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			William 
			
				 
			
			
				 
			
			
			Breaks was born	
		
		
		
			around
			1809
		
		
			in Lancaster, Lancashire.
			
		
	
	
	
		 
		
			
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			William married 
		
	
	
	
	
	
		
	
	Betty 
	 
	
	 
	
	
	Hayhurst
	
	
	
	
	
	
		 Details of William's marriage are not known.
	
	
	
	
	 
	He 
	
		
			had the following children from 
			his 
			marriage to 
			
				
			
			Betty   
			
			Hayhurst:
			
			 
		
	
			
			 
			
				
	
	
		- 
	
	William 
	
	  
	
	  
	
	Breaks
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		born 
			
				
					
						on 16 February 1845
					
				
			
			
			
				in White Stones, Gisburn, near Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
				
			
		
	
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The places where he lived have been identified as: 
 
	
	| From | 
	To | 
	Place | 
	Source of Information | 
	 
	
	| 1841  | 
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			White Stone, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.  | 
		
	
	Note 1.  | 
	 
	
	| 1861  | 
	1871  | 
	
		
			West Moor, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.  | 
		
	
	Notes 2 & 3.  | 
	 
	
	| 1881  | 
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			Longstripes, Newton, near Slaidburn, Lancs.  | 
		
	
	Note 4.  | 
	 
	
	| 1891  | 
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			Bolton by Bowland Village, Yorkshire.  | 	
		
	
	Note 5.  | 
	 
 
		
	William
	
		
			was
		
	
	a
	Farmer.
	
	
		 Details of William's death are not known.
	
	 William Breaks found on the 1881 census at Longstripes is probably the father of William Breaks who married Mary Cundall in 1868.  Longstripes is about 3 properties along from Slim Row (Slimoor) in the census.
		
 Notes - Sources of information:
 
	
	| 1. | 
	
			
				See 1841 Census. 
			
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	| 2. | 
	
			
				See 1861 Census. 
			
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	| 3. | 
	
			
				See 1871 Census. 
			
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	| 4. | 
	
			
				See 1881 Census. 
			
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	| 5. | 
	
			
				See 1891 Census. 
			
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