Peter Breton DL, JP (1792 - 1862)

Born 1792 in Southampton, Hampshire, England

Husband of Mary Ann (Wright) Breton — married 10 Nov 1820 in All Saints Church, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1862 at about age 70 in Polygon House, Southampton, Hampshire, England

Biography

Peter Breton (1792-1862) was the son of Peter Breton & his wife Lucy née Goldwin
He was a Captain in the Bombay Artillery (H.I.E.C.) a J.P & D.L. for Southampton, Hampshire. He was Mayor of Southampton twice.
He married Mary Ann Wright in Nov. 1820 at Southampton All Saints Church, Hampshire, England^[1][2]
He died aged 70 on the 17th of Jul 1862 at Polygon House, Southampton, Hampshire, England.^[3][4]

Census

1841, Holdenhurst, Hampshire, England^[5]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Peter Breton Male 45 Hampshire

Mary Ann Breton Female 45 Hampshire

Lucy Jane Breton Female 17 Hampshire

Frederica Breton Female 15 Hampshire

Alithea Breton Female 14 Hampshire

Anna Maria Breton Female 13 Hampshire

Peter Wright Breton Male 9 Hampshire

Hariet Lousia Missong Female 24 Hampshire

Susan Buckett Female 70 Hampshire

Elizabeth Tanne Female 22 Hampshire

Hannah Paskins Female 23 Hampshire

Maria Hayter Female 26 Hampshire

George Fisher Male 20 Hampshire

James January Male 30 Hampshire

1851, All Saints, Hampshire, England^[6]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Peter Breton Head Male 58 Southampton,

Lucy J Breton Daughter Female 26 Southampton,

Alithea Breton Daughter Female 24 Southampton,

Anna M Breton Daughter Female 23 Southampton,

Martha Birt Visitor Female 52 Ilsley, Hampshire

William Telpham Servant Male 60 Woodchester, Gloucestershire

John Clark Servant Male 24 Lymington, Hampshire

Lucy A Miles Servant Female 19 Hammersmith, Middlesex

Harriet Brabham Servant Female 29 Southampton,

Emma May Servant Female 29 Midhurst, Sussex

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGQG-6P48 : 16 March 2018), Peter Breton and Mary Ann Wright, 04 Nov 1820; citing Marriage, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, possibly other reference information Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,734.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK82-HVS : 10 February 2018), Peter Breton and Mary Ann Wright, 04 Nov 1820; citing Southampton, Hampshire, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,734.
3. ↑ Hampshire Advertiser 19 July 1862 : DEATHS : On the 17th instant, at Polygon-house, Southampton, Peter Breton, Esq., late Captain Bombay Artillery, for many years a Deputy-Lieutenant, and a Magistrate for the town and county of Southampton & Hants.
4. ↑ freeBMD Deaths Sep Q 1862 Southampton 2c 4 BRETON Peter (Age about 69)
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79C-WMN : 24 May 2019), Lucy Jane Breton in household of Peter Breton, Holdenhurst, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBS-DQ8 : 12 September 2019), Peter Breton, All Saints, Hampshire, England; citing All Saints, Hampshire, England, p. 64, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Hampshire Marriages Transcription
First name(s) PETER
Last name BRETON
Marriage year 1820
Marriage day 10
Marriage month Nov
Place SOUTHAMPTON ALL SAINTS
Groom's first name Peter
Groom's last name Breton
Bride's first name Mary Ann
Bride's last name Wright
Parish Southampton All Saints
County Hampshire
Country England
Transcriptions © Hampshire Genealogical Society