Bracegirdle Family

Image Right - Anne Bracegirdle (c. 1671 – 12 September 1748) was an English actress.

The purpose of this project is to collate the various disconnected branches of the Bracegirdle tree on GENi to see if they can be connected to one another.

WIP -

I am still gathering profiles and trees to add to this project CJB

Name variations

• Brachgirdle
• Brasgirdle
• Brasgirle
• Brafgirle
• Brasgirle
• Bracegirdle
• Brachgirdle
• Brashgirdle
• Bracegirdle

Branches on GENi

...with the earliest known profile linked.

(Arranged in alphabetic order by first names)

• James Bracegirdle born 1803 Ashley?, died 1868, Macclesfield. Son of Peter and Esther. Tree size 47
• James Bracegirdle Bricklayer in 1830 and his wife Betty Kershaw - lived in Failsworth, Lancashire
• John Bracegirdle (1753-1828) married to Elizabeth Wainwright
• John Bracegirdle husband of Phoebe/Phebe, father of John Holland Bracegirdle (1832 Congleton, Cheshire - c. 1892 Salford, Lancashire. Tree size 21
• John Bracegirdle (1558-1629) Mobberley, Cheshire, husband of Alice Ryle? Tree size 143
• John Bracegirdle born c. 1865 Ashley, Cheshire, married to Blanche Amelia Cook Tree size 7
• Joseph Bracegirdle father of Thomas (born c. 1830 Northern Etchells, Cheshire) Tree size 14
• Justinian Bracegirdle husband of Martha Furniss, father of Anne Bracegirdle who married William Congreve. Anne Bracegirdle, actress and singer, is buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey.
• Nathaniel Bracegirdle (1647-1751)
• Richard Bracegirdle, husband of Mary Percival Tree size 57
• Richard Bracegirdle born c. 1816 Middlewich, Cheshire, shoemaker, married to Rachel Bennet(t)
• Samuel Bracegirdle b. c. 1854 Knutsford, Cheshire - married to Betsy Rustage. Father of footballer Ernest Rustage
• Thomas Bracegirdle married to Sarah Whitelegg
• William George Bracegirdle, Sailor, Fisherman, Mariner, Smack Owner, of Surrey, England - husband of Susanna Jutson Tree size 275 (294)
• William Bracegirdle 1857-1908 Manchester, husband of Olive Ratcliffe Tree size 85

Individual entries on GENi

... not connected to Bracegirdle trees

• Alice Bracegirdls wife of Henry Bushill. (Abandoned tree - no dates)
• Ann Bracegirdle married 1 9 1726 to Josiah Warburton (1704-1785) Mobberley, Cheshire (Possibly the child of James Bracegirdle (1682-1725) Mobberley and his wife Rebecca Clark.
• Anne Bracegirdle (No dates) married to Piers Daniell (b c. 1484 Cheshire)
• Betsy Ada Bracegirdle (1922-1990) New Zealand married to Ronald William Gledhill Private Profile
• Charlotte Bracegirdle (1895-1954 Manchester area. Married to Henery Maylett.
• Eric Bracegirdle died 8 8 2011 Vancouver, Canada. Married to Charlotte Warner. Abandoned tree
• Evelyn Mary Bracegirdle married to Peter Thomas Hall - no dates Abandoned Tree
• Geoffrey Bracegirdle no dates - father of Shane, Gavin, Russell and Meaghan - Private, Abandoned tree 12 profiles
• Glen Bracegirdle died 2007 Perth Australia - husband of Deslie Reed.
• Hannah Bracegirdle (1840- c. 1906) married to John Corbishley
• Hannah Bracegirdle b. c 1765 - wife of Edmund Massey (MH Match suggests parents were Thomas Bracegirdle and Ann)
• Harriet Bracegirdle b 1878 Mobberley, d. 1967. Daughter of John Bracegirdle and Harriet Burgess, wife of Thomas Leigh Paulden.
• Walter Bracegirdle married to Ethel Ivy Edwards (Scott)

World War One Casualties

There are 38 Casualties from both WWI and WWII - these are being added to the WWI projects See WWI Headquarters

World War I Casualties

• Private Alfred Bracegirdle, 7184; King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Btn - Tiepval Memorial - 02/07/2926 - Isolated profile - no family details found CJB
• Arthur Holland Bracegirdle (1894- 17/10/1915) 19530
• Private Ernest Bracegirdle, 49875, Cheshire Regiment 9th Btn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery. 07/06/1917 (Brother of Leonard below)
• Edwin Bracegirdle, Private, 31781, died 29/04/1918 - South Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Batalion - Tyne Cot Memorial Panel 92-93 and 162A
• Private Ernest James Bracegirdle, Service number 1919; died 19/09/1916 - South Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion; Grave reference Sp. Mem. 14 - Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe
• Private Frank Bracegirdle 26294 died 26 Sep 1917
• Private George Henry Bracegirdle 36249 died 04/05/1918 - son of Alice Bracegirdle of 8 Caroline St. Irlam, Manchester
• George Henry Bracegirdle (1899- 4/5/1918) 36249
• Gilbert John Bracegirdle (1894-1917)
• Private Harold Dutton Bracegirdle, 35600 died 5/10/1916 aged 27 - Cheshire Regiment, 10th Battalion - Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VIII.D. 129 - son of William and Jessie Bracegirdle, of Brinnington Road, Stockport.
• Lance Corporal Harry Bracegirdle, 16142, age 25 The Royal North Lancashire Regiment 9th Btn. Thiepval Memorial. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Bracegirdle of 76 Waterloo Street, Bolton Lancashire
• Private J Bracegirdle 64930 died 24/07/1917
• Ordinary Seaman James Edward Bracegirdle, J/76736, Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Resolution" - Salford (Weast) Cemetery - 30/10/1918 - son of Jabes(z) Bracegirdle
• Private James (Christopher) Bracegirdle, 351808, died 30/08/1918 aged 28. Manchester Regiment "A" coy. 1st/8th Battalion - Bancourt British Cemetery III.A.15. Son of Thomas and Martha Ann Bracegirldle; husband of Florence Bracegirdle, of 23 Robinson Street, Ashton-under-Lyne.
• James William Bracegirdle (1897- 12/11/1918) 352399
• Private James Bracegirdle 230548 died 10/03/1918 - son of George and Sarah Ann Bracegirdle of 30 Swinton Square, Knutsford, Cheshire
• John Bracegirdle(1885- 5/7/1918) 18625
• Battery Quartermaster Sergeant John Hughes, D.C.M. 310175 died 18/03/1919 - husband of Mrs Annie Bracegirdle (formerly Roberts) of Mona Hotel Caenarvon
• Leonard Bracegirdle (1895- 07/08/1915) 3232
• Private R Bracegirdle 13783 died 07/07/1916 - son of Joseph and Martha Bracegirdle of Manchester
• Private Richard Bracegirdle (1887-07/11/1918) 43053, King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st/4th Btn. Jenlain Communal Cemetery.
• Samuel Bracegirdle (1898- 25/24 July 1918) 202224
• Private Thomas Bracegirdle 19264 died 09/10/1918
• Private W Bracegirdle 24336 died 02/05/1917 - son of George and Sarah Ann Bracegirdle of Knutsford; husband of Lucy Bracegirdle of 44 Norbury's View, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Private W Bracegirdle, 19194, South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Btn. St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen - 25/10/1916 - son of Mr. and Mrs Edward Bracegirdle
• Private W Bracegirdle 734460 died 04/02/1920 - son of William Bracegirdle; husband of Annie Bracegirdle of 91 Waterloo Street.Macclesfield
• William Bracegirdle (1890- 2/5/1917] 24336 - Son of George William Bracegirdle and Sarah Ann Groves
• William Bracegirdle (1895-16/04/1918) 37202 - Son of William Bracegirdle and Olive Ratcliffe
• Able Seaman William Bracegirdle Tyneside/z/20 died 10/05/1915 - son of the late Sarah Bracegirdle of Spennymoor, co. Durham

World War Two Casualties

• Lance Corporal Cecil Bracegirdle 3857709
• Private Harold Bracegirdle 4465311 died 04/05/1944 son of Richard and Edith Bracegirdle of Bradford, Manchester
• Guardsman Henry Bracgirdle died 30/9/1944 2724349 son of Henry and Ivy Victoria Bracegirdle of Warrington, Lancashire
• Sergeant James Bracegirdle 40199 died 06/09/1940
• Sergeant John Bracegirdle, 542721, died 20/10/1942 aged 24. Roayla Air Force - Alamein Memorial, Column 250. Son of Edward Burns, and of Mary Alice Burns, of Clayton, Manchester
• Warrant Office Class I John Bracegirdle NB/6 died 24/05/1945
• Sergeant Julian Charles Bracegirdle 2209182 died 26/08/1944
• Aircraftman 1st Class Phil Bracegirdle 1265463 died 29/11/1943 - son of Willis and Annie Rosina Bracegirdle
• Able Seaman Ralph Bracegirdle C/JX548751 died 19/10/1946
• Leading Aircraftsman Thomas Bracegirdle 1439780 died 23/01/1945 - son of Joseph and Margaret Bracegirdle; husband of Mary Agnes Bracegirdle of Burscough
• Trooper Thomas Bracegirdle 3448854 died 01/02/1944

Bracegirdles of Note and Interest: Further Reading

• Adam Bracegirdle graduated from Laine Theatre Arts with a Musical Theatre Diploma and before this he attended the Bradford Dance and Theatre Arts Centre, tutored by Stephanie Clements. Theatre credits include: The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium); understudy Nick Piazza, Fame (Irish tour); understudied and played Ryan Evans in High School Musical and High School Musical 2 – Live on Stage (Hammersmith and UK tours); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium, UK tour, Singapore) and various shows aboard celebrity cruises M/V Mercury. Commercial credits include: appearance as Ryan Evans from High School Musical on the John Barrowman Show and the All Ireland Talent Show, The Beautiful South’s ‘Manchester’ Music Video and an appearance in the film The King of Bollywood. Other theatre credits include: Aladdin (New Theatre, Woking); Peter Pan (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton); Robin Hood (New Theatre, Hull) and Pinocchio (Eden Court Theatre, Inverness).
• Anne Bracegirdle (c. 1671 – 12 September 1748) was an English actress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bracegirdle
• Dave Bracegirdle sports journalist - renowned Forest historian and BBC cricket commentator.
• Ernest Rustage Born. 1886, Knutsford, Cheshire - Footballer and runner
• Rear Admiral Sir Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle KCVO, CMG, DSO, RAN (31 May 1881 – 23 March 1970) - an Australian military commander and an Official Secretary to four Australian governors-general: Sir Isaac Isaacs, Lord Gowrie, the Duke of Gloucester, and William McKell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_Bracegirdle
• Leyton Bracegirdle has worked in music, TV and radio in the UK, Australia and Sweden for the past 15 years. Straight out of University, Leyton became Head of Music for Metro FM in the North East of England. A transfer to London’s Hit Music Station 95.8 Capital FM soon followed. There, he spent five years programming music, working on major events and interviewing the likes of Celine Dion, Beyoncé and Usher. He then spent a year as part of BBC Radio 1’s music and production team before travelling the world and eventually settling down in Sweden. He currently manages two music TV channels in the UK: Chart Show TV and Chart Show Dance. Leyton has helped present and produce huge interviews with the likes of Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, One Direction and J.Lo!
• The Bracegirdle Incident is the true story of how an Australian communist labour agitator almost brought down the British colonial government in Ceylon in 1936. Unknown in Australia, the case of Mark Anthony Lyster Bracegirdle became a cause celebre in Ceylon’s independence struggle, and his name remains revered among the Left in Sri Lanka today. The son of an artistic English blue stocking, Bracegirdle arrived in Australia in 1927. He joined the Communist Party of Australia and quickly became a ‘bagman’, or financial organiser, attracting the attention of the Commonwealth security service. In 1936 Bracegirdle sailed for Ceylon, ostensibly to become a tea planter. More at https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/the-bracegirdle-incident-...
• Famous British DJ Nicholas Bracegirdle known for his stage name Chicane will feature in a concert held at Zero Gravity,the talented DJ will perform his best electronic music songs such as Salt Water and Leaving Town and many others.
• William Bracegirdle was a fisherman of Greenwich, born in London in 1782, one of several sons of a coachmaker Philip Bracegirdle and his wife Ann. He became a master fisherman, a fishmonger, the owner of many fishing smacks, a leaseholder of Morden College and he owned and ran several businesses. http://www.ballastquay.com/the-life--times-of-william-george-braceg...

On a lighter note

• Blanco Bracegirdle husband of Primrose Boffin daughter Lobelia Sackville-Baggins b 1310
• Maxwell Bracegirdle is a hobbit who lives in the Shire. He is famous for being a skilled swordsman and defeating the evil lord Zranggoth, a servant of Sauron who tried to bring his master back.

References, Sources and Further Reading

• http://akermangenealogy.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Bracegirdle
• http://members.tripod.com/~tree_tops/bracegirdle.html
• http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=539586.0

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