HISTORY OF THE BRAITHWAITE NAME:

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This name is of Northern English locational origin from any of the places in Cumbria and Yorkshire thus called. Recorded variously as Braythwayt and Braythweit in late 13th Century records of the above countries, the derivation in all cases is from the Olde Norse "breithr" meaning broad, plus "thweit", a cleared area; hence, "broad cleared piece of land".

The surname is first recorded in the early 14th Century (see below). One Willelmus de Brathwayt appears in the 1379 Poll Tax Returns Records of Yorkshire. The name, with variant spellings Braithwait and Bratwait, is particularly well recorded in Yorkshire Church Registers from the mid 16th Century. On June 11th 1542, Agnes Braithwaite and Henry Wood were married in Wensley parish. John Braithwaite (1797 - 1870) was engineer-in-chief to the Eastern Counties railway, 1836 - 1843, and joint-founder of the "Railway Times", 1837.

A Coat of Arms granted to the Braithwaite family of Lancashire is a red shield with three black crosses crosslet fitchee on a silver chevron, the Crest being a silver greyhound couchant, collared and chained red. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam de Braythwayt, which was dated 1301, in the "Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307.

Our Braithwaite Family including Roadley, Walker and Barker

Small numbers by a name refer to personal number in listing eg MARTHA ² BRAITHWAITE - see 2

GENERATION ONE:

1. ~ ~ ~ WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE was born about 1690 in Barkstone, Leicestershire, England and died in 1746. William married (1) ANN WRIGHT on 07 June 1713 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

Children of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and ANN WRIGHT were:

JOHN BRAITHWAITE, born 21 March 1713/14 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

ANN BRAITHWAITE, born 18 November 1716 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, born 8 May 1722 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

William married (2) MARY (surname unknown) about 1723.

Children of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and MARY (BRAITHWAITE) were:

GEORGE BRAITHWAITE, born 22 June 1733 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

JOSEPH ² BRAITHWAITE, born 13 February 1733/34 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

ELIZABETH BRAITHWAITE, born 02 November 1737 in Barkstone, Leicestershire..

HENRY BRAITHWAITE, born 26 December 1740 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

BRIDGET BRAITHWAITE, born 10 October 1744 in Barkstone, Leicestershire..

GENERATION TWO:

2. ~ ~ ~ JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM) was born 13 February 1733/34 in Barkstone, Leicestershire, England and was the second son of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and MARY (unknown). Joseph married ANN CAUNT on 19 January 1766 in Barkstone, Leicestershire. Ann was born about 1745 in Muston, Leicestershire, England. Joseph died in 1783.

Child of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and unknown spouse was:

JOSEPH ³ BRAITHWAITE, born about 1770; died 1818 (mother died in child-birth – name unknown).

Children of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and ANN CAUNT were:

WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, born 25 December 1773.

GEORGE ⁴ BRAITHWAITE, born 25 December 1775.

GENERATION THREE:

3. ~ ~ ~ JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH) was born about 1770 the eldest son of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE. He married (1) MARY PEARSHAM on 02 April 1793 in Barkstone, Leicestershire, England. Mary was born about 1773. Joseph married MARY HARBY on 28 December 1795 in Barkstone, Leicestershire.

Children of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and MARY HARBY were:

MARY BRAITHWAITE, born 13 November 1796 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

SARAH BRAITHWAITE, born 2 December 1798.Barkstone, Leicestershire.

WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, born 31 May 1801 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

SUSANNA BRAITHWAITE, born 2 October 1803 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

JOHN BRAITHWAITE, born 9 January 1806 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

MARTHA BRAITHWAITE, born 22 May 1808 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

BENJAMIN BRAITHWAITE, born 4 July 1809 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

JOSEPH ⁵ BRAITHWAITE, born about 1812 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

4. ~ ~ ~ GEORGE BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH) was born 25 December 1775 and was the son of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and ANN CAUNT. George was a Lace Manufacturer. He married MARTHA JAMES.

Children of GEORGE BRAITHWAITE and MARTHA JAMES were:

WILLIAM ⁶ BRAITHWAITE, born 24 November 1799 Plungar, Nottinghamshire, England.

GEORGE ⁷ BRAITHWAITE, born 1802 Plungar, Nottinghamshire, England.

MARTHA BRAITHWAITE, born 1805. Martha married JOHN MILLER and had two sons. John was born 21 August 1808.

JOHN ⁸ BRAITHWAITE, born 1806.

BENJAMIN ⁹ BRAITHWAITE, born 1810.

GENERATION FOUR

5. ~ ~ ~ JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > JOSEPH) was born about 1812 in Barkstone, Leicestershire, England and was the youngest son of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and MARY HARBY. Joseph married FRANCES SALMON in June 1838 in Barkstone, Leicestershire. Frances was born about 1820.

Children of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and FRANCES SALMON were:

JOHN BRAITHWAITE, born about 1839 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

SUSAN BRAITHWAITE, born 11 January 1841 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

GEORGE BRAITHWAITE, born 22 September 1844 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, born 13 June 1847 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

EDWARD BRAITHWAITE, born 10 February 1850 Barkstone, Leicestershire; died 1937 in Barkstone. Edward married ELLEN SWAIN. Ellen was born in 1848 in South Normanton, Derbyshire, England.

BENJAMIN ¹⁰ BRAITHWAITE, born about 1851.

JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE, born 25 April 1852. Joseph married MARY ROBERTS.

HANNAH BRAITHWAITE, born 02 May 1857 Barkstone, Leicestershire.

THOMAS BRAITHWAITE, born 05 June 1859 Barkstone, Leicestershire. May 1857

6. ~ ~ ~ WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE) was born on 24 November 1799 in Plungar, Nottinghamshire, England the eldest son of GEORGE BRAITHWAITE and MARTHA JAMES. William was a Horse Dealer. He married SYBIL JACKSON. Sybil was born about 1802 in Sewstern, Leicestershire, England.

Children of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and SYBIL JACKSON were:

MARTHA ¹¹ BRAITHWAITE, born about 1827 Stathern, Leicestershire.

GEORGE BRAITHWAITE, born about 1830 Stathern, Leicestershire.

MARY SYBIL ¹² BRAITHWAITE, born about 1832 Stathern, Leicestershire.

WILLIAM ¹³ BRAITHWAITE, born 1836 Stathern, Leicestershire

JAMES ¹⁴ BRAITHWAITE, born about 1837 Stathern, Leicestershire.

ELLEN BRAITHWAITE, born about 1840 Stathern, Leicestershire.

RICHARD BAILEY BRAITHWAITE, born about 1843 Stathern, Leicestershire. Richard immigrated to New Zealand and he died there on 23 February 1898 in Buckland, Franklin.

JOSEPH ¹⁵ BRAITHWAITE, born about 1846 Stathern, Leicestershire.

7. ~ ~ ~ GEORGE BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE) was born in 1802 in Plungar, Nottinghamshire, England and was the second son of GEORGE BRAITHWAITE and MARTHA JAMES. George was a Lace Manufacturer. He married MARY JACKSON. Mary was born about 1805 in Sewstern, Leicestershire, England.

Child of GEORGE BRAITHWAITE and MARY JACKSON was:

DINAH BRAITHWAITE, born 1835 in Stathern, Leicestershire, England.

8. ~ ~ ~ JOHN BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE) was born in 1806 and was the third son of GEORGE BRAITHWAITE and MARTHA JAMES. Like his brother George, John was a Lace Manufacturer. John married ELEANOR PYZER. Eleanor was born about 1810 in Leicestershire, England.

Children of JOHN BRAITHWAITE and ELEANOR PYZER were:

MARTHA BRAITHWAITE, born about 1835.

GEORGE BRAITHWAITE, born about 1835. George married ADA HARDY.

ANN BRAITHWAITE, born about 1835 in Leicestershire, England. Ann married GEORGE HARDY; he was born about 1835.

JOHN BRAITHWAITE, born about 1837. John married LUCY GLOVER; she was born about 1842.

9. ~ ~ ~ BENJAMIN BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE) was born in 1810 and died in 1884 and was the forth son of GEORGE BRAITHWAITE and MARTHA JAMES. Benjamin married MARY MILLER. Mary was born in 1811 and died in 1885.

Children of BENJAMIN BRAITHWAITE and MARY MILLER were:

CHARLOTTE BRAITHWAITE, born 1834. Charlotte married JOHN GREENSMITH.

GEORGE BRAITHWAITE, born 1837. George married KEZIA WILKINSON.

MARY BRAITHWAITE, born 1843.

WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, born 1845.

MARTHA BRAITHWAITE, born 1849.

GENERATION FIVE:

10. ~ ~ ~ BENJAMIN BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > JOSEPH > JOSEPH) born about 1851 and was the fifth son of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and FRANCES SALMON. Benjamin married (1) MARY LIMB. She was born about 1854.

Children of BENJAMIN BRAITHWAITE and MARY LIMB were:

FREDERICK BRAITHWAITE, born December 1874 in Newthorp, Nottinghamshire, England. Frederick married EMILY RICHARDS. She was born in 1875 in Smallbrook, Staffordshire, England.

WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, born 1876.

ROBERT BRAITHWAITE, born 16 December 1878 Newthorp, Nottinghamshire, England; died 11 January 1913 Nottinghamshire.

SARAH BRAITHWAITE, born 1880.

JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE, born 1884.

Benjamin married (2) CLARA OLDKNOW on 03 November 1884 at Horsley, Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England. Clara was born on 05 June 1862 in Horsley, Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England and died 12 February 1908 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.

Children of BENJAMIN BRAITHWAITE and CLARA OLDKNOW were:

FRANCES BRAITHWAITE, born 27 May 1885 Newthorp, Nottinghamshire.

HANNA BRAITHWAITE, born 1888 Newthorp, Nottinghamshire.

JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE, born 26 April 1891 Newthorp, Nottinghamshire; died 08 February 1892.

MARY BRAITHWAITE, born 1893 Newthorp, Nottinghamshire; died 11 March 1895.

CLARA BRAITHWAITE, born 06 November 1895; died November 1895.

CECELIA BRAITHWAITE, 18 July 1897 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire; died 24 October 1981 London, England

BENJAMIN BRAITHWAITE, born 24 October 1904 in Newthorp, Nottinghamshire; died October 1985 Nottinghamshire.

11. ~ ~ ~ MARTHA BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE > WILLIAM) was born about 1827 in Stathern, Leicestershire, England and was the eldest daughter of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and SYBIL JACKSON. Martha married GEORGE ROADLEY. George was son of STEPHEN ROADLEY and ANN (ROADLEY) and was born about 1822 in Whissendine, Rutland, England.

Children of MARTHA BRAITHWAITE and GEORGE ROADLEY were:

~ AGNES ELEN ROADLEY, born about 1859 in Whissendine, Rutland.

~ EMMELINE ROADYLEY, born about 1861 in Whissendine, Rutland.

~ WILLIAM ROADLEY, born about 1863 in Whissendine, Rutland. William married ALICE (surname unknown) and their daughter MARTHA ROADLEY was born about 1887.

~ ALFRED B ROADLEY, born about 1865 in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England. Alfred married HANNAH (surname unknown) and their two daughters were born in Awsworth, Nottinghamshire – IVY ROADLEY about 1894 and MAY ROADLEY about 1897.

~ GEORGE B ROADLEY, born about 1869 in Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England.

~ HERBERT ROADLEY, born about 1871 in Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England.

12. ~ ~ ~ MARY SYBIL BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE > WILLIAM) was born about 1832 in Stathern, Leicestershire, England and was the second daughter of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and SYBIL JACKSON. Mary married WILLIAM THOMAS WALKER on 15 April 1856 at Parliament Street Chapel, Nottingham, England. Martha left for New Zealand on the ship “Matilda Wattenbach” with their two children and arrived on 8 September 1862 with other members of her family. William and his brother James had already settled in the new settlement of Albertland earlier in the year. Mary died on died 11 November 1918 in the Kauaeranga Valley, Thames, New Zealand.

Refer to the WALKER family for more information about Mary and William and their families.

13. ~ ~ ~ WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE > WILLIAM) was born in 1836 in Stathern, Leicestershire, England and was the second son of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and SYBIL JACKSON. William married MERCY SARAH HANSON. Mercy was born about 1837 in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.

Children of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and MERCY HANSON were:

EMMA BRAITHWAITE, born about 1861 in Kimberley (East Leake), Nottinghamshire; died 1864.

DINAH BRAITHWAITE, born about 1863 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

BLANCHE ¹⁶ BRAITHWAITE, born about 1864 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

GEORGE HENRY BRAITHWAITE, born about 1866 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

EMMA BRAITHWAITE, born about 1868 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

ANNE (ANNIE) BRAITHWAITE, born about 1869 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

CARRIE BRAITHWAITE, born about 1873 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

MARY A BRAITHWAITE, born about 1876 in Stathern, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

WILLIAM H BRAITHWAITE, born about 1878 in Stathern, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

14. ~ ~ ~ JAMES BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE > WILLIAM) was born in 1837 in Stathern, Leicestershire, England and was the third son of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and SYBIL JACKSON. James immigrated to New Zealand and married CHARLOTTE BALDOCK there in 1871. Charlotte was born about 1840 and died in 1917. James died on 23 November 1872 in Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.

Children of JAMES BRAITHWAITE and CHARLOTTE BALDOCK included:

WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, born 23 November 1872 in New Zealand.

15. ~ ~ ~ JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE > WILLIAM) was born about 1846 in Stathern, Leicestershire, England and was the fifth son of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and SYBIL JACKSON. Joseph immigrated to New Zealand. He married ELIZABETH STACPOOLE there in 1873. Elizabeth was born around 1850.

Children of JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE and ELIZABETH STACPOOLE included:

ANNIE BRAITHWAITE, born 1874 in New Zealand. Annie married DANIEL JAMES CARRAN in 1906.

AGNES SYBIL BRAITHWAITE, born 1876 in New Zealand.

MARY BRAITHWAITE, born 1879 in New Zealand.

WILLIAM HENRY BRAITHWAITE, born about 1885 in New Zealand. William was a Private with the Auckland Regiment NZEF during World War One. He died on 27 September 1916 in France and was buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. (Refer to my Roll of Honour for more information).

EMILY ADA BRAITHWAITE, born 1891 in New Zealand. Emily married RUDOPH WILMOT ROSS PULHAM in 1916. Emily died in 1935 and Rudoph died on 1943.

GENERATION SIX:

16. ~ ~ ~ BLANCHE BRAITHWAITE (WILLIAM > JOSEPH > GEORGE > WILLIAM > WILLIAM) was born about 1864 in East Leake, Nottinghamshire, England and was the third daughter of WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE and MERCY HANSON. Blanche married JOHN T B BARKER. John was born about 1867 in Stathern, Leicestershire, England.

Children of BLANCHE BRAITHWAITE and JOHN BARKER were:

~ WALTER BARKER, born about 1891 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.

~ JOHN BARKER, born about 1893 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.

~ ALICE BARKER, born about 1897 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.

~ GERTRUDE BARKER, born about 1899 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.

Please note that in keeping with genealogy protocol I have not included information about later generations which may include living persons. If you have a family connection please contact me for further information.

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