Brooks And Pearson Families
A Memory of Hunslet.
My great great grandmother Selina Brooks was born in Cheap Street, Hunslet, in 1875 to an unmarried mother from London named Elizabeth who already had a toddler son out of wedlock. Her stepfather later became William Pearson from Holbeck. They moved to Frost Fold - now demolished . I'm interested in hearing from anybody related to these names, but also anybody who knows anything about Hunslet school in the 1880's, or the nuns who helped the poor. I've never worked out why Elizabeth moved up from the south with her little boy.
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From what I know, Elizabeth was a servant and seemed to move around a few houses for work, and eventually was servant for William Pearson (according to census records, anyway). I've found out quite a lot about Elizabeth's life but can't yet confirm her whereabouts in 1871, just before the birth of William Henry, or answer why and how she moved up North either. The family rumour is that William Henry was the illegitimate son of a Lord but this may be false, of course. I'd love to talk to you more about this or if anyone else has any further information, please get in touch!
Rebekah