Family of Thomas Lea & Elizabeth Brereton

Thomas and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on December 25th, 1860 in Harthill.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriages Dec 1860   (>99%)
  Brereton Elizabeth    G Boughton 8a 581
  Lea Thomas     Gt Boughton 8a 581
  
  name: Thomas Lea
  event: Marriage
  event date: 25 Dec 1860
  event place: Harthill, Cheshire, England
  gender: Male
  father: William Lea
  spouse: Elizabeth Brereton
  spouse's father: Thomas Brereton
  digital folder number: 4008701

They had six sons and three daughters, named William, Charles, John, Thomas, William, Arthur, Jane, Sarah and Emily. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Thomas Lea
  Thomas was born in 1836 in Harthill and his baptism took place on September 8th, 1835 at All Saints, Harthill.²³
  - Birth Notes
    - 15 in 1851
      
      Baptism:
      Date:    8 Sep 1835
      Name:    Thomas son of
      Parents:    William & Jane
      Date:    8 Sep 1835
      Surname:    Lea
      Abode:    Harthill
      Occ'n:    Farmer
      Record:    423
  He died at the age of 74 on November 30th, 1910 in Broxton. His burial was in Harthill.⁴⁵
  - Death Notes
    - Probate:
      LEA Thomas of Oakbank Farm Broxton near Tattenhall Cheshire farmer died 30 November 1910. Probate Chester 30 January to Elizabeth Lea widow John Lea and Arthur Lea farmers. Effects £2006 3s 7d.
  Elizabeth Brereton
  Elizabeth was born in June 1838 in Bickerton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - BRERETON, ELIZABETH HUGHES
      GRO Reference: 1838 J Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON
      Volume 19 Page 55
  She died at the age of 76 on November 3rd, 1914 in Broxton. Her burial was in November 1914 in Harthill.⁴

Children
- William Lea
  William was born in June 1861 in Harthill.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    LEA, WILLIAM BRERETON
    GRO Reference: 1861 J Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON
    Volume 08A Page 361
  He died at the age of 2 in December 1863 in Harthill.⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    LEA, WILLIAM 2
    GRO Reference: 1863 D Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON
    Volume 08A Page 223
  Jane Lea
  Jane was born in June 1863 in Harthill.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    LEA, JANE BRERETON
    GRO Reference: 1863 J Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON
    Volume 08A Page 357
  Charles Lea
  Charles was born in September 1865 in Harthill.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    LEA, CHARLES WILLIAM BENETON
    GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON
    Volume 08A Page 327
  John Lea
  John was born in September 1867 in Harthill.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    LEA, JOHN BRERETON
    GRO Reference: 1867 S Quarter in GREAT BOUGHTON
    Volume 08A Page 327
  He died at the age of 71 on February 10th, 1939.
  Sarah Lea
  Sarah was born in December 1869 in Harthill.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name: Sarah Lea
    Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1869
    Registration district: Great Boughton, Cheshire
    Volume: 8a
    Page: 338
    
    LEA, SARAH BRERETON
    GRO Reference: 1869 D Quarter in CHESTER
    Volume 08A Page 338
  She died at the age of 2 in March 1872 in Harthill.¹
  - Death Notes
    
    Name: Sarah Lea
    Estimated birth year: abt 1870
    Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1872
    Age at Death: 2
    Registration district: Chester
    Inferred County: Cheshire
    Volume: 8a
    Page: 253
  Thomas Lea
  Thomas was born in December 1871 in Harthill.
  - Birth Notes
    
    LEA, THOMAS BRERETON
    GRO Reference: 1871 D Quarter in CHESTER
    Volume 08A Page 338
  He died at 3 months old in March 1872 in Chester.⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    LEA, THOMAS 0
    GRO Reference: 1872 M Quarter in CHESTER
    Volume 08A Page 254
  Emily Lea
  Emily was born in March 1873 in Harthill.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    Age 8 in 1881
    
    LEA, EMILY BRENTON
    GRO Reference: 1873 M Quarter in CHESTER
    Volume 08A Page 409
  She died at the age of 44 in December 1917 in Wellington (Salop).
  William Thomas Lea
  William was born in March 1877 in Harthill.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 4 in 1881
    
    LEA, WILLIAM THOMAS BRERETON
    GRO Reference: 1877 M Quarter in CHESTER
    Volume 08A Page 410
  He died in an accident or as a result of an injury, Drowned, at the age of 46 on October 3rd, 1923 in Chester.⁹
  - Death Notes
    
    Name    William T Lea
    Death Age    46
    Birth Date    1877
    Registration Date    Oct 1923
    Registration Quarter    Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration district    Chester, Cheshire
    Volume    8a
    Page    449
    
    
    Found Drowned At Christleton, Cheshire,
  Arthur Lea
  Arthur was born in June 1880 in Malpas.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    LEA, ARTHUR BRERETON
    GRO Reference: 1880 J Quarter in CHESTER
    Volume 08A Page 401
  He died at the age of 51 on January 12th, 1932.

Thomas Lea & Elizabeth Brereton

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