He married Mary Slack on 11th November 1833 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England[1]
He was living with his wife and children in Sandbach, Cheshire, England and he was working as a gardener in 1871[2]
He was widowed and living with his son David, daughters Mary and Elizabeth and grand daughter Mary in Sandbach, Cheshire, England and he was still working as a gardener in 1881[3]
Sources
↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3PM-4ZD : 7 December 2017), Richard Bratherton and Mary Slack, 11 Nov 1833, Marriage; citing item 1 p 49, , Sandbach, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,941,925.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-VKBR : 13 December 2017), Richard Brotherton, Sandbach, Cheshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 3538/32, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,027.
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