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Samuel Brereton 1740–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Minshull, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 18 Sep 1818

Death Location: Over, near, Whitegate, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Brereton

Mother: Margaret Pankard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Yersley

Children(s): Elizabeth Brereton

The story of Samuel Brereton began in 1740 in Minshull, Cheshire, England. Samuel Brereton married Elizabeth Yersley, and had children including Elizabeth Brereton. Samuel Brereton passed away in 1818 in Over, near, Whitegate, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Brereton began in 1740 in Minshull, Cheshire, England.
  • Samuel Brereton married Elizabeth Yersley, and had children including Elizabeth Brereton.
  • Samuel Brereton passed away in 1818 in Over, near, Whitegate, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brereton
1713–1768
Birth Location: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
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Margaret Pankard
1710–1786
Birth Location: Wrenbury cum Frith, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Yersley
1755–1831
Birth Location: Weaverham, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Brereton
1775–1838
Birth Location: Church Minshull, Cheshire, England
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Samuel Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Brereton
1740–1818
Birth Place: Minshull, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Brereton
1713–1768
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Margaret Pankard
1710–1786
Wrenbury cum Frith, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Brereton
1650–1726
Darnhall, Whitegate, Cheshire?
Deborah Shawe
1649–1735
Sandbach, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brereton
1603–1679
Katherine Beech
1620–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brereton
1565–1612
Margaret Alsager
1578–1630

Samuel Brereton's Descendants

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Samuel Brereton (1740–18 Sep 1818) m. Elizabeth Yersley (1755–14 May 1831)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Brereton 1775–1838 m. Daniel Clowes 1770–1850
    1. 1. Samuel CLOWES 1806–1857 m. Ann Egerton 1810–1893
      1. 1. Jane CLOWES 1842–1911 m. Joseph POWELL 1845–1935
        1. 1. Eveline (Mary) Powell 1877–1956 m. John (Edward) ATKIN 1877–1943
        2. 2. Samuel (Herbert) Powell 1876–1881
        3. 3. Joseph (Clowes) Powell 1866–1948 m. Ada Clarke 1867–1941
        4. 4. Walter Powell 1880–1963 m. Florence Hodgkinson 1885–1967
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Powell 1869–1934 m. Thomas Lindop 1866–1945
        6. 6. Arthur (W) Powell 1885–
        7. 7. Laura (J) Powell 1882–1945 m. Philip (W) Atkins 1882–1916
        8. 8. John POWELL 1870–1871
        9. 9. Samuel Powell 1873–1875
      2. 2. Edwin Clowes 1849–
      3. 3. Emma Clowes 1835–
      4. 4. Thomas Clowes 1833–
      5. 5. Ann Clowes 1847–
      6. 6. Frances Clowes 1845–
      7. 7. George Clowes 1851–
      8. 8. William Clowes 1837–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Clowes 1791–1883 m. Charles Crossley 1791–1877
      1. 1. Frances (E) Crossley 1834–
      2. 2. Emma Crossley 1831–
      3. 3. Edwin Crossley 1837–
      4. 4. Maria Crossley 1831–
      5. 5. Ellen Crossley 1832–
        1. 1. Joseph Powell 1878–
      6. 6. Charles Crossley 1826–
    3. 3. Mary (Brereton) Clowes 1804–1834
    4. 4. Sarah Clowes 1797–
    5. 5. Robert Clowes 1803–1869 m. Ann Clowes 1815–
      1. 1. Joseph Clowes 1842–
      2. 2. Henry Clowes 1839– m. Elizabeth Read 1847–
        1. 1. Alice Clowes 1873–
        2. 2. Benjamin (B.) Clowes 1878– m. Savina Dodds 1879–
        3. 3. Annie Clowes 1867–
        4. 4. Agnes Clowes 1875–
      3. 3. Sarah Clowes 1853–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Clowes 1850–
      5. 5. Charles Clowes 1837–
      6. 6. George Clowes 1844–
      7. 7. Mary Clowes 1841–
    6. 6. George Clowes 1808–1836
    7. 7. Daniel Clowes 1810–1865
    8. 8. Eliza Clowes 1813–1815
    9. 9. Thomas Clowes 1816–1883
    10. 10. Joseph Clowes 1817–1891
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Clowes 1863– m. John (T) Richardson 1865–1938
        1. 1. Samuel (Charles) Richardson 1897–1923 m. Agnes (Victoria) Henderson 1897–1986

Samuel Brereton's Timeline

3 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Samuel Brereton in Minshull, Cheshire, England
Minshull, Cheshire, England
1774
2 Dec 1774
Age 34
Samuel Brereton was married in Whitegate, Cheshire, England
Whitegate, Cheshire, England
1818
18 Sep 1818
Age 78
Death of Samuel Brereton in Over, near, Whitegate, Cheshire, England
Over, near, Whitegate, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Minshull, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1774
    Event Place: Whitegate, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1818
    Event Place: Over, near, Whitegate, Cheshire, England
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