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James EASTERBROOK and Jane READ of Willesden

James is the son of James EASTERBROOK and Jane PASSMORE of Tiverton

This family is being researched by Martin.

William EASTERBROOK and Elizabeth PRICE of Willesdon

William was born in Pennsylvania, but served in the Royal Navy in Bermuda and then Hampshire.

The older children were born in Hampshire and the youngest two in Willesdon.

Walter EASTERBROOK and Mary STOCKBRIDGE

Source: Br Rly J., 1992, 5, 25
[Walter was] Born 23 January 1842 at Ippleton in Devon. His father was a yeoman farmer. He joined the GWR in the late 1850s and in the period 1863/4 had become a fitter with Saxby & Farmer. On 18 June 1865 he married Mary Ann Stockbridge at Willesden Parish Church. Was successful in patenting improvements in interlocking although this led to his dismissal and a series of further patents both from him and from his former employer Saxby. In this effort Easterbrook received financial backing from George Henry Hannaford. In the end there was a Court case which took th form of the Great Western Railway versus Easterbrook held between 14 May and 15 July 1865. Saxby used Sir Frederick Bramwell and John Imray to appear on their behalf and Easterbrook lost and had to leave the field of signalling. He subsequently lived in Bristol and died on 19 January 1914.

Henry EASTERBROOK and Ellen TAYLOR

Henry George died 25/Apr/1918 in the Great War. He is buried in the Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport