The Bradley Family
The Bradley Family probably came from Castlecomer, County, Kilkenny, Ireland. It is believed that they first settled in the Montreal area. The brothers - Edward and William emigrated. I believe that several other relatives also emigrated at the same time. I think they emigrated in 1825. It is known that they were in Quebec, Canada in 1831.
Edward Bradley married Mary Ryan on 22 July 1831 in the Anglican Christ Church of Montreal. He is referred to as being from Montreal. This means he had been living in Montreal and was not a recent emigrant. Edward and Mary had 4 children - Catherine, Mary, Edward and Margaret. Edward moved his family to Mulmur Township about 1833 and lived on William Hand's farm.
Margaret Bradley married William Crawley.
Margaret in front of her home in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.
Edward Bradley died 31 December 1897. It was reported that he was 105 years old. I'm not sure that I believe this, but he was probably at least 99 years old and very likely 100.
The grave of Edward and Elizabeth Bradley. They were first cousins. Edward was the son of Edward Bradley and Elizabeth was the daughter of William Bradley. They are buried in the United Church of Dundalk Cemetery in Dundalk, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
Abraham and Richard were the sons of William. Abraham never married and always lived with Richard. They are buried at the Mulmur Pioneer Cemetery in Mulmur Township, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.
William Bradley farming in Mulmur Township, Ontario, Canada. I believe this is a picture of Richard Bradley's son. Richard seems to have been the only son of William Bradley that was a farmer and remained in Mulmur. That would make this William Bradley the grandson of the original Irish emigrant William Bradley.
John Taylor Bradley, son of William, lived in St. Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario. He was a lock tender. This is not far from Lockport, New York where he was born. His brother, William, also lived here. William worked and lived at Lock # 3 on the Welland Canal. He was killed in an accident at work. They are buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. John & Elizabeth's daughter, Emma Bell & her husband James Brebner are buried behind behind her parents. The inscription or Emma & James is on the back of her parents headstone.
Edward Bradley married Mary Ann Ryan 22 July 1831 at the Anglican Christ Church Cathedral at Actes, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He must have lived in Montreal for awhile as he is referred to as a resident of Montreal. I think that Edward and his brother, William, settled in Montreal when they first emigrated from Ireland. James Bradley was a witness. He was probably a brother of Edward's or at least a cousin.
James Bradley and his wife Anne Phillips emigrated from Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland and settled in the Ottawa area. They lived in Nepean Township as did most of their children. I believe James is a 1st cousin to Edward and William. Their family believes that they emigrated about 1826.
Their daughter, Catherine, married Joseph Hand a brother of our William Hand. They moved to Mulmur Township and lived next to William and Elizabeth Hand.
Anne Bradley daughter of James and Anne. She married James Quail.
Arthur Bradley son of James and Anne. He married Margaret Raynard and then Margaret Baskerville. He moved to Merritton, Lincoln County, Ontario. Several members of our Bradley Family also lived in Merritton.
Thomas Bradley Family son of James and Anne. He married Mary Sarah McElheron.
William James Bradley son of James and Anne. He married Anne Hand who was the daughter of Thomas Hand and Anne Taylor.
Thomas and Anne (Taylor) Hand emigrated from Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland in about 1831. Thomas Hand was the brother of my 3rd great grandfather, William Hand.
Anne Taylor's brother was John Taylor who married Jane Hand. Anne Taylor Hand was the Aunt of my 3rd great grandmother Anna Taylor Bradley. Jane Hand Taylor was the sister of William Hand. William Hand was also the Uncle of Anna Taylor Bradley.
This explains the very close relationship between William Hand and William Bradley.
