The Mordens clan in the 19th C
It was during the 19th C that the line which dated back
to 1685 grew into a clan—but on a tiny scale of course
compared to Scottish clans. There were 3 or 4 Brocket
households in Cambridgeshire 1800-24—those of
William and
Ann HALL of Guilden Morden, and of their 3 children: John,
William and Elizabeth. Thereafter the sons of these 3 children
evolved into 12 households, spreading out
to nearby parishes, London and beyond, with 44 known sons
of their own. At the peak in the 1840s there were 6 Broket
households in Cambridgeshire. Towards the end of the 19th
C that number fell to 3 and through the 20th there were only
one or two at any one time.
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1801
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1851
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1881
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1901
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| Guilden Morden |
428
|
929
|
959
|
646
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| Brockets |
6
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31
|
21
|
20
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| Brocket households |
2
|
6
|
5
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4
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| Steeple Morden |
430
|
888
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981
|
713
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| Brockets |
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
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| Brocket households |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
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Source: VCH vol 2, p 136
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In the 1820s and 30s there were 3 young William Brocketts
in Guilden Morden, all first cousins and later fathers of
large families:
William m Ann HALL
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John William Elizabeth
1789-1872 1792-1852 1795-1827
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William William William
b 1815 b 1815 b 1821
Carpenter Carpenter Farm Bailiff
m 1837 m 1838 m 1847
Sarah BONFIELD Fanny BONNETT Amy TOOKEY
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