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Clara Elizabeth BrooksAge: 881866–1954

Name
Clara Elizabeth Brooks
Given names
Clara Elizabeth
Surname
Brooks
Married Name
Clara Elizabeth Owens
Married Name
Clara Elizabeth Lette
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Birth 18 May 1866 30 29
 Rockland St Peter, Norfolk, England

Clara Elizabeth Brooks birth certificate
Clara Elizabeth Brooks birth certificate

Birth of a brother 27 May 1868 (Age 2)
 Beccles, Suffolk, England

younger brother - Barnard Brooks
Birth of a sister 9 August 1870 (Age 4)
 Colchester, England

younger sister - Fanny Brooks
Birth of a sister 17 June 1872 (Age 6)
 Colchester, Hertford, England

younger sister - Emma Brooks
Birth of a sister 16 April 1879 (Age 12)
 Hackney, London, England

younger sister - Edith Mabel Brooks
Birth of a brother 6 March 1881 (Age 14)
 Hackney, London, England

younger brother - Leonard West Brooks
Emigration 30 April 1884 (Age 17)
 Plymouth, Devon, England

Note: The ss Westmeath was a steamship of 3101 tons. It departed the Port of London on 27 April 1884 bound for Hobart then Melbourne and Sydney via Cape Town. At Plymouth, the Westmeath carried 115 adults and 41 children.
Note: James Owens and Clara Brooks met on the "Westmeath". They would marry when Clara turned 21. James' name is at the top of the page, Clara's name is fourth from top of the women's section, while James' sister Mary is near the bottom of the page.
Westmeath passenger list at Plymouth
Westmeath passenger list at Plymouth

Immigration 22 June 1884 (Age 18)
 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Note: The "Westmeath " departed London on 27 April, Gravesend 28 April, Plymouth 30 April, Teneriffe 7 May, Cape Town 29 May and arrived Hobart on evening of 22 June 1884. The Westmeath carried 121 nominated and assited immigrants for Hobart, as well as other passengers for other Australian ports.
Descriptive list of immigrants arriving at Hobart
Descriptive list of immigrants arriving at Hobart

Religious marriageJames Allison Owens - View family
30 March 1887 (Age 20)
 Kingsdon, Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia

Address:
By Rev. E G Tennent
Birth of a son
#1
28 December 1887 (Age 21)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

son - Archibald Owens
Birth of a son
#2
9 September 1889 (Age 23)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

son - William Allison Owens
Birth of a son
#3
25 October 1891 (Age 25)
 Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

son - John Leslie Owens
Birth of a daughter
#4
10 January 1895 (Age 28)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

daughter - Elizabeth "Bessie" Owens
Birth of a son
#5
14 April 1897 (Age 30)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

son - James Allison Owens
Death of a husband 27 August 1897 (Age 31)
 Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

husband - James Allison Owens
MarriageWilliam Doran Lette - View family
3 August 1899 (Age 33)
 Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

Birth of a daughter
#6
22 January 1901 (Age 34)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

daughter - Clara Victoria Lette
Birth of a daughter
#7
4 December 1902 (Age 36)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

daughter - Edith May Lette
Death of a daughter 11 February 1903 (Age 36)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

daughter - Edith May Lette
Birth of a son
#8
13 June 1905 (Age 39)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

son - Louis Francis Lette
Death of a maternal grandmother 28 September 1905 (Age 39)
 Penguin, Tasmania, Australia

maternal grandmother - Hannah Haylett
Death of a father 4 May 1906 (Age 39)
 Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England

father - James Brooks
Death of a husband 11 November 1906 (Age 40)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

husband - William Doran Lette
Burial of a husband 13 November 1906 (Age 40)
 PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

husband - William Doran Lette
Death of a son 9 August 1915 (Age 49)
 Gallipoli, Turkey

son - John Leslie Owens
Residence 6 July 1921 (Age 55)
 West Pine, Tasmania, Australia

Address:
"Brookside", West Pine
Death of a mother 15 July 1931 (Age 65)
 Thetford, Norfolk, England

mother - Elizabeth Barnard
Death of a son 10 September 1951 (Age 85)
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

son - Archibald Owens
Residence 10 September 1951 (Age 85)
 Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Address:
Wattle Way, Launceston
Death 30 September 1954 (Age 88)
 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Last change 6 July 2013 - 17:39:21
 

by: Michael Norbury
Family with parents - View family
father
James Brooks

Birth 1836 30  

Death 4 May 1906 (Age 70)  Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England

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1 year
mother
Elizabeth Barnard

Birth 1837 24 21  

Death 15 July 1931 (Age 94)  Thetford, Norfolk, England

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Religious marriage: 6 December 1861 — Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England
4 years
#1 herself
Clara Brookes.jpg Clara Elizabeth Brooks

Birth 18 May 1866 30 29  Rockland St Peter, Norfolk, England

Death 30 September 1954 (Age 88)  Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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2 years
#2 younger brother
Barnard Brooks

Birth 27 May 1868 32 31  Beccles, Suffolk, England

Death yes  

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2 years
#3 younger sister
Fanny Dance.jpg Fanny Brooks

Birth 9 August 1870  Colchester, England

Death 17 June 1957 (Age 86)  Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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22 months
#4 younger sister
Emma Brooks

Birth 17 June 1872 36 35  Colchester, Hertford, England

Death yes  

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7 years
#5 younger sister
Edith Mabel Brooks

Birth 16 April 1879 43 42  Hackney, London, England

Death yes  

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23 months
#6 younger brother
Leonard West Brooks

Birth 6 March 1881 45 44  Hackney, London, England

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Mother’s family with William Barham Leeder - View family
step-father
William Barham Leeder

Birth 1828  

Death 19 May 1860 (Age 32)  Little Ellingham, Norfolk, England

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9 years
mother
Elizabeth Barnard

Birth 1837 24 21  

Death 15 July 1931 (Age 94)  Thetford, Norfolk, England

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Religious marriage: 3 November 1858 — Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England
9 months
#1 half-sister
Hannah Leeder

Birth 10 August 1859 31 22  Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England

Death yes  

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Family with James Allison Owens - View family
husband
James Allison Owens

Birth 5 January 1865  Tillicoultry, Clackmannan, Scotland

Death 27 August 1897 (Age 32)  Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

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16 months
herself
Clara Brookes.jpg Clara Elizabeth Brooks

Birth 18 May 1866 30 29  Rockland St Peter, Norfolk, England

Death 30 September 1954 (Age 88)  Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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Religious marriage: 30 March 1887 — Kingsdon, Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
9 months
#1 son
Archibald Owens

Birth 28 December 1887 22 21  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

Death 10 September 1951 (Age 63)  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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20 months
#2 son
William Allison Owens

Birth 9 September 1889 24 23  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

Death 17 March 1971 (Age 81)  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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2 years
#3 son
John Leslie Owens

Birth 25 October 1891 26 25  Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

Death 9 August 1915 (Age 23)  Gallipoli, Turkey

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3 years
#4 daughter
Elizabeth "Bessie" Owens

Birth 10 January 1895 30 28  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

Death 1968 (Age 72)  Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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2 years
#5 son
James Allison Owens

Birth 14 April 1897 32 30  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

Death 23 January 1974 (Age 76)  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

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Family with William Doran Lette - View family
husband
William Doran Lette

Birth 1848  

Death 11 November 1906 (Age 58)  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

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18 years
herself
Clara Brookes.jpg Clara Elizabeth Brooks

Birth 18 May 1866 30 29  Rockland St Peter, Norfolk, England

Death 30 September 1954 (Age 88)  Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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Marriage: 3 August 1899 — Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
18 months
#1 daughter
Clara Victoria Lette

Birth 22 January 1901 53 34  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

Death December 1993 (Age 92)  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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22 months
#2 daughter
Edith May Lette

Birth 4 December 1902 54 36  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

Death 11 February 1903 (Age 2 months)  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

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3 years
#3 son
Louis Francis Lette

Birth 13 June 1905 57 39  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

Death 25 June 1979 (Age 74)  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

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William Doran Lette + Emma Wake - View family
husband
William Doran Lette

Birth 1848  

Death 11 November 1906 (Age 58)  PEnglanduin, Tasmania, Australia

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husband's wife
Emma Wake
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Religious marriage: 9 October 1866 — St Leonards, Tasmania, Australia

 
Emigration
The ss Westmeath was a steamship of 3101 tons. It departed the Port of London on 27 April 1884 bound for Hobart then Melbourne and Sydney via Cape Town. At Plymouth, the Westmeath carried 115 adults and 41 children.

Emigration
James Owens and Clara Brooks met on the "Westmeath". They would marry when Clara turned 21. James' name is at the top of the page, Clara's name is fourth from top of the women's section, while James' sister Mary is near the bottom of the page.

Immigration
The "Westmeath " departed London on 27 April, Gravesend 28 April, Plymouth 30 April, Teneriffe 7 May, Cape Town 29 May and arrived Hobart on evening of 22 June 1884. The Westmeath carried 121 nominated and assited immigrants for Hobart, as well as other passengers for other Australian ports.


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Descriptive list of immigrants arriving at Hobart
Descriptive list of immigrants arriving at Hobart
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Westmeath passenger list at Plymouth
Westmeath passenger list at Plymouth
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Clara Elizabeth Brooks birth certificate
Clara Elizabeth Brooks birth certificate
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Clara Brookes.jpg
Clara Brookes.jpg
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