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Captain Thomas Geoffrey Brocklebank





Thomas was born on 3rd November 1882 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool and owned a home in Prince's Avenue, Toxteth Park, he is recorded in Burke's Peerage.
He left, in his will, £47,358 5s 1d ( approx £2 million at todays rates) to his father in 1917 and a further £1,049. 9s 9d ( approx £38,000.00) in 1937.

Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford, was called to the Bar in 1906 and joined the Northern Circuit; in 1913 he joined the Liverpool Shipping Company - Brocklebanks; associated with the 7th London Brigade, R.F.A., he transferred to the 4th (West Lancs.) Howitzer Territorial Brigade, R.F.A. in 1913. Mobilized in August 1914 he arrived in France, October the following year. Captain Brocklebank died of wounds, 5 August 1916 and is buried in Dive Copse British Cemetery, Soilly-Le-Sec, France.

I can not find him on any Census! Help please.

Brocklebank - Aug 5 Killed in action in his 34th year, Thomas Geoffrey, Captain, Howitzer Brigade R.F.A. (T.F.) elder son of Harold and Mary Ellen Brocklebank of Grisdale Hall, Hawkshead.

I suspect he was at school
1891
4 Fulwood Lane, Toxteth Park
Harold Brocklebank Head M 39 Merchant & Shipowner Cumberland Irton
Mary E Wife M 34 Lancashire Uldiraton? suspect Ulverston
and servants
RG12; Piece: 2939; Folio 133; Page 54

TGB's father Harold was at Fulwood Park, Liverpool in 1901 with family and servants, but not TGB.
Around 1908 Harold bought Grizedale Hall in Furness - near Hawkshead and so should be on the '11 census there, but TGB might have been on circuit if practising as a barrister, or even out of the country.
Errors in census transcriptions are another possibility.
D

In 1891 he was at 8 Gladdeth Road Llandudno Wales with a sister Katherine aged 6 and a brother Harold aged 1 being looked after by 2 nurses. Places of birth for the Brocklebanks are given as Aigburth. They are indexed as Brockelbank. They have 3 rooms in someone's house.

The reference is RG 4674 folio 49 page 20

The parents Thomas and Mary are still at 4 Fulwood Road in 1901. In 1881 they are at The Grange Higher Lane Halewood and in 1871 Harold is with his parents Thomas and Anne at Springwood Woolton Road Allerton.


Hilary
Ed Officer

Same address in 1901
Harold T Brocklebank is Ship Owner (North Shore) Cumberland Ireton
Mary E 44 Lancashire Ulverston
Ruth L daur 9 Lancashire Aigburth
Eleanor H 7 " "
Henry Brother in Law M 41 Captain R of A late RA (Army Off.) Glamorgan Cowbridge
Katherine L Sister 31 Lancashire Allerton
and Servants
RG13; Piece: 3433; Folio: 69; Page: 11.

Harold Brocklebank bought the Grizedale estate in 1903 and rebuilt the hall. This later became a POW officers camp in the 2nd World War and was the camp that featured in the film The one that got away. The hall was pulled down in 1957. It stood near were the present Grizedale Forest centre buildings are. They have or had an exhibition about the Hall and it's occupants.

These memorials are in Satterthwaite church www.satterthwaitepc.org.uk

To the Glory of God and In Memory of Mary Ellen Brocklebank of Grizedale Hall
This organ was installed by parishioners and friends, All Saints Day, 1933

To the Honour and Glory of God
The east window was placed
in this church by Harold
Brocklebank of Grizedale
In Memory of his father and
mother 24th November 1916

To the Dear Memory of Thomas Geoffrey
Elder son of Harold Brocklebank of Grizedale
Captain 4th West Lancashire Howitzer Brigade RFA
Fell in action in France near Maricourt
On August 5th 1916 aged 33 years
He being made perfect in a short time fulfilled a long time for his soul pleased the Lord
Wisdom of Solomon IV 13 & 14.

How come you are both overlapping this research?

Keep forgetting I now have a signature that's why!

More from Satterthwaite

Grave Number 222
In Loving Memory of
Mary Ellen
Wife of Harold Brocklebank
of Grizedale Hall
Died 20th November 1929
In her seventy-fourth year
I shall be satisfied
20
Grave Number 246
In Loving Memory of
Harold Brocklebank
of Grizedale Hall
Third son of Thomas Brocklebank
Born 24th November 1854
Died 1st December 1936

From www.1914-18invisionzone.com

Capt. Thomas Geoffrey Brocklebank, RFA
Son of H Brocklebank of Grizedale Hall, near Hawkshead, Lancs
Educated at Eton from 1895-1901 (Secy, Musical Society, 1901) and at Trinity College, Oxford U. (MA, 1905; VIII,1904)
Called to Bar, Inner Temple, 1907; and lived at 4 Fulwood Park, Aigburth, Liverpool
Capt, 4th West Lancs. Bde, RFA (TF) in France, 1914-16
"He was wounded in the arm on August 2, 1916, but refused to go to the hospital, and remained with his men 'to see things through'; but three days later he was shot in the head and killed instantlaneously." KIA at Maricourt on 5 Aug 16

Sources: Eton School Register, Part VII, 1899-1909; List of Etonians Who Fought in the Great War, 1914-1919; The Eton College Chronicle, October 12, 1916; A short history of the 59th (4th West Lancashire) Brigade, RA TA.



There is also a photo of him there

I guess in 1901 he is at Eton.

There's a picture of the stained glass window here
http://cumbrianwarmemorials.blogspot.co ... waite.html

Hi there,
Have you done any research further back on the Brocklebank line...I too am looking into this family!

In MCMX1 (tks D.S ) census
I've found a Tom Brocklebank born Lpool
in South Stoneham Hants aged 27 1884c
Using freebies, I can't find anyone else listed with him.

Tina