Family of William Brereton & Mary Craven

William and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on August 15th, 1859 at St. Paul (Liverpool) by George Bead and witnessed by George Roberts & Anne Jones.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1859
  BRERETON William CRAVEN Mary Liverpool, St. Paul Liverpool 2120LP/5/98
  William's father is a Porter

They had a son named Edward. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- William Brereton
  
  1836 William Brereton
  
  William was born in June 1836 in Horton and his christening took place on June 12th, 1836 in Tilston.²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 5 in 1841
      Aged 14 in 1851, born Tilston
      Aged 26 in 1861, born Horton
      
      WILLIAM BRERETON
      Birth:
      Christening: 12 JUN 1836 Tilston By Malpas, Cheshire, England
      Parents:
      Father: GEORGE
      Mother: JANE BRERETON
      
      Baptism at Tilston, Abode Horton.
  He died at the age of 33 in April 1870 in Birkenhead.⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Presumed died before 1871 when Mary was a Widow.
      
      Deaths Jun 1870 (>99%)
      Brereton William 32 Birkenhead 8a 294
  Mary Craven
  Mary was born about 1827 in Hamner.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    - Mary was 33 in 1861
      Mary was 43 in 1871
      Mary was 48 in 1881
      Mary was 75 in 1901, born Osmon Green, Shropshire, England
      Mary was 75 in 1901 (Q3-1901 Death record)
  She died in September 1901 in Birkenhead.⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Deaths Sep 1901 (>99%)
      Brereton Mary 75 Birkenhead 8a 335

Children
- Edward Brereton
  Edward was born in 1853 in Hamner.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Note: Parents not married until 1859, so birth probably registered as Edward Craven
    
    North Wales Birth indexes for the years: 1853
    CRAVEN Edward Hanmer Wrexham County Borough (Wrexham) HANMER/03/66
    
    Age 7 in 1861
    Age 17 in 1871
    Age 27 in 1871
    Age 38 in 1881
  He died at the age of 44 in March 1897 in Birkenhead.⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Edward Brereton
    Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1854
    Date of Registration:    Jan-Feb-Mar 1897
    Age at Death:    43
    Registration District:    Birkenhead, Cheshire
    Volume:    8a
    Page:    367

William Brereton & Mary Craven

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