Richard Brereton

1801 Richard Brereton

This picture was taken on July 5th, 1801 at All Saints, Harthill and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.

• Individual Picture Notes

• Birth Notes
  • Christening: 5 Jul 1801 at Harthill, Cheshire, England
    AFN: 4DXC-3V  from FamilySearch.org
    
    Richard records his age as 38 in 1841 census.

• Death Notes
  • Deaths Mar 1883   (98%)
    BRERETON  Richard  81  Chester  8a 264
    
    
    Birth:  1802   Harthill, Cheshire, England
    Death:  18 FEB 1883   
    Marriages:
      Spouse:  Elizabeth Ellen Lea
      Marriage:  1820   <, Lanark, Scotland>
    
    
    First Name:  RICHARD
    Surname:  BRERETON
    Place:  HARTHILL, TATTENHALL
    Occupation:  FARMER
    Date:  1883
    
    Probate: 12 April
    The Will or Richard Brereton late of Harthill near Tattenhall in the county of Chester Farmer who died 18 February 1883 at Harthill was proved at Chester by Martha Brereton Spinster the daughter and Thromas Brereton Shoemaker the Brother both of Harthill the Executors.
    
    Headstone inscription reads:
    Here lies the remains of Martha Daughter of Richard and Ellen
    Brereton of Harthill who died March 27 1842 Aged 2 years and 8 months.
    Also John their son died March 28 1842 Aged 4 Years 10 Months.
    Also of ELLEN wife of the above Richard Brereton who died Feb 23rd 1873 aged 72 years.
    Also the above RICHARD BRERETON who died Feb 18th 1883 Aged 81 years.
    Also Martha Brereton youngest daughter of the above deid Feb 8th 1921 aged 79 years
    

• General Notes
  • Richard, a shoemaker, married Ellen Lea in Liverpool in 1826.  In 1841 he is at Harthill, 38 (indexed as 30) and still a "shoem", or shoemaker or cordwainder to 1861.
    
    In 1851 he 49, a cordwainer
    
    Richard married twice.  The census records show him on the same 9 acre farm in 1871 and 1881, first with Ellen and then Sarah.
    
    Richard died 18 Feb 1883 and left a will, which is available ton-line.  See copy attached.  He left the farm to Martha.  He had 6 surviving children at the time he wrote his will.

Click here for details of Richard's family with (Elizabeth) Ellen Lea

Click here for details of Richard's family with Sarah Lea

¹ FamilySearch.org
² Headstone - Richard & Ellen Brereton
³ Wills - Cheshire
⁴ 1841 UK Census
⁵ 1851 UK Census

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