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Brotherton

Brotherton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Brotherton in North Yorkshire and occasionally from the now lost Brotherton in Hacheston Suffolk; both are named with Old English brōthor ‘brother’ or the Old Norse personal name Bróthir + Old English tūn ‘farmstead enclosure’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Winterton, Atherton, Brother, Netherton, Brierton, Brenton
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 347

NAME 1

NAME 2

Plot No. 348

NAME 1

NAME 2

Plot No. 511

NAME 1

Kezia BROTHERTON Plot 347

Charles Archibald BROTHERTON Plot 348

Eric John BROTHERTON Plot 511

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
Kezia Brotherton

In Loving Memory Of
Kezia Wife Of Charles Brotherton
Who Died Feb 28th 1927 Aged 82 Years

In
Loving Memory
Of
Charles Archibald Brotherton
Son Of The Late Charles Brotherton
Of Hampsthwaite
Born July 21st 1873, Died Jan 26th 1940.
Also
Jane Elizabeth Brotherton
Wife Of The Above
Born May 8th 1881, Died October 15th 1966.

In Loving Memory Of
Roy Matthew Henry 1943 - 2018

In
Loving Memory
Of Our Dear Son
Eric John Brotherton
Accidentally Killed
31st December 1968
Aged 19 Years
Resting Where No Shadows Fall
Also
Doreen Joy Brotherton
Dear Mother Of The Above
Died 1st November 1982
Aged 60 Years
At Rest
Also John Brotherton
Died 14th June 1984
Aged 68 Years
Re-United

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Plot No. 751

NAME 1

NAME 2

Plot No. 884

NAME 1

NAME 2

Plot No. 1034

NAME 1

James Henry BROTHERTON Plot 751

John James BROTHERTON Plot 884

John Upton BROTHERTON Plot 1034

Inscription

In Loving Memory
Of A Dear Husband
And Father
James Henry
Brotherton
Who Died 21st March 1989
Aged 65 Years
Also His Dearly Loved Wife
Jessie
A Much Loved Mother And Grandma
Who Died 29th April 2002
Aged 73 Years
Re-United

Treasured
Memories Of
John James
Brotherton
Died December 14th 1968
Aged 74 Years
At Rest
Also His Dear Wife
Annie
Died July 30th 1986
Aged 87 Years
Re-United

In Loving Memory
Of
John Upton
Brotherton
Died 13th May 1956
Aged 77 Years
Also Martha
Dearly Loved Wife
Of The Above
Died 8th May 1961
Aged 77 Years

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Plot No. 3145

NAME 1

NAME 2

Plot No.3146

NAME 1

James BROTHERTON Plot 3145

BROTHERTON

Charles BROTHERTON Plot 3146

Inscription

In Memory Of James Brotherton,
Of Hampsthwaite
Who Died August 20th 1854
Aged 60 Years
‘While In The World You Toil And Weep,
Here Sweetly In The Dust I Sleep:
A World Of Care I Left Behind,
An Endless Rest In Heaven To Find.’
Also Ruth, Wife Of The Above Named James Brotherton,
Who Died January 11th 1875 Aged 80 Years
‘Precious In The Sight Of The Lord Is Death Of His Saints’
Also Of William Brotherton
Son Of The Above, Who Fell Asleep
In Jesus, November 4th 1865
Aged 51 Years
‘Where Sin Abounded, Grace Did Much More Abound’

In Loving Memory Of
Charles Brotherton
Late Of Gargrave In Craven
Who Died May 18th 1905
In His 66th Year
Youngest Son Of The Late
James Brotherton (Hampsthwaite)
Also To The Memory Of Kezia, Wife Of The Above,
Charles Brotherton,
Interred In This Church Yard

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Church Records

Calverley Info

Additional Information

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
884	Annie BROTHERTON	30 Jul 1986	87
3146	Charles BROTHERTON	22 May 1905	65
##	Charles Archibald BROTHERTON	22 Mar 1877	< 1
348	Charles Archibald BROTHERTON	30 Jan 1940	67
511	Doreen Joy BROTHERTON	1 Nov 1982	60
511	Eric John BROTHERTON	31 Dec 1968	19
3145	James BROTHERTON	20 Aug 1854	60
751	James Henry BROTHERTON	21 Mar 1989	65
751	Jessie BROTHERTON	29 Apr 2002	73
##	John BROTHERTON	23 Dec 1858	6
511	John BROTHERTON	14 Jun 1984	68
1034	John Upton BROTHERTON	13 May 1956	47
884	John James BROTHERTON	14 Dec 1968	74
347	Kezia BROTHERTON	3 Mar 1927	82
1034	Martha BROTHERTON	10 May 1961	77
3145	Ruth BROTHERTON	11 Jan 1875	80
3145	William BROTHERTON	4 Nov 1865	51

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