Esther Eddowes

1868 Esther Eddowes

This picture was taken on May 30th, 1868 and sourced from Individual - Adrian Bridgelock.

• Individual Picture Notes
  • Picture of Esther (with a similar oval picture of Richard) Brereton, sourced from Margaret Brereton.

• Birth Notes
  • Edmund was baptised Nov 1833, so Esther must be later than that:
    Aged 15 in 1851, Born Holt
    Aged 18 on 24-Oct-1853 (Marriage)
    Aged 24 in 1861, Born Holt, Denbishire
    Aged 37 in 1871, Born Common Wood, nr Wrexham, Denbigh
    Aged 47 in 1881, Born Wales
    Aged 57 in 1891, Born Holt, Denbigh.
    Aged 67 in 1901, Born Wrexham, Denbigh
    Aged 84 in Mar 1917 (at death)
    
    Born Holt, near Wrexham, Common Wood, Denbighshire, North Wales, daughter of John a Farmer and Mary.
    Note: According to the 1871 census, John Eddowes was born in Cousin Wood, Wrexham.
    
    Les Thomas has a date of 3-May-1833 (but this should be 1835) as 1833 is too close to Edmund, she was 18 when married, and was baptised in April 1836.
    
    Esther <Eddowes>
    Christening:  17 APR 1836   Holt, Denbigh, Wales
    Parents:
      Father:  John Eddowes
      Mother:  Mary 
    
    

• Death Notes
  • Deaths Mar 1917   (>99%)
    Breret_n  Esther  84  Birkenhead  8a 695
    
    Esther's death in Birkenhead in 1917 in also confirmed by the record of her will.
    
    Richard (aged 71) and Esther (aged 84) are buried in the same grave as Esther's youngest brother, Mathew Eddowes who died at the early age of 29.  Three infants, Ethel Brereton, Henry Hale and William Brereton, are also buried with them.  Grave number 481 in the CoE section 2.
    
    She was buried 5-May, so assumed to have about a week before (confirmed by probate).
    
    BRERETON Esther of 56 Church Street Birkenhead widow died 28 February 1917. Probate Chester 28 March to Richard Brereton beerhouse keeper. Effects £2,463 9s. Resworth £2,523 9s.
    
    

• General Notes
  • Esther was born about 1835 and baptised 17 April 1836.  She is my 2x great grandmother.
    
    In 1851, Esther aged 15 born Holt, was with her parents John and Mary and siblings Edmund and John.
    
    On 24 Oct 1853, Esther Eddowes married Richared Brereton at Brymbo, Wrexham.  Esther was aged 18 and Richard 19.
    
    Brearton was spelt "Braeton" in 1861 census.  Esther and her son John were born at Common Wood, Wrexham (1871 census) by Gresfoird.
    
    Living at 18 George St., Birkenhead in 1871 and 1881, with several boarders including George Eddowes living with them.
    
    On 24 Oug 1878 Esther was in the news. She and her niece Martha Eddowes were summonsed for assault on Ann Baker, Martha's sister.
    
    In 1891, Richard and Esther were at the Shropshire Inn, New Road.
    
    Esther Brereton was listed in the 1906 Kelly's Directory: At 11 Willaston Pl, Birkenhead - Bird-in-Hand P.H., although it was actually 11 Chapel Street.
    
    After Esther's husband, Richard dIed, Esther sold the pub (the Bird in Hand) and bought a house, 56 Church Street.
    
    Esther died in 1917 and left a Will, leaving her house and most of her estate to her daughter Anne Hale (see reference for a transcript of the Will).

Click here for details of Esther's family with Richard Brereton

¹ Individual - Les Thomas
² Wales, Denbishire Parish Register (1538-1912)
³ Burial Records - Richard & Esther Brereton
⁴ Will - Esther Brereton (1917)
⁵ 1851 UK Census
⁶ Certificate - Marriage
⁷ 1861 UK Census
⁸ 1871 UK Census
⁹ 1891 UK Census
¹⁰ 1901 UK Census
Sources/Citations FamilySearch.org, Ancestry Family Trees

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