John Breley (1824?-1889)

  • Name:

  • John Breley1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1824 (est)

  • Wraxall, Somerset1 2

  •  

  • The year of his birth was calculated from his age (47) given in the 1871 Census which also gives his place of birth.

  • Occupation:

  • btw 1861 and 1888 (age 36-64)

  • -; St John, Worcester, Worcestershire3 4 5

  •  

  • nursery foreman|| The earliest record is the 1861 Census and it is assumed that he continued to work until his death in1888/9.

  • Death:

  • 1889 (age 64-65)

  • West Worceter, Worcestershire6

  •  

  • ||As his death was registerd in the first quarter of 1889 he died in either December 1888 or the early part of 1889. His registerd age was 65.

  • Death:

  • Mar 1889 (age 64-65)

  • Martley, Worcestershire6

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Ann Ray (1822-1909)

  • Marriage:

  • 1854 (age 29-30)

  • St George's Church, Pill, Somerset7

  •  

  • As the marriage was rehister in Bedminster and the bride was born and brought up in Pill it is virtually certain that they were married in St George's Church.

    They had 6 children Ann born in 1856, Elizabeth born in 1857, Sarah born in 1860, Ellen born in 1861 and Thomas born in 1863. The children hae not been included in the family tree because of their remoteness.

  • Marriage:

  • Mar 1854 (age 29-30)

  • Bedminster, Somerset7

  • Census 1861:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 36-37)

  • Malvern Road, St John's, Worcester, Wocetershire8

  •  

  • The household consisted of John, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Ann, Elizabeth, Sarah and Ellen. The family had the whole cottage to themselves. The size is unknown

  • Census 1871:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 46-47)

  • 61 Bransford Road, St John, Worcester, Worcestershire9

  •  

  • The household consisted of John, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Amy (Ann), Elizabeth, Sarah, Ellen and Thomas. The family had the whole house to themselves. The size is not known. The next house (No. 60) accommodated several nursery labourers. The size of the nursery is not known.

  • Census 1881:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 56-57)

  • Comer Villa, St John Bedwardine, Worcester, Wocetershire10

  •  

  • The household consisted of John, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Amy (Ann), Sarah, Ellen and Thomas. The family had the whole house to themselves. The size is unknown.

    The children have not been included in the family tree.

Note on Marriage to Elizabeth Ann Ray

They had 5 children Amy or Ann born in 1856, Elizabeth born in 1857, Sarah born in 1860, Ellen born in 1861 and Thomas born in 1863. The children hae not been included in the family tree because of their remoteness.9

Sources

1.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of John Breley (651) and Elaizabeth Ann Ray (641), Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Bedminster, Volume: 5c, Page: 1158, (Period, Jan-Mar 1854). Groom's Name: John Breley.

2.

1871 England Census in Worcester, Worcestershire for John Breley, Census Type: 1871 Census, Census Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, Folio: 73, Page: 43. John Breley age 47, i.e. born in 1824, in Wraxall, Somerset. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/3047.

3.

1861 England Census Worcester for Household of John Breley, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Worcester, Folio: 18, Page: 3. John Breley working as a nursery foreman in the St John's area of Worcester. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/2089.

4.

1871 England Census in Worcester, Worcestershire for John Breley, Census Type: 1871 Census, Census Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, Folio: 73, Page: 43. John Breley working as a nursery foreman in the St John's area of Worcester. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/3047.

5.

1881 Census in Worcester for Household of John Breley, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Worcester, Folio: 99, Page: 8. John Breley working as a nursery foreman in the St John's area of Worcester. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2913.

6.

CRI(E&W) for Death of John Breley, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Martley, Volume: 6c, Page: 169, (Period, Jan-Mar 1889). CRI(E&W) for Death of John Breley (651)Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1889Surname BreleyGiven Names JohnAge 65Registration District Martley. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

7.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of John Breley (651) and Elaizabeth Ann Ray (641), Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Bedminster, Volume: 5c, Page: 1158, (Period, Jan-Mar 1854). Quarter & Year Jan-Mar 1854Registration DistrictBedminsterGroom's Name John Breley Bride's Name Elizabeth Ann Ray.

8.

1861 England Census Worcester for Household of John Breley, Census Type: 1861 England, Census Place: Worcester, Folio: 18, Page: 3. 1861 Census for John Breley (651)County: WorcestershireRegistration District: WorcesterSub-District: West WorcesterCivil Parish: St JohnsBorough: WorcesterEcclesiastical Parish: WorcesterAddress: Malvern Road, St Johns, WorcesterId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born651John BreleyHeadMar37Nursery foremanWradall, Somerset641Elizth Ann BreleyWifeMar38St George's, SomersetAnn B. BreleyDaug5St John's, WorcestershireElizth A. BreleyDaug4St John's, WorcestershireSarah BreleyDaug1St John's, WorcestershireEllen A. BreleyDaug8 MoSt John's, Worcestershire. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/2089.

9.

1871 England Census in Worcester, Worcestershire for John Breley, Census Type: 1871 Census, Census Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, Folio: 73, Page: 43. 1871 Census for John Breley (651)County:Registration District:Sub-District:WorcestershireWorcesterWorcester, WestCivil Parish: Borough:St JohnWorcesterAddress: 61 Bransford Road, St John, WorcesterId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born651John BreleyHeadMar47Nursery foremanWraxall, Somerset641Elizabeth Ann BreleyWifeMar48St George's SomersetAmy BreleyDaug15ScholarSt John's, WorcesterElizabeth Ann BreleyDaug14 ScholarSt John's, WorcesterSarah Pamela BreleyDaug11 ScholarSt John's, WorcesterEllen Amelia BreleyDaug10 ScholarSt John's, WorcesterThomas Heaton BreleySon8 ScholarSt John's, Worcester. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/3047.

10.

1881 Census in Worcester for Household of John Breley, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Worcester, Folio: 99, Page: 8. 1881 Census for John Breley (651)County:Registration District:Sub-DistrictWorcestershireWorcesterWest WorceterCivil Parish:Worcester St John BedwardineAddress:Comer Villa, Worcester St John BedwardineId NamesRelCondAge OcupationWhere Born651John BreleyHeadMar57Nursery foremanSomerset640Elizabeth BreleyWifeMar58Pill, SomersetAmy BreleyDaugS25MillinerSt Johns, WorcestershireSarah P. BreleyDaugS21No occupationSt Johns, WorcestershireEllen A. BreleyDaugS20No occupationSt Johns, WorcestershireThomas E. BreleySonS18Employed at ????St Johns, Worcestershire. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2913.