sellick  1857-1927

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Mary Brooking

Mary Brooking
1821-1902

1850

George Sellick
1810-1876

Ann Eliza Sellick
1848-1910
George Henry Sellick
1851-1927
Mary Sophia Sellick
1854-1936
Maria Sellick
1857-1927

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Birthday April 4, 1821

  • The temperature on April 4, 1821 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: omtrent helder winderig. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1821: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 10 » Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
    • April 21 » Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.
    • May 8 » Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.
    • August 10 » Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
    • August 21 » Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
    • October 13 » The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.

Day of marriage October 11, 1850

  • The temperature on October 11, 1850 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: . Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1850: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
    • June 19 » Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway.
    • July 9 » U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk; he is succeeded in office by Vice President Millard Fillmore.
    • July 10 » U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming president upon Zachary Taylor's death.
    • September 9 » The Compromise of 1850 transfers a third of Texas's claimed territory (now parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming) to federal control in return for the U.S. federal government assuming $10 million of Texas's pre-annexation debt.
    • September 18 » The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.


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