Family of Thomas Brereton & Margaret Edwards

Thomas and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony on May 14th, 1870 in Birkenhead by a Curate and witnessed by William Hooley & Hannah Higneth.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriages Jun 1870   (>99%) at St. Peter, Birkenhead
  BRERETON Thomas    Birkenhead 8a 635
  Edwards Margaret     Birkenhead 8a 635

They had two sons named William and William. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Thomas Brereton
  Thomas was born in September 1850 in Cuddington.²
  - Birth Notes
    - 8 months on 1851 census
      
      11 on 1861 census, born Cudington, Cheshire
      20 on 1871 census, born Cudington, Cheshire
      40 on 1891 census, born Horton, Cheshire
      48 on 1901 census, born Horton, Cheshire
      47 on Death Index (Mar 1902)
      
      BRERETON, THOMAS HOPLEY
      GRO Reference: 1850 S Quarter in WREXHAM
      Volume 27 Page 282
  He died at the age of 51 in March 1902 in Cheshire.³
  - Death Notes
    - Ellen (widow) had remarried in 1907, but she already had a son from Theophlus in 1904, so Thomas must have died about 1902-03
      
      Name:    Thomas Brereton
      Estimated birth year:    abt 1855
      Date of Registration:    Jan-Feb-Mar 1902
      Age at Death:    47
      Registration district:    Chester, Cheshire
      Volume:    8a
      Page:    268
  Margaret Edwards
  Margaret was born in 1851 in Farndon.⁴ She died at the age of 23 in March 1874 in Birkenhead.⁵
  - Death Notes
    - BRERETON, MARGARET 23
      GRO Reference: 1874 M Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
      Volume 08A Page 313

Children
- William Brereton
  William was born in March 1868 in Birkenhead.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1868
    BRERETON, William Birkenhead, Wirral BIR/74/70
    
    BRERETON, WILLIAM -
    GRO Reference: 1868 M Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
    Volume 08A Page 443
  He died as an infant at 3 months old in June 1868 in Birkenhead.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    BRERETON, WILLIAM 0
    GRO Reference: 1868 J Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
    Volume 08A Page 298
  William Thomas Brereton
  William was born on December 7th, 1870 in Birkenhead and his christening took place on December 14th, 1870 at St. Peter (Rock Ferry).⁴¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    An Ancestry member has DOB as 7 Dec 1872, but year 1872 must be an error as on the 1871 census, recorded as 4 months old.
    
    BRERETON, WILLIAM THOMAS     EDWARDS
    GRO Reference: 1871 M Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
    Volume 08A Page 464
    
    Name:    William Thomas Brereton
    Gender:    Male
    Baptism Date:    14 Dec 1870
    Baptism Place:    St Peter, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
    Father:     Thomas Brereton
    Mother:     Margaret
    FHL Film Number:    2104221
  He died at the age of 75 on April 21st, 1946 in Tilston.⁷
  - Death Notes
    
    Died :21 Apr 1946
    Horton Green, Tilston, Malpas, England
    
    Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1946
    BRERETON William 75 Tarvin Rural Cheshire West TAR/3/56

Thomas Brereton & Margaret Edwards

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