'Notes on the Brooke Family in the Isle of Man'
Date(s): August 1991
Creator(s): Brooke, Martin
Scope & Content: Photocopy of annotated, corrected article tracing the history of the Brooke family from its Yorkshire origins, concentrating on the period after the 1830s purchase by Sam Brooke of the 1,100 acres hill farm known as Druidale (land previously known as Mount Pelier Park (Montpelier), Close Emmal and Airey Kelly), in the north of the Isle of Man. As well as describing the topography, the author sets out travelling conditions of the day, relevant given that Sam's younger son John emigrated to Australia in the 1850s. On his return he married and established a family, taking over Druidale, his father Sam having moved to Ballacoraige, Ballaugh. John later moved to Cronk Ould farm outside Ballaugh. As well as tracing events in the life of John and his elder brother Thomas, the article relays the later history and sale of Druidale farm as well as aspects of the lives of later generations of the Brooke family. The anecdotal style of the writer is used to good effect when explaining early 1970s negotiations for a run down property known as Johnson's Cottage on the Druidale estate and its subsequent renovation and use as a holiday home.
Language: English
Extent: 32 pages
Physical description: typescript
Item name: article
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 13470
Record class: Private
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