FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM BRETHERTON
| William Bretherton was the son of William Bretherton and Ann Threlfall, who were married on 23 October 1836 at
St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Eccleston, near Chorley. The only other information I have on them comes from the 1861 Census: |
| 1861 CENSUS OF ECCLESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Bretherton | Head | Mar. | M | 45 | Shoe Maker | Leyland, Lancashire |
| Ann Bretherton | Wife | Mar. | F | 47 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Christiana Bretherton | Dau. | Unm. | F | 22 | Cotton Weaver | Leyland, Lancashire |
| Ann Bretherton | Dau. | Unm. | F | 20 | Cotton Weaver | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| William Bretherton | Son | Unm. | M | 18 | Apprentice | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| James Bretherton | Son | - | M | 16 | Apprentice | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| John Bretherton | Son | - | M | 13 | Scholar | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Grace Bretherton | Granddau. | - | F | 1 mo | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Town Gate, Eccleston, Lancashire. (RG9-3123, folio 32, page 5) |
| 2: | William was a Master Shoemaker employing two boys (his sons?). |
| 3: | Christiana and her sister Ann's full occupations were listed as "Power Loom Weaver, Cotton". |
| 4: | William Jr. and James's full occupations were listed as "Shoemaker Apprentice". |
| 5: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Record Office. |