Individual Details

Charles Lewis BROOK MA, FRAS

(12 Jun 1855 - 9 May 1939)

Events

Birth12 Jun 1855Meltham, Yorkshire
Baptism15 Jul 1855St James the Apostle, Meltham Mills, Yorkshire
Residence1861with his widowed mother - Harewood Lodge, Meltham, Yorkshire
ResidenceFrom 1871 to 1873as a boarder and scholar under Samuel Haslam - Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland
Education19 Oct 1874Trinity College, Oxford
ResidenceFrom 1881 to 1911Harewood Lodge, Meltham, Yorkshire
Occupation1881cotton spinner - Meltham, Yorkshire
MiscellaneousJan 1899Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, elected
OccupationFrom 1901 to 1911sewing thread manufacturer - Meltham, Yorkshire
Death9 May 1939Harewood Lodge, Meltham, Yorkshire
Probate12 Jun 1939London

Families

FatherCharles John BROOK (1829 - 1857)
MotherMary JONES (1835 - 1919)
SiblingRuth Mary BROOK (1856 - 1932)
SiblingEsther Frost BROOK (1857 - 1944)

Notes

Miscellaneous

Charles Lewis Brook, MA, FRAS, FRMetS (1855-1939) served as Director of the BAA Variable Star Section from 1910 to 1921.

Occupation

Director of the thread and textile company Messrs. J. & P. Coates Ltd.

Probate

Probate was granted to Thomas William Hurst, cotton sewing thread manufacturer and Reginald James Brook, CBE, DSO, Colonel HM Army. His effects were vlued at £240222 (£6,899,175.84 in 2005).