Hi All, I have just re-joined this list. I am doing a one name study on BRETTELL/BRETTLE and variants. At present I am searching for information on George Brettle who owned a hosiery factory (England's largest at one time) in Belper. I have the following information: Some very handsome monuments and inscribed tablets are affixed against the walls of St. Matthew's Church at Brixton. At the east end, the most remarkable are those commemorative of George Brettle, Esq., of Raleigh Lodge, Brixton-hill (born 1st Jan. 1778, died 18th Oct. 1835)... This was obtained from http://www.archive.org/stream/historyandantiq00tansgoog/historyandantiq00tansgoog_djvu.txt I am trying to discover who were the parents of George Brettle of Raleigh Lodge Brixton Hill born 1st January 1778. Regards and thanks MaryB.

hullo Mary, I've had no luck finding your George Brettle's birth, however, in the passing, i've found two reports of his death in the papers and a few other snippets which might just suggest Derbyshire origins: The Derby Mercury, Wed 21 Oct 1835; Issue 5388. > "On the 18th inst, at Belper, in this county, in his 58th year, much lamented & deservedly respected, GEORGE BRETTLE, esq., of Wood St, Cheapside, London and of Raleigh lodge, Brixton, SRY." The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tue 10 Nov, 1835; Issue 10266 > "GEORGE BRETTLE, esq, who died at Belpher [sic] last week was the most extensive owner of stocking frames in the kingdom. In and about Belpher he employed 1,600 frames, chiefly for the making of cotton stockings. Mr Belpher is said to have died worth several hundred thousand pounds." additionally, the eldest daughter marries a month earlier: The Leeds Mercury, Sat 12 Sept 1835; Issue 3507 > "Same day [Thursday] at St Matthew's, Brixton, by the Rev Edwin Rodgers, A.M., the Rev CHARLES JOLLANDS, rector of Little Mundon[?], Herts, to MARY, eldest dau of GEORGE BRETTLE, esq, of Raleigh Lodge, Brixton." he lost another daughter - 2 mentions of her: Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford), Sat, 18 Oct 1828; Issue 3938 > "Died, EMMA, 2nd dau of GEORGE BRETTLE, esq., of Brixton Hill, SRY" more info in: The Morning Chronicle (London), Tue 7 Oct 1828; Issue 18427. > "Died, At Brighton, on 4th inst., Miss EMMA BRETTLE, 2nd dau of GEORGE BRETTLE, esq., of Brixton Hill, SRY and Wood St London, in the 13th year of her age. Her truly amiable qualities had justly endeared her much affected parents." an EMMA BRETTLE was chr.10 DEC 1815 St Mary, Lambeth dau of George & Mary Brettle IGI p006281 & c009407 an 1819 advert gives his Wood street address as no. 119 Wood-street, Cheapside, and specifies the "disposal of his hosiery shop on Oxford-street, opposite the Pantheon" — possibly in order to move to bigger premises if he was doing that well. now for the Derbyshire link: interestingly, a linked death The Derby Mercury, Wed 11 Sept 1833; Issue 5278 DeathS > "On 29th ult, after a few hours illness, at his residence Cornwall terrace, Regent's Park London, WILLIAM WARD, esq, of the extensive firm of Ward, Brettle & Ward, whose manufacturing establishment is at Belper, in this county." … ie. DERBYSHIRE The Morning Chronicle (London), Mon 22 Sept 1823; Issue 16981. indicates a "dissolution of the firm J Ward, G Brettle & W Ward, of Belper, Derbyshire so far as relates to J Ward." So, J ward was parting from the other two. This suggests that the centre of business activities lay in Belper, Derbyshire - originally at least. It may suggest that they started there and that your George Brettle may in fact hail from there and moved his home to London as he climbed the social and business ladder. Derby once again reports on him andhis business The Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Thursday, May 21, 1812 reports on the "The Framework Knitter's Bill. The United Committees of the Framework Knitters of Derby & Nottingham … thanking for subscriptions towards expenses in the Application to Parliament for a Bill to 'Regulate their Trade'." Messrs Ward, Brettle & Ward, hosiers, were amongst their Derby subscribers He may or may not hail from Derby but it might be worth checking out anyway. hope this helps good luck with your one-name study le durachd Fionnghal --- On Wed, 15/6/11, Mary Brettell <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mary Brettell <[email protected]> > I have just re-joined this list.  I am doing a one > name study on BRETTELL/BRETTLE and variants. > > At present I am searching for information on George Brettle > who owned a > hosiery factory (England's largest at one time) in Belper.............

In 1778 St Mary, Lambeth would be the church to cover Brixton. The records are at LMA. East Surrey FHS have published the baptisms for this period at St Mary's on their CD5. Obviously there's no guarantee he was baptised there. I expect you've seen the IGI entry for a (younger) George Henry Brettle's baptism on 4 Aug 1819 at St Mary's. Ann From: "Mary Brettell" <[email protected]> > > At present I am searching for information on George Brettle who owned a > hosiery factory (England's largest at one time) in Belper. > > I have the following information: > > Some very handsome monuments and inscribed tablets are affixed against > the walls of St. Matthew's Church at Brixton. At the east end, the most > remarkable are those commemorative of George Brettle, Esq., of Raleigh > Lodge, Brixton-hill (born 1st Jan. 1778, died 18th Oct. 1835)... > This was obtained from > http://www.archive.org/stream/historyandantiq00tansgoog/historyandantiq00tansgoog_djvu.txt > > I am trying to discover who were the parents of George Brettle of > Raleigh Lodge Brixton Hill born 1st January 1778.

Hi Mary According to St Mary Baptisms cd 1746 - 1804 transcription produced by East Surrey FHS, Ann BRETTLE born: 7 November 1797 Baptised: 5 January 1798 Father: George BRETTLE Mother: Ann This is the only BRETTLE Baptism on this cd. Hope this helps Regards Mo *************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Maureen Burton Member ESFHS

Hello Mary, In family history research, a question worth asking yourself is "Has it been done before?" To this end, I find there's a recent book "Brettles of Belper". See http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/local/book_to_tell_story_of_historic_brettles_1_3390120 "Set over more than 200 pages, 'Brettles of Belper' will cover the history of the hosiery manufacturer from its very beginning to the present day" etc. If you wish to buy a copy you might contact the company in Belper. Best wishes, Chris Townsend > Hi All, > > I have just re-joined this list. I am doing a one name study on > BRETTELL/BRETTLE and variants. > > At present I am searching for information on George Brettle who owned a > hosiery factory (England's largest at one time) in Belper. > > I have the following information: > > Some very handsome monuments and inscribed tablets are affixed against > the walls of St. Matthew's Church at Brixton. At the east end, the most > remarkable are those commemorative of George Brettle, Esq., of Raleigh > Lodge, Brixton-hill (born 1st Jan. 1778, died 18th Oct. 1835)... > This was obtained from > http://www.archive.org/stream/historyandantiq00tansgoog/historyandantiq00tansgoog_djvu.txt > > I am trying to discover who were the parents of George Brettle of > Raleigh Lodge Brixton Hill born 1st January 1778. > > Regards and thanks > > MaryB.

St Matthews Church, where the inscription below is located, seems to have opened in 1824 so I need to know what parishes would have been around in the area in 1778 and how to get hold of them. Cheers Mary B Brisbane. Aust. On 15/06/2011 5:08 PM, Mary Brettell wrote: > Hi All, > > I have just re-joined this list. I am doing a one name study on > BRETTELL/BRETTLE and variants. > > At present I am searching for information on George Brettle who owned a > hosiery factory (England's largest at one time) in Belper. > > I have the following information: > > Some very handsome monuments and inscribed tablets are affixed against > the walls of St. Matthew's Church at Brixton. At the east end, the most > remarkable are those commemorative of George Brettle, Esq., of Raleigh > Lodge, Brixton-hill (born 1st Jan. 1778, died 18th Oct. 1835)... > This was obtained from > http://www.archive.org/stream/historyandantiq00tansgoog/historyandantiq00tansgoog_djvu.txt > > I am trying to discover who were the parents of George Brettle of > Raleigh Lodge Brixton Hill born 1st January 1778. > > Regards and thanks > > MaryB. > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >