Peerage Record – 35394

     Lt.-Gen. Sir William Brereton was born on 29 December 1789.¹ He was the son of Major William Brereton and Harriet Hooley.² He died on 27 July 1864 at age 74, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1805, in the service of the Royal Horse Artillery.¹ He fought in the Peninsular Wars, where he was distinguished.¹ He fought in the Battle of Waterloo, whee he was severely wounded.¹ He was appointed Knight, Hanoverian Order (K.H.) in 1837.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1838.¹ He was Inspector-General of the Irish Constabulary between 1839 and 1843.¹ He was 2nd in command of the Troops in Hong Kong in June 1846.¹ He was 2nd in command of the Bocca Tigris Expedition, Canton River, China in 1847.¹ He fought in the Crimean War in 1854, where he directed the firing of rockets on Sebastopol.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Army.¹ He lived at Albany, Piccadilly, London, England^G.¹ He was Colonel Commandant of the 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery in 1864.¹

     Harriet Brereton was born circa 1790.¹ She was the daughter of Major William Brereton and Harriet Hooley.² She married George Frederick Mucklow on 15 September 1808.¹
     From 15 September 1808, her married name became Mucklow.

     George Frederick Mucklow married Harriet Brereton, daughter of Major William Brereton and Harriet Hooley, on 15 September 1808.¹
     He lived at St. James in the Fields, London, England^G.¹

     Captain Perceval Brereton was born on 19 October 1726.¹ He was the son of William Brereton and Alice Norcott.² He married Mary Lee, daughter of General John Lee.¹ He died in 1757 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 48th Foot.¹ He fought in the French-Indian Wars, under General Braddock.¹

     Mary Lee was the daughter of General John Lee.¹ She married, firstly, Captain Perceval Brereton, son of William Brereton and Alice Norcott.¹ She married, secondly, Robert Bull in 1758.¹ She died on 15 November 1808.¹
     Her married name became Brereton. From 1758, her married name became Bull.¹

     Lt.-Col. William Brereton was born in 1752.¹ He was the son of Captain Perceval Brereton and Mary Lee.² He married Mary Charlotte Lill, daughter of Godfrey Lill and Carey Caroline Bull, on 11 October 1784.¹ He died on 3 November 1830.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 17th Foot.¹ He fought in the American War of Independence in 1776, where he was wounded on the march from Philadelphia to New York.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 64th Foot.¹ He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Port Royal, Jamaica in 1780.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Wiltshire Sup Militia.¹ He retired from the military in 1792, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the 58th Foot.¹ He was Inspectig Field Officer of Infantry in 1803 at Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was Common Chancellor of Chichester in 1818.¹ He lived at Chichester, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Peter Metge died on 29 October 1774.¹

     Mary Charlotte Lill was the daughter of Godfrey Lill and Carey Caroline Bull.^2,1 She married Lt.-Col. William Brereton, son of Captain Perceval Brereton and Mary Lee, on 11 October 1784.¹ She died on 28 April 1817.¹
     From 11 October 1784, her married name became Brereton.

     Captain William Lill Brereton was born on 17 September 1787.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Brereton and Mary Charlotte Lill.² He died on 22 May 1837 at age 49, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Scots and 2nd West Indies Regiment.¹ He fought in the Battle of Lundy Lane on 25 July 1814, where he was wounded.¹ He lived at Tavistock Street, Westminster, London, England^G.¹

     Robert Brereton was born in 1787.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Brereton and Mary Charlotte Lill.² He died in March 1788.¹