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Bramley

Bramley Name Meaning
English (North Midlands): habitational name from any of various places (in Derbyshire Hampshire Surrey Yorkshire and elsewhere) named Bramley from Old English brōm ‘broom gorse’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Bromley, Brimley, Bradley, Brailey, Barley, Crawley, Radley, Grimley
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 119

William Bramley 1719
Rose Bramley 1730
Miles Bramley 1757

Plot No. 120

William Bramley 1766
George Bramley 1766
Ann Bramley 1802

Plot No.120

Marmaduke Bramley 1843
Diana Bramley 1852

William Bramley Plot 119

William Bramley Plot 120

Marmaduke Bramley Plot 120

Inscription

William
Bramley Of New
Bridge Died May
The 28 Anno Dom
1719 Aged 72 Years
Rose Bramley His
Wife Died Feb Ye 2nd
Anno Dom 1730
Aged 67 Years
Here Also Lyeth The
Body Of Miles Bram
ley Son Of The Above
William And Rose
Bramley Who Died
The 7th Day Of April
Anno Dom 1757 Aged
62 Years

Lieth The Body Of
William Bramley Of
Clapham Green Who De-
Parted This Life, The 4th Day
Of February 1766 In The
60th Year Of His Age
Free From Deceit He Was Who Lieth Here
A Husband True And Parent Was Most Dear
Also George His Son, Who
Died The 3rd Of May 1766
Aged 7 Years
Weep Not For Me Because I Died So Young
For He That’s Good Can Never Die Too Soon?
Ann Wife Of The Above Mentioned
William Bramley Of Clapham-
Green Died August 24th 1802
Aged 86 Years
Also Marmaduke Son Of The
Above Mentioned William And
Ann Bramley Of Clapham-Green
Who Died Oct 12th 1803 Aged 36 Years
Praise Upon Tombs Are Words But
Vainly Spent
A Man’s Good Deeds Is His
Best Monument

In Memory Of
Marmaduke Bramley Of
Bradford
Who Died June 17th 1843 Aged 61
Years.
Also Of Diana, Wife Of The Above,
Who Died August 23rd 1852
Aged 67 Years.
“One Family United Here, Waits Till The Judge Shall Come, Bids Us To Check The Rising Lean; And Seek A Heavenly Home”.

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Plot No. 120

William Bramley 1838
Mary Bramley 1847
Elizabeth Bramley 1863

Plot No. 120

William Bramley 1861
Charles Henry Bramley 1864

Plot No. 134

Ellen Bramley 1859

William Bramley Plot 120

Charles Bramley Plot 120

Ellen Bramley Plot 134

Inscription

Sacred
To The Memory Of
William Bramley Of Rowden
Lane In This Township, Who
Departed This Life July
21st 1838 Aged 65 Years
I Was So Long With Pain Opprest
Which Wore My Strength Away
I Pray’d For An Eternal Rest
Which Never Will Decay
Also Mary Wife Of The Above
Named William Bramley
Who Died March 25th 1847
Aged 71 Years
Also Elizabeth Daughter Of The
Above Who Died July 19th 1863
Aged 59 Years

Erected
To The Memory Of
William Bramley
Of Rowden Lane, Hampsthwaite
Who Died April 7th 1861
Aged 52 Years
Our Days On The Earth Are As A Shadow,
And There Is None Abiding.
1. Chron.Xxix.150
Also Of
Charles Henry, Son Of
The Above Who Died Jan.19th 1864
Aged 2 Years And 8 Months

Erected
To The Memory Of
Ellen Bramley
Third Daughter Of The Late
Marmaduke And Dorinda Bramley
Of Clapham Green
In This Parish
Who Died At Knaresborough
On The 2nd Of August 1859
Aged 81 Years
Them That Sleep In Jesus Will God Bring With Him.
1 Thess Iv. Xiv.

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Plot No. 134

Mary Bramley 1811
William Bramley 1836
William Bramley 1847

Plot No. 580

Albert Bramley 1971
Elsie Bramley 2014

Plot No. 638

Dennis Bramley 2008

William Bramley Plot 134

Albert Bramley Plot 580

Dennis Bramley Plot 638

Inscription

Sacred To The Memory
Of Mary, Wife Of William
Bramley Of Knaresborough
Who Departed This Life, Much
Demented, March 18th 1811, Age
57 Years
Mark Reader, Mark How Chang’d, How Alter’d Lies
The Heart That Once With Piety Swell’d High
Read Your Own Fate, On Hers: In Time, Be Wise,
And From Her Meek Example, Learn To Die
Also To The
Memory Of The Above Named
William Bramley
Who Died Much Respected
March 12th 1836.
Aged 92 Years
Also William, Son Of The Above Named
William And Mary Bramley
Whi Departed This Life February
1847. Aged 63 Years
I Was So Long With Pain Oppressed
Which Wore My Strength Away
I Pray’d For Eternal Rest
That Never Will Decay

Treasured
Memories Of
A Dear Husband
Father And Grandad
Albert Bramley
Died 13th October 1971
Aged 56 Years
Also
Elsie Bramley
A Loving Wife
Mother, Gran
And Great Nan
Died 28th July 2014
Aged 98 Years

In Loving Memory
Of
Dennis Bramley
Much Loved Husband
Dad And Grandad
Died 21st February 2008
Aged 63 Years
Forever In Our Hearts

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Plot No. 861

Robert Bramley 1911
Ellen Bramley 1935
Mary Ann Bramley 1914
Henry Bramley 1939

Plot No. 1205

John Bramley

Plot No. 3125

Sarah Bramley 1898

Robert Bramley Plot 861

John Bramley Plot 1205

Sarah Bramley Plot 3125

Inscription

In
Loving Memory
Of
Robert Bramley
Of Knaresborough
Late Of Fewston
Who Died Nov. 29th 1911
In His 69th Year
Nearer My God To Thee
Ellen Bramley
Wife Of The Above
Died March 29th 1935
Aged 79 Years
Also Of Mary Ann
Daughter Of The Above
Who Died May 18th 1914
Aged 21 Years
"In The Midst Of Life We Are In Death"
Albert Henry Bramley
Died Nov. 14th 1939
Aged 45 Years
Rest In Peace

In Memory Of
John Bramley
Of Fewston
Aged 90 Years

In Loving Memory Of
Sarah Bramley
Of Ivy House Fewston
Born 14? November ?
Died 8 April 1898
??
??

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Plot No. 3163

William Bramley 1884
Mary Ann Bramley 1869

Plot No. 120

Mary Rhodes 1824

William Bramley Plot 3163

Mary Rhodes Plot 120

Inscription

????
Sacred To The Memory Of
William Bramley
Of ??
Died January 9th 1884
Aged 80 Years
Also Of
Mary Ann Bramley
Wife Of The Above
Died May 12th 1869
Aged 86 Years
???
???

In Loving Memory Of
Mary The Wife Of Joseph Rhodes
Of Birstwith And Daughter Of
William And Mary Bramley Of
Rowden Lane Who Died April The 10th 1824
Aged 21 Years“
You Viewers All Both Old And Young
Your Time On Earth Will Not Be Long
For Like A Lily, Fresh And Green
I Was Cut Down, and No More Seen

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Additional Information

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
#	Agnes BRAMLEY	9 Oct 1893	66
580	Albert BRAMLEY	13 Oct 1971	56
861	Albert Henry BRAMLEY	14 Nov 1939	45
#	Alfred Joseph BRAMLEY	20 Oct 1868	4
#	Alice BRAMLEY	5 Feb 1860	67
#	Ann BRAMLEY	27 Aug 1802	85
#	Ann BRAMLEY	3 Jun 1834	10
#	Annie Elizabeth BRAMLEY	24 Nov 1903	45
#	Charles BRAMLEY	5 Dec 1843	90
133	Charles Henry BRAMLEY	22 Jan 1864	2
638	Dennis BRAMLEY	21 Feb 2008	63
120	Diana BRAMLEY	23 Aug 1852	67
#	Dorinda BRAMLEY	24 Nov 1820	80
#	Elizabeth BRAMLEY	4 Feb 1798	12
#	Elizabeth BRAMLEY	29 Mar 1830	90
#	Elizabeth BRAMLEY	7 Jul 1835	20
#	Elizabeth BRAMLEY	25 Oct 1846	7
#	Elizabeth BRAMLEY	22 Jul 1863	57
#	Ellen BRAMLEY	20 Oct 1815	80
134	Ellen BRAMLEY	2 Aug 1859	81
861	Ellen BRAMLEY	29 Mar 1935	79
580	Elsie BRAMLEY	28 Jul 2014	98
#	James BRAMLEY	5 Aug 1831	10
#	James BRAMLEY	12 Nov 1852	69
#	John BRAMLEY	26 Sep 1813	74
1205	John BRAMLEY	22 Feb 1934	90
#	Marmaduke BRAMLEY	15 Oct 1803	61
#	Marmaduke BRAMLEY	28 Mar 1810	5
#	Marmaduke BRAMLEY	27 Feb 1814	0
120	Marmaduke BRAMLEY	17 Jun 1843	61
#	Marmaduke BRAMLEY	10 Jan 1900	79
#	Mary BRAMLEY	23 Mar 1811	57
#	Mary BRAMLEY	3 Feb 1834	17
#	Mary BRAMLEY	30 Mar 1847	71
#	Mary Ann BRAMLEY	29 May 1854	6
3163	Mary Ann BRAMLEY	12 May 1869	46
861	Mary Ann BRAMLEY	18 May 1914	21
#	Miles BRAMLEY	7 Apr 1757	62
861	Robert BRAMLEY	4 Dec 1911	68
#	Rose BRAMLEY	-12 Feb 1730	67
#	Sarah BRAMLEY	22 Mar 1851	0
3125	Sarah BRAMLEY	12 Apr 1898	50
#	William BRAMLEY	20 May 1719	72
#	William BRAMLEY	13 Apr 1833	< 1
#	William BRAMLEY	18 Mar 1836	92
#	William BRAMLEY	25 Jul 1838	65
#	William BRAMLEY	25 Mar 1847	67
#'	William BRAMLEY	4 Jun 1851	0
133	William BRAMLEY	11 Apr 1861	52
#	William BRAMLEY	20 Sep 1864	71
3163	William BRAMLEY	9 Jan 1884	80
2049	William BRAMLEY	-
#	William Arthur BRAMLEY	18 May 1903	42

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