Quite complicated but here goes. The name Brueton is often mistranscribed
Joseph Brueton and Edward Brueton are small scale family business gun makers from central Birmingham. They also have a connection with London that I believe is to do with their trade. They are I believe probably related to T Brueton gunmaker mid to late 1700s
Joseph born about 1789 Darlaston, Staffs, he marries Phoebe (nee Perry m at Darlaston in 1809?)
Edward is born about 1787 Shoreditch, London ? , he marries Elizabeth Cooper at Handsworth in 1812
They both have families who are born in the Darlaston or Birmingham areas.
Joseph has a number of sons, one of them is also called Joseph b about 1815 (Darlaston) , who is also in the gun making trade.
Edward also has sons, two in the gun making trade, William 1822 and George 1828.
The Joseph below in business directories and with Edward (1858) is either Joseph senior or Joseph junior, or a mixture of the two ?. I have the newspaper reports of the robberies of Turners Gun Manufacturers (government contracted) in 1857 and other court records/newspaper reports
Trade Directories Birmingham
1849 -Edward Brueton 19 Court ,Staniforth Street -gunsmith
184?- Phoebe Brueton 29 Vauxhall Road - shopkeeper
1852 -Edward Brueton 19 Court, Staniforth Street - gun finisher
1855- Joseph Brueton 22 Balloon Street (near Moland st)- gun breech maker
1857 -(november) - William and George, sons of Edward, arrested by Met Police for gun robberies
1858 -Edward Brueton and Joseph Brueton both at 22 Sheep Street - gun finisher/gun breech maker
1861 - Census at Sheep Street -Joseph Brueton b 1815, gun breech forger (wife Susannah) Thomas Whitehouse apprentice
1862 -Joseph Brueton - 2 Sheep street -gun and breech
1872 -Joseph Brueton - 49 Sheep street- gunsmith
This is an 1851 census that I think might be Edward
1851 Census
202 Heneage Street
Birmingham
Edward Bructon (Brueton) b 1787 Shoreditch , London - gun finisher
Elizabeth (nee Cooper ?) b 1795 Birmingham
Rubin 1831 Birmingham - gun finisher
Hariet 1833 Birmingham
John 1835 Birmingham
Lodgers
Sampson Tims (Sims) 1824 Warwickshire - refiner in gold
Elizabeth 1831
William 1846
Thomas 1 month
Some info here in previous topic about Joseph family
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=487918.0What I am trying to do now is find out more so I get back further with Edward and Josephs (senior) family
