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CHARLOTTE BROOKING'S NOTEBOOK
plus a typed copy of her Diary of Events.

This page contains a confusing number of photostat copies of part of an old notebook of at least 90 pages. There is no title page or obvious beginning to the notebook. It appears to have been old and much used with loose inserts of differing sizes added. The photostats subsequently became jumbled which has made it difficult to identify the order of the original notebook. The contents relate to both the Brooking and Roope families. Many of the pages contain tightly drawn pedigrees along with biographical material and related subjects. One of these pages contain a pedigree of the main brooking descent (page 6) and therefore was probably towards the front of the manuscript. Helen Allen describes the photostats in one of her letters and states that she received them in their present condition.

The page numbering has possibly been added by my father with two or three exceptions by myself in an attempt to make sense of this manuscript. I have tried to arrange the pages in a way that replicates their position in the book e.g. left or right side but incorrect conclusions may have been made.

Made available here by Julian Rawes, 2022.

A typed copy of Charlotte's Diary of Events along with a who's who will be found at the end.

Pages 1/2 Robert Chase & Elizabeth Bigglesdon

Pages --/4?

Pages 00/6? Thomas Brooking born 1616 and main Brooking pedigree

Pages 7-14 missing

Pages 00/16 Chancery Proceedings

Pages 17/--

Pages 19-20 missing

Pages --/22 Francis Wheddon

Pages 23/24 Nosworthy & Holdsworth

Pages 25/-- Mayors of Dartmouth

Pages 27/28 Arthur Holdsworth Brooking & Mary Weane

Pages 29/30 Arthur Holdsworth Brooking and Nicholas Brooking

Pages 31/00

Pages 33/34 Greenway and Roope Harris Roope

Pages 35/36 Cable [Cabel] Roope and Susanna Roope

Pages 37/38 Mrs Cornish

Pages 39/40 Nicholas Brooking and Susan Brooking who married Charles Roope

Pages 41/42 Frances Brooking & Julian Brooking

Pages 43/44 Charlotte Roope and her Diary of Events

Pages 45/46 Charlotte Roope and register of events

Pages 47/48 Charlotte Roope, Diary of Events and Arthur Brooking

Pages 49/50 Arthur Brooking and letter

Pages 51/52 Arthur Brooking and story

Pages 53/54 Arthur Brooking and story

Pages 55/56? Arthur Brooking and Nicholas Brooking Mayor of Exeter

Pages 57/58 Arthur Brooking and story

Pages 59/60 Arthur Brooking and story

Pages 61/62 James Brooking

Pages 63 James Brooking

Pages 64/65 Mayors of Totnes and St Saviour's brasses

Pages 66/67 St Petrox Roope Brasses and John Smith Tracey

Pages 68/-- John Tracey, Governor Osborne

Pages 70-72 missing

Pages 73/74 Chancery Proceedings

Pages 75/76 Chancery Proceedings and Ipplepin Church

Pages 77/78 St Petrox Registers

Pages 79/-- Chancery Proceedings

Pages 80 onwards missing

This is the transcript of the 'Diary of Events' to be found within the above notebook.

The Diary of Events from page 43 is of particular interest in giving both the dates of birth and of the Brooking/Roope families and the numerous comings and goings between 1824 and 1864. The individuals mentioned in the diary are mostly children and grandchildren of Charlotte Roope and Nicholas Brooking, with a few references to members of Charlotte's own Roope family, especially Susan Roope and William Newman Roope her siblings. Our own family are descended from Cabel Roope, another of her siblings.

My own notes as to who is whom are to be found at the end of this transcript along with one of the letters from Helen Allan to my father.

Made available here by Julian Rawes, 2021.

CHARLOTTE ROOPE – NICHOLAS BROOKING
I786 to I870 1782 to 1824 Copied from Note Book belonging to Miss Charlotte Brooking (of) Dartmouth, from material obtained from the Brooking Society.
1828 - June 30 to July 3, Henry went on board the Dungavon Castle to sail for Madeira.
1831 - July, John left Christs Hospital.
1832 - Novr 26, John went to live with Mr Dolston at Brixham.
1833 - Jany 21, John's Articles are signed.
April 25, Arthur went on board the Minerva May 6 and sailed from Gravesend for China.
June 24, Julian left Christs Hospital.
1834 - May 18, Arthur arrived in London.
May 28, arrived in Dartmouth.
June 26, Arthur joined the Minerva at Gravesend to proceed on his second voyage to China.
July 3, Nicholas was married to Miss Laura Sherlock.
Oct 26, Nicholas was ordained to the Curacy of Sherford.
Decr 29, Julian went to London.
1835 - Jan. 1, and commenced his labours at the London & Westminster Bank.
July, Arthur sailed in Minerva on 3rd voyage to China.
1836 - Sept. 21,Roope sailed from Liverpool to Pernambuco [Brazil].
First Monday after Christmas Day Nicolas preached for the first time at the Curacy Abbatskerswell.
1837 - May c.20, Arthur sailed on the Bombay Capt Baugh(?) to Madras and Calcutta, his fourth voyage.
May 24, Henry sailed from Liverpool for New York.
Aug. 28, Nicholas son of Nicholas was born.
1838 - July 25, Susan Brooking was married to Charles Roope at St Petrox.
Nov 14, Laura Sherlock Brooking born.
1839 - Jan. 12, Susan left Oporto for Pernambuco.
Jany, Henry sailed in the Great Western for New York.
Apr 23, Arthur sailed on the Bombay. Capt Farley for Bombay & China.
May 1, Susan Charlot Roope was born at Pernambco.

1840 - May 23, John Sherlock Brooking was born at Abbotskerswell.
Aug 23, Arthur sailed on the Orient Whales for Sidney, 6th voyage.

I841 - April, Arthur entered the surveying service at Madras, Capt Frankle.
Feb 23, Sarah Roope was married to Mr Fred Follett at St Petrox.
June 13, Mr and Mrs C Roope left Dartmouth for Pernambuco after an eight months stay in England.
July I9, Emma Sherlock Brooking was born at Kerswell.
Aug. 4, Mary Ann Wye Roope was born.
1842 - Aug 22, Arthur Sherlock Brooking born at Heavitree [Devon].
Jan 4, Henry Stewart Corry Brooking born at Stoke.
Sept 13, John Brooking was married to Diana Mary Billing in Liverpool.
Aug or Sep, Henry went to Prince Edward Island.
Feb, Fred Quaker Follett was born.
Oct 27, Roope arrived from Pernambuco.
April 10, Arthur left Gravesend on the Bombay Capt Farley for Bombay and China.
1843 - July 11, Charlot Brooking was marred to Edward Blackburn.
c. Sep 1, Roope sailed for Pernambuco.
Oct I2, Mary Sherlock Brooking born at Ipplepen [Devon].
Oct 8, Charlot Vere Tyndale was born at Paignton.
Either the end of this year or early in 44 Arthur entered the indian Government Service as 1st Lieutenant on board the [HMS] Proserpine at Hong Kong.
Dec 23, Charlot Maria Roope borne.
1844 - Feby 1, Chariot Elizabeth Billing Brooking born.
April 5, Edward Brooking Blackburn [born] at Brooklyn.
July 27, John son of Henry Brooking born.
Oct, Henry took his family to Brixham.
1845 - March 3, Jessu Sherlock Brooking was born at Ipplepen.
Aug 1, John Billing Brooking born.
July 29, Roope sailed for New York.
Oct 4, Emma Brooking Blackburn born at Ford Cottage.
Oct 7, Julian Arthur Brooking born.
Nov I6, Chas Henry Brooking Roope born.
I846 - Aug 1, Roope Brooking born.
1847 - Feb 6, Mary Brooking Blackburn born.
Aug, Laura Sherlock Brooking born.
? 21, George Edward Billing Brooking born.
Nov 25, Frances Roope was married to Wm Harry Walsh
1848 - July 8 Susan left Dartmouth for Liverpool.
Aug 22, Frances Shurlock Brooking was born. Mr William Garrett Roope was married to Miss Maria Gorman.
Nov, Roope Brooking was married to Miss Anna Ashmead at Philadelphia [USA].
1849 - May 18, Amy Hunt Billing Brooking born.
Aug 21, Arthur Blackburn born.
Sept 3, Herbert Brooking born.
1850 - Feb 20, Fanny Brooking left England for lndia.
1851 - ? 28, Charlot Mary Blackburn born.
March 14, Arthur Brooking's daughter Mary born.
July 15, Arthur Cable [Cabel] Roope born at Ipplepen.
July 18, Annette Stuart Corry Brooking born at Brixham. Percy Lehman Brooking born at Brooklyn [New York].
Aug 20, Bertha Sherlock Brooking born.
1853 - July 10, Henry embarked for New Zealand.
Oct 4, Miss H Brooking embarked in Euxine for India.
Aug 27, Edith M Brooking born at New(?)main [Rangoon, Burma]. Arthur was appointed superintendent of steam Mary in the I[r]rawaddy [Burma].
1855 - March 7, Allice Maude Blackburn born.
17 July, Arthur Roope Brooking born at Nethway [Kingswear].
July 18, Benjamin Roope Burton Brooking born in Wellington, NZ.
1856 - May 15, Arthur married Emma Tracey.
Nov 25, Earnest Murray Blackburn born at Teignmouth..
1857 - Feb 17, Christina Matilda Brooking born at Nethway.
July 3, Gertrude Mary Brooking was born at Rangoon.
1859 - Jany 29, Geraldeen Brooking born at Nethway House.
July 6, Harold Bellas Blackburn at West Ogwell House [Devon].
1860 - May -?, Arthur Frank Tracy Brooking born at Salterton [Devon].
July 23, Robert Blackburn born.
1861 - Feby 11, Twins: Bertha Frances & Ethel Margaret Roope Brooking born at Nethway.
1864 - March 11, Charles Edward Brooking born at Nethway.

Notes

Charlotte Roope was the sister of Cabel Roope 1777-1847 and daughter of Roope Harris Roope and Mary Newman.

Of her children: Nicholas married Laura Sherlock, Susan married Charles Roope the son of Cabel Roope, Henry married Annette Corry, John married Diana Mary Billing and Christina Tyndale Roope the daughter of William Newman Roope, Arthur married Frances Susan Brooking, Emma Tracy and also had two children by an Indian lady, Julian married Jane Heath, Roope married Anna Preston Ashmead, Charlotte married Edward Blackburn.

All of Nicholas' children had Sherlock as a middle name.

Susan Charlotte Roope was the first child of Charles and Susan Roope.

Sarah Roope, the wife of Fred Follett was Jonah Lavington's daughter.

Mary Ann Wye Roope was the daughter of John & Susan Brooking.

Charlotte Maria Roope was daughter of John & Susan Brooking.

Charlotte spelt Sherlock in a variety of ways - it has here been standardised.

Julian Arthur was the son of Henry & Annette Brooking.

Charles Henry Brooking was the son of Charles & Susan Roope.

Roope Brooking was the son of Henry & Annette Brooking.

Mary was daughter of Arthur Brooking by Frances Susan.

Frances Roope and William Garrett Roope was the daughter and son of William Newman Roope.

Charlotte seems to have kept close ties with her brother William Newman Roope.

Arthur Brooking had two daughters by an Indian [or Burmese] lady; Alice Maud, born 1861, came to this country and married David Edward O'Conner, she died in 1932; Cecilia Clara born 1864, died in Brabant, Holland in 1954.

Arthur Cabel was the son of Charles and Susan Roope.

The identity of Miss H Brooking is not known.

Edith Mary Brooking was the daughter of Arthur and Frances.

Benjamin Roope Burton Brooking was the son of Henry & Annette.

Gertrude Mary was the daughter of Arthur Brooking.

John Brooking lived at Nethway House, Kingswear, with his second wife Christina Tyndale Roope, the daughter of William Newman Roope, the younger brother of Cabel Roope.

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