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Jonathan BRAYTON
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Name Jonathan BRAYTON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Dec Q 1857 Moresby, Cumberland, England
- Shown as Whitehaven in the 1881 census where shown as aged 23; shown as born Moresby in the 1861 census. His baptism place and the date being close to his birth registration suggest he most likely was born in Moresby.
GRO ref: Brayton, Jonathan q4 1857 Whitehaven RD 10b 462; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Whiteside
Baptised 4 Oct 1857 St. Bridget’s Church, Moresby, Cumberland, England
- From FamilySearch
Gender Male Occupation 1881 Joiner's labourer Died Jun Q 1939 Liverpool North Reg Dist, Lancashire, England
- Alive at the time of the 1911 census, looking for deaths of a Jonathan or Jon* Brayton anywhere in England or Wales, in or after 1911, with an aged indicating born between 1855 and 1860 produced no results, and looking for John* found just the one result with an unusual spelling of Jonathan (on FreeBMD, on 2 Feb 2017):
GRO ref: Brayton, Johnathan q2 1939 aged 82 Liverpool N. RD 8b 487
Siblings3 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
William Grindall BRAYTON, b. Abt 1824, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
, d. Mar Q 1902, West Derby Reg Dist, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(Age ~ 78 years) (Father) 
Mary Ann WHITESIDE, b. Abt 1828, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
, d. Sep Q 1908, West Derby Reg Dist, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(Age ~ 80 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I301170 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 13 Dec 2014
Father William Grindall BRAYTON, b. Abt 1824, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
, d. Mar Q 1902, West Derby Reg Dist, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(Age ~ 78 years) Mother Mary Ann WHITESIDE, b. Abt 1828, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
, d. Sep Q 1908, West Derby Reg Dist, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(Age ~ 80 years) Married Jun Q 1849 Whitehaven Reg Dist, Cumberland, England
- GRO ref: Brayton, William Grindall to Whiteside, Mary Ann q2 1849 Whitehaven RD 25 185
Family ID F301425 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Susanna GOTHAM, b. 24 Sep 1858, Liverpool Reg Dist, Lancashire, England
, d. Sep Q 1933, West Derby Reg Dist, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(Age 74 years) Married 30 Sep 1878 St. Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England
- GRO ref: Brayton, Jonathan to Gotham, Susannah q3 1878 W. Derby RD 8b 767
Date and place from FamilySearch - though Susannah's surname given as 'Eastham' there
Local (Lancashire) BMD registration shows: BRAYTON, Jonathan to GOTHAM, Susannah 1878 Church: Walton, St. Mary, Registers at: Liverpool, Ref: 2012WD/10/407The age and place of birth of Susannah in the 1881 census are right for this Susanna.
The 1911 census shows that Jonathan and Susanna had had 12 children, 4 of whom had by then died.
Children12 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300389 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Shown as Whitehaven in the 1881 census where shown as aged 23; shown as born Moresby in the 1861 census. His baptism place and the date being close to his birth registration suggest he most likely was born in Moresby.



