John Breeze

Events

Date of Birth: about 1815.

Place of Birth: Caersws, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

The date is implied by the ages given in the 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871 censuses. The place is given in the 1851 census. (The 1871 census gives “Llannaury” or “Llannanry”, which doesn’t seem to exist.)

Date of Baptism: 24 September 1815.

Place of Baptism: Llanwnnog, Montgomeryshire, Wales (St Gwynog’s).

The baptism is given in a transcription of the parish registers by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society.

Date of Burial: 18 January 1874.

Place of Burial: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England (St George’s).

The burial is recorded in the parish register.

Relationships

Father: James Powell Brees (1784 - 1867).

John’s baptism record records his father’s name as James Brees. James’s baptism record and marriage record give his middle name.

Mother: Jane Pryce (born about 1794).

John’s baptism record records his mother’s name as Jane. Jane’s marriage record gives her surname.

Spouse: Mary Ann Pardoe Mayers (1808 - 1897). Married 8 February 1836 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England (St Bartholomew).

The parish register gives the marriage

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Sarah Ann Breeze (27 September 1836 - 1916) married Daniel Ward 24 December 1857 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

Sophia Jane Breeze (5 December 1839 - 16 April 1865).

Evidence

John Brees baptism (Llannwnog, St. Gwynog, Montgomeryshire)

Date: 24 Sep 1815

Name: John Brees

Father: James Brees

Mother: Jane

Father’s occupation: Blacksmith

Father’s abode: Caersws

John Breeze - Mary Anne Pardoe Mayers marriage (Egbaston, Warwickshire)

John Breeze of this Parish Bachelor and Mary Anne Pardoe Mayers of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of [blank] this eighth Day of February in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty six By me Charles Pixall Vicar

This marriage was solemnized between us John Breeze Mary Ann Pardo Mayers

In the Presence of Mary Breeze William Bates

Sophia Jane Breeze (certified copy of birth entry, General Register Office, Ashton 1840)

When and where born: Fifth of December 1839 at 1 court High Street Parish of Ashton

Name: Sophia Jane

Sex: Girl

Name and surname of father: John Breeze

Name, surname and maiden surname of mother: Mary Ann Pardoe Breeze formerly Mayers

Occupation of father: Tailor

Signature, description and residence of informant: Mary Ann Pardoe Breeze Mother 1 Court High Street

When registered: Sixteenth of January 1841

Signature of registrar: Joseph Rawlings Registrar

1841 census of England (Aston - Deritend, Warwickshire)

John Breese, 25, Jour Tailor, no [“no” means not born in Warwickshire; “Y” means born there]

Mary [Breese], 30, no

Sarah [Breese], 4, Y

Sophia [Breese], 1, Y

Sarah Farnell, 14, F.S., Y

from the Worcester Chronicle (24 February 1850, page 8)

[Testimony before the Kidderminster Election Committee on election bribery mentions the involvement of "John Breeze, a tailor in Kidderminster", who is said to have offered a man (who was a practitioner of "thimble-rigging" -- the shell game) five pounds to vote for John Best, the Peelite candidate for parliament.]

1851 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)

Stourbridge Street

John Breeze, Head, Mar, 35, Tailor employing 6 men Victualler, [born] Montgomery Caersus

Mary Ann Breeze, Wife, Mar, 39, Tailors Wife, [born] Salop Shrewsbury

Sarah Ann [Breeze], Daur, 14, Scholar, [born] Warwick Birmingham

Sophia Jane [Breeze], Daur, 11, Scholar, [born Warwick Birmingham]

James Griffin, apprentice, 15, Tailors Ap, [born] Worcester Bewdley

1861 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)

20 [Horse Fair]

John Breeze, Head, Mar, 45, Tailor, [born] Wales

Maryanne [Breeze], Wife, Mar, 51, [born] Shropshire Shrewsbury

from the Worcester Chronicle (11 January 1865, page 2)

[Kidderminster, applications for the transfer of licenses]

...the Queen's Head, from Thomas Leonard, deceased, to John Breeze;...

from the Worcester Chronicle (11 February 1865, page 3)

The license of the ...Queen's Head [was transferred] from Ellen Leonard to John Breeze.

from the Birmingham Daily Gazette (2 October 1865, page 8)

[Kidderminster, "The Registration List"]

The article relates a dispute over whether John Breeze had been eligible to vote in the previous election. The issue is whether he had been paying more than £10 a year in rent (one of the qualifications to vote).

1871 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)

22 Stourbridge St

John Breeze, Head, Mar, 55, Tailor, [born] Montgomerysh Llannaury

Mary A [Breeze], Wife, [Mar], 60, [born] Salop Shrewsbury

John's burial (Kidderminster, St George, 1874)

Name: John Breeze

Abode: Blackwell Street

When buried: Jan 18^th

Age: 57 yrs

By whom the Ceremony was performed: W.W.Hill

References

Montgomeryshire Baptisms, Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, available on Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 18 April 2014).

Edgbaston, St Bartholomew, Warwickshire, England. Parish Registers, marriages 1835 - 1837, page 22, no. 67; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 18 April 2014), citing Anglican Parish Records. Birmingham, England: Library of Birmingham DRO 53, M144.

John Breese household, 1841 census of England. Warwickshire, Birmingham, Deritend, Aston, piece 1148, folio 28, page 29, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).

John Breeze household, 1851 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 1j, piece 2038, folio 245, page 30, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).

John Breeze household, 1861 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 5, piece 2077, folio 77, page 1, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).

John Breeze household, 1871 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 5, piece 3033, folio 129, page 39, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 17 April 2014).

GRO index, Deaths Mar 1874, Kidderminster, Volume 6c, page 139. General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).

"England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J833-1WB : accessed 18 Apr 2014), John Breeze, 18 Jan 1874; citing , reference 437; FHL microfilm 1040277.

Kidderminster, St George, parish registers. Digital images on FamilySearch, accessed 16 January 2018.