Brookline High School
William Brosnahan “Bill”
William Brosnahan (“Bill”) appears in the 1931 yearbook of Brookline High School in Brookline, MA, listed at 22 Kenwood Street. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.
Class of 1931
273 in the class of 1931 · 4 more named Brosnahan
- Full name
- William Brosnahan
- Known as
- Bill
- Lived at
- 22 Kenwood Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
- School
- Brookline High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1931
- Course
- General.
- Headed for
- To work
Also searched as: Bill Brosnahan; Billy Brosnahan; Brosnahan, William.
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In context
In the alphabetical roll of 273 names from the Brookline High School class of 1931, William stands 25th. In the scan, William appears on page 40, right at the start of the run of 273 portraits read for this site (pages 34 to 110). In this class William is the most common first name, carried by 12 people. William's course, General, is also the course of 70 others in the 252 entries that print one (28% in all). William (12) and John (11) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1931, and Mary (11), John (8) and Gertrude (7) in the class of 1930.
| On the same scan page | Rebecca Brodsky, Natalie Broudy, Sylvia Broudy |
|---|---|
| Same course | General: 71 of 252 classmates with a course (28%) |
| Same first name | William: 11 other people in the class |
At home, 22 Kenwood Street
The 1931 Brookline Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Brosnahan at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
What the yearbook said
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Also grew up on Kenwood Street
The class of 1931
Rebecca BrodskyBrookline 1931
Natalie BroudyBrookline 1931
Gladys F. BrightmanBrookline 1931
Sylvia BroudyBrookline 1931
Lindsey BrighamBrookline 1931
Carolyn E. BrownBrookline 1931
Others named Brosnahan
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
Also headed for To work
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Source
Brookline High School yearbook, 1931, page 40.
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Internet Archive (item murivian1931broo).
Published 1931. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.
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