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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from,
you won’t know where you are going.
You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
The Bradbury Family of Saddleworth, Yorkshire
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is
page
1
of
10
providing
the
history
of
two,
we
believe
unrelated,
Bradbury
families
in
the
Saddleworth
area
of
Yorkshire.
Pages
1-7
show
the
Fairbanks
and
Runninghill
family’s
history.
Pages
8-10
show
the
Diggle
Lee
family’s
history.
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1.
John
BRADBURY
.
Born
around
1640,
Saddleworth
Historical
Society
sources
describe
John
as
“of
Lee
Green
and
Fairbanks”.
John
probably
died
in
February
1720
as
he
was
buried
on
1/3/1720
in
St
Chad,
Saddleworth.
The
burial
entry
records
the
deceased’s
abode
as
Fairbanks
so
we
are
confidant
it
relates
to
this
John
Bradbury.
John
married
Mary
BUCKLEY
,
daughter
of
Henry
BUCKLEY
and
an
unknown
spouse.
Mary
was
born
24/9/1654
in
Saddleworth
and
baptized
29/10/1654
in
St
Chad.
She
probably
died
in
May
1731
as
she
was
buried 29/5/1731 in St Chad. Again, the burial entry records the deceased’s abode as Fairbanks.
They had the following children:
(1)
James
[
2
]
. (2)
Thomas
, born about 1691. (3)
Sarah
, born about 1694. (4)
John
[
3
]
2.
James
BRADBURY
[
Parents
].
Born
about
1689
in
Saddleworth,
Yorkshire.
James
lived
at
Fairbanks
and
died
17/10/1737 in Saddleworth, age about 49. He was buried 29/10/1737. Occupation: Clothier.
On
10/7/1714
James
married
Mary
BENTLEY
,
in
Saddleworth.
Mary
was
buried
3/12/1764
in
Saddleworth.
They had the following children, all baptized St Chad, Saddleworth:
(1)
John
, baptized 1715. (2)
Ann
, baptized 1716. (3)
Sarah
,
baptized
1720.
Sarah
married
Elias
BROADBENT
of
Diggle.
(4)
Mary
,
baptized
1721.
(5)
Hannah
,
baptized
1724.
Hannah
married
James
BROADBENT
of
Platt
Lane.
(6)
Thomas
[
4
]
.
(7)
Alice
,
baptized
1729.
(8)
James
[
5
]
.
(9)
Martha
(dates
not
known).
Martha
married
James LEES
of Hilltop.
3.
John
BRADBURY
[
Parents]
.
Baptized
3/5/1696
in
St
Chad,
Saddleworth.
John
was
buried
there
on
24/1/1773,
age about 77. John lived at Fairbanks until his marriage, when he moved to Runninghill.
On
26/2/1722,
when
John
was
age
about
25,
he
married
Patience
MALLALIEU
,
daughter
of
John
and
Mary
MALLALIEU
,
in
St
Chad.
Patience
was
baptized
28/6/1701
in
St
Chad.
When
Patience
was
age
about
8,
her
father
John
left
her
Runninghill
Farm
in
his
Last
Will
and
Testament
dated
8/5/1708.
Patience
died
1742
and
was buried 25/6/1742 in St Chad.
They had the following children:
(1)
James
[
6
]
. (2)
Mary
,
baptized
3/2/1724.
On
9/4/1752
Mary
married
Miles
SCHOLEFIELD
of
Castleshaw,
Saddleworth.
Mary
died
21/3/1769.
(3)
John
[
7
]
.
(4)
Henry
,
baptized
4/7/1731.
He
was
buried
19/12/1798
in
Saddleworth,
age
67.
(5)
Sarah
baptized
3/2/1733.
Sarah
had
one
child,
John
baptized
26/1/1767,
by
John
SHAW
.
(6)
Patience
,
baptized
9/5/1736.
(7)
Robert
[
8
]
.
(8)
Alice
,
baptized
2/11/1740.
On
17/7/1761,
when
Alice
was age 20, she married
James FITTON
, in Saddleworth.