Ellen Breadman

c1837-1851

Ellen was baptised as Hannah Ellen on the 28th April 1837 in Highclere, Hampshire, the daughter of Thomas and Ellen Breadman (nee Haims) who were married on the 25^th May 1836, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Ellen’s father Thomas was baptised in 1807, in Highclere, the son of James and Hannah Breadman (nee Avery) who were married in 1791, in Highclere. Thomas joined the Army (76^th Regt of Foot) aged 18, in 1824, he left the Army in 1838.

Her mother Ellen was born c1796 in Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland.

Thomas and Ellen also had a son, Thomas baptised on the 25^th July n 1839, in Highclere (died aged 2 in 1841, buried in Highclere on the 5^th June)

Ellen’s father Thomas died aged 32, in 1839, her was buried in Highclere on the 6^th February.

Her mother Ellen also had the following illegitimate sons (fathers unknown):

Robert baptised on the 28^th February 1844 in Highclere

Thomas born c1847 in Newbury (Thomas was killed in a Chalk Pit in 1864, aged 16, he was buried on the 6^th August in East Woodhay, Hampshire)

William baptised on the 6^th March 1850 at St Nicolas Church, Newbury (died aged 4 in 1854, buried in the NRC on the 22^nd October)

Ellen died aged 15 in 1851, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 13^th January.

The 1851 census records Ellen (44), her children, Alfred (7), (possibly Robert) Thomas (4), William (1) and a lodger, living in Bartholomew’s, Newbury.

In 1861 Ellen (44), a Labourer and her son Robert (17), a Bricklayer’s Labourer were recorded living in the City, Newbury.

The 1871 census records Ellen (66) as infirm, she was an inmate in the Newbury Workhouse.

She died (age at death recorded as 81) on the 9^th May 1877, in the Workhouse and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 12^th May.

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