William Breadman

1850-1854

William was baptised on the 6^th March 1850, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, the illegitimate son of Ellen Breadman (father, unknown).

His mother Ellen Haims was born c1796 in Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland. She married Thomas Breadman on the on the 25^th May 1836, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Thomas was baptised in 1807, in Highclere, Hampshire, 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.

Thomas and Ellen had the following two children:

Hannah Ellen (aka Ellen) baptised on the 28th April 1837 in Highclere, Hampshire

Thomas baptised on the 25^th July 1839, in Highclere. (died aged 2 in 1841, buried in Highclere on the 5^th June).

Ellen was widowed in 1939 (before her son Thomas was born). Her husband died aged 32, he was buried on the 6^th February, in Highclere.

Her son Thomas died aged 2 in 1841, he was buried on the 5^th June, in Highclere.

Ellen had 2 more sons. (fathers, unknown)

Robert, baptised on the 28^th February 1844, in Highclere

Thomas, born c1847, in Newbury.

William’s half-sister Ellen (Hannah 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.

William died aged 4 in 1854, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 22^nd October.

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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