Marshall Brooks was born on 30 May 1855 in Haslingden, Lancashire, the second son of Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw of Crawshaw and Catherine Jones.
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His younger son, Marshall, was an excellent sportsman, having been British Amateur High Jump champion in 1874 and 1876, world record holder for the High Jump on three occasions, as well as having represented England in rugby union in 1874.