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Lancashire / The puzzling Bratton Jones family
« on: Saturday 04 December 21 15:53 GMT (UK) »
I am researching a friend's family and at the moment the Bratton Jones side is interesting if rather confusing.
My friend's relation is Mary Bratton (Jones) born 1844 Manchester - mothers maiden name Gould. Her surname on birth reg is Bratton. Her parents were Joseph Bratton Jones and Susannah Gould who married in Manchester in 1843 with Joseph using the surname Bratton. He is listed as a tailor with father John Bratton also a Tailor To date the family I have found appear on the census with surname Jones and middle initial B - 1881 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-NDZP 1861 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7FY-PTR and 1851 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNC-ZGV
Mary uses the surname Bratton when she marries Joseph Webster in 1867 However her children were registered with mothers maiden name Jones!! Mary very usefully uses the middle name Bratton in the census 1911
If anyone fancies a puzzle I can't find the Joseph B Jones family in 1871 or Joseph in 1841 - although it is possible he is working as a Auctioner in Penrith but this does seem rather unlikely
The other puzzle is Joseph's birth and where the name Bratton comes from. In 1841 I found a possible father - JB Jones b 1781 living in Manchester and listed as a Tailor with birthplace unknown. In 1842 John Bratton Jones a widower and tailor (father Robert Jones farmer) married Mary Johnson nee Ruddock (who was living round the corner in Miller St in 1841 from the JB Jones I found). The couple have two children and by 1851 Mary is listed as a widow. The last date I can find JB is 1847 in the Manchester Rate Books living at Miller St.
Apologies this is rather long winded. Thanks for your time
Kay
My friend's relation is Mary Bratton (Jones) born 1844 Manchester - mothers maiden name Gould. Her surname on birth reg is Bratton. Her parents were Joseph Bratton Jones and Susannah Gould who married in Manchester in 1843 with Joseph using the surname Bratton. He is listed as a tailor with father John Bratton also a Tailor To date the family I have found appear on the census with surname Jones and middle initial B - 1881 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-NDZP 1861 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7FY-PTR and 1851 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNC-ZGV
Mary uses the surname Bratton when she marries Joseph Webster in 1867 However her children were registered with mothers maiden name Jones!! Mary very usefully uses the middle name Bratton in the census 1911
If anyone fancies a puzzle I can't find the Joseph B Jones family in 1871 or Joseph in 1841 - although it is possible he is working as a Auctioner in Penrith but this does seem rather unlikely
The other puzzle is Joseph's birth and where the name Bratton comes from. In 1841 I found a possible father - JB Jones b 1781 living in Manchester and listed as a Tailor with birthplace unknown. In 1842 John Bratton Jones a widower and tailor (father Robert Jones farmer) married Mary Johnson nee Ruddock (who was living round the corner in Miller St in 1841 from the JB Jones I found). The couple have two children and by 1851 Mary is listed as a widow. The last date I can find JB is 1847 in the Manchester Rate Books living at Miller St.
Apologies this is rather long winded. Thanks for your time
Kay