Archive Archive| FILE | DESCRIPTION | DATE |
| o0022 | Entry in the Newcastle St. John parish records for the marriage of John Brookbank and Mary Chilton. Both solemnized the entry with a "x", indicating that they were partially illiterate. | 11th February 1828 |
| o0023 | Entry in the birth registers for William Brookbank son of John and Mary Brookbank (nee Chilton). Their residence at the time of birth was Scotswood in the township of Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne. | 13th March 1846 |
| t0024 | 1851 census entry for John and Mary Brookbank and family. The family were now living at Bell Street, North Shields. | April 1851 |
| o0025 | Marriage certificate of John Brookbank and Elizabeth Ross from the records of the church of St. Hilda, South Shields. | 29th February 1852 |
| t0029 | Administration of the estate of the late John Brookbank, of Rudyard Street, North Shields. | 23rd March 1861 |
| t0031 | Transcript of story from "Shields Daily News" - Garotte Robbery by a Soldier at North Shields, involving James Brookbank. | 17th April 1868 |
| t0030 | Transcript of story from "Shields Daily News" - Boy drowned, involving George Brookbank | 11th November 1869 |
| t0028 | 1871 census entry for John and Elizabeth Brookbank (nee Ross) and family. The family were now living at 19 Stanley Street, Chirton, North Shields. Also shown is Mary Brookbank (nee Chilton) living with her son Joseph. | April 1871 |
| t0026 | 1881 census entry for John and Elizabeth Brookbank (nee Ross) and family. The family were now living at 19 Stanley Street, Chirton, North Shields. | April 1881 |
| t0027 | Administration of the estate of the late Mary Brookbank, of Prudhoe Street, North Shields. | 27th February 1883 |
| 00099 | John Brookbank father of Alexander Brookbank. (from a photocopy) | abt. 1885 |
| 00100 | Alexander Brookbank. (from a photocopy) | abt. 1885 |
| o0028 | Marriage certificate of Alexander Brookbank and Catherine Grey from the records of Tynemouth church. | 9th June 1892 |
| o0074 o0075 |
Alexander Brookbanks First class certificate of competency in engineering issued by the board of trade. (front) / (back) | 8th October 1903 |
| o0002 | Ships manifest for S.S. Olympic, sailing from Southampton to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank (age 46) on line 15 sailing to meet the S.S. Guardian, in the employment of the South American ???? Company. | 26th February 1914 |
| t0032 | Transcript of story from "Shields Daily News" - DEATHS - Brookbanks - At Kriegegefangenenlazarett, Langensaiza, Germany, involving William Robert Brookbanks. | 21st July 1915 |
| o0003 | Ships manifest for S.S. Winamac, sailing from London to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 18. | 10th February 1918 |
| o0004 | Ships manifest for S.S. Winamac, sailing from Gibraltar to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 20. | 18th October 1918 |
| t0005 | Ships manifest for S.S. Philadelphia, sailing from Southampton to New York. No original manifest, but showing Alexander Brookbank on line 13. | 10th May 1920 |
| o0001 | Ships manifest for the S.S. Cedric, sailing from Liverpool to New York, arriving 8th April 1921. Showing the immigration of Catherine Brookbank of North Shields and family to meet her husband Alexander Brookbank in New York. First line Catherine Brookbank (age 49)(nee Grey), second line Isabella Brookbank (age 16), third line Clarence Brookbank (age 14), fourth line Adelaide Clarissa Brookbank (age 9) and fifth line Kenneth Brookbank (age 5). | 8th April 1921 |
| o0006 | Ships manifest for S.S. Sagua, sailing from Tela, Honduras to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 21. | 19th July 1921 |
| o0007 | Ships manifest for S.S. Sagua, sailing from San Juan to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 19. | 27th November 1921 |
| o0008 | Ships manifest for S.S. Sagua, sailing from San Juan, Porto Rico to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 18. | 19th December 1921 |
| o0009 | Ships manifest for S.S. Sagua, sailing from San Juan, Porto Rico to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 18. | 9th January 1922 |
| t0010 | Ships manifest for S.S. Sagua. Showing Alexander Brookbank on line 18. No original available. | 30th January 1922 |
| o0011 | Ships manifest for S.S. Sagua, sailing from San Juan, Porto Rico to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 18. | 23rd April 1922 |
| o0012 | Ships manifest for S.S. Tanamo, sailing from San Juan, Porto Rico to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 21. | 27th November 1922 |
| o0013 | Ships manifest for S.S. Tanamo, sailing from San Juan, Porto Rico to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality English on line 21. | 27th November 1922 |
| o0014 | Ships manifest for S.S. Tanamo, sailing from San Juan, Porto Rico to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality British on line 21. | 8th January 1923 |
| o0015 | Ships manifest for S.S. Tanamo, sailing from San Juan, Porto Rico to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality British on line 21. | 29th January 1923 |
| o0016 | Ships manifest for S.S. Miraflores sailing from Cuba and Jamaica to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality British on line 13. | 18th October 1923 |
| o0017 | Ships manifest for S.S. Miraflores, sailing from Cuba to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality American on line 11. | 7th January 1924 |
| o0018 | Ships manifest for S.S. Miraflores, sailing from Cuba to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality American on line 13. | 18th February 1924 |
| o0019 | Ships manifest for S.S. Miraflores, sailing from Cuba and Jamaica to New York. Showing Alexander Brookbank as crew, nationality American on line 13. | 10th March 1924 |
| 00076 | John Alexander Ross Brookbank (far right) on a ship. | c.1930 ? |
| 00030 | Wedding photograph of Kathleen Brookbank and Leslie Haddacks wedding. Far left John A. Brookbank, ?, Betty Brookbank, Titch Haddix, ?, Mary Brookbank, Vicar, ?, Kathleen Millett,? far right. | c. 1940 |
| 00031 | Wedding photograph of Kathleen Brookbank and Leslie Haddacks wedding. Far left Florence Millett, Norah Millett, John A. Brookbank, Kathleen Betty Brookbank, ?, Titch Haddix, Elsie Poole, ?, ?, ?, Violet Millett, ?, Mary Brookbank. ?, Keith Brookbank, Kathleen Millett. | c. 1940 |
| o0021 t0021 |
Two obituries for Alexander Ross Brookbank from a Tyneside newspaper. | 1958 |
| 00075 | John Alexander Ross Brookbank with his car "Old Moggy" in Bristol | c.1960 |
| 00077 | Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank) with Percy Higgins. (B/W) | - |
| 00078 | Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank) with Percy Higgins. (Sepia) | - |
| 00079 | Katherine Higgins (nee Brookbank) with her son Percy Higgins on a ship to the USA. | - |
| 00080 | Alexander and Catherine Brookbank with Percy Higgins. | - |
| 00081 | Alexander and Catherine Brookbank with Percy Higgins. | - |
| 00082 | Albert Brookbank son of Alexander and Catherine. | - |
| 00083 | Albert Brookbank (left) with his brother Clarence (right). | - |
| 00085 | Isabella Brookbank. | - |
| 00086 | Isabella (Ella) Brookbank (left?) with her sister Adelaide Clarissa (Dissa) Brookbank(right). | - |
| 00087 | Isabella Brookbank (left) with her sister Adelaide Clarissa (Dissa). | - |
| 00088 | Isabella Brookbank. | - |
| 00089 | Isabella Brookbank at the 42nd street house, Brooklyn. | - |
| 00090 | Back row, left to right. Isabella Brookbank, Albert Brookbank, Kenneth Brookbank, Catherine Brookbank (nee Ackley). Front row, left to right. Douglas Brookbank, Ronald Brookbank. A picnic on Long Island, New York, USA. | - |
| 00092 | Left to right. Emily Brookbank (nee Ackley), Joan Pritchard, Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank). | December 1957 |
| 00093 | Ronald Brookbank and Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank). | December 1957 |
| 00094 | Left to right. William Lang, Adelaide Clarissa Lang (nee Brookbank), Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank), Claire Lang. | December 1957 |
| 00053 | Left to right. Back Row: Kenneth Brookbank, Julian Brookbank, Roderick Brookbank, Phillip Brookbank, Christopher Brookbank. Front Row: Keith Brookbank, Alec Brookbank, Peter Brookbank, Heather Brookbank. And Snitchy the dog. | 1964 |
| 00091 | Christopher Brookbank in royal marine dress uniform in USA. | April 1966 |
| 00096 | Joan Pritchard, daughter of Isabella Brookbank. | - |
| 00097 | Clarissa (Claire) Lang, daughter of Adelaide Clarissa Brookbank. | - |
| 00098 | Janet Brookbank age 2, daughter of Albert Brookbank, grandaughter of Albert Grey Brookbank. | - |
| 00084 | Albert Brookbank (left) with his brother Clarence (right), later in life. | c. 1971 |
| 00073 | Left to right. Ernest Allen, Clifford Brown, ?, ?, Eileen Brown, ?,Phillip Brookbank, Bill Anstee (Bald), ?, Timothy Goldsworthy, Ethel Grace Payne (nee Boulton), Christopher Elms, Timothy Brookbank, Peter Brookbank, Alec Brookbank, Nancy Anstee, ?, Sheila Beddoe (Payne), ?, Keith Brookbank, Michael Beddoe, Heather Brookbank, Paula Goldsworthy, Taff Beddoe, ?, Julian Brookbank, Christopher Brookbank, ?, ?, Bridget Brookbank, ? , ?, Margaret Elms, Christine Taylor, ?, Brian Elms, Kenneth Taylor, Elizabeth Elms, David Parsons, Richard Parsons, Ralph ?, Winifred Jeffreys, Timothy Goldsworthy, Freda Elms, Denise Taylor, Heather Haywood, Ursula Chedgey, Amy Taylor, Sharon Taylor, Cecily Heap, Geoff Taylor, Ruth Chedgey, Jennifer Taylor (red coat), Roger Taylor, Albert wilkins, Julian Taylor, ?, ?, ?. | 31 March 1973 |
| 00069 | Left to right. Keith Brookbank, Heather Brookbank, Paula Goldsworthy, Christopher Brookbank, Julian Brookbank, Bridget Brookbank, Christine Taylor, Elizabeth Elms, Kenneth Taylor. | 31 March 1973 |
| 00070 | Left to right. Heather Brookbank, Julian Brookbank, Bridget Brookbank, Keith Brookbank. | 31 March 1973 |
| 00065 | Keith and Heather Brookbank at the marriage of their son Julian Brookbank. | 31 March 1973 |
| 00066 | Julian Brookbank and Bridget Taylor on their wedding day. | 31 March 1973 |
| 00067 | Peter Brookbank and his wife Christine. | 31 March 1973 |
| 00095 | Douglas Brookbank with his father Clarence. | March 1983 |
| 00060 | S.S. Cedric - Catherine Brookbank and family sailed on her to New York. Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1902. 21035 gross tons; 700 (bp) feet long; 75 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 16 knots. 2875 passengers ( 365 first class, 160 second class, 2350 third class ). Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1902 and named Cedric. Liverpool-New York service. Used as an auxiliary cruiser and then as a troopship during World War I. Scrapped in 1932. | - |
| 00061 | S.S. Philadelphia - Built by J. & G. Thomson Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1889. 10499 gross tons; 560 (bp) feet long; 63 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 20 knots. 1740 passengers ( 540 first class, 200 second class, 1000 third class ). Built for American Line, in 1889 and named Philadelphia. Liverpool-New York service. World’s fastest ship 1889-92. Sold to American Line, in 1892 and renamed Paris. Southampton-New York service. Transferred to United States Navy, American flag, in 1898 and renamed USS Yale. Spanish-American war service. Returned to American Line, in 1898 and reverted to Paris. Liverpool-New York service. Nearly lost after grounding off Cornwall on May 21, 1899. Renamed Philadelphia in 1899. Transferred to Additional Arrivals, in 1917 and USS Harrisburg. US Navy service. Returned to American Line, in 1919 and reverted to Philadelphia. Southampton-New York service. Laid up New York-Naples Steamship Company, American flag, in 1922. New York-Naples service. Scrapped as Genoa in 1923. | - |
| 00062 | S.S. Olympic - Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1911. 45324 gross tons; 882 (bp) feet long; 92 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, triple screw. Service speed 21 knots. 2764 passengers ( 1054 first class, 510 second class, 1200 third class ). Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1911 and named Olympic. Southampton-New York, WWI troopship, Trans-Atlantic ( 1920-24) service. Largest liner in the world 1911-12. Sistership to Titanic. Transferred to Cunard White Star Line, British flag, in 1935. Laid up in 1935. Last remains broken up in Scotland in 1937. | - |
| o0066 | Albert Grey Brookbank. Front of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
| o0067 | Albert Grey Brookbank. Back of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
| o0068 | Alexander Brookbank. Front of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
| o0069 | Alexander Brookbank. Back of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
| o0070 | John Alexander Brookbank. Front of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
| o0071 | John Alexander Brookbank. Front of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
| o0072 | John Brookbank. Relationship unknown. Front of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
| o0073 | John Brookbank. Relationship unknown. Back of CR10 Card. | 1918 |
