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Can any one tell me why and when Louis Broughton had Napoleon Bonaparte attached to his name please.

The one born 1895 was given his name by his parents

Births Dec 1895   (>99%)
Broughton  Louis Naploleon B    Bradford, Y.  9b 128   

Perhaps they admired Napoleon Bonaparte?

The younger man, was also given the names at registration

Births Sep 1924   (>99%)
Broughton  Louis N B  Larkin  Bradford  9b 208   

Father & son?

This could be Louis Snrs marriage

Marriages Jun 1921   (>99%)
Broughton  Louis  Lakin  Bradford  9b 433   

In which case he didn't use his middle names when he wed.

In the 1939 Register the middle names have been added at a later date in green ink so I suspect it was after 1939:-

Broughton Household (4 People)
44 Marshall Street , Bradford C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER

Louis (Napoleon) Broughton 12 Nov 1897 Male Newspaper Printer Married 144 1
Mary Broughton 09 Apr 1903 Female Housewife Duties Married 144 2
Louis Broughton 24 Jun 1924 Male Bobbin Pegger Textile Single 144 3
Jack Dews 13 Sep 1920 Male Bromide Printer Married 144 6

Kath. x

I can't find the 1895 birth on Findmypast????

Kath. x

(as below FMP Kath)

Chris :)

BROUGRTON LOUIS NAPOLEON B 1895

Births Dec 1895 (>99%)
Broughton Louis Naploleon B Bradford, Y. 9b 128

Andy

Ahh, yes, I see now that the surname has been mistranscribed:-

First name(s) LOUIS NAPOLEON B
Last name BROUGRTON
Birth year 1895
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District BRADFORD
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9B
Page 128

Ignore the fact that I said earlier that it was after 1939 - they obviously just forgot to give his full name at the time. However he also gives his year of birth as 1897 rather than 1895.

Kath. x

One wonders why an Englishman would so name his son especially so many years after Napoleon's death?

and why did Jamie Oliver choose to give his latest baby the name River Rocket!!!!

That was tame Ann compared to what he called his other children !!!!!!!!! but I see what you are saying !

Dea x

I wonder if his father was also called Louis Napoleon Bonaparte??

1901 Census

Louis Broughton 56 b.ca 1845, Brighouse, Yorkshire
Margaret Broughton 40
John Broughton 16
Dennis Broughton 13
Honorah Broughton 10
Edna Broughton 7
Louis Broughton 6
Margaret Broughton 2
Emma Firth 39


Some Public Family Trees on ancestry do show the faher as Lewis Napolen Broughton, but he seems to have been registered as Lewis Broughton, and shows as Lewis on censuses in 1851 and 1861, then becomes Louis in 1871 which is after he and Margaret married.

Birth registration ........

Name: Lewis Broughton
Registration Year: 1845
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Halifax
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 22
Page: 251


West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935

Name: Louis Broughton
Birth Year: abt 1845
Age: 22
Marriage or Bann Date: 12 Aug 1867
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
Search Photos: Search for 'Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Spouse: Margaret Watson
Father: John Broughton
Spouse Father: Thomas Watson


Death

Name: Louis Broughton
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Registration Year: 1912
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 68
Registration district: Bradford
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 305


BUT there is also this death in 1894

Name: Louis Broughton
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Registration Year: 1894
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 0
Registration district: Bradford
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 79

and that matches up with this birth .............

Births ..............

Births Dec 1894 (>99%)

Broughton Louis Bradford, Y. 9b 114

then we have Louis Napoleon born in 1895

Births Dec 1895 (>99%)

Broughton Louis Napoleon B Bradford, Y. 9b 128


Is there a connection??????????????

Just as a matter of interest .............


On the 1911 Census, Louis Broughton b. ca 1845 is a Boader in a house in Bradford. He states that he is "Married got separation" and that he had had 12 children and 7 were still alive

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon III, was the last Emperor of France and was exiled to England, dying in Chislehurst, Kent, in 1873.

I agree with Ann - people do give their children some unusual names. If you can call your child after your favourite celebrity, or, as I read once, the whole of the Manchester United football team, why not Louis-Napoleon, who was probably quite a talking point in his day?

Welcome to the Community boards Joseph.

(I'll let Joseph know how to find his replies) :-)

I thank you for your information Louis Broughton who died in 1976 was my wife's Father, His eldest son who was called Napoleon B. stopped it with him.
Any body who wishes to see my Family tree please ask.
J.

Joseph ...............

Welcome to the Boards

I'm glad that we could help a little bit.

None of the people who have posted on this thread are related to you ............ we are all members of GR who like to help others.

All the information we have posted has been found by looking at different sources, and with some conjecture on our part as to why a parent would give a child the name of a famous person.

Please do not open your tree to us.


If you wish to know whether any member on GR has your family in their tree, and so may know more, then you will have to Search All Member Trees yourself.

Go to Search at the top right of your screen, and hold the mouse cursor over it

A drop box will appear

Click on Search All Member Trees

Enter Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Broughton in the relevant boxes, and click Submit

A list of members who may have him in their tree will appear.

You then send a message to that member by clicking on the name, explaining why you think you might have a connection, and send


Then you will have to wait to see if you get any replies back.


Good luck!