Name:
William BREARLEY
Sex:
Male
Name Prefix:
Lieut. Col.
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
1791 (cal)
Baptism:
Aug 7, 1792 (age 0-1)
Handsworth, Staffordshire, England1
Address: St Mary, Handsworth
Occupation:
British Army4
Education:
May 31, 1811 (age 19)
Pembroke College, University of Oxford5
Residence:
Apr 3, 1815 (age 23-24)
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England6
Residence:
Jan 30, 1818 (age 26-27)
Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England7
Occupation:
Jan 30, 1818 (age 26-27)
Esquire; Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England7
Residence:
Jan 30, 1818 (age 26-27)
Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England8
Residence:
May 2, 1819 (age 27-28)
Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England9
Occupation:
May 2, 1819 (age 27-28)
Esquire; Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England9
Residence:
Dec 24, 1820 (age 28-29)
Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England10
Occupation:
Dec 24, 1820 (age 28-29)
Esquire; Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England10
Residence:
Sep 12, 1822 (age 30-31)
Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England11
Occupation:
Sep 12, 1822 (age 30-31)
Esquire; Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England11
Residence:
May 5, 1824 (age 32-33)
Penkridge, Staffordshire, England12
Address: Water Eaton
Occupation:
May 5, 1824 (age 32-33)
Gentleman; Penkridge, Staffordshire, England12
Occupation:
1828 (age 36-37)
Farmer13
Emigration:
May 10, 1836 (age 40)
from England to Canada14
Census:
Jan 12, 1852 (age 60)
Norwich Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada15
Religion:
Jan 12, 1852 (age 60-61)
Church of England15
Census:
Jan 14, 1861 (age 69)
Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada16
Census:
Apr 2, 1871 (age 79)
Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada17
Census:
Apr 4, 1881 (age 89)
London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada3
Religion:
Aug 7, 1881 (age 89-90)
Church of England2
Occupation:
Retired Farmer18
Death:
Aug 7, 1881 (age 89)
Cause: Old age
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
Apr 3, 1815 (age 23-24)
City of London, London, England6
Address: Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane, City of London, England
In army emmigrated to Canada
at age 4, left an inheritance by distant cousin Anna Maria Brearly, widow of Charles Chadwick Sacherverall, landed gentry of 1741
Parish Register for Baptism of William Brearley, St Mary, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, August 7, 1792.
County |
Staffordshire |
Place |
Handsworth |
Church name |
St Mary |
Register type |
Other Transcript |
Baptism date |
07 Aug 1792 |
Person forename |
William |
Person sex |
M |
Father forename |
Joseph |
Mother forename |
Martha |
Father surname |
BREARLEY |
Transcribed by |
Sandra Cooper |
File line number |
1289 |
Death London Township, Middlesex, Ontario 7 Aug 1881 William Brearley.
SCHEDULE C.DEATHS.
London Township, Middlesex
Name and Surname of Deceased. |
William Brearley |
When Died. |
7th August 1881 |
Sex-Male or Female. |
Male |
Age. |
89 |
Rank or Profession. |
Gentleman |
Where Born. |
England |
Certified cause of Death and duration of Illness. |
Old age |
Signature, Description and Residence of Informant. |
London Township, Middlesex, Ontario |
When Registered. |
9th August 1881 |
Religious Denomination of Deceased. |
Church of England |
Death London Township, Middlesex, Ontario 7 Aug 1881 William Brearley
Census 1881 London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada RG31,C-13268,47, (RG31,C-13268,47).
Census Canada 1881
Place: London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Name |
Sex |
Age |
Birth place |
Religion |
Origin |
Occupation |
Marital Status |
Brearley, William |
M |
89 |
England |
Ch of England |
English |
|
M |
Brearley, Mary Jane |
F |
55 |
England |
Ch of England |
English |
|
M |
Brearley, William |
M |
64 |
England |
Ch of England |
English |
Brewer |
W |
Brearley, Ada |
F |
23 |
O |
Ch of England |
English |
|
|
Wright, Milicent |
F |
34 |
England |
Ch of England |
English |
|
|
Dennison, Eva |
F |
5 |
O |
Ch of England |
English |
|
|
Census Canada 1881 RG31,C-13268,47
My Life by Hugh Brearley.
Foster, Joseph, 1888, Alumni Oxonienses, Oxford.
Brearley, William, s. Joseph, of Handsworth, co.
Stafford, arm. PEMBROKE COLL, matric. 31 May,
1811, aged 19.
Foster, Joseph, 1888, Alumni Oxonienses
Marriage City of London, London, England (Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane, City of London, England) 3 Apr 1815 William Brearley & Mary Shutt, (GUILDHALL: DL/T/MS 10115/10 394).
Marriage solemnized in the Parish of City of London in the Year 1815
No. 394
William Brearley Bachelor of the Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields
& Mary Shutt of this Parish Spinster
were married in this church by Banns
this Third Day of April in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Fifteen, By me Samuel Crouther Vicar
This marriage was solemnized between us Wm Brearley and Mary Shutt
In the presence of Ann Shutt, June Shutt
Marriage City of London, London, England (Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane, City of London, England) 3 Apr 1815 William Brearley & Mary Shutt
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 30 Jan 1818 Louisa Brearley, (P333/1 in 1/3).
BAPTISMS solemnized in Tidenham, Gloucestershire in the Year
One Thousand Eight Hundred And Eighteen
When baptized |
Child's Christian Name |
Parents' Christian Names |
Parent's Surname |
Abode |
Quality, Trade or Profession |
By whom the ceremony was performed |
January 30th No. 137 |
Louisa daughter of |
William and Mary |
Brearley |
Tidenham |
Esquire |
Tho Thomas |
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 30 Jan 1818 Brearley
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 30 Jan 1818 William Brearley, (P333/1 in 1/3).
BAPTISMS solemnized in Tidenham, Gloucestershire in the Year
One Thousand Eight Hundred And Eighteen
When baptized |
Child's Christian Name |
Parents' Christian Names |
Parent's Surname |
Abode |
Quality, Trade or Profession |
By whom the ceremony was performed |
January 30th No. 137 |
William son of |
William and Mary |
Brearley |
Tidenham |
Esquire |
Tho Thomas |
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 30 Jan 1818 Brearley
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 2 May 1819 Joseph Brearley, (Gdr/V1/308).
BAPTISMS solemnized in Tidenham, Gloucestershire in the Year
One Thousand Eight Hundred And Nineteen
When baptized |
Child's Christian Name |
Parents' Christian Names |
Parent's Surname |
Abode |
Quality, Trade or Profession |
By whom the ceremony was performed |
May 2nd No. 175 |
Joseph son of |
William and Mary |
Brearley |
Tidenham |
Esquire |
Tho Thomas |
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 2 May 1819 Joseph Brearley
Parish Register for Baptism of Alfred Brearley, Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England, December 24, 1820.
BAPTISMS solemnized in Tidenham, Gloucestershire in the Year
One Thousand Eight Hundred And Twenty
When baptized |
Child's Christian Name |
Parents' Christian Names |
Parent's Surname |
Abode |
Quality, Trade or Profession |
By whom the ceremony was performed |
December 24th No. 223 |
Alfred son of |
William and Mary |
Brearley |
Tidenham |
Esquire |
Tho Thomas |
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 24 Dec 1820 Alfred Brearley
Parish Register for Baptism of Edward Brearley, Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England, September 12, 1822.
BAPTISMS solemnized in Tidenham, Gloucestershire in the Year
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two
When baptized |
Child's Christian Name |
Parents' Christian Names |
Parent's Surname |
Abode |
Quality, Trade or Profession |
By whom the ceremony was performed |
1822 September 12th No. 277 |
Edward son of |
William and Mary |
Brearley |
Tidenham |
Esquire |
Tho Thomas |
Baptism Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England 12 Sep 1822 Edward Brearley
Baptism Penkridge, Staffordshire, England 5 May 1824 Rosa Brearley.
Baptisms at Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
When baptized |
Child's Christian Name |
Parents' Christian Names |
Parent's Surname |
Abode |
Quality, Trade or Profession |
By whom the ceremony was performed |
5 May 1824 No. 929 |
Rosa daughter of |
William Mary |
Brearley |
Water Eaton |
Gentleman |
Rich Macney Minister |
Baptism Penkridge, Staffordshire, England 5 May 1824 Rosa Brearley
Parish Register for Baptism of Augustus Brearley, St Michael and All Angels, Penkridge, Penkridge, Staffordshire, England, December 19, 1828.
County |
Staffordshire |
Place |
Penkridge |
Church name |
St Michael and All Angels |
Register type |
Parish Register |
Register entry number |
1299 |
Baptism date |
19 Dec 1828 |
Person forename |
Augustus |
Person sex |
M |
Father forename |
William |
Mother forename |
Mary |
Father surname |
BREARLEY |
Person abode |
Water Eaton |
Father occupation |
Farmer |
Transcribed by |
Tom Edwards |
File line number |
1309 |
Baptism of Augustus Brearley
Passenger List: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1836.
NYM237_29-0620
Census 1851 Norwich Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada RG 31; C-11745; Page Number: 106, (RG 31; C-11745; Page Number: 106).
Census Canada 1851
Place: Norwich Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Name |
Occupation |
Birth place |
Religion |
Residence if out of limits |
Age |
Sex |
Married |
William Brearley |
None |
England |
Church of England |
|
60 |
M |
W |
Augustus Brearley |
Labourer |
England |
Church of England |
|
23 |
M |
S |
Rosa Brearley |
None |
England |
Church of England |
|
27 |
F |
S |
Alfred Brearley |
Farmer |
England |
Church of England |
|
30 |
M |
M |
Emily Brearley |
None |
England |
Church of England |
|
20 |
F |
M |
Adolphus Brearley |
Labourer |
England |
Church of England |
|
21 |
M |
S |
William Brearley |
Labourer |
England |
Church of England |
|
33 |
M |
M |
Mary Brearley |
None |
England |
Church of England |
|
31 |
F |
M |
Marion Brearley |
None |
Canada |
Church of England |
|
9 |
F |
S |
Ann L Brearley |
None |
Canada |
Church of England |
|
4 |
F |
S |
Rose M Brearley |
None |
Canada |
Church of England |
|
1 |
F |
S |
Census 1851 Norwich Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada RG 31; C-11745; Page Number: 106
Census 1851 Norwich Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada RG 31; C-11745; Page Number: 106
Census 1861 Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Microfilm: C-1061-1062; Page 11, (Microfilm: C-1061-1062; Page 11).
Census Canada 1861
Place: Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Name |
Occupation |
Birth place |
Married in year |
Religion |
Residence if out of limits |
Age |
Sex |
Marriage Status |
William Brearley |
|
England |
|
Church of England |
|
69 |
M |
M |
Mary Jane Brearley |
|
England |
|
Church of England |
|
56 |
F |
M |
Ada Brearley |
|
Upper Canada (Ontario) |
|
Church of England |
|
3 |
F |
S |
Name |
Race |
Residents |
Disability |
Attending School |
Cannot read/write |
Births |
Deaths |
Age and Death Cause |
William Brearley |
|
Member |
|
|
|
1 Male |
1 Mal |
18 months - Diarrhea |
Mary Jane Brearley |
|
Member |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ada Brearley |
|
Member |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Census 1861 Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Microfilm: C-1061-1062; Page 11
Census 1871 Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada Year: 1871; Census Place: Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario; Roll: C-9963; Page: 28; Family No: 107, (Year: 1871; Census Place: Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario; Roll: C-9963; Page: 28; Family No: 107).
Census Canada 1871
Place: Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada
Name |
Sex |
Age |
Born in last 12 Months |
Birth place |
Religion |
Origin |
Occupation |
Brearley, William |
M |
79 |
|
England |
Church of England |
English |
Gentleman |
Brearley, Mary Jane |
F |
40 |
|
England |
Church of England |
English |
|
Brearley, Ada |
F |
12 |
|
Ontario |
Church of England |
English |
|
Brearley, Joseph |
M |
9 |
|
Ontario |
Church of England |
English |
|
Brearley, Matthew |
M |
6 |
|
Ontario |
Church of England |
English |
|
Name |
Marital Status |
Married in last 12 Months |
Going to school |
Can't read |
Can't write |
Infirmities |
Remarks |
Brearley, William |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brearley, Mary Jane |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brearley, Ada |
S |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
Brearley, Joseph |
S |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
Brearley, Matthew |
S |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
Census 1871 Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada Year: 1871; Census Place: Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario; Roll: C-9963; Page: 28; Family No: 107
Death certificate of Mary Jane Brearley, December 12, 1881.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Death
1881 Death in Liverpool, Lancaster, England
No. |
When and where died |
Name and surname |
Sex |
Age |
Occupation |
Cause of death |
Signature, description and residence of informant |
When registered |
Signature of registrar |
284 |
Twelfth December 1881
15 Islington Row, Liverpool, |
Mary Jane Brearley |
Female |
57 years |
Widow of William Brearley
Retired Farmer |
Hepatic abscess 12 months Ascites 6 months Certified by A M Bligh |
William Brearley Step-son 15 Islington, Liverpool |
Thirteenth December 1881 |
C Hart Registrar |
Death Liverpool, Lancaster, England (15 Islington, Liverpool) 12 Dec 1881 Mary Jane Brearley
Announcement in The Ingersoll Chronicle, September 1, 1881.
BREARLEY.-At Roofline, London, Ont., 7th ult., Col.
Wm. Brearley, formerly of Staffordshire, Eng.,
aged 89 years.
Ingersoll Chronicle Sep 1 1881 - Died - Brearley William