Edward Brereton 
Birth Notes
WARNING: There is another Edward, aged 2 in 1841, son of Thomas Brereton and Mary Drum (35 & 20) of Chester.
Aged 25 in 1862 when married
EDWARD BRERETON
Birth:
Christening: 17 APR 1836 Harthill, Cheshire, England
Parents:
Father: THOMAS
Mother: MARTHA BRERETON
Broxton 1851, aged 14
Beaston 1861
Broxton 1881
Edward recorded his age as 21 when he took the Marriage Banns on 5-Aug-1862
Death Notes
BRERETON Edward of Isycoed farm, Isycoed near Wrexham Denbighshire farmer died 12 March 1909. Probate St Asaph 17 September to Edward Brereton and Hopley Brereton farmers.
Effects £5,081 5s
Name Edward Brereton
Death Age 72
Record Type Burial
Birth Date 1837
Death Date abt 1909
Burial Date 17 Mar 1909
Burial Place Holt, Denbighshire, Wales
Page number 86
Abode: Higher Hall Farm, IsyCoed
Buried at St Paul, Isyoced, Holt.
General Notes
Recorded as a servant of William and Mary in 1851.
John Brereton of Higher Hall, Isycoed, Wrexham, Denbighshire farmer died 9 May 1896. Probate St Asaph 17 July to Edward Brereton farmer. Effects £1,295 3s. Who was this John. His brother went to Austraila, so his he return? His wealthy uncle John Brereton late of Bolesworth Hill has another probate, so cant be him.
5 Aug 1862 Marriage banns were read for Edward Brereton of Broxton, Malpas, a farmer and Frances Hopley, spinster of Broxton to me married at Malpas.
25 Aug 1862, Edward Brereton (25) son of Thomas married Frances Hopley (22) daughter of George Hopley a Wheelwright at Malpas, Cheshire.
Edward later (about 1872) became a farmer of 46.5 acres at Cacca Dutton, Denbyshire They were living at the Nags Head Inn with other Brereton family members.
In 1889, when Martha married, Edward was a farmer at Higher Hall, Is-y-coed.
March 1909, Edward died at Higher Hall Farm, IsyCoed
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Whereabouts
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Edward lived in Dark Lane Farm from 1851.6
Occupancy/Contact Notes
Dark Lane Farm, Broxton.
Home of William (43) & Mary Brereton (40) and son Roger in 1851.
Also (farm hand) brothers George (23), William (18) and Edward Brereton (14) i.e. three sons of Thomas and Martha Brereton.
Also two house servants, Emma and Margaret Faulkner were present.
He lived in Woodend Farm from 1861.1Occupancy/Contact Notes
William Brereton (Head, aged 86) was living at Woodend Farm, Harthill in 1861 with his extended family.
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Connections & Relationships
Relationship Notes
Recorded as a servant of William and Mary in 1851Relationship Notes
John returned to Wales, living with his brother Edward in 1891. John Brereton of Is-y-Coed died 8-May-1896, aged 69, leaving his estate of £1,295 to Edward Brereton farmer.Relationship Notes
In 1862, Thomas and Elizabeth Lea were witness to the marriage of Edward Brereton and Frances Hopley
Edward was a subordinate of William Brereton Jnr.John Brereton funded Edward.Thomas Lea was a representative of Him.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1685 in Nantwich d.18 Jan 1722 in Tarporley
- b.Jun 1711 in Nantwich d.Jun 1752 in Nantwich
- b.1689 in Nantwich d.1767 in Wybunbury
- b.Mar 1742 in Nantwich d.22 Jun 1818 in Overton
- b.~ 1681 in Cheshire d.1733 in Nantwich
- b.1716 in Cheshire d.16 Sep 1785
- b.~ 1685 d.Dec 1752 in Smallwood
- b.Apr 1775 in Peckforton d.17 Oct 1866 in Tattenhall
- b.1695 at St. Boniface (Bunbury) d.04 May 1744 at St. Boniface (Bunbury)
- b.Aug 1721 in Chester d.May 1787 in Beeston
- b.1696 at St. Boniface (Bunbury) d.19 Jun 1768 at St. Boniface (Bunbury)
- b.~ 1749 at St. Boniface (Bunbury) d.01 Jan 1794 in Harthill
- b.~ 1690
- b.Apr 1710 in Wardle/Wardleworth d.Aug 1788 in Beeston
- b.1687
- b.19 Jul 1803 in Harthill d.20 May 1872 in Chester
- b.Oct 1704 in Cuddington by Malpas d.15 Feb 1773
- b.Feb 1739 in Cuddington by Malpas d.May 1819 in Broxton
- b.~ 1705 in Overton
- b.1767 in Barnhill d.19 Dec 1834 in Harthill
- b.1745 in Malpas d.Oct 1825 in Broxton
- b.Apr 1836 in Broxton d.12 Mar 1909 in Is-y-Coed
- b.1771 in Cuddington
- b.1806 in Hargrave d.Sep 1879 in Chester
- b.1772 in Newton (Lancs)
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Wife's Pictures
Family Pictures
Family Pictures
Edward and Frances were married in a commitment ceremony on August 5th, 1862 in Cheshire.2
Marriage/Union Notes
birth 1841
spouse: Edward Brereton
record title: England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900
name: Edward Brereton
event: Intended marriage
event date: 05 Aug 1862
event place: Cheshire, England
gender: Male
age: 21
spouse: Frances Hopley
spouse's age: 21
digital folder number: 4018677
Marriage/Union Notes
Marriages Sep 1862 (>99%)
Brereton Edward Whitchurch 6a 1173
Hopley Frances Whitchurch 6a 1173
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Children
Birth Notes
Aged 8 in 1871, born Malpas
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1863
BRERETON Jane Tattenhall, Cheshire West TAT/9/41
BRERETON, JANE HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1863 J Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON 459
Volume 08A Page 355
Name: Jane Brereton
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 21 Mar 1863
Baptism Place: Bickerton, Cheshire, England
Father: Edward Brereton
Mother: Frances
FHL Film Number: 1595462
Death Notes
Name: Jane Sumner
Death Age: 76
Birth Date: abt 1863
Registration Date: Jun 1939
Registration district: Wrexham, Denbighshire
Volume: 11b
Page: 314Birth Notes
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1865
BRERETON William Tattenhall, Cheshire West TAT/10/36
BRERETON, WILLIAM HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1865 J Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON
Volume 08A Page 358
Name: William Brereton
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 20 Aug 1865
Baptism Place: Bickerton, Cheshire, England
Father: Edward Brereton
Mother: Frances
FHL Film Number: 1595462Death Notes
BRERETON William of Gunbower Victoria Australia died 26 September 1938. Administration (with Will) (limited) Chester 14 October to Norman Douglas Bird solicitor and Hannah Maria Brereton (wife of Thomas Brereton) attorneys of Lavinia Matilda Brereton widow and George William Edward Brereton (oldest son). Effects £217.Birth Notes
BRERETON, MARTHA HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1868 M Quarter in NANTWICH
Volume 08A Page 339
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1868
BRERETON Martha Wrenbury, Cheshire East WR/14/022
Death Notes
Name Martha Holland
Death Age 92
Birth Date 1865
Registration Date Oct 1957
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district Wrexham, Denbighshire
Volume 8a
Page 503Birth Notes
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1870
BRERETON Mary Wrenbury, Cheshire East WR/14/099
BRERETON, MARY HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1870 M Quarter in NANTWICH
Volume 08A Page 352
Name: Mary Brereton
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 1 May 1870
Baptism Place: Bickerton, Cheshire, England
Father: Edward Brereton
Mother: Frances
FHL Film Number: 1595462Death Notes
Name: Mary Price
Death Age: 75
Birth Date: abt 1870
Registration Date: Jun 1945
Registration district: West Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 462Birth Notes
BRERETON, JESSIE HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1872 J Quarter in WREXHAM
Volume 11B Page 306
Death Notes
BRERETON Jessie of Hillcroft Broxton Cheshire spinster died 8 April 1945 Probate Chester 7 September to Thomas Brereton and William Edwards farmers. Effects £7,536 16s 10dBirth Notes
BRERETON, EDWARD HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1874 J Quarter in WREXHAM
Volume 11B Page 326
Birth Notes
BRERETON, GEORGE HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in WREXHAM Volume
11B Page 292
Siblings from Caca DuttonDeath Notes
BRERETON, GEORGE 0
GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in WREXHAM
Volume 11B Page 230Birth Notes
BRERETON, FRANCES HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in WREXHAM
Volume 11B Page 305
Birth Notes
BRERETON, HOPLEY HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1880 M Quarter in WREXHAM
Volume 11B Page 258
Death Notes
Deaths Mar 1957 (>99%)
BRERETON Hopley 77 Wrexham
Name Hopley Brereton
Gender Male
Death Date 1957
Cemetery St. Dunawd's Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place Bangor-is-y-coed, Wrexham, Wales
Has Bio? N
Spouse Esther Brereton
URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206468902/hopley-breretonBirth Notes
BRERETON, THOMAS HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1882 M Quarter in WREXHAM
Volume 11B Page 271
Birth Notes
Name: Frank Brereton
Registration Year: 1884
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Wrexham, Denbighshire
Volume: 11b
Page: 268
BRERETON, FRANK HOPLEY
GRO Reference: 1884 S Quarter in WREXHAM
Volume 11B Page 268
Name Frank Brereton
Baptism Age (there is no age or DOB recorded)
Record Type Baptism
Baptism Date 25 Dec 1893
Baptism Place Is-y-coed, Denbighshire, Wales
Father Edward Brereton
Mother Francis Brereton
Page number 49
Farmer at Higher Hall, Is-y-coed.
Death Notes
Name: Frank Brereton
Death Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1887
Registration Date: Mar 1937
Registration district: Wrexham, Denbighshire
Volume: 11b
Page: 368
BRERETON Frank of Bank Farm Llay near Wrexham, Denbyshire died 6 January 1937. Probate Chester 24 February to Mary Alice Breeton widow and Norman Douglas Bird solicitor.
Effects £2645. 8s. 1d.
Jane Brereton
Jane was born in March 1863 in Malpas and her baptism took place on March 21st, 1863 in Bickerton.8 9
William Brereton
William was born in June 1865 in Broxton and his baptism took place on August 20th, 1865 in Bickerton.10 9
Martha Brereton
Martha was born in March 1868 in Egerton (Malpas).10
Mary Brereton
Mary was born in March 1870 in Egerton (Malpas) and her baptism took place on May 1st, 1870 in Bickerton.10 9
Jessie Brereton
Jessie was born in June 1872 in Caca Duton.10
Edward Brereton
Edward was born in June 1874 in Caca Duton.10
George Brereton
George was born in March 1876 in Caca Duton.12
Frances (Fannie) Brereton
Frances, known as Fannie, was born in June 1877 in Caca Duton.10
Hopley Brereton
Hopley was born on February 1st, 1880 in Caca Duton.10
Thomas Brereton
Thomas was born in March 1882 in Caca Duton.14
Frank Brereton
Frank was born in September 1884 in Is-y-Coed and his baptism took place on December 25th, 1893.14
1 1861 UK Census
2 FamilySearch.org
3 Denbighshire, Wales, Anglican BMB
4 National Probate Records
5 Certificate - Marriage
6 1851 UK Census
7 FreeBMD.org.uk
8 1871 UK Census
9 Cheshire Select Bishops Transcripts (1576-1933)
10 1881 UK Census
11 England & Wales BMD Index (1916-2007)
12 GRO Reference
13 Headstone - Hopley & Esther Brereton
14 1901 UK Census
2 FamilySearch.org
3 Denbighshire, Wales, Anglican BMB
4 National Probate Records
5 Certificate - Marriage
6 1851 UK Census
7 FreeBMD.org.uk
8 1871 UK Census
9 Cheshire Select Bishops Transcripts (1576-1933)
10 1881 UK Census
11 England & Wales BMD Index (1916-2007)
12 GRO Reference
13 Headstone - Hopley & Esther Brereton
14 1901 UK Census
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