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William Woodhouse BREALEY
1869 - 1920 (~ 51 years) Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name William Woodhouse BREALEY Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Mar Q 1869 Etruria, Staffordshire, England - From 1911 census where shown as aged 43
GRO ref: Brealey, William Woodhouse q1 1869 Stoke T RD 6b 207; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Guildford
Residence 1871 39, High Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - With his parents, two sisters and two surviving brothers.
William, his mother and all of his siblings shown as born Stoke upon Trent.
Baptised 14 Mar 1873 St. Peter Ad Vincula Church, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Apr 2018)
Gender Male Residence 1881 24, Grove Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - With his widowed father, three sisters and a housekeeper / domestic servant (widow 59 year old Mary Williams)
Will 12 Oct 1916 Written Died 18 Mar 1920 25, Yoxall Avenue, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England - Actual date and place from probate calendar entry
GRO ref: BREALEY, William W q1 1920 aged 52 Stoke T. RD 6b 241; GRO online index shows middle name as Woodhouse
Probate 3 Dec 1920 London, England Calendar entry - Brealey William Woodhouse of 25 Yoxall-avenue Hartshill Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire died 18 March 1920 Probate London 3 December to Elizabeth Brealey widow.
Effects £1206 5s.
Siblings 3 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch William Woodhouse BREALEY, b. Sep Q 1837, Leek, Staffordshire, England , d. 24 Nov 1915, 35, Blurton Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 78 years) (Father)
Elizabeth GUILDFORD, b. Abt 1832, Etruria, Staffordshire, England , d. Jun Q 1875, High Street, Mount Pleasant, Hanley, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 43 years) (Mother)Person ID I302874 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 11 Jun 2023
Father William Woodhouse BREALEY, b. Sep Q 1837, Leek, Staffordshire, England , d. 24 Nov 1915, 35, Blurton Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 78 years) Mother Elizabeth GUILDFORD, b. Abt 1832, Etruria, Staffordshire, England , d. Jun Q 1875, High Street, Mount Pleasant, Hanley, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 43 years) Married 19 Jun 1859 St. Mark’s Church, Shelton, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Brealey, William to Guildford, Elizabeth q2 1859 Stoke T RD 6b 264
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Mar 2017)
Family ID F301381 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth GOTHAM, b. 18 May 1869, Dresden, Staffordshire, England , d. 1 Nov 1950, 78, Penkhull New Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England (Age 81 years) Married 12 Sep 1892 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 Sep 2016) GRO ref: Gotham, Elizabeth to Brealey, William W q3 1892 Stoke T. RD 6b 278
Local BMD (Staffs index for 1892): GOTHAM, Elizabeth to BREALEY, William W; Church: Fenton, Christ Church; Registers at: Stoke-On-Trent; Ref.: 10/5/128.
The 1911 census shows they had had 4 children, all of whom were still living (and all with them at the time of the census). It is accurate as their (or at least, Elizabeth's) son who had died was born about 4 weeks before they married, so was not a child of the marriage.
Children 5 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300902 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From 1911 census where shown as aged 43
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Event Map Click to hide Born - Mar Q 1869 - Etruria, Staffordshire, England Baptised - 14 Mar 1873 - St. Peter Ad Vincula Church, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Child - William Woodhouse GOTHAM - 17 Aug 1892 - 11, Adelaide Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Married - 12 Sep 1892 - Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Child - Beatrice Minnie BREALEY - 26 Nov 1893 - Fenton, Staffordshire, England Child - Muriel BREALEY - 4 May 1902 - Fenton, Staffordshire, England Child - John William Woodhouse BREALEY - 26 Mar 1903 - Fenton, Staffordshire, England Child - Margaret Annie BREALEY - 7 Apr 1908 - Fenton, Staffordshire, England Died - 18 Mar 1920 - 25, Yoxall Avenue, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Probate - Calendar entry - 3 Dec 1920 - London, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend