William (William II) Lord Brereton 
This picture, '1664 Sir William Lord Brereton', was taken in 1664 and sourced from Wills - Cheshire.
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Birth Notes
William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton of Leighlin was born on 28 February 1611. and baptised on 8 March 1611 at Gawsorth, Cheshire
He married Lady Elizabeth Goring, daughter of George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich and Mary Neville.
Forenames: Wm.
Surname: Brereton
Christening Date: 08 Mar 1611
Father's Forenames: John
Father's Surname: Brereton
Record Group: Part 1 - 44
Record Number: 1120
City or Town: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester parish registers of baptisms 1538-1910
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
This is NOT Sir William 1st Bt. 1604-1661, 1st s. of William Brereton of Handforth and Margaret. That is his uncle of similar age.
Death Notes
Name: William Right Honble. Lord Brereton
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 21 Apr 1664
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00949
General Notes
William (1611–1664), successor to his grandfather as 2nd baron. He was the son of Sir John Brereton and Anne Fitton.
William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton was an English landowner and politician. He supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War and sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1664.
When he died, William left his estate to his wife Elizabeth.
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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.~ 1473 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.14 Feb 1541 in Kilkenny
- b.~ 1500 d.1534
- b.1521 in Sandbach d.04 Sep 1559
- b.06 Feb 1550 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.01 Oct 1631 in Cheshire
- b.~ 1525 d.> 1550
- b.25 Feb 1591 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.28 Dec 1629 in Cheshire
- b.1549 in Clifton d.07 Apr 1597 in Brereton cum Smethwick
- b.28 Feb 1611 in Brereton cum Smethwick d.Apr 1664 in Brereton cum Smethwick
- b.Jul 1594 in Cheshire d.Jan 1663 in Brereton cum Smethwick
- d.1643
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Wife's Pictures
This picture, '1688 Lady Elizabeth Brereton', was taken in 1688 and sourced from Wills - Cheshire.
William II and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in 1630 in London. They had six sons and seven daughters, named William, Henry, George, John, John, Richard, Mary, Anne, Elizabeth, Margaret, Elizabeth, Frances and Jane.
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Children
Birth Notes
Name: Marie Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 23 Sep 1630
Event Place: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Wm. Brereton
GS Film number: 1655423
Digital Folder Number: 004008465
Image Number: 00774
Death Notes
Will dated Dec 21 1713
Probate dated 14 May 1717
Name: Honble. Me. Mary Brereton (Spinster)
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 01 Dec 1716, 01 Dec 1716
Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Gender: FemaleBirth Notes
Name: Wm Brereton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 May 1631
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Wm Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00922Birth Notes
Name: Anne Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 07 Nov 1633
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Wm L. Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00925Death Notes
Will dated 14 Jan 1716
Probate 28 April 1719 (by Jane Brereton sole Executor)Birth Notes
Some other burial records on same page show "infant", so this Henry must have been older than infant, so born before 1655
Death Notes
Name: Henry Brereton
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 04 Sep 1657
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name: William Brereton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00945
Text is very faint, but 2nd line appears to read
"William son of W'm & Elizabeth Brereton" May 18
This must be another (as no title given)
Then, lower down on same page:
Henry son of the Right Ho'ble W'm Lord Brereton & Elizabeth his Lady
September 4
Birth Notes
Name: Elizabeth Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 03 Sep 1637
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Wm L. Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00927Death Notes
Name: Elizabeth Brereton
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 05 Dec 1641
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Willm L. Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00929Birth Notes
Name: Georg Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 18 Aug 1638
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Wm L. Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00927Death Notes
George Brereton of Bowdon was buried 10 May 1652
The George that died 1682 left a will. He was a husbandman, son of John and left a wife Anne, and daughters Jane and Elizabeth.Birth Notes
Name: John Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 15 Jul 1640
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
Marital Status:
Father's Name: Willm L. Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00929Death Notes
Names: Lady ??????? Brereton
Burial Date: 28 Sep 1709
Burial Year: 1709
Residence: Brereton-cum-Smethwick
Burial Place: Brereton-cum-Smethwick
Record Group: Part 1 - 44
Reference ID: p 46
Record source: Diocese of Chester parish registers of burials c1538-1910
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Almost impossible to read name, but is a long name, and Margaret is the only daughter from Brereton-cum-Smethwick where burial is unknown.
Death Notes
Name: Elizabeth Honble. Mrs. Brereton
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 06 Apr 1723
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Female
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00980
Birth Notes
Name: John Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 20 Oct 1646
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name: William L. Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00933Death Notes
Name John Right Honble. Ld. Brereton
Event Type Burial
Event Date 06 Oct 1718
Event Place Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender MaleBirth Notes
Frances was the eldest daughterDeath Notes
Name: Hon: M's Frances Brereton Spinster
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 16 Feb 1711 (or 1712)
Event Place: , Nantwich, Cheshire, England
GS Film number: 2105029
Digital Folder Number: 004018983
Image Number: 00254
Record (copy of the register for Nantwich for 1711) reads:
Hon'bl : M's : Frances Brereton Spinster 16 February.
Burials are listed June, July, Agg thru Dec, and then Jan and Feb, so the year may be 1712 (not 1711). Her will is dated 4 June 1711 (first paragraph), so clearly cant be buried before then.Birth Notes
Name: Richard Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 14 Sep 1649
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name: William Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00936Death Notes
First name(s): Richard
Last name BRERETON
Date of burial: 14 Sep 1649
Age at death:
Calculated year of birth: Not known
Place of burial: Bowdon
Dedication: Blessed Virgin Mary
County: Cheshire
Notes:
Bowdon Blessed Virgin Mary
Denomination: Anglican
Coverage: 1628 - 2000
Number of entries 40,172
Record source: National Burial Index
Data provider: North Cheshire Family History SocietyBirth Notes
Name: Jane Brereton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 11 Sep 1650
Event Place: , Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Gender: Female
Father's Name: William Brereton
GS Film number: 2103922
Digital Folder Number: 004018949
Image Number: 00936Death Notes
Will dated 9 Sep 1720
Several copies of this burial record. All Clearly show Hon : Miss : Jane Brereton Spinster, with date 14 May. One or two show the year 1720 on the same page. No age given.
Forenames: Jane, Honorable Miss
Surname: Brereton
Burial Date: 14 May 1720
Burial Year: 1720
Age:
Sex: Female
Burial Place: Nantwich
Residence: Nantwich
City or Town: Nantwich
County: Cheshire
Record source: Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts of Burials
Data provider: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Marie (Mary) Brereton
Marie, known as Mary, was born in 1630 in Brereton cum Smethwick and her baptism took place there on September 23rd, 1630.2
William Brereton
William was born in May 1631 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place there on May 4th, 1631.2
Anne Brereton
Anne was born in 1633 in Brereton cum Smethwick and her baptism took place there on November 7th, 1633.2
Henry Brereton
Henry was born about 1635.4
Elizabeth Brereton
Elizabeth was born in September 1637 in Brereton cum Smethwick and her baptism took place there on September 3rd, 1637.2
George Brereton
George was born in 1638 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place there on August 18th, 1638.2
John Brereton
John was born in 1640 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place there on July 15th, 1640.2
Margaret Brereton
Margaret was born about 1641 in Brereton cum Smethwick.4 She died in September 1709 in Brereton cum Smethwick. She was buried on September 28th, 1709 in Brereton cum Smethwick.2
Honble Elizabeth Brereton
Elizabeth was born about 1645 in Brereton cum Smethwick. She died in April 1723 in Brereton cum Smethwick. She was buried on April 6th, 1723 in Brereton cum Smethwick.1
Lord John Brereton
John was born in October 1646 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place there on October 20th, 1646.2
Honble Frances Brereton
Frances was born about 1649 in Brereton cum Smethwick.4
Richard Brereton
Richard was born on September 14th, 1649 in Brereton cum Smethwick and his baptism took place there on September 14th, 1649.2
Honble Jane Brereton
Jane was born in September 1650 in Brereton cum Smethwick and her baptism took place there on September 11th, 1650.2
1 Cheshire Parish Records (1538-2000)
2 FamilySearch.org
3 Cheshire Select Bishops Transcripts (1576-1933)
4 Ancestry Family Trees
5 FindMyPast.co.uk
2 FamilySearch.org
3 Cheshire Select Bishops Transcripts (1576-1933)
4 Ancestry Family Trees
5 FindMyPast.co.uk
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