Thomas was born in 1850. He is the son of John Brier and Grace Singleton. [1] He was christened on 21 March 1852 at St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire[2]
Thomas married Eliza Ackroyd on 4 January 1873 at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire.[3]
Thomas A Brier 29 1852 Head Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire Railway Stoker
Eliza Brier 31 1850 Wife Norland, Yorkshire
Sam Brier 6 1875 Son Norland, Yorkshire Scholar
Fred Brier 4 1877 Son Norland, Yorkshire Scholar
Ann E Brier 2 1879 Daughter Cloughhead Greetland, Yorkshire
1891 - 8 Copley Hill Terrace, Wortley, Bramley, Yorkshire[9]
Thomas W Brier 40 1851 Head Halifax, Yorkshire Railway Engine Driver
Eliza Brier 42 1849 Wife Norland (Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire
Sam Brier 16 1875 Son Norland (Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire Railway Engine Cleaner
Fred Brier 14 1877 Son Norland (Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire
Anne E Brier 12 1879 Daughter Greetland, Yorkshire Scholar
Joe Brier 8 1883 Son Leeds, Yorkshire Scholar
Harry Brier 4 1887 Son Leeds, Yorkshire
Charley Brier 1 1890 Son Leeds, Yorkshire
Sources
↑England & Wales General Register Office Online index : accessed 15 February 2021, database entry for BRIER, THOMAS WILLIAM (mother's maiden name SINGLETON) GRO Reference: 1850 J Quarter in HALIFAX Volume 22 Page 219
↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/2/10 (Ancestry Record 2252 #6043269 : accessed 15 February 2021)
↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP93/1/16 (Ancestry Record 2253 #5851069 : accessed 15 February 2021)
↑ England and Wales Census 1851 HO107/2298/F? - Washer Lane, Skircoat, Halifax, Yorkshire (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 14 February 2021)
↑ England and Wales Census 1861 RG9/3285/F? - 3 Corneys Houses, Sowerby Bridge, Skircoat, Yorkshire (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 14 February 2021)
↑ England and Wales Census 1871 RG10/4404/F? - Copperes Row, Elland With Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 18 January 2021)
↑ England and Wales Census 1881 RG11/4503/F? - 4 Ailesbury Street, Amberley Road, Wortley, Bramley, Yorkshire (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 18 January 2021)
↑ England and Wales Census 1891 RG12/3679/~F32 - 8 Copley Hill Terrace, Wortley, Bramley, Yorkshire (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 15 February 2021)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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