Harold Edwin Bly Brooking was the son of Edwin William Brooking and his wife Ann Eliza Bly. He resided in East London when he presented a valuable collection of fishes, including freshwater species, to the South African Museum, Cape Town, in 1908. He sent additional specimens to the museum in 1909.

Brooking was a member of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science by 1906. During 1907/8 he was honorary secretary of the Association's local committee in East London. He was no longer a member in 1911.

Brooking was married to Elizabeth Munro. After their divorce he married Maud Beatrice Ely, who survived him.

List of sources:

Cape of Good Hope. Report of the trustees of the South African Museum, 1908, 1909.

FamilySearch: Harold Edwin Bly Brooking. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/GLC4-ZG6

National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System (NAAIRS). http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs.htm Documents relating to Brooking, Harold Edwin Bly.

South African Association for the Advancement of Science. Report, 1905/6, 1907, 1910, lists of members and office bearers.

Compiled by: C. Plug

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