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9. James BRADBURY [ Parents ]. Baptized 20/2/1763 at St Chad’s Saddleworth, it is not known when James died. He lived at Runninghill. On 15/5/1788, when James was age about 25, he married Betty BUCKLEY , of Thurnstone Clough, in St Chad, Saddleworth. Betty’s baptism and death dates are not known. They had the following children, all baptized St Chad, Saddleworth: (1) Mally , baptized 16/10/1788. (2) Hannah , baptized 6/6/1790 and died 21/8/1817, age about 27. (3) Betty , baptized 8/1/1792. (4) James , baptized 9/11/1794. (5) John , baptized 5/2/1797. (6) James , baptized 91/11/1798. (7) Sarah , baptized 21/4/1799. (8) Sarah , baptized 5/1/1800. (9) Betty , baptized 23/8/1803. (10) Simeon [ 15 ] . 10. John BRADBURY [ Parents ]. Baptized 2/3/1766 in Saddleworth, John died between June 1841 and March 1851; he appears in the earlier census but not the latter. Lived at Runninghill Head. On 7/5/1798, when John was age about 32, he married Anne PLATT in Saddleworth. Anne died before 1841; she does not appear in the census for that year with her husband. They had the following children, all baptized Saddleworth: (1) Thomas , baptized 22/6/1804. (2) Simon [ 16 ] . (3) Reuben [ 17 ] . (4) John [ 18 ] . (5) Joseph , born between 1817 and 1821. 11. William BRADBURY [ Parents ]. Baptized 1/11/1767 in St Chad, Saddleworth. It is not known when William died but it was before 1844 when his wife was described as a widow in her burial record. On 23/8/1790, when William was age about 23, he married Betty PLATT , daughter of Joseph and Betty PLATT , in St Chad. Betty was baptized 1/2/1767 at St Chad and was buried in its church yard on 8/1/1844. They had the following children, all baptized St Chad, Saddleworth: (1) James , baptized 6/2/1791. (2) William [ 19 ] . (3) Hannah , baptized 6/11/1794. (4) Sarah , baptized 12/2/1797. (5) John , baptized 9/12/1798. 12. John BRADBURY [ Parents ]. Baptized 18/8/1765 at St Chad, Saddleworth, John died July 1841, age about 75. He was buried 20/7/1841 in Saddleworth. Of Ryefields, according to 1841 census. On 1/3/1789, when John was age about 24, he married Sarah RHODES , in Saddleworth. It is not known when Sarah was born or died. They had the following children, all baptized St Chad, Saddleworth: (1) Joseph [ 20 ] . (2) John , baptized 1/1/1792 and died 18/9/1854. John married Esther (1802-1829, maiden name unknown). In 1844, when John was age about 51, he married Betty BUCKLEY (1815-1860), daughter of John BUCKLEY and Hannah BRADBURY . John Bradbury was Hannah’s 2nd cousin, once removed, as well as her son-in-law. (3) Ralph [ 21 ] . (4) Matty , baptized 12/11/1797. (5) Joseph , baptized 24/8/1800. (6) Mary , baptized 20/8/1803. (7) Sarah , baptized 20/4/1806 and died about 1870. 13. James BRADBURY [ Parents ]. Baptized 14/2/1768 at St Chad, Saddleworth, James died November 1839, age 71. He was buried 19/11/1839 in Saddleworth. On 4/6/1789, when James was age about 21, he married Sarah RHODES , in Saddleworth. Born about 1770, Sarah died August 1841, age about 71, and was buried 13/8/1841. They had the following children: (1) William [ 22 ] . (2) Mary , baptized 13/5/1792. (3) Sarah , baptized 24/8/1794. (4) Benjamin [ 23 ] . (5) Ratcliffe [ 24 ] . (6) Esther , baptized 14/2/1801 and died about 1816, age 15. (7) Ann , baptized 22/4/1804 and buried 5/5/1818, age 14. (8) Hannah , baptized 9/3/1806. On 21/3/1830 Hannah married John BUCKLEY , in Saddleworth. (9) Betty , baptized 8/5/1808. (10) James , baptized 2/9/1810 and buried 9/1/1835 in Montreal, Canada, age 25. (11) Joel , baptized 7/6/1812 and buried 18/11/1864, age 52. (12) Amelia , baptized 28/8/1814. 14. James Bradbury [ Parents ]. Baptized 22/10/1786, James died 14/1/1847 in Saddleworth, age 61. James married Mary SHAW , daughter of James SHAW , date unknown. Born about 1791 in Saddleworth, Mary died 18/11/1829 in Saddleworth, age about 38. They had the following children, all baptized Saddleworth: (1) James , baptized 2/9/1816. (2) Mary , baptized 11/4/1819. (3) William , baptized 26/12/1824.