Chapter 7.9

Walter Bramhill

By Peter John Bramhill

 

            Walter Bramhill, ninth child of John and Eliza Bramhill, was born 1870 in Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and died March 11, 1942 in Epworth, Lincolnshire. He married Ruth Crawshaw.

 

            Walter had a variety of jobs in and around Epworth. One job before he got married was cutting peat on Hatfield Moss near Sandtoft and at Chat Moss in Lancashire. He worked at a copper smelting plant on the Trent River near Owston Ferry.

 

He worked on the construction of the Axholme Joint Railway and on completion became a Porter at Epworth Station. His final position was a Porter in Charge at Sandtoft Station.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Porter at Epworth Train Station

Walter Bramhill is on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Walter's wife, Ruth, received an additional wage of 2 shilling and 6 pence per week (12.5 pence in today’s money) for operating the level crossing gate at Sandtoft Station. Through careful money management Ruth was able to save enough money to purchase a house for their retirement.

 

Children of Walter Bramhill and Ruth Crawshaw are:

John James Bramhill, D. October 1975.

Catherine Bramhill

Annie Bramhill, B. 1913.

 

 

 

 

Descendants of Walter Bramhill

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WALTER8 BRAMHILL  (JOHN7, MATTHEW6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)1 was born September 22, 1868 in Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire1, and died March 11, 1942 in Epworth, Lincolnshire1.  He married RUTH CRAWSHAW1.

 

Notes for WALTER BRAMHILL:

Occupation - Railway Porter.

Walter had a variety of jobs in and around Epworth. One job before he got married was cutting peat on Hatfield Moss near Sandtoft and at Chat Moss in Lancashire. He worked at a copper smelting plant on the Trent River near Owston Ferry. He worked on the construction of the Axholme Joint Railway and on completion became a Porter at Epworth Station. His final position was a Porter in Charge at Sandtoft Station.

Walter's wife, Ruth, received an additional wage of 2 shilling and 6 pence per week (12.5 pence in todays money) for operating the level crossing gate at Sandtoft Station. Through careful money management Ruth was able to save enough money to purchase a house for their retirement.

 

Source - Peter Bramhill

       

Children of WALTER BRAMHILL and RUTH CRAWSHAW are:

2.                i.    JOHN JAMES9 BRAMHILL, b. June 1, 1900, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England; d. Abt. October 1975, Doncaster, England.

                  ii.    CATHERINE BRAMHILL1,2, b. April 13, 19022.

3.              iii.    ANNIE BRAMHILL, b. 1913, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN JAMES9 BRAMHILL (WALTER8, JOHN7, MATTHEW6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)3,4 was born June 1, 1900 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, and died Abt. October 1975 in Doncaster, England5.  He married KATHLEEN TEMPERTON6 Abt. May 1932 in Sturton le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England.

 

Notes for JOHN JAMES BRAMHILL:

John Bramhill worked on the railroad all his life starting as a clerk at the age of 15 at Eastoft Station, Yorkshire. He progressed through the ranks to Station Master at Luddington Station around 1932. In 1939 he became Station Master at Whitworth Station, Lancashire and before retirement in 1961 he was Station Master in Charge of Shawclough, Broadley, Whitworth and Facit.

 

Source - Peter Bramhill

       

Child of JOHN BRAMHILL and KATHLEEN TEMPERTON is:

4.                i.    PETER JOHN10 BRAMHILL, b. June 18, 1933, Luddington, Yorkshire, England.

 

3.  ANNIE9 BRAMHILL (WALTER8, JOHN7, MATTHEW6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)7 was born 1913 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England7.  She married (1) BEN CUNDALL8.  She married (2) STANLEY FIRTH 1933.

 

Notes for STANLEY FIRTH:

Stanley was killed in the North African campaign in 1942. The troopship he was travelling on was torpedoed in the Atlantic. He is buried in North Africa and a memorial in the Epworth Cemetery.

       

Child of ANNIE BRAMHILL and BEN CUNDALL is:

                   i.    NANCY10 CUNDALL8.

       

Children of ANNIE BRAMHILL and STANLEY FIRTH are:

                  ii.    MARGARET10 FIRTH, b. 1934.

                 iii.    CHARLES FIRTH, b. 1938.

                 iv.    STANLEY FIRTH, b. 1941; m. JANET.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  PETER JOHN10 BRAMHILL (JOHN JAMES9, WALTER8, JOHN7, MATTHEW6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)9,10 was born June 18, 1933 in Luddington, Yorkshire, England.  He married (1) JENNIFER HAMPSON10 November 4, 1961 in Swinton Parish Church, Swinton, North Lancashire.  He married (2) MARJORIE ELEANOR GRADDEN December 30, 1985 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

 

Notes for PETER JOHN BRAMHILL:

Peter was born at Luddington Railway Station and started school at the Luddington village school when his father's job took him to Lancashire. He went to Tonnecliffe Council School in Whitworth, Lancashire then Heywood Grammer School in Lancashire. He then took a Bachelor or Science Degree course at Manchester University graduating in 1955.

1955 - AV Roe and Company - Manchester - Aircraft Manufacturers

1960 - English Electric Aviation - Warton Aerodrome, Lancashire

1965 - Rolls Royce Aero Engine Division - Derby, England

1968 - Cammel Laird, Shipbuilders - Birkenhead, Merseyside, England

1971 - British Steel Corporation - Rotherham, England

1980 - Torque Tension Limited - manufacturers of mining and quarrying equipment.

1985 - Central Electricity Generating Board - Drax Power Station - East Yorkshire

1988 - Opened Abbeydale Hotel in Chesterfield, Derbyshire

1998 - Retired and sold Abbeydale and opened Rose Cottage Bed and Breakfast

 

Source - Peter Bramhill.[Peter Bramhill Tree - Reunion2003v2.FTW]

 

Peter currently lives near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, which is about 40 miles (65km) from Epworth. They have one of the Bed & Breakfasts mentioned on the Website.

       

Children of PETER BRAMHILL and JENNIFER HAMPSON are:

5.                i.    ALISON SARAH11 BRAMHILL, b. January 13, 1965, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England.

6.               ii.    JUDITH MARGARET BRAMHILL, b. August 29, 1967, Derby, England.

                 iii.    RICHARD JOSEPH BRAMHILL11,12, b. May 29, 1969, Eastham, Wirral, Cheshire, England.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

5.  ALISON SARAH11 BRAMHILL (PETER JOHN10, JOHN JAMES9, WALTER8, JOHN7, MATTHEW6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)12 was born January 13, 1965 in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England.  She married STEPHEN RICHARD MAINPRIZE12 September 29, 1990.

       

Children of ALISON BRAMHILL and STEPHEN MAINPRIZE are:

                   i.    RICHARD PETER12 MAINPRIZE12, b. January 9, 1998, Stockport, Cheshire, England.

                  ii.    DAVID STEPHEN MAINPRIZE, b. September 16, 2001, Stockport, Cheshire, England.

 

6.  JUDITH MARGARET11 BRAMHILL (PETER JOHN10, JOHN JAMES9, WALTER8, JOHN7, MATTHEW6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)12 was born August 29, 1967 in Derby, England.  She met IAN RUTHERFORD.

       

Child of JUDITH BRAMHILL and IAN RUTHERFORD is:

                   i.    TANITH MAY RUTHERFORD12 BRAMHILL, b. April 29, 2002, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  psb002.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 8, 2000.

2.  Peter Bramhill Tree - Reunion2003v2.FTW, Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003.