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chrissiex

chrissiex Report 2 Feb 2011 00:47

i am not sure this makes sense


Ann it is assumed was married to William Henry Brotherton and her father entered as a John Brotherton on her marriage certificate in 1848.


did she marry a cousin with the same surname?


this is the household in 1851 for reference


Name: Ann Blakely
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Thomas Blakely
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Middlewick, Cheshire, England

Civil Parish: Hulme
Ecclesiastical parish: St Marks
Town: Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire

Thomas Blakely 47
Ann Blakely 35
William Blakely 20
Eliza Blakely 10
Mary Blakely 2
Henry Brotherton 14
Emma Brotherton 4

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Eileen

Eileen Report 2 Feb 2011 00:36

I would be interested in anyone having an Ann Brotherton born in 1816 in Middlewich, Cheshire in their family tree or has knowledge of her.

Ann it is assumed was married to William Henry Brotherton and her father entered as a John Brotherton on her marriage certificate in 1848. Ann married a Thomas Blakey or could be Blakely who was born in 1803 in Manchester. The marriage took place in Manchester Cathedral in May 1848 so it is possible her 1st husband died, although on the marriage certificate it was stated that Ann was a spinster at the time of marriage? A mystery! I believe things in the 1800's were not as crystal clear on certificates as they are today!

Ann took two children to the marriage who were Henry born 1835 and Emma born 1846 and it looks like Thomas adopted them as he was a widower at the time of the marriage and had children to his 1st wife. It is mentioned on the 1851 census they are stepson and stepdaughter, so perhaps Thomas filled in the census details? Or were they someone else's children Ann took care of, although on the 1851 census the mother 's name appears as Ann. There is a mystery about Emma's birth also as there is no father mentioned on the birth certificate and the mother is mentioned as being Hannah Brotherton? I am wondering if the children were Ann's illigitimate children, or were they a relative also called Brotherton who died?

Any input/comments would be appreciated thanks.

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