Alice Walker, 1815-1852, St Oswalds (age37)
…….. b: 28 Sep 1815, Chester
…….. c: 24 May 1820, St. Oswald’s Church, Chester
…….. m: 8 Dec 1842, St Peter’s church, Plemstall, Chester
…….. lived: 1851, Chester St John the Baptist, 37 Foregate Street
…….. d: 2 Dec 1852, Flookersbrook, Chester (age 37)
…….. b: 7 Dec 1852, Overleigh Cemetery, Chester [in the same grave as her father, Thomas]
+ James Broadbent 1814-1877
…….. b: abt 1814, Lancashire Mottram Parish Eccles Lancashire
…….. o: 1851, Brewer employing 6 men, Chester
…….. o: 1861, Malster and Brewer employing 2 men, Flookersbrook
…….. o: 1868, Commission Agent
…….. o: 1871, Agent for Burton Brewery Co. (see note below)
…….. bankrupt: 1868
…….. lived: 1851, Chester St John the Baptist, 37 Foregate Street
…….. lived: 1861, Flookersbrook
…….. lived: 1871, Newton by Chester, Flookersbrook
…….. d: 1 Nov 1877 (age 63)
…….. b: 15 Nov 1877, Overleigh Cemetery, Chester
……………… m2: Maria Gamon (nee Glanville), widow
……………… m: 11 Jan 1859, St. Oswald’s, Chester
……………… b: abt 1824
……………… d: 29 Apr 1875
……………… b: 4 May 1875, Overleigh Cemetery
Maria Gamon had two daughters: Marianne Gamon and Louisa Gamon. (Marianne is mentioned in 1871 and 1901 census, it appears that she married a Robinson (see Emily Alice Broadbent)
Children of Alice Walker and James Broadbent
Catherine Louisa Broadbent
…….. b: 2 Sep 1843, Littleborough, Lanc.,
…….. c: 14 Apr 1845, St Paul Church, Boughton, Chester
…….. lived 1861: Westminster, London at the home of her uncle and aunt
…….. John and Elizabeth Fowler
…….. lived 1891: Westminster, London at the home of her widowed aunt Elizabeth Fowler
…….. lived 1911: Marlborough, Wiltshire with her sister Emily Alice Broadbent
…….. d: 1922, Bath, Somerset, UK (age 78) [Never married]
James Alfred Broadbent
…….. b: 17 Mar 1845, Chester
…….. c: 14 Apr 1845, St Paul, Boughton, Chester
…….. m: Annie Elizabeth Lea, Bickerton, Cheshire
…….. m: 27 Sept 1877, All Saint’s Church, Hoole, chester
…….. d: 20 Nov 1885, The Laurels, Newton-by-Chester (age 40)
…….. b: 24 Nov 1885
…………….Children of James Alfred Broadbent and Annie Elizabeth Lea
…………… Muriel Broadbent, b: 1878, Chester,
…………… m: John Joseph Heywood Daly, of Montana USA, 18 Jan 1908, St. Oswald’s Chester
…………… Dorothy Alice Broadbent, b: 1880, Chester m: Francis Thomas Thursfield Stainer, b: 5 apr 1871, Uppington, Shropshire m: 24 Nov 1915, Oak Bay, B.C. Canada
…………… d: 11 Dec 1957, Cobble Hill, B.C., Canada (age 86)
…………… Lilian Emily Broadbent, b: 1882, Chester,
…………… d: 1893, Bache, Chester (age 11)
…………… b: 10 July 1893
Charles Sydney Broadbent
…….. b: 28 Sep 1846, Chester
…….. c: 26 Nov 1846, St Paul’s Church, Boughton, Chester
Francis Arthur Broadbent
…….. b: 15 Nov 1848, Chester
…….. c: 9 Oct 1849, St Paul’s Church, Boughton, Chester
…….. d: between Oct-Dec 1893, Camberwell, London (age 45)
Emily Alice Broadbent
…….. b: 11 Oct 1850, Chester
…….. c: 7 Apr 1853, St Paul’s Church, Boughton, Chester
…….. d: between Oct-Dec 1938, Bath, Somerset (age 88) [Unmarried]
…….. lived 1871: Marylebone, London with her sister Alice Emma and her aunt Maryann Broadbent, at the home of John George, a registrar of births/marriages/deaths, and his family.
…….. lived 1901: Bath, Somerset at the home of her widowed aunt Mary A Robinson.
…….. lived 1911: Marlborough, Wiltshire with her sister Katherine Louisa Broadbent
…….. (spelled sometimes with a “C” and sometimes a “K”)
Alice Emma Broadbent
…….. b: 30 Jun 1852, Chester
…….. c: 7 apr 1853, St Paul’s Church, Boughton, Chester [Unmarried]
…….. o: 1891 – superintendent of a girls’ institute
…….. o: 1901 – lady superintendent of a laundry with approximately 16 staff
…….. lived 1871: Marlebone, London
…….. lived 1891: Bishop’s Court, Kirkmichael, Peel, the Isle of Man as a visitor of the Bishop of Sodor and Man
…….. lived 1901: Tythebarn House Laundry, Great Crosby, Lancashire. (in the outskirts of Liverpool)
Note for Alice E. Broadbent: There is a record of the death of an Alice E Broadbent, between January and March 1941 in Worcester, Worcestershire, aged 88 years.We are not sure why she would be living in Worcestershire, which is in the Midlands.
1851 Census – Chester St John the Baptist, 37 Foregate Street
| Name | Rel | Age | Birth Year | Status | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Broadbent | Head | 37 | 1814 | Mar | Brewer, employing 6 men | Chester |
| Alice | Wife | 36 | Chester | |||
| Katherine L | Dau | Lancashire Littleborough | ||||
| James A | Son | 6 | Chester | |||
| C sydney | Son | 4 | Chester | |||
| Francis A | Son | 2 | Chester | |||
| Emmily A | Dau | 6mo | Chester | |||
| Elizabeth Carman | Serv | 40 | Unm | Upper Nurse | Chester | |
| Sarah Elliott | Serv | 25 | Unm | Cook | ||
| Margaret Evans | Serv | 22 | Unm | House Maid | ||
| Mary Charnock | Serv | 20 | Unm | Nurse Maid | ||
| Anne Walker | Visitor | 24 | Unm | Chester | ||
| Emma Walker | Visitor | 22 | Unm | Chester |
1861 Census – Newton by Chester, Flookersbrook
| Name | Rel | Age | Birth Year | Status | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Broadbent | Head | 47 | 1814 | Mar | Brewer, employing 2 men | Lancashire Moulton Parish Eccles |
| Maria Gaman Broadbent | Wife | 36 | Mar | Chester | ||
| James A | Son | 16 | Unm | Attorneys Clerk | Chester | |
| Charles S | Son | 14 | Unm | Scholar | Chester | |
| Emily A | Dau | 10 | Chester | |||
| Alice E | Dau | 8 | Chester | |||
| William R | Son | 1 | Chester | |||
| Marriann Gaman | Step-Dau | 9 | Scholar | Chester | ||
| Louisa Gaman | Step-Dau | 8 | Chester | |||
| Margaret Hewett | Serv | 60 | Unm | Domestic Cook | ||
| Mary Ann Lunt | Serv | 28 | Unm | Domestic Nurse | ||
| Catherine Davis | Serv | 18 | Unm | House Maid |
The London Gazette, October 23, 1868: “James Broadbent, of Flookersbrook, near the city of Chester, Commission Agent, having been adjudged bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in Her Majesty’s Court of Bankruptcy for the Liverpool District, at Liverpool, on the 21st day of October, 1868, is hereby required to surrender himself to one of the Registrars of the said Court, at the first meeting of creditors tobe held before the said Registrar, on the 5th day of November next, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon precisely, at the said Court, at Liverpool. Charles Turner, Esq. of Central-chambers, South Castle-street, Liverpool, is the Offical Assignee, and Messrs. T and T. Martin, of Orange-court, Castle-street, Liverpool, are the Solicitors acting in the bankruptcy.”
The Edinburgh Gazette, October 27, 1868: “James Broadbent of Flookersbrook, near Chester, Commission Agent”
Note: Commission agents–also known as commercial agents–work as middlemen between vendors and buyers. These individuals find employment in myriad industries for large and small businesses, depending on their area of specialization.
Note for 1871 occupation of James Broadbent: The Burton Brewery Company was one of the largest brewers in Burton upon Trent, England in the 19th century. The company was founded in 1842 by Henry and Thomas Wilders, who came from a family of tanners. They built their brewery on their leather-working premises in Burton High Street. It grew remarkably quickly and was the third largest brewery in 1861 with 297 employees.