EASTERBROOK GENEALOGY
The history of the Easterbrook family name
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I have identified two families who emigrated to South Africa, although some descendants were born in other African countries. William Penrose EASTERBROOK from PlymouthFamily 9
William Penrose was the son of John EASTERBROOK and Margaret HOSKING from Penzance who moved to Plymouth about 1840. William emigrated to South Africa in 1859, the arrival record states: William EASTERBROOK, aged 24, carpenter from Devon, travelling to Mr. Hoskings of 138 Long-street Cape Town, sailed on the Aurifera. dep Southampton 22 Feb 1859 arr Table Bay 19 May 1859. The Mr Hoskings was presumably a relation of his mother. John EASTERBROOK and Ann FENWICK
Son John Wilfred played Cricket for South Africa, and also Football in 1920. Walter EASTERBROOK and Ellen OWEN
Harry EASTERBROOK and Nellie MAMBLE
John EASTERBROOK and Emma HORTOP from Barrow, Lancashire, EnglandFamily 130
John and Emma emigrated from England to Kimberley. John is the son of John EASTERBROOK and Mary HARPER of Barrow, Lancashire. Thomas EASTERBROOK and Violet of Cape TownFamily 234
Thomas Anthony died 17/Aug/1945 in World War II. He is buried in the Cape Town (Plumstead) Cemetery Joseph EASTERBROOK and Grace DAVIEFamily 140
Joseph came from North Devon, moved to Wales where he married. He worked for the colonies government service and the family spend time in South Africa where the 2 oldest children were born, and then to Wolverhampton. In 1919 he travelled to Nigeria and died there the following year. John Barry EASTERBROOK and Moira Anne SANDISON of Rhodesia/ZimbabweFamily 311
Several generations of this family lived in Rhodesia then Zimbabwe. Other EASTERBROOK in AfricaThere is a Easterbrook Foundation in Nigeria founded by an Easterbrook family, but I have no further information. An honorary game warden in Malindi, Kenya is called Mark Easterbrook. The only reference I have is a blog entry from 2004 (no longer linking to the blog entry).
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