William BRITTLE (1821

William BRITTLE (1821 - 1900)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth BRITTLE (1852 - ) Mary BRITTLE (1854 - ) Hannah Bower NIGHTINGALE (1856 - ) Eliza BRITTLE (1857 - ) Anne BRITTLE (1860 - ) John Nightingale BRITTLE (1869 - 1952) Joseph BRITTLE (1870 - 1935) Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE (1874 - 1973)	William BRITTLE (1821 - 1900) + Anne (UNKNOWN) HILL (1830 - ) Mary NIGHTINGALE (1836 - 1909)	Joseph BRITTLE



		Sarah (BRITTLE)

Pic P1. Willow Grove Cemetery
WILLIAM BRITTLE
of Reddish
who died March 1st 1900
aged 82 years
also MARY BRITTLE
wife of the above
who died January 1st 1909
aged 73 years
also JOSEPH
son of the above
who died August 16th 1935
aged 85 years

Pic S2. Willow Grove Cemetery
WILLIAM BRITTLE
of Reddish
who died March 1st 1900
aged 82 years
also MARY BRITTLE
wife of the above
who died January 1st 1909
aged 73 years
also JOSEPH
son of the above
who died August 16th 1935
aged 85 years

Pic 1. Willow Grove Cemetery
WILLIAM BRITTLE
of Reddish
who died March 1st 1900
aged 82 years
also MARY BRITTLE
wife of the above
who died January 1st 1909
aged 73 years
also JOSEPH
son of the above
who died August 16th 1935
aged 85 years

b. 1821 at Birmingham (St. Martin's), Warwickshire, England

m. (1) abt 1850 Anne (UNKNOWN) HILL (1830 - ) at Rocester, Staffordshire

m. (2) 21 Mar 1865 Mary NIGHTINGALE (1836 - 1909) at Ashover, Derbyshire, England

d. 1900 at Reddish, Lancashire, England aged 79

Near Relatives of William BRITTLE (1821 - 1900)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William NIGHTINGALE	abt 1795	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1859	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England	64
Mother in Law	Mary LOMAS	1800	North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England	1860	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England	60

Father	Joseph BRITTLE
Mother	Sarah (BRITTLE)

Self	William BRITTLE	1821	Birmingham (St. Martin's), Warwickshire, England	1900	Reddish, Lancashire, England	79

Wife	Anne (UNKNOWN) HILL	abt 1830	Rocester, Staffordshire
Wife	Mary NIGHTINGALE	1836	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1909	Stockport, Cheshire, England	73

Daughter	Elizabeth BRITTLE	abt 1852	Rocester, Staffordshire
Daughter	Mary BRITTLE	abt 1854	Rocester, Staffordshire
Daughter	Hannah Bower NIGHTINGALE	1856	Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Daughter	Eliza BRITTLE	abt 1857	Wheatonaston, Staffordshire, England
Daughter	Anne BRITTLE	abt 1860	Kirk Langley, Derbyshire, England
Step Son	William ROBINSON	abt 1862	Repton, Derbyshire	1933	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England	71
Son	John Nightingale BRITTLE	abt 1869	Cutthorpe, Derbyshire	01 Dec 1952	Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster, Newton, Dorset, England	83
Son	Joseph BRITTLE	abt 1870	Staveley, Derbyshire, England	1935	Stockport, Cheshire, England	65
Daughter	Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE	1874	Matlock, Derbyshire, England	1973	Stockport, Cheshire, England	99

Son in Law	George Henry ASHWORTH	abt 1855	Reddish, Lancashire, England	bef 1920		65
Daughter in Law	Lizzie Virtue EVANS	abt 1873	Holkham, Norfolk, England	26 Jun 1953	Cheddington Beauminster, Dorset, England	80
Son in Law	Henry (Harry) GILFOYLE	abt 1875	Gorton, Lancashire, England	1947	Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England	72

Granddaughter	Elizabeth ASHWORTH	abt 1877	Reddish, Lancashire, England	1884	Bredbury, Cheshire, England	7
Granddaughter	Lavinia ASHWORTH	1879	Stockport, Cheshire, England	1918	Stockport, Cheshire, England	39
Granddaughter	Clara ASHWORTH	1881	Reddish, Lancashire, England
Grandson	William ASHWORTH	1884	Bredbury, Cheshire, England
Grandson	Tom ASHWORTH	1889	Bredbury, Cheshire, England
Grandson	Lionel Evans BRITTLE	1897	Cirencester, Gloustershire, England
Granddaughter	Alice Mary Nightingale BRITTLE	1904	Oxford, England	1988	Weymouth, Dorset, England	84
Granddaughter	Elsie GILFOYLE	abt 1903	Reddish, Lancashire, England	2001	Stockport, Cheshire, England	98
Grandson	Stanley GILFOYLE	1906	Reddish, Lancashire, England	1984	Colwyn, Clwyd, Wales	78

Niece	Ellen (Nellie) Jane MELLOR	1864	Creswick, Victoria, Australia	19 Oct 1938	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	74
Nephew	Henry MELLOR	1866	Spring Hill, Victoria, Australia	1958	South Preston, Victoria, Australia	92
Niece	Anne (Annie) Maria MELLOR	1868	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	28 Oct 1937	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	69
Nephew	George MELLOR	1873	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1914	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	41

Brother in Law	Samuel MELLOR	1826	Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Brother in Law	George MELLOR	01 Oct 1827	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	29 Aug 1913	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	85
Brother in Law	John NIGHTINGALE	1832	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1916	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Sarah NIGHTINGALE	1836	Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Brother in Law	George MELLOR	1824	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1825	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1

Events in William BRITTLE (1821 - 1900)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1821		William BRITTLE was born	Birmingham (St. Martin's), Warwickshire, England	Note 1	67
abt 1850	29	Married Anne (UNKNOWN) HILL (aged 20)	Rocester, Staffordshire	Note 2	86
1851	30	Census	Rocester, Warwickshire	Note 3
abt 1852	31	Birth of daughter Elizabeth BRITTLE	Rocester, Staffordshire	1861 census
abt 1854	33	Birth of daughter Mary BRITTLE	Rocester, Staffordshire	1861 census
1856	35	Birth of daughter Hannah Bower NIGHTINGALE	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	Note 4
abt 1857	36	Birth of daughter Eliza BRITTLE	Wheatonaston, Staffordshire, England	1861 census
abt 1860	39	Birth of daughter Anne BRITTLE	Kirk Langley, Derbyshire, England	1861 census
1861	40	Census	Kirk Langley, Belper, Derbyshire, England	Note 5	67
21 Mar 1865	44	Married Mary NIGHTINGALE (aged 29)	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	Note 6	86
abt 1869	48	Birth of son John Nightingale BRITTLE	Cutthorpe, Derbyshire	Note 7	69
abt 1870	49	Birth of son Joseph BRITTLE	Staveley, Derbyshire, England	Note 8	67, 69
1871	50	Census	Staveley, Derbyshire, England	Note 9	67
1874	53	Birth of daughter Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE	Matlock, Derbyshire, England	Note 10	57, 69
1881	60	Census	Matlock, Derbyshire, England	Note 11	67
1891	70	Census	Reddish, Lancashire, England	Note 12	67
1900	79	William BRITTLE died	Reddish, Lancashire, England	Note 13	69
		Death of wife Anne (UNKNOWN) HILL		Note 14

Note 1: 1871 census - age 50 = c 1821, Birmingham
1881 census - age 63 = 1818, Birmingham
1891 census - age 73 = 1818, Birmingham

William Brittle
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: William Brittle
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 16 May 1819
Baptism Place: Saint Mary,Moseley By Birmingham,Worcester,England
Father: Joseph Brittle
Mother: Sarah
FHL Film Number: 0918853, 0918854

Note 2: Rocester, Staffordshire

Ann Hill
in the Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1837-2017
Name: Ann Hill
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1850
Marriage Church: St Michael
Marriage Place: Rocester, Staffordshire, England
Registration District: East Staffordshire
Spouse: William Brittle

Note 3: BRITTLE
Ann (21) Rocester
William (31), b Birmingham - police constable

Note 4: 1881 census - age 25 = c 1856, Ashover

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 about Hannah Bower Nightingale
Name: Hannah Bower Nightingale
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 6 Jan 1856
Christening Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Mother's Name: Mary Nightingale

Note 5: BRITTLE
William (42) b Birmingham - Sergeant of Police
Ann (31) - wife - b Rocester, Stafford
Elizabeth (9) b Rocester
Mary (7) b Rocester
Eliza (4) b Wheaton Aston, Stafford
Anne (1) b Kirk Langley, Derby

Note 6: From childrens ages in 1871 census - looks like William may have married previously

(Mary's mothers probate mentioned her daughter Mary Brittle married to William Brittle police officer)

Was there a previous marriage to a Robinson? or just an error in records?
A Mary Nightingale was married in 1861 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire - no spouse mentioned.

England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 about Mary Robinson
Name: Mary Robinson
[Mary Nightingale]
Gender: Female
Father's Name: William Nightingale
Spouse's Name: William Brittle
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Brittle
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1865
Marriage Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England

Derbyshire, England, C of E Marriages and Banns
2 March 1865 - Ashover
William Brittle - of age - widower - servant of Police - resides at Ashover - father Joseph Brittle (grinder)
Mary Robinson - full age - widow - resident of Ashover - father William Nightingale (farmer)
Both signed their names

Note 7: 1871 census - age 2 = c 1869, Cutthorpe, Derbyshire
1881 - age 12 = 1869, Cutthorpe

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about John Nightingale Brittle
Name: John Nightingale Brittle
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1868
Registration district: Chesterfield
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 538 (click to see others on page)

Note 8: 1871 census - age 1 = c 1870, Staveley
1881 - age 11 = 1870, Staveley
1891 - age 21 = 1870, Staveley
1901 - age 31 = 1870, Staveley

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Joseph Brittle
Name: Joseph Brittle
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1870
Registration district: Chesterfield
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 605 (click to see others on page)

Note 9: BRITTLE
William (50) c 1821, Birmingham - police sergeant
Mary (35) c 1836, Ashover
William (9) c 1862, Repton, Derbyshire
John (2) c 1868, Catthorpe, Derbyshire
Joseph (1) c 1870, Staveley, Derbyshire
LOMAS
Elizabeth (68) c 1803, Woolley Moor - visitor - independent

Note 10: 1881 census - age 6 = c 1875,Matlock
1891 - age 16 = 1875, Matlock
1901 - age 26 = 1875, Matlock

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Name: Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1874
Registration district: Bakewell
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 705 (click to see others on page)

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
Name: Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
[Sarah Nightingale Gilfoyle]
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1874
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1973
Age at Death: 99
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 1718

Note 11: BRITTLE
William (63) c 1818), Birmingham - Inspector of Police
Mary (44) c 1837), Ashover
Hannah (25) c 1856, Ashover - dau - dressmaker
John (12) c 1869, Cutthorpe - scholar
Joseph (11) c 1870, Staveley, Derbysh
Sarah (6) c 1875, Matlock, Derbyshire

Note 12: BRITTLE
William (73) c 1818), Birmingham - Inspector of Police - retired inspector of police
Mary (55) c 1837), Ashover
Joseph (21) c 1870, Staveley - iron turner
Sarah (16) c 1875, Matlock, Derbyshire - hat trimmer

Note 13: England and Wales National Probate
BRITTLE William of 39 Mill Lane Reddish Lancashire died 1 March 1900 Probate Manchester 27 March to Mary Brittle widow
Effects 338 pounds 7s 10d

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about William Brittle
Name: William Brittle
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Age at Death: 82
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 35 (click to see others on page)

Note 14: Possibly June 1864 - Chesterfield, Derbyshire - Ancestry trees

Source References:

67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au

- Reference = (Census)

- Notes: BRITTLE
William (42) b Birmingham - Sergeant of Police
Ann (31) - wife - b Rocester, Stafford
Elizabeth (9) b Rocester
Mary (7) b Rocester
Eliza (4) b Wheaton Aston, Stafford
Anne (1) b Kirk Langley, Derby

- Reference = 1891 (Census)

- Notes: BRITTLE
William (73) c 1818), Birmingham - Inspector of Police - retired inspector of police
Mary (55) c 1837), Ashover
Joseph (21) c 1870, Staveley - iron turner
Sarah (16) c 1875, Matlock, Derbyshire - hat trimmer

- Reference = (Census)

- Notes: BRITTLE
William (63) c 1818), Birmingham - Inspector of Police
Mary (44) c 1837), Ashover
Hannah (25) c 1856, Ashover - dau - dressmaker
John (12) c 1869, Cutthorpe - scholar
Joseph (11) c 1870, Staveley
Sarah (6) c 1875, Matlock, Derbyshire

- Reference = (Census)

- Notes: BRITTLE
William (50) c 1821, Birmingham - police sergeant
Mary (35) c 1836, Ashover
William (9) c 1862, Repton, Derbyshire
John (2) c 1868, Catthorpe, Derbyshire
Joseph (1) c 1870, Staveley, Derbyshire
LOMAS
Elizabeth (68) c 1803, Woolley Moor - visitor - independent

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: 1871 census - age 50 = c 1821, Birmingham
1881 census - age 63 = 1881, Birmingham
1891 census - age 73 = 1881, Birmingham

69. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Title: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Publ: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about William Brittle
Name: William Brittle
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Age at Death: 82
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 35 (click to see others on page)

86. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Title: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Auth: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Ann Hill
in the Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1837-2017
Name: Ann Hill
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1850
Marriage Church: St Michael
Marriage Place: Rocester, Staffordshire, England
Registration District: East Staffordshire
Spouse: William Brittle

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 about Mary Robinson
Name: Mary Robinson
[Mary Nightingale]
Gender: Female
Father's Name: William Nightingale
Spouse's Name: William Brittle
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Brittle
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1865
Marriage Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England

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