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I managed to piece together some facts regarding Thomas BURRELL/BRADLEY, born around 1800, from the various posts on Rootschat. I've not checked any of it yet with the original sources, but here goes:
Thomas Burrell was born about 1800, according to the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. A likely contender hasn’t been found yet. He married Elizabeth Gunn (or Gun) in Colston Bassett NTT on 26 Nov 1821.
Thomas and Elizabeth (Gunn) had one daughter baptised Mary Ann Burrall (or possibly Burrill) on 11 Aug 1822 at Colston Bassett. She died on 12 Aug 1824 (Source: Family Search. Possibly this is the burial date, or she was buried on 13 Aug 1824).
Thomas’s wife, Elizabeth (Gunn) died In June 1823, and was buried 2 July 1823.
Thomas married again, to Elizabeth Whitaker on 27 April 1826 in Branston, Leicestershire. The parish register says that Thomas was a widower from the parish of Colston Bassett. Banns at Branston by Belvoir 27-Apr 1826, have Thomas Burrell Colston Bassett NTT Wid., Elizabeth Whittaker OTP Spin.
Thomas and Elizabeth Burrell had four children baptised at Colston Bassett:
James Burrell. Baptised 20 Dec 1826 at Colston Bassett (Source: Family Search). Died in infancy. Buried at Colston Bassett 25 Dec 1826.
Thomas Burrell. Baptised 08 Jun 1828 at Colston Bassett (Source: Family Search).
Ann Burrell. Baptised 18 Jul 1830 at Colston Bassett (Source: Family Search). Died in infancy. Buried 31 May 1831.
John Burrell. Baptised 08 Jul 1832 at Colston Bassett (Source: Family Search). John Burrell & Harriett Cotteriell married on 05 Dec 1853 at Langar, St Andrew. They had 2 children baptised in Langar. On one of them the father's name is given as John Burrell and the other as John Bradley or Burrell.
Thomas and Elizabeth (Whitaker) then had two children baptised at Colston Bassett under the surname Bradley:
Elizabeth Bradley. Baptised 27 Mar 1835 at Colston Bassett (Source: Family Search)
Harriot Bradley. Baptised 28 Aug 1837 at Colston Bassett (Source: Family Search)
A further child, William Bradley, was born 1839 but his baptism is not recorded on Family Search, and hasn’t yet been found elsewhere. His mother registered the birth and gave her name as Elizabeth Burrell and the father as Thomas Burrell, but the censuses record him as Bradley. A copy of William’s birth certificate shows his father‘s and mother’s names as Thomas Burrell and Elizabeth Burrell, maiden name Witacre (sic).
In the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses, Thomas and the members of his family still living with him are recorded with the Bradley surname.
The 1841 census records that Thomas Bradley was born in Nottinghamshire.
The 1851 census records that he was born in Scampton, Lincs. The 1851 census also gives Elizabeth’s birthplace as Broughton, probably Nether Broughton, Leicestershire, a bit nearer to Branston that Broughton Astley
The 1861 census records that he was born in Lincoln.
Elizabeth, Thomas’s wife, died in November 1853 and was buried on 6 Nov 1853 in Colston Bassett as Elizabeth Bradley, but her death certificate gives her name as Elizabeth Burrill.
Thomas BURRELL of Radcliffe on Trent was buried at Radcliffe-on-Trent on 17 Dec 1862 - (no age in index). Radcliffe is close to Colston Bassett. There does not appear to be a gravestone, but Thomas was an agricultural labourer so it is rather unlikely that he would have a gravestone.
Thomas used the Burrell surname for both of his marriages and for the baptisms of his first 5 children, born before 1837. Thereafter he used the name Bradley. This could it have something to do with the introduction of compulsory registration of BMDs in 1837? It may have something to do with illegitimacy but what is confusing is that not only did Thomas keep changing his surname, but several of his sons and even their sons carried on doing it.
The Scampton parish records have an entry which gave the name Burwell and with a note after it to say that it was pronounced Burrill.
That seems to clarify the life of Thomas BURRELL/BRADLEY, born around 1800, but I'm still trying to sort out the remaining details regarding the later lives of his children. There are too many Thomas's and Harriett's with BURRELL and BRADLEY surnames!
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