Brier of Huddersfield Family Chart no. 40

	Matthew BRIER		Rebecca LEDGARD
	bapt. 26 Dec 1771 at Kirkheaton (spelled BREAR in PR)		b. c 1776 at Kirkheaton
			m. 4 Feb 1795 at Mirfield [IGI]
	bur. 14 Feb 1841 at Kirkheaton aged 69		bur. 4 May 1852 at Kirkheaton aged 77
	Cordwainer

Their Children

Thomas	George	Mary	Susannah	Sarah	Matthew	Ruth	Elizabeth	William
bapt. 13 Jun 1795 at Mirfield (no mother's name given)	born 18 Jan 1797, bapt. 29 Jan 1797 at Kirkheaton	bapt. 20 Jan 1799 at Kirkheaton [IGI]	bapt. 4 Oct 1801 at Kirkheaton	bapt. 17 Jun 1804 at Kirkheaton	bapt. 31 Aug 1806 at Kirkheaton	born 11 Dec 1809 bapt. 15 Jan 1810 at Kirkheaton	born 3 Mar 1811 bapt. 31 Mar 1811 at Kirkheaton	bapt. 12 Dec 1813 at Kirkheaton
m. Ann HOLT 17 Mar 1822 at Kirkheaton	m. Sarah POLLARD 16 Sep 1821 at Kirkheaton				m. Sarah HAIGH 25 Oct 1824 at Thornhill	m. George LIVERSIDGE 5 Jul 1836 at Kirkheaton (?)		m. Elizabeth TAYLOR 26 Feb 1837 at Kirkheaton (?)
					bur. 29 Nov 1846 at Kirkheaton aged 40

Additional Information

Matthew is a case in point showing how the spelling of the name slipped from BREAR to BRIER in one generation. Matthew was baptised BREAR, but all his children were baptised BRIER and the family is recorded on the various censuses as BRIER.

Rebecca and daughter Susannah can be seen in the 1841 Census farming at Moor Bottom Kirkheaton, and in the 1851 Census Rebecca no longer farms, so Susannah works as a Bobbin Winder.