John Brook and Martha Sharp(e)
I know only that the Brook line I am researching is from Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG. If you have any information on the Brook families of Yorkshire, I would be happy to exchange information (genealogist@sbcglobal.net).
1.  (1)  Isaac Brook, bc 1761; m 17 APR 1786, Badford, Yorkshire, ENG, Ruth Jowett (bc 1761).  See Jowett page for information on Ruth's ancestors.  Had:

          (2)  
Hannah Brook, b 12 MAR 1787, c 1 APR 1787, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (3)  
Isaac Brook, b 30 AUG 1788; c 14 NOV 1788, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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John Brook, b 28 JUL 1790, c 9 AUG 1790, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Samuel Brook, b 15 JUN 1794; c 12 NOV 1794, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Mary Brook, b 4 JUN 1796; c 8 JUL 1795, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Nancy Brook, b 14 JUL 1799; c 2 OCT 1799, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Joshua Brook, b 6 DEC 1804; c 15 FEB 1805, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Martha Brook, b 19 JUL 1806; c 1 sEp 1806, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (10) 
Betty Brook, b 17 OCT 1808, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.

2. (5)
John Brook, b 28 JUL 1790, c 9 AUG 1790, Kipping Independent, Thornton by Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m Jnae (LNU).  in 1851 he was a stuff weaver in Horton.  In 1851 they had Sarah and her 2 children, a grandson Isaac Brook, and a grandson William Brook, possibly a child of Hannah, living with them.

          (11)+ 
John Brook, bc 1815
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Sarah Brook, bc 1816
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Thomas Brook, bc 1826
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Hannah Brook, bc 1826.  In 1851 she was a power loom weaver.
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Adah Brook, bc 1828.
          (16)   
Isaac Brook, bc 1829.  In 1841 he was a miner living at 24 Greenfield Lane, Horton with Seth Sharp and his
                    family.

3. (11)
John Brook, bc 1815, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m 7 NOV 1833, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG, Martha Sharpe (d BEF 1881). In 1839 he was a stuff manufacturer living in Paradise Green, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. In 1862 he was a weaver. In 1881 living at 1 Paradise Green in Horton In Bradford, Yorkshire. In 1881 he was a warp dress (stuff mr). His daughter Hannah was living with him and his daughter Isabella and her family. See Sharpe for information on Martha's ancestors. The marriage date above was derived from the IGI for a John Rook and Martha Sharp.--it is assumed to be this couple. Had:

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Isaac Brook, b 11 OCT 1834, Paradise on Great Horton, Yorkshire, ENG; c 28 JUN 1837, Wesleyan Methodist, Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (18)+
Joseph Brook, c 30 DEC 1836, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (19)  
Hannah Brook, b 20 SEP 1836; c 28 JUN 1837, Wesleyan Methodist, Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
                    She was a weaver in 1881 and unmarried.
          (20)+
Elizabeth Brook, b 23 FEB 1839, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (21)+
Sharp Brook, bc 1842, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (22)  
Martha Jane Brook, bc 1846, Horton  Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (23)  
Charles James Brook, bc 1848, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG
          (24)  
Rose Ann Brook, b APR-JUN 1850, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG
          (25)+
Isabella Brook, bc 1853, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.

4. (17)
Isaac Brook, b 11 OCT 1834, Paradise on Great Horton, Yorkshire, ENG; c 28 JUN 1837, Wesleyan Methodist, Great Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m Rebecca (LNU) (bc 1834). They lived at 12 Paradise Green in 1862 and in 1881 (Wright Wilkinson family lived at 15 Paradise Green). He was a woolsorter in 1867, and delver in 1871, and a quarryman in 1877, in 1881 an unemployed warpdresser (stuff manufacter). Had:

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Jane Anne Brook, b 6 JUL 1855; c 11 AUG 1867, St.  John's, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Mary Brook, b 1859; c 5 MAR 1871, St. John's, Horton,  Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (28)  
Martha Brook, b 1861; c 5 MAR 1871, St. John's,  Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG. She was an unmarried
                   weaver (worsted) in 1881.
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Ruth Brook, b 29 DEC 1862; c 3 JUN 1877, St. John's,  Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (30) 
Hannah Brook, bc 1868,
          (31) 
Thomas Brook, b 29 JAN 1873; c 3 JUN 1877, St. John's, Horton,  Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.

5. (26)
Jane Anne Brook, b 6 JUL 1855; c 11 AUG 1867, St. John's, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m 3 JUN 1877, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG, Wright Wilkinson. Wright was the son of Johnson and Ann Wilkinson (see Wilkinsons of Yorkshire page). In 1881 they lived at 15 Paradise Green, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.

5.(29)
Ruth Brook, b 29 DEC 1862; c 3 JUN 1877, St. John's,  Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m (FNU) Lee (d BEF 1891). She was an unmarried weaver (worsted) in 1881. In 1891 she was a widow living with her parents.

          (32)
Fred Lee, bc 1890.

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4. (18)
Joseph Brook, c 30 DEC 1836, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m Mary (LNU) (bc 1834, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG). in 1881 he was an iron smelter living at 545 Back Lane, Bradford.

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Sarah Hanna Brook, bc 1874, Pudsey, Yorkshire, ENG.

4. (20)
Elizabeth Brook, b 23 FEB 1839, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m 30 SEP 1862, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG, James Wilkinson (bc 1840; d BET 1873-1881).See Wilkinsons of Yorkshire for his ancestors and their descendants.

4. (21)
Sharp Brook, bc 1842, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m likely, JAN-MAR 1870, Emma (LNU) (bc 1840, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG). In 1881 he was a cotton warp dresser living at 170 Soutfield Lane, Horton in Bradford.

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Miriam Brook, bc 1866, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Sarah A. Brook, bc 1867, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG
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Isabella Brook, bc 1870, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG
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John Brook, bc 1874, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG.
          (38)  
Elizabeth H. Brook, bc 1878, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG

5. (34) Miriam Brook, bc 1866, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m James Pearson Smith.

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Tom Sharp Smith, bc 1889
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Edmund Smith, bc 1893
          (41) 
William H.N. Smith,  bc 1895.

4. (25)
Isabella Brook, bc 1853, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m Charles Denison (bc 1855, Harewood, Yorkshire, ENG). In 1881 they were living with her father. He was a master boot and shoemaker, she was a weaver. Had:

          (42)
Fanny Denison, bc 1881.

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3. (12) 
Sarah Brook, bc 1816; m 28 DEC 1835, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; Henry Holdsworth.  In 1851 she was a worsted power loom weaver living with her parents.

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Hannah Holdsworth, b 28  MAY 1836; c 28 JUN 1837, Wesleyan methodist, great Horton, Yorkshire, ENG.
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Naomi Holdsworth, bc 1841.

3. (13)
Thomas Brook, bc 1826, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG; m Sarah (LNU) (bc 1825, Bramley, Yorkshire, ENG).  In 1851 they were worsted weavers in Horton.  IN 1871 he was an unemployed mechanic, she was a worsted weaver, lving at 52 Grafton Street, Horton.  In 1881 he was a worsted dyer, she was housework & confectioner living at 168 Otley Rd., Bradford.

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Isaac Stephenson Brook, bc 1854.

4. (45)
Isaac Stephenson Brook, bc 1854.; m Alice (LNU) (bc 1855, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG).  In 1881 he was a Drayman, she was a confectioner, living with his parents.

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Sarah Elizabeth Brook, bc 1877, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG
          (47)
Amy Brook, bc 1878, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG
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James Brook, bc 1880, Bradford, Yorkshire, ENG
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