Person: BROOKS, William (c.1839- after 1901)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

William BROOKS

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

contributor to OMLJ, 1889

Main period of activity

1880s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1839

born at

Maidstone, Kent, England

1881-1901

resident

40 Warren Road, Reigate, Surrey, England

3 April 1881

~42

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/797.106.27
– occupation “Chemical Experimenter”

1888

~48

owner

W. Brooks

5 April 1891

~52

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/577.97.23
– occupation “Chemical photographer”

31 March 1901

~62

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/625.87.31
– occupation “Photographic expert”

in or after 1901

~61+

died at

unknown location

Slide sets linked to this person

photographer: Windsor Castle (lecture: W. Brooks, 70 slides, 1887)

Texts linked to this person

Article (1)

William Brooks, ‘The screen’ in OMLJ 1.3 (August 1889)

Lucerna ID 6002770

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 13 July 2014

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Person: BROOKS, William (c.1839- after 1901)