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I am looking for John Bradley, born about 1888 in ashton lancashire. Fathers name Henry Bradley. Any help very much appreciated.

Kind regards

Danielle

This is the closest one with a father Henry:
1891 census
206 Whalby Old Rd., Littleharwood, Blackburn, Lancashire
Henry Bradley, head, 30, joiner
Mary J., wife. 28
*John, son, 2
James, son, 1
Henry born Littleharwood, others Blackburn.

I looked at the 1891 Census.
Found Henry Bradley aged 30, a Spin Joiner. Born Lancs, Little - wood?
Wife, Mary, 28, born Blackburn, Lancs.
John, son, aged 2.
James, son, aged 1.
O.K. Diane

Hi Danielle,

Found this family..

John Bradley
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Henry
Mother's Name: Janes ...............Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Wigan
Ecclesiastical parish: St Catherine
Town: Wigan
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: General Labourer

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Frederick Bradley 18
Harriet Bradley 20
Henry Bradley 43
Henry Bradley 13
James Bradley 14
Jane Bradley 9
Janes Bradley 41
John Bradley 5
Joseph Bradley 16
Martha Bradley 11
William Bradley 7


Regards Vera

I'm not really sure about any of the above but thank you anyway to the people who have tried to help. At the moment i'm very confused. This is my fathers side of the family, i have never met my father so don't know alot. I did know that his father was called John Humphrey Bradley and on purchasing my fathers birth certificate found that his mothers name. I then purchased my grandparents marriage certificate and my grandfathers birth certificate and found that my great grandparents are John Bradley and Mary Wootton. I found there marriage and recieved the certificate yesterday. John Bradley is down as been 26 years old on the 23/06/1914 i'm presuming he was born in Ashton, Lancashire as this is where he was married.

Kind regards

Danielle

Hi Danielle, was it your ggrandfather John that was 26 in 1914?. or your grandfather.
john

It was my great grandfather John who was 26 in 1914.

Regards

Danielle

Hi Danielle,
The John Bradley,,,,,,I found born 1886 with Henry as father.. would have been 28 in 1914.

Regards Vera

Is this the birth you found...

Births Dec 1926 (84%)
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Bradley John H Wootton Leeds 9b 639


So this is your grandfather....

Regards Vera

It definately says he was 26 years old, his father (Henry) was also down as been a cuttler whatever they were.

Kind regards

Danielle

Yes Vera this is definately my grandad, born 01/10/1926 his name is John Humphrey Bradley and on his birth certificate it says that his father is also called John Humphrey Bradley although on his marriage certificate to Mary Wootton his middle name isn't mentioned.

Kind regards

Danielle

HiDanielle,
Just a thought ages were not always correct on marriage certificates....:-)

a cuttler/cutler was a knife seller or sharpener

Regards Vera

In that case i have a John Humphrey Bradley born 1883 in Ashton Lancashire but could this really be 5 years out? Surely the person who was getting married would know how old they were???

Kind regards

Danielle

Hi Danielle,

It was just a thought..:-)

Regards Vera

Hi Vera

Thanks for all your help. I'm even more confused than i was before. Didn't realise that there was so many Bradleys though.

Kind regards

Danielle

Hi Danielle,

1901
John W Bradley
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Ashton, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Hunslet
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Hunslet
Sub-registration district: Hunslet
ED, institution, or vessel: 48
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 35
Household Members: Name Age
John W Bradley 18........ on the image........ the middle initial is an H and not a W .........his occupation is a screw cutter !!!!

Harriet Ann White 4
Herbert White 27
Mary H White 24



Regards Vera

Hi Danielle,
I had to go shopping, but I thought that I had got them on the Irish 1911 censes as there were a lot of U.K. people here then.
I do have a JOHN AND MARY BRADLEY living in Dublin, also some Johns who would be the age of your Grandfather and Henrys also a Sarah widow with her son William from Yorkshire.
If you like I could go into town to-morrow and check their daughters birth to see what the mothers maiden name was so then you could eliminate them from your search.
I must get down and do my husbands tree he never knew his parents either but had a baptismal cert. our censes says born in Dublin,then Cork and now the true place Birmingham, I would love to be a fly on the wall.
Betty and John.

Hi Betty and John

Thank you for your help but John and Mary didn't marry until 1914 so i know they won't be together on the 1911 census. Also there first three children were born in Ashton, Lancashire between 1914 and 1919 and my grandfather was born in Leeds in 1926.

Kind regards

Danielle

Hi Vera

Thank you for your information, i had been pm'd this before i got the marriage certificate and worked out it was the right one as i'd been sent the 1891 census too. Mary H is actually Johns sister marrying Herbert in late 80s. How can i be sure that this is my great grandfather though????

Kind regards

Danielle