Thomas Brereton

1803 Thomas Brereton 1873 Thomas Brereton

Thomas was born on July 19th, 1803 in Harthill and his christening took place on August 21st, 1803 at All Saints, Harthill.^1 2 

• Birth Notes

  THOMAS BRUERTON
  Birth:  19 JUL 1803   
  Christening:  21 AUG 1803   All Saints, Harthill, Cheshire, England
  Parents:
    Father:  WILLIAM
    Mother:  MARY BRUERTON 
  
  Aged 46 on 1851 Census, Born Broxton
  
  Text reads: 1803 August 21 Thomas son of William Brereton
  of Barnhill in Broxton labourer (inserted above) and Mary his wife
  Born in Broxton July 19 1803.
  
  Name    Thomas Bruerton
  Gender    Male
  Record Type    Christening (Baptism)
  Baptism Date    21 Aug 1803
  Baptism Place    Harthill, Cheshire, England
  Residence Place    Harthill, Cheshire, England
  Father    William Bruerton
  Mother    Mary Bruerton

Thomas' father was William Brereton Jnr and his mother was Mary Tomlinson.  His paternal grandparents were William Brereton and Mary Ledsham; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Tomlinson and Phoebe Owens. He had three brothers named John, William and George. He had an adopted sister named Phoebe. He had a half-brother named Samuel.  He died at the age of 68 on May 20th, 1872 in Chester.  He was buried in 1872 at Brown Knowl (Methodist).^3 4 

• Death Notes

  After 1871, Aged 67
  
  Deaths Jun 1875   (>99%)
  Brereton  Thomas  71  Nantwich  8a 220
  Another Thomas Brereton (a blacksmith) died 2-Feb-1875, (and wife? Julia Eliza died aged 77 22-Feb-1887), who had left his wife Fanny Brereton of Shavington-cum-Gresty £20, but these are another.
  
  BRERETON Thomas.  31 January.  Effects under £20.
  The Will of Thomas Brereton late of Park Hall Great Barrow in the county of Chester Farmer who died 20 May 1872 at Park Hall was probed at Chester by John Brereton of Harthill in the said county Farmer the Son one of the Executors.
  
  Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1872
  BRERETON Thomas, 67, Tattenhall Cheshire West, TAT/10/69
  
  Deaths Jun 1872   (>99%)
  Brereton     Thomas     67     Chester     8a    232
  
  According the the Brown Knowl chapel records, Thomas was buried in 1872, aged 64 and his spouse Martha in 1872, aged 73.

• General Notes

  22 Jan 1827, Thomas Broughton (Brereton), Blacksmith married Martha Hughes at St Oswald's, Chester.
  
  From census records it appears that Thomas didn't have his own farms.  His sons George and Edward worked for his brother William nearby in Broxton.
  
  In 1841, Thomas and Martha are farming at Bronington, with all children present except for John who was helping at his grandparents.
  
  "The Australian Brereton book describes Thomas Brereton  as "of Brown Knowl", which is where he is recorded in 1851.
  
  Samuel Hughes.Martha's brother set off for Australia with  Thomas's three sons John, George & William Brereton. From there it goes from William & Sarah then to Ernest & Annie and then to Don & Ruby then Don & Val and to Richard's siblings brother Don and sisters Debbie and Shelley who all have children.  (Extracted from the www).
  Some of this information, believed to originate from a book are incorrect.  Thomas and Martha's sons William and John came to Australia in 1852 and their other sons George and Thomas arrived in 1858.
  
  Thomas and Martha, married in Chester in 1827, but the name is miss-spelt, so the record was difficult to find.
  
  Appears to have stayed in the UK after his father had ded, as father William BRERETON was living with them at Woodend farm till 1866, and was still at the farm in 1871, aged 67.  He probably never went to Australia.
  
  Thomas left £50 advance each to Edward, Jane and Sarah. Later his estate was to be sold and divided equally to all 10 children after his wife Martha died.

Details of Thomas' family with Martha Hughes