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Hi there.

Please could anyone help with this request if possible - any information would be really gratefully received.

I am trying to trace a family member.

All I know was that he was definitely a Butcher in Bootle, I know he traded in the 1950's, I have been told the shop was on or near Stanley road. He used to have people take meat down to the docks to ?sell. Apparently he was very well liked and known. I am also told he was a 'larger than life' character??

He was called James Christopher Braithwaite or commonly known as 'Bunny' Braithwaite. I have seen a couple of postings that mentioned him, but I nothing else.

I would be VERY grateful if anyone on here has ANY information about him - is he still alive? did he carry on as a Butcher? where did he live and where does he live now - if possible. Did he have any children?

Many thanks for your help
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Welcome diatoms :D :D
his shop was inbetween bedford road and wadham road no 47
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the end shop left
the only other Braithwaite Thomas also a butcher
22 Cooks road L23 1962
sounds like family :D :D
will look again
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Thank you BobHamo :) I tried to find the place on the google map but proved a wee bit difficult....

Thomas Braithwaite - I think he may have been a cousin. As far as I can see at the moment, JC Braithwaite came from a Christopher Braithwaite who had a brother. However, Braithwaite appears to be a VERY popular name, particular to the Northern area; apparently it came from Ireland and from there went to America; I have also been informed that there is a high rate of Huntington Chorea within the name - I found that the surname was apparently attached to the first Huntington Chorea person in America, however, whether this is facts would need mahooooosive investigation and should therefore not really be labelled. My Great Grandfather, Christopher Braithwaite, married a Crawford where Huntington Chorea was also in the family line.

Hunting Chorea is a progressive Disease of the Brain affecting the Neural functions giving uncontrolled movements and uncontrolled emotions - it is not nice. Back the days, folk were classed as 'witches', 'possessed by the Devil, loonies, insane..the list is endless. They were either cast out, burnt at the stake, or put into assylms.

I need to look into the Thomas Braithwaite maybe later when I have more time, but atm I need to find out more about JCB (JC Braithewaite).

If yourself or anyone else you know of, or on here has any information - it would be very gratefully received :)

Thank you.

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A Colin Braithwaite was Head Boy at Warwick Bolam in early 60’s , he lived in Netherton.
It might be nothing but worth a look. :D Ken
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Hey Bob and Ken - many thanks, it is all really interesting :)

Ken - do you if it was Colin JR Braithwaite by any chance?
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Hi Diatoms,

Welcome to the site.

I have found a marriage for a Christopher Mathew Braithwaite to Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford in 1914.

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There is a birth registration in 1926 registered, Mother's maiden name Crawford

Name:
James C Braithwaite
Registration Date:
1926
Registration district:
Liverpool
Inferred County:
Merseyside
Re-registration Year:
1926
Mother's Maiden Name:
Crawford
Volume Number:
8b
Page Number:
415
Which was between October - December.


Also a marriage of a James C Braithwaite

Name:
James C Braithwaite
Registration Date:
Jul-Aug-Sep 1976
Registration district:
Aylesbury
Inferred County:
Buckinghamshire
Spouse:
Joy Emmett
Volume Number:
19
Page Number:
1104

But sadly a death registered

Name:
James Christopher Braithwaite
Death Age:
66
Birth Date:
21 Jul 1926
Registration Date:
Dec 1992
Registration district:
Wycombe
Inferred County:
Buckinghamshire
Volume:
19
Page:
1508

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Hi Diatoms,

Christopher Matthew Braithwaite died in 1953 there is a will on ancestry site 1955, he had left sons money James Christopher and Douglas, Douglas was born 1915.

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Great team wombating Bob & Jan T.S :D
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I was a butchers lad at the butchers between Wadham and Bedford in the early 80s, I can't remember who owned the shop unfortunately.
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diatoms wrote:Hey Bob and Ken - many thanks, it is all really interesting :)

Ken - do you if it was Colin JR Braithwaite by any chance?
He was a couple of years ahead of me but not sure about the JR but an ex school friend recalls him as John.
Sorry that might just confuse matters more. Ken
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As usual Jan gets the info :D :D
i have photos of the church now apartments
Christopher the dairy man lived in 4 Dorothy street Edge hill
have a photo
Ken i looked for Braithwaites 1962 but non local
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Jeepers - you guys are amazing!!!

However.... one part I have a problem with is James Christopher's marriage. I have the names of 'his' 3 girls and his wife - a Joan Brewis married in 1952, the information came from an Uncle before he died.

I tried to post up a word doc but it wont allow to - shame as you could have seen what I have, the information you have given me and what I am missing.

Bob - do you know who Christopher the dairy man was married too? He would be my G G Grandmother!

Thank you :)
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unless JC remarried - Joyce Emmett....... if he did, it messes up all my lines!! :roll:
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Name: Christopher Braithwaite
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
County: Lancashire
Parish: West Derby
Sub-District: West Derby Western
Registration District: West Derby
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: COWKEEPER
Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Birthplace: Crakehall, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household: He
Years of Marriage:
Christopher Braithwaite
Head
Male
64
Crakehall, Yorkshire
Mary Braithwaite
Wife
Female
60
Agglethorpe, Yorkshire
George Braithwaite
Son
Male
31
Liverpool, Lancashire
Florence Braithwaite
Daughter
Female
29
Liverpool, Lancashire
Christopher Braithwaite
Son
Male
25
Liverpool, Lancashire
Albert Braithwaite
Son
Male
23
Liverpool, Lancashire
Harold Braithwaite
Son
Male
21
Liverpool, Lancashire
Maud Braithwaite
Daughter
Female
17
Maud worked as a confectioner
Christopher and Florence worked in the dairy
Albert was a Grocer
George a butcher
H arold a grocer


Name Christopher Braithwaite
Event Type Census
Event Date 1881
Event Place West Derby, Lancashire, England
Registration District West Derby
Residence Note Woodside St
Gender Male
Age 24
Marital Status Married
Occupation Cowkeeper
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Birthplace Crackshall, Yorkshire, England


Birthplace
Christopher Braithwaite Head M 24 Crackshall, Yorkshire, England
Mary J Braithwaite Wife F 28 Ayglethorpe, Yorkshire, England
John G Braithwaite Son M 1 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
John Riewcler Brother M 43 Melmerely, Yorkshire, England
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Hi Diatoms,

Do you have a copy of James's marriage certificate? it may be a case of obtaining copies of both that have been found to confirm the father's name and occupation to get the correct spouse and any children.

I think Christopher Braithwaite (the cow keeper) born Yorkshire married in Yorkshire, it has on the 1911 census they had been married for 34 years. This could be the marriage registration.

Name:
Christopher Braithwaite
Registration Year:
1878
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district:
Leyburn
Parishes for this Registration District:
View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County:
Yorkshire North Riding
Volume:
9d
Page:
767
Records on Page:
Name
Christopher Braithwaite
Mary Jane Runder


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I was right about Christopher's marriage to Mary Jane Runder.

I checked the GRO birth registrations (historical) which give mother's maiden name


Mother's Maiden Surname:

BRAITHWAITE, CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW
RUNDER

GRO Reference: 1885 S Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 550

BRAITHWAITE, HAROLD
RUNDER

GRO Reference: 1888 D Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 548

BRAITHWAITE, JAMES ALBERT
RUNDER

GRO Reference: 1887 S Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 535


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How do you find all the information? All I have is the BMD free search site which is how I have managed so far and then I got stuck...

What is GRO?

Bob mentioned:
John G Braithwaite Son M 1 Liverpool, Lancashire, England - who is this the son of????
John Riewcler Brother M 43 Melmerely, Yorkshire, England - who is Riewcler? I cant find any name on the BMD???

Are you geneiologists????

When I am not working, I spend my time trying to do this, but work is taking over more and more...sadly
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Diatoms
John G was the first son of Christopher in 1881

Event Type Census
Event Date 1881
Event Place West Derby, Lancashire, England
Registration District West Derby
Residence Note Woodside St
Gender Male
Age 24
Marital Status Married
Occupation Cowkeeper
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Birthplace Crackshall, Yorkshire, England


Birthplace
Christopher Braithwaite Head M 24 Crackshall, Yorkshire, England
Mary J Braithwaite Wife F 28 Ayglethorpe, Yorkshire, England
John G Braithwaite Son M 1 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
John Riewcler Brother M 43 Melmerely, Yorkshire, England
not sure who John Reiwcler ,could be a mispell
Jan is the real deal
i just help
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1851

England and Wales Census, 1851
Name Christopher Braithwaite
Event Type Census
Event Date 1851
Event Place Gilling, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), England
Registration District Richmond
Residence Note Gilling Sedbury Road
Gender Male
Age 3
Occupation At Home
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Birthplace Crakehall, Yorkshire


Birthplace
James Braithwaite Head M 38 Barton, Yorkshire
Jane Braithwaite Wife F 25 Hackforth, Yorkshire
Christopher Braithwaite Son M 3 Crakehall, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Braithwaite Daughter F 2 Gilling, Yorkshire
Christophers father James was a farmer
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GRO is Government records office and is based in Birkdale. There are seven places you can freely view the records,they are listed on the Gov.uk in the search box put in research your history.
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Bob - Very many thanks :)

Where do you find the information? I have BMD search and that's it - it takes ages and needs checking and rechecking etc etc....

It is really interesting as my Mum has often siad how she feels that Yorkshire/Northumberland feels like she is coming into her home area every time she drives through...

So how do I find out about Crawford who are also in the Liverpool/Bootle area??
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Hi Diatoms,

There are quite a few websites that we use for tracing family history, some are free but others you have to pay a sub to view the records.

Mack did put a link on here somewhere on what websites to use, but I can't find it now. I have been researching family history for about 15 years, so have learned a great deal over time. We can help you with the Crawford side of the family, if you go back to the marriage certificate I put on for Christopher Mathew Braithwaite to Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford, you will see that their father's are named and their occupations. So going back in time through census records which can be viewed on ancestry.co.uk (a sub is needed) or findmypast,co.uk (also a sub is needed) but you can get free 14 day trials to use the sites, but you MUST cancel before the time is up, or you will be charged.

There is also familysearch.org where I found the Crawford family in 1911 census, the address was 100 Rathbone Road, Wavertree

Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford
England and Wales Census, 1911
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Name:
Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Wavertree, , Lancashire, England
County:
Lancashire
Parish:
Wavertree
Sub-District:
Wavertree
Registration District:
West Derby
Gender:
Female
Age:
23
Marital Status:
SINGLE
Occupation:
MILLINRE
Birth Year (Estimated):
1888
Birthplace:
Kendal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter
Line:
4
Page:
1
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Hugh Crawford
Husband
Male
62
Scotland, Ayrshire
Isabella Crawford
Wife
Female
52
Liverpool Resident, Lancashire
William Lawrence Crawford
Son
Male
27
Liverpool, Lancashire
Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford
Daughter
Female
23
Kendal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
John Hugh Crawford
Son
Male
19
Liverpool, Lancashire
Eleanor Worall Crawford
Daughter
Female
15
Liverpool, Lancashire
Agnes Constance Crawford
Daughter
Female
12
Liverpool, Lancashire
Henry Gordon Dicgrove
Lodger
Male
25
Maryport, Cumberland

Hugh Crawford is Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford's father, where it gives birthplace as Kendal Nottingham, that is a mistake it is Kendal Westmorland. Hugh Crawford was born Ayreshire Scotland.


If you would like to go further back with the Crawford line, we can search for them in census. There quite a few of us Genealogists on the site that will help you. If you would like to obtain any copies of birth marriage or death certificates (£9.25 each) we will point you in the right direction on how to order the from the GRO (General Registry Office) Here is their website https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ you will need to register, but that is free.


Don't hesitate to ask for any more help.


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Hi Diamtoms,

I knew Mack had posted this list of websites somewhere to help with researching family history, I found it! Here is the link viewtopic.php?f=5&t=597

Hope that helps.

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Hi Diatoms,

I have sent you an e-mail. hope you got it!

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Great stuff Jan :D

Thanks for being here on our website helping people.

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Hope you all had a great weekend in the sun :)

I have joined the GRO. However, it only seems to do Births and Deaths. What happens when you dont know the persons birth surname, and you want to see if they were the correct person who married Hugh Crawford so you see when they died etc.... How do you find out the marriages on it also?

Many thanks :)
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I'm in the GRO:

When it says:
Crawford Isabella
ref: 1910 D Quarter in Auckland

what is D Quarter????? Is a Hospital/Infirmary????

cheers
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Diatoms,

I have sent you another e-mail.

The D quarter is the last quarter in the year so the event was registered between October and December of that year.

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Jan wrote:Hi Diatoms,

There are quite a few websites that we use for tracing family history, some are free but others you have to pay a sub to view the records.

Mack did put a link on here somewhere on what websites to use, but I can't find it now. I have been researching family history for about 15 years, so have learned a great deal over time. We can help you with the Crawford side of the family, if you go back to the marriage certificate I put on for Christopher Mathew Braithwaite to Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford, you will see that their father's are named and their occupations. So going back in time through census records which can be viewed on ancestry.co.uk (a sub is needed) or findmypast,co.uk (also a sub is needed) but you can get free 14 day trials to use the sites, but you MUST cancel before the time is up, or you will be charged.

There is also familysearch.org where I found the Crawford family in 1911 census, the address was 100 Rathbone Road, Wavertree

Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford
England and Wales Census, 1911
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Name:
Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Wavertree, , Lancashire, England
County:
Lancashire
Parish:
Wavertree
Sub-District:
Wavertree
Registration District:
West Derby
Gender:
Female
Age:
23
Marital Status:
SINGLE
Occupation:
MILLINRE
Birth Year (Estimated):
1888
Birthplace:
Kendal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter
Line:
4
Page:
1
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Hugh Crawford
Husband
Male
62
Scotland, Ayrshire
Isabella Crawford
Wife
Female
52
Liverpool Resident, Lancashire
William Lawrence Crawford
Son
Male
27
Liverpool, Lancashire
Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford
Daughter
Female
23
Kendal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
John Hugh Crawford
Son
Male
19
Liverpool, Lancashire
Eleanor Worall Crawford
Daughter
Female
15
Liverpool, Lancashire
Agnes Constance Crawford
Daughter
Female
12
Liverpool, Lancashire
Henry Gordon Dicgrove
Lodger
Male
25
Maryport, Cumberland

Hugh Crawford is Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford's father, where it gives birthplace as Kendal Nottingham, that is a mistake it is Kendal Westmorland. Hugh Crawford was born Ayreshire Scotland.


If you would like to go further back with the Crawford line, we can search for them in census. There quite a few of us Genealogists on the site that will help you. If you would like to obtain any copies of birth marriage or death certificates (£9.25 each) we will point you in the right direction on how to order the from the GRO (General Registry Office) Here is their website https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ you will need to register, but that is free.


Don't hesitate to ask for any more help.


Jan


A search of the GRO Birth Index Search online facility shows :
John Hugh Crawfords Wife = Isabella Lawrence registered June Quarter 1858 in Liverpool District Volume 8b page 189 Mother's Maiden Name listed = Mason
This surname Mason she passed on as a Christian name to her Daughter Margaret=
Margaret Bertha Mason Crawford. Birth Registered Dec 1887 Kendal, Westmoreland District Vol 10b page 697 Mother = Lawrence
John Hugh Crawford . Sep 1891 West Derby district Vol 8b page 612 Mother = Lawrence
Eleanor Worrall Crawford. Dec 1895 West Derby Vol 8b page 612 Mother = Lawrence
Agnes Constance Crawford. Jun 1899 West Derby Vol 8b page 657 Mother = Lawrence
William Lawrence Crawford. Sep 1883 West Derby Vol 8b page 617 Mother = Lawrence

There was also another child of the Marriage =
James Campbell Crawford. Born Jun 1886 West Derby Vol 8b page 612 Mother = Lawrence
but died aged 0 Dec 1886 West Derby Vol 8b page 427
Not sure how many the 1911 Census stated there were of the marriage and how many died , but could only find these 1880 to 1917
Hope this helps ?

I have Crawfords in my Ancestry Tree also.

One was registered at Birth as Luke OIL Crawford his Mother unable to read or write tried to register the child per her Husbands Christian names which included his Mother's Maiden Name .
It was meant to be Luke HOYLE Crawford.
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Hi Alamo2008

Many thanks for the information. I had seen there was a James Campbell, wrote it on the tree but then took it off as it didnt appear again so I thought it may've been a mistake. The Mason bit - Many thanks, it was rattling my brains a bit - I thought maybe the Father was a stone mason (many tradesmen used their trade as their surname - handy really :) ), there was Crawford stone mason in Liverpool roughly at a similar time, but it just 'feel' right as it were...

I have got to Hugh Crawford's (married Isabella) Father and am stuck. Hugh's parents were William and Mary Crawford from Scotland. There are WAY too many William's and Hugh's..........

Which Crawford's were your side???
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