Brier of Huddersfield Family Chart no. 31

	John BRIER		Ruth THORNTON
	born 31 May 1807 bapt. 12 Jul 1807 at Kirkheaton		bapt. 3 Jun 1806 at Highfield by Huddersfield Independent [IGI]
			m. 30 Jul 1829 at Kirkheaton
	d. 14 Nov 1847 age 40 bur. Kirkheaton Churchyard		d. 1 Sep 1872 age 66 bur. Kirkheaton Churchyard
	Stonemason

Their Children

Edward	John Thornton	Charles William	Hannah	Ellen	Henry	Anne	Mary	Ruth
born 25 Mar 1831 bapt. 21 Apr 1831 at Kirkheaton	born 5 Jun 1833 bapt. 17 Nov 1833 at Kirkheaton	born 12 Feb 1835 bapt. 7 Jun 1835 at Kirkheaton	born 19 May 1837 bapt. 30 Jul 1837 at Kirkheaton	born 3 Sep 1839 bapt. 29 Sep 1839 at Kirkheaton	born 13 Jun 1841 bapt. 15 Aug 1841 at Kirkheaton	born 2 May 1843 bapt. 2 Aug 1843 at Kirkheaton	born 12 Aug 1845 bapt. 19 Sep 1845 at Kirkheaton	born circa Jun 1847
d. 8 Sep 1866 age 35, bur. Kirkheaton Churchyard	bur 5 Apr 1834 at Kirkheaton aged 10mths		bur. 28 Jan 1841 at Kirkheaton aged 3yrs					bur. 14 Jun 1847 at Kirkheaton aged 3wks

Additional Information

A George BRIER was a witness at the marriage of Ruth & John; could he have been John's brother? Almost certainly yes, judging by the information on George's marriage certificate. The family can be seen in the 1841 Census.

Tragedy struck the family in 1847. They had only lately moved to Wakefield - presumably better work for stonemasons was on offer - and a new baby, Ruth, had arrived. But Ruth only lived 3 weeks, and the family took her back to be buried in Kirkheaton in June. Then, John, only 40 years old, died and again the family brought him back to be buried in the same grave as George's wife Harriet, in Kirkheaton Churchyard. Ruth and the remains of the family returned to Kirkheaton, and in the 1851 Census Ruth is working as a Grocer in St Mary's Lane Kirkheaton, with only the two youngest children at home. By the time of the 1861 Census, Ruth was nowhere to be found. She died in 1872, and is buried in the same grave as John and George's wife Harriet.