George Brereton & Martha Holt

Personal Details

• George Brereton
  

  

  1810 George Brereton

  George was born on April 11th, 1810 in Harthill and his christening took place on September 30th, 1810 at All Saints, Harthill.^2 3 

  • Birth Notes
    • Aged 22 on 13-Sep-1831 (Marriage Banns)
      Aged 30 in 1841 (rounded down to 5 years)
      Aged 41 in 1851, born Harthill
      Aged 52 in 1861, born Harthill
      Aged 55 in 1869 (marriage certificate), born Harthill
      Aged 56 in 1871 (after 2nd marriage), born Harthill
      Aged 70 in 1881, born Broxton, Chester
      Aged 81 in 1891, (Widow) born Harthill
      
      GEORGE BRERETON
      Event(s):
      Birth:  11 APR 1810   
      Christening:  30 SEP 1810   All Saints, Harthill, Cheshire
      Parents:
        Father:  WILLIAM
        Mother:  MARY BRERETON
      
      Sep 30th: George, son of William Brereton of Burwardsley Farmer, and Mary his Wife, born there 11th April 1810
      
      Ann Hale (nee Brereton) recorded George's birthday as 8 February 1806, but this doesnt fit with census records or the IGI index (on FamilySearch.org).
      

  He died at the age of 83 in September 1893 in Birkenhead.⁴ 

  • Death Notes
    • After 1891, when he was living in Birkenhead.
      
      BRERETON, GEORGE        83 
      GRO Reference: 1893  S Quarter in BIRKENHEAD 
      Volume 08A  Page 343
      
      Probate records show a George Brereton of White's Lane, Weston, near Crew died 21 June 1893, leaving £145 to his widow Hannah. This is another person!.
      
      WARNING: Dont confuse with a George Brereton that died 6 Feb 1890.  The headstone reveals he was the son of Abraham and Jane Brereton, aged 44.
      
  
  
  Martha Holt
  Martha was born on November 10th, 1823 in Shrewsbury and her baptism took place on December 14th, 1823 in Shawbury.^5 3 

  • Birth Notes
    • Aged 37 in 1861 born Wetherford, Shropshire
      Aged 48 in 1869 (Marriage Certificate)
      Aged 58 in 1881
      Aged 61 in 1995 (dec) when she died
      
      Name    Martha Holt
      Gender    Female
      Christening Date    14 Dec 1823
      Christening Place    SHAWBURY,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND
      Birth Date    10 Nov 1823
      Father's Name    Benjamin Holt
      Mother's Name    Ann
      

  She died at the age of 62 in December 1885 in Birkenhead.⁶ 

  • Death Notes
    • Died between 1881 and 1891
      
      Deaths Dec 1885   (>99%)
      Brereton  Martha  61  Birkenhead  8a 323