Bradshaw Family History
Henry Bradshaw
- 16541. Henry Bradshaw (son of John Eltonhead and Elizabeth Byrkenhead); died 1654. Notes:
This family were Purtian followers of Oliver Cromwell who had to flee England when the Stuarts retook the throne, or they would have been put to death. They settled in the northern parts of Ireland around 1661.
"The History of Marple & District", published by Marple Local History Society, devotes a chapter to "The Civil War, Marple and the Bradshaws".
A family tree shows Henry Bradshaw I (d 1654) had eldest son Henry II (1600 - 1661), John (President of High Court of Justice) (1602 - 1659), and four other children.
Henry II had son Henry III (1635 - 1698), and 10 other children from two marriages.
Henry III had sons Henry IV (1666- 1735), Thomas (1672 - 1743), John (1678 - 1741) and daughters Mary and Anne. The sons had no issue, and Mry inherited the estate. She married twice - first William Pimlott, and second Nathaniel Isherwood. It was the issue of the second marriage who eventually inherited the estate, and the family name has since been Bradshaw-Isherwood.
The book was published in 1993. ISBN 0 9522716 0 5.
Henry married Catherine Winningham 4 Feb 1592/93. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Robert Henry Bradshaw was born 1583; died 1621.
- John Bradshaw was born 1594, Chester, England; died 3 Aug 1654.
- William Bradshaw was born 1596.
- Henry Bradshaw, II was born 1600; died 1661.
- Francis Bradshaw was born 1603.
2. John Eltonhead John married Elizabeth Byrkenhead 4 Feb 1592/93. [Group Sheet]
3. Elizabeth Byrkenhead Children:
- Catherine Winningham
- Ellen Owens was born Between 1562 and 1576, Manchester, Lancashire, England; died Aft 1585.
- 1. Henry Bradshaw died 1654.
- Margaret Bradshaw
- William Bradshaw was born 1596.