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William Woodhouse BREALEY
1837 - 1915 (~ 78 years)
Has no ancestors but 15 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William Woodhouse BREALEY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Sep Q 1837 Leek, Staffordshire, England 
- From age in death registration index; place from censuses.
GRO ref: Brealey, William Woodhouse q3 1837 Leek RD 17 29; GRO online index does not show a mother's maiden name, probably meaning he was illegitimate (some legitimate births pre-1850 do lack a mother's maiden name in the index, but another on the same page has one so in this case it seems unlikely he was legitimate).
Gender Male Occupation 1871 Engineer and Iron Founders Manager Occupation From 1881 to 1891 Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Mechanical Draughtsman - (Place assumed from where the family were living).
Being a draughtsman sounds a step down from being a manager, but possibly this skill was more highly valued, especially if 'manager' was more of a foreman job. The fact that he could employ a housekeeper with 4 children at school to keep and no others in the house bringing in an income means he can't have been poorly off.
Residence From 1901 to 1915 35, Blurton Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - At the time of the 1901 and 1911 censuses, and given as his address in his probate calendar entry.
In 1881 with all his children living at home being at school William was employing a housekeeper, but in 1891 his eldest daughter, Annie, a spinster was keeping house for him and her siblings. By 1901 she had married but had not left her father - she, her husband and daughter were all living with him. However, she was not expected to do all the domestic duties; the family again had a live-in servant. She was, though, only aged 14 so Annie would presumably have need to oversee her more than if they had had an older housekeeper. By the time of the 1911 census, with his daughter Annie, her husband and daughter still living with him, a live-in servant had been dispensed with (although of course one who did not live in may have been employed).
Occupation 1901 Works Engineer Occupation 1911 Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England Mechanical Draughtsman Died 24 Nov 1915 35, Blurton Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - Actual date and place from Probate Calendar entry.
GRO ref: Brealey, William W q4 1915 aged 78 Stoke T. RD 6b 296; GRO online index shows middle name as Woodhouse
Probate. 14 Apr 1916 Principal Registry, London, England Calendar entry - Brealey William Woodhouse of 35 Blurton-road Fenton Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire died 24 November 1915 Probate London 14 April to William Woodhouse Brealey brick manufacturer Susan Elizabeth Till (wife of Frank Till) and James Edward Moxon solicitor. Effects £692 11s.
Person ID I304224 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 11 Jun 2023
Family 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)
Children8 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F301381 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From age in death registration index; place from censuses.