In 1998, a letter from a second cousin who I had never met, living in Spain,
prompted my to start researching my Family History. From this passion has grown
this obsession with, not only the origins of my family, but the origins of my
surname. I have found many variations of spelling including:
Tracing my line backwards, my Grandparents arrived
in Australia in 1921 on board the THEMISTOCLES from
London.
Prior to London, the
trail has led me back to Black Country and, specifically, to Birmingham. BRETTELL was a well-known Black Country
surname and there are a number of other BRETTELL researchers. I would also like to acknowledge and give
thanks to Malcolm Platt-Grigg who
supplied MI's (Monumental Inscriptions) for St Thomas' Dudley and MIs and
Parish Register transcriptions for St.John's Halesowen
My Direct Line - Descendants chart for
.... Joseph BRETTELL (updated 11 Sept 2001)
|- Joseph BRETTELL [910]1749-1824
m1 Sarah DARBY
[914] 1744-1791
. |- John [912] 15 APR 1773-7 SEP 1844
. | m Hannah (or Ann) (BRETTELL) [1421] d AFT. 1841
. | |- Sarah [1392] BEF. 1817-AFT.
1839
. | m 24 MAY 1838
Walter BELEMORE [1366] ABT. 1814-1881
. | |-
Alfred John [1388] ABT. 1839-
. |- Hannah [911] 1 JAN 1775-
. |- Thomas [909] 12 AUG 1776-
. |- Joseph [1293] 2 NOV 1779-1846
. |- James [1436] 12 MAY 1782-
. |- Sarah [1437] 5 JUN 1784-
. |- Samuel [1398] 18 JAN 1786-APR 1833
. | m 3 APR 1806 Susannah
MEARS [913] ABT. 1786-AFT. 1841
. | |- Susannah [1362] 13 JAN 1807-AFT.
1839
. | | m 14 APR 1833 Charles
George MATON [1363] ABT. 1810-1841
. | | |-
Harriott Susannah [1373] ABT. 1834-
. | | |-
Henry Charles [1374] ABT. 1835-
. | | |-
Sarah [1364] ABT. 1837-
. | | |-
Charles [1365] ABT. 1839-
. | | m
Martha (MATON) [1367] ABT. 1846-
. | | |-
Ada [1368] 1881-
. | | |-
Charles [1369] ABT. 1868-
. | | |-
Thomas [1370] ABT. 1876-
. | |- Samuel
[795] 12 OCT 1808-BET. 1862 - 1881
. | | m 12 JAN 1834 Sarah SPOONER [796] ABT. 1812-15
AUG 1862
. | | |-
Sarah [792] 18 JAN 1835-
. | | | m
19 DEC 1852 Edward Arthur WITHERS [1103] 1852-
. | | |-
Samuel [929] OCT 1837-4 JUL 1839
. | | |- John [782] 25 DEC
1839-1881
. | | | m
21 JAN 1861 Emily REIGH [786] ABT. 1842-
. | | |-
William [797] 12 FEB 1842-1843
. | | |-
James David [798] APR 1844-MAR 1845
. | | |-
Henry [908] MAR 1846-
. | | | m
24 DEC 1885 Eliza ERRINGTON [1296] ABT. 1846-
. | | |-
Edward [799] JUL 1848-DEC 1852
. | |- Sarah [915] 11 DEC 1810-AFT.
1837
. | |- Henry [916] 3 SEP 1812-
. | |- William [917] 1 JUN 1814-1838
. | | m 13 JUN 1837 Susannah
MUSSON [1285] ABT. 1818-AFT. 1852
. | |- James [918] 5 JAN 1818-
. |- Phoebe [1438] 23 JUN 1789-
m2 24 MAY 1791 Mary SINGLETON [1479]
|- Sarah [1399] ABT. 1795-
Baptisms
in 1804 at Bond Street Baptist Meeting House, Birmingham Parents Joseph BRETTELL & Sarah: JOHN 15/4/1773
Hannah 1/1/1775
Thomas 12/8/1776
JOSEPH 2/11/1779
James 12/5/1782
Sarah 5/6/1784
SAMUEL 18/1/1786
Phoebe 23/6/1789