Brake, Robert Albert

Abt 1852 - Abt 1920  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Brake, Robert Albert  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1852	Bay Of Islands, Newfoundland, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1920	Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [2, 3]
  Burial	1920	Trout River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I957	Loder
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Brake, John,   c. 2 Oct 1834, Broadclyst, Devon, England, United Kingdom d. Est 1867 (Age ~ 32 years)
  Mother	Wheeler, Ann,   b. 8 Aug 1836, Bay Of Islands, Newfoundland, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1847
  Family ID	F1182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Payne, Eliza Ann,   b. Abt 1850, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland d. Abt 1881, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1874	Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland
  Children	1. Brake, Issac John,   b. 9 Feb 1873, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland d. Abt 1955, Shoal Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland (Age 81 years)   2. Brake, Phillip Edward,   b. Dec 1875, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland d. Abt 1958, Unknown Location (Age ~ 82 years)   3. Brake, Hubert,   b. 23 Sep 1877, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland d. 31 Mar 1950, Trout River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 72 years)   4. Brake, William Robert,   b. 1879, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland d. Bef 29 Dec 1880, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland (Age 1 year)   5. Brake, Mary Jane,   b. 1881, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland d. 1882, Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Crocker, Hannah Maria,   b. 4 Jan 1871, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 13 Sep 1961, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1889	Woody Point, Bonne Bay, Disrtict of St. Barbe, Newfoundland
  Children	1. Brake, William Israel,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 28 Sep 1889, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 0 years)   2. Brake, Albert Thomas,   b. Abt 1890   d. Abt 1972 (Age ~ 82 years)   3. Brake, Azariah,   b. Abt 1891   d. Abt 1938 (Age ~ 47 years)   4. Brake, Eliza Catherine,   b. 16 Dec 1894, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 10 May 1912, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 17 years)   5. Brake, Robert,   b. Abt 1897   d. Abt 1981 (Age ~ 84 years)   6. Brake, George Walter,   b. Abt 1899   d. Abt 1954 (Age ~ 55 years)   7. Brake, Roland Lemeul,   b. Abt 1901, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. Abt 1984, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age ~ 83 years)   8. Brake, Leslie,   b. 27 Sep 1903, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 30 Mar 1974, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 70 years)   9. Brake, Evelyn Mildred,   b. Dec 1905, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   10. Brake, Martha Grace,   b. 11 Apr 1907, Trout River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 31 May 1984, Trout River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 77 years)   11. Brake, Aaron,   b. 1910, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 1910, Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 0 years)   12. Brake, Francis Stanley,   b. Abt 1912   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Brake, Clayton James,   b. Abt 1914   d. Abt 1982 (Age ~ 68 years)   14. Brake, Annie Caroline,   b. Abt 1916   d. Abt 1988 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F1313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2026

  
  

• Headstones

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• Notes

  Robert was born circa 1852 at Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. Robert was the son of John BRAKE and Ann WHEELER. He married Eliza Ann PAYNE December 6, 1874 at Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. Entry No. 46 - Robert BRAKE of Bay of Islands, bachelor, and Eliza PAYNE of Bonne Bay, spinster, were married according to the rites of the Church of England on the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy four. (The said Robert BRAKE and Eliza PAYNE having been married, by a layman on the 25th November 1872, there being no clergyman to be found in the place at the time, according to a custom prevailing on the shore). By me Joseph J CURLING, Missionary Priest. The above marriage was solemnized between us; his mark X Robert BRAKE and her mark X Eliza PAYNE. In the presence of us; his mark X Mark R ROBERTS, her mark X Frances LUNDRIGAN.      Robert died 1920 at Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland, at age 68. Robert was settled at Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay by 1872, however, he left in the late 1880's and settled permanently at Trout River. He married twice: He married Hannah Maria CROCKER July 14, 1889 at Woody Point, Bonne Bay, Disrtict of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. Marriage solemnized in the Church of the Epiphany, Woody Point, in the Mission of Bonne Bay in the Diocese of Newfoundland, July 14, 1889, Robert BRAKE, age 36, widower and fisherman of Winterhouse Brook Cove, son of John BRAKE, fisherman and Anna Maria CROCKER, age 18, spinster of Winterhouse Brook Cove, daughter of Charles CROCKER, fisherman. Married in the Church of the Epiphany according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, By me Charles William HOLLANDS. This marriage was solemnized between us: The mark of X Robert BRAKE & the mark of X Anna Maria CROCKER. In the presence of us: his mark X Elijah PAYNE, Diana PAYNE.      Robert died 1920 at Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland, at age 68. Robert was settled at Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay by 1872, however, he left in the late 1880's and settled permanently at Trout River.

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] http://www.k12.nf.ca/jakeman/john.htm. [S122] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Oct 2026), entry for Hubert Brake, person ID LRM3-1Q6. (Reliability: 3). [S122] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Oct 2026), entry for Martha Grace Brake Barnes, person ID LV56-8XC. (Reliability: 3). [S122] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Oct 2026), entry for Robert Albert Brake, person ID L5RT-J6Y. (Reliability: 3).