Maria worked as a Seamstress before she married John Edward Bradfield in 1846 at St Dunstan's Church, Stepney.
John Edward was born in 1823 at Derry Hill, Chippenham in Wiltshire, the eldest son of Richard John and Ann (nee Bailey) Bradfield.
John worked as a Brickmaker before becoming a professional soldier to serve with the Royal Engineers in the Crimea Campaign, he apparently witnessed from a distance 'The Charge of the Light Brigade" at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854.
Maria & John together with their three children, Richard John Edward, James Austin Bailey & William Henry Crew emigrated to Australia in 1856 sailing on the s.s. New Great Britain arriving in Moreton Bay in January 1857. A daughter Ann Susan had died in infancy in England.
Maria & John had a further six children, Mary Maria, Susan Ann, George Matthew Crew, Georgina Caroline, Jack & Clara Jane. Their ninth child Jack attended Sydney University and, became Dr. John Job Crew Bradfield, C.M.C., M.E., B.Sc.Eng., the designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Story Bridge in Brisbane amongst his achievements.
Maria (Ria) was my maternal Great Grandmother Ann Charlotte's older sister.
Maria worked as a Seamstress before she married John Edward Bradfield in 1846 at St Dunstan's Church, Stepney.
John Edward was born in 1823 at Derry Hill, Chippenham in Wiltshire, the eldest son of Richard John and Ann (nee Bailey) Bradfield.
John worked as a Brickmaker before becoming a professional soldier to serve with the Royal Engineers in the Crimea Campaign, he apparently witnessed from a distance 'The Charge of the Light Brigade" at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854.
Maria & John together with their three children, Richard John Edward, James Austin Bailey & William Henry Crew emigrated to Australia in 1856 sailing on the s.s. New Great Britain arriving in Moreton Bay in January 1857. A daughter Ann Susan had died in infancy in England.
Maria & John had a further six children, Mary Maria, Susan Ann, George Matthew Crew, Georgina Caroline, Jack & Clara Jane. Their ninth child Jack attended Sydney University and, became Dr. John Job Crew Bradfield, C.M.C., M.E., B.Sc.Eng., the designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Story Bridge in Brisbane amongst his achievements.
Maria (Ria) was my maternal Great Grandmother Ann Charlotte's older sister.
Family Members
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Richard John Edward Bradfield
1849–1932
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William Henry Crew Bradfield
1854–1892
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Mary Maria Bradfield
1857–1884
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Susan Anne Bradfield Daniells
1859–1932
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George Matthew Crew Bradfield
1862–1863
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Georgina Carolyn Bradfield Adams
1864–1928
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Dr John Job Crew Bradfield
1867–1943
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Clara Jane Bradfield Wyatt
1870–1947
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