BROTHERS family in Nottingham early 1800s

[Koromo]

Hi

My father's family were supposedly lace-makers from Nottingham, but most of them seem to have been upholsterers!

On LDS there is a marriage (extracted): Benjamin Brothers to Mary Kirkman, Cropwell Bishop, 7 Apr 1779.

There are also these children all born to Benjamin Brothers and Mary ?, and all baptised at St Mary's Nottingham:

Mary Ann Brothers, 4 Jan 1780
Harriot Brothers, 24 Mar 1781
Frances Brothers, 21 Jun 1786
Anna Maria Brothers, 27 Oct 1789
William Brothers, 6 Oct 1791
Benjamin Octavius Brothers, 16 Dec 1796 (my ggg-grandfather)
Robert Allen Brothers, 18 Mar 1799

Hodson's 1814 Directory has:
Mary Brothers, upholder (upholsterer?), Long Row

Pigot's 1830 Directory has:
Robert Brothers, Long Row, chemist/druggist
Benjamin Brothers, Long Row, upholsterer

In 1841 Benjamin jnr, living in High St Nottingham, an upholsterer, has married (another!) Mary, and is listed with four of their children. They then move to Salford, Manchester.

Is there a birth and/or death for Benjamin senior and his wife? Is there any way I can link all those Brothers children to them? Are there many other families named Brothers in Nottingham at that time, or can I be reasonably assured that these ones are mine? ( I'll stop asking questions now!)

With thanks
Koromo

[suffolk*sue]

1841

HO 107/867/10  -  Lunatic Assylum, Sneinton, nr. Nottingham
Sch. 27, Page 4

Harriett BROTHERS - 55

 

[Koromo]

Well, that's one accounted for!!!


K

[suffolk*sue]

1841

HO 107/869/13  -  Nottingham St, Mary
Sch. 17, Page 29
Derby Road

CHAMBERLAIN
George - 40 - draper
Fanny - 5-
George Francis - 9
Marriann BROTHERS - 55
Mary ATTENBOROUGH - 20 - female servant


 

[suffolk*sue]

1841

HO 107/851/12 - East Retford
Sch. 6, Page 4
The Square

Mary BROTHERS - 45 - housekeeper in what appears to be a school. She wasn't born in county.


 

[Koromo]

Thanks for this, Sue.

Are there lots and lots of Brothers in Nottingham, or are they thinly scattered?

Regards
Koromo

[suffolk*sue]

I believe you have Benjamin and family in the High Street.  There is a Robert aged 35yrs, a chemist and family in Basford, have you got his details.  Thats about all there is.

 

[suffolk*sue]

There is a James and Margaret in Derbyshire, but they were born in Ireland.

 

[Koromo]

No, I don't have Robert's info - he's a brother of my Benjamin.

I really expected there to be more of them generally - it makes it a bit easier claiming them as part of my family.

Thanks a lot

K.