When the 1871 Census was taken, John Walling Brooks was aged 32, his wife Amelia being 24. At that time, he conducted his school at 2, The Square in Chulmleigh and the census does not record what name he traded under in 1871. By then, the couple had 3 children - Annie (5), Mary Elizabeth (4) and William (2) . Also listed are two servants but there are no assistant masters living in so it could be that at this stage, Brooks alone was conducting the school. |
