Brian (Broughton) Broughton-Delves Bt MP (1717 - 1744)

Born 6 Jan 1717 in Broughton, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Forester) Mackworth Praed — married 21 May 1738 (to 11 Aug 1744) in Saint James' Church, Clerkenwell, London, England

Descendants

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Sir Brian Broughton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Brian Broughton was born Broughton, Staffordshire, 6 January 1718.

He was christened Eccleshall, Staffordshire, 15 January 1718. ^[1]

He was the son of Sir Brian Broughton, 3rd Baronet Broughton, & Elizabeth Delves.

He was Member of Parliament for Wenlock, Shropshire, between 1741 and 1744. ^[2]

Upon the death of his father, 12 September 1724, Brian become the 4th Baronet Broughton, of Broughton, County Stafford (established 1660).

In accordance with the will of his grandfather Sir Thomas Delves who died 12 September 1727, Brian legally changed his last name to Broughton-Delves upon inheriting the Delves estate in Cheshire.

He married Mary Forester, daughter of William Forester & Catherine Brooke, 21 May 1738 at Saint James' Church, Clerkenwell, London.

Their children were:

1. 1740 Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, 5th Bt.
2. 1744 Reverend Thomas Broughton, 6th Bt.

Brian died 11 August 1744, aged 25.

He was buried at Saint Peter's Churchyard, Broughton, Staffordshire. ^[3]

Sources

• A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, 1845, by John Bernard Burke, page 136, https://books.google.fr/books?id=ZfdRAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA136
• The Peerage, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18171.htm#i181710, citing The Complete Baronetage, 1900, by George Edward Cokayne, volume III, page 175.
• London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (St James, Clerkenwell 21 May 1737 Brian Broughton married Mary Forester)

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR19-GQ4 : 10 February 2018, Brian Broughton, ); citing item 18, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,470,944.
2. ↑ "BROUGHTON DELVES, Sir Bryan, 4th Bt. (1718-44), of Broughton, Staffs." in "The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754" 1970, edited by R Sedgwick, http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/broughton-delves-sir-bryan-1718-44
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178034578/brian-delves_broughton : accessed 10 December 2018), memorial page for Brian Delves Broughton (6 Jan 1718–11 Aug 1744), Find A Grave Memorial no. 178034578, citing St Peter Churchyard, Broughton, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735).