hi pat
thankyou for the info re my email , i wasnt aware i had a problem re spam , but will get onto it straight away , until i have sorted it out we could always use the pm system on this site

re a theophilus bruerton , ( though there are a few theophilius bruertons so not sure how related)
brother of this thread elijah's b1853 father
also named *elijah b1818
they are very hard to find , as usual , but here they are
on the 1841 census
mistranscribed as "branton" but on looking at the original image it is actually bruerton or brueton , also elijah is *"elizah" , his age listed in the male column
1841 census birmingham - aston - duddeston and nechells
new wharf street
joseph bruerton age 52 - gun furniture m (maker) - n (not born in county)
pheobe bruerton age 49 - n
*elizah bruerton age 23 - auger m - n
theophilus bruerton age 20 - e??e tool m - y (yes born in county)
henry bruerton age 18 - gun barrel m - y
charles bruerton age 15 - file m apr - y
john bruerton age 12 - y
ho 107/1149/11
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