FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK

THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM BRACKENBURY

 

William Brackenbury was the son of Robert Edward Brackenbury and Margaret Dewhurst.

Robert, who was born in Ribchester in about 1862, was the son of James Brackenbury and Elizabeth Crawford, who were married at St Peter's Church in Preston in 1858.

Margaret was born in Blackburn in about 1861.

Robert and Margaret were married in Blackburn in 1882.

William was the 5th of nine children and at the time of the 1901 Census the family was living in the village of Little Hoole, Lancashire:

 

1901 CENSUS OF LITTLE HOOLE, LANCASHIRE:
NAME: RELATION: CONDITION: SEX: AGE: OCCUPATION: BIRTHPLACE:
Robert Edward Brackenbury Head Married M 39 Cotton Sizer Ribchester, Lancashire
Margaret Brackenbury Wife Married F 40 - Blackburn, Lancashire
Florrie Brackenbury Daughter Unmarried F 16 Cotton Weaver Blackburn, Lancashire
Tom Brackenbury Son Unmarried M 14 Cotton Twister Blackburn, Lancashire
Elizabeth Brackenbury Daughter - F 12 Cotton Weaver Blackburn, Lancashire
Harry Brackenbury Son - M 10 - Hoole, Lancashire
William Brackenbury Son - M 7 - Hoole, Lancashire
Annie Brackenbury Daughter - F 5 - Hoole, Lancashire
Agnes Brackenbury Daughter - F 3 - Hoole, Lancashire
Fred Brackenbury Son - M 8 mos - Hoole, Lancashire
NOTES:
1: Living at School Street, Little Hoole, Lancashire. (RG13-3942, folio 109, page 2)
2: The above information is taken from copies on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives.

 

Sometime after about 1905 the family moved from Little Hoole to Preston - probably because work prospects would have been better in the larger town:

 

1911 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE:
NAME: RELATION: CONDITION: SEX: AGE: OCCUPATION: BIRTHPLACE:
Robert Edward Brackenbury Head Married M 49 Tape Sizer Ribchester, Lancashire
Margaret Brackenbury Wife Married F 50 Home Blackburn, Lancashire
William Brackenbury Son Unmarried M 18 Errand Boy Longton, Lancashire
Annie Brackenbury Daughter Unmarried F 15 School Longton, Lancashire
Agnes Brackenbury Daughter Unmarried F 12 School Longton, Lancashire
Fred Brackenbury Son Unmarried M 10 School Longton, Lancashire
Nellie Brackenbury Daughter Unmarried F 6 School Longton, Lancashire
NOTES:
1: Living at 31 St Paul's Square, Preston, Lancashire.
2: Robert and Margaret had been married 27 and Margaret was the mother of 9 children - all living.
3: Robert worked in the cotton weaving industry and William worked in the Gold Thread Works.
4: The above information is taken from a scanned image at www.findmypast.co.uk.

 

Robert Edward Brackenbury died in February 1918 and was buried at Preston Cemetery on 16 February 1918, aged 56 years. He was buried in the Church of England section D grave 510, the first burial in a private grave.

Margaret (Dewhurst) Brackenbury, of 61 Bootle Street, was buried in the same grave on 8 July 1941, aged 80. Hers was the 3rd and last burial in the grave.

Robert and Margaret's daughter Florrie, the wife of Joseph Boddington of 143 Norris Street, Preston, had been the 2nd burial. She was buried on 17 August 1933, aged 49. Florrie Brackenbury married Joseph Boddington at St Andrew's Church in Longton in 1905 and had at least three children.

 

NOTE:
1: The above information is taken from the original baptism and marriage registers, as well as microfilmed copies of burial records for Preston Cemetery and copies of census returns on microfiche, all held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston.

 

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