Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameRobert Walter BRADLEY 
Birth1851, Isle Of Man
Death8 Feb 1915, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming6688
Memolot 1150 space B
OccupationStone mason, contractor, builder
ReligionChurch of England
FatherJames BRADLEY (~1816-<1881)
MotherCatherine QUIRK (~1816-<1861)
Spouses
Memo1900 says Mar 1857
Death30 Mar 1903, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming6694
Memointerred 4/1/1903, 51 yr old, heart disease, cemetery lot #1302, app. R.W. Bradley; Lot 1150 Space F
Marriage1 Jul 1873, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois6697
Marr Memoby H.W. Thomas, Minister of the Gospel
Marriageaft 1903
Census notes for Robert Walter BRADLEY
1861 England Census, E.D. 13, Civil Parish of Hensingham, folio 74, page 3, GSU Roll 543212
No. 15 of schedule
James Bradley, head, married, male, age 44, sail cloth weaver, born Whitehaven, Cumberland
Joice Bradley, wife, married, female, age 34, born Hensingham, Cumberland
John Bradley, son, unmarried, male, age 14, stone mason apprentice, born Isle of Man
Robert Bradley, son, unmarried, male, age 9, born Isle of Man
David Bradley, son, male, age 8, born Isle of Man
Isaac Bradley, son, male, 4 mo., born Whitehaven, Cumberland
1871 England, Yorkshire, Northowram Twp., Borough of Halifax, Ecclesiastical District of St. Thomas, folio 74, page 6, film RG10/4423
schedule number 26, 31 NewBank St.
the house of Thomas Moult
Robert W. Bradley, boarder, unmarried, age 20, mason, born Cumberland
1880 Colorado, Larimer County, La Porte Twp., Precinct 6, E.D. 71, sheet 35B, page 54, Film T9-0092 (taken 28 June 1880)
dwelling 482, family 511
Bradley, Robert W., white male age 27, head, stone cutter, born England, parents born England
———-, Margaret, white female, age 27, wife, keeping house, born England, parents born England
———-, Florence, white, female, age 6, daughter, born Chicago, parents born England
———-, Maud L., white, female, age 1, daughter, born Chicago, parents born England
McGuire, John, white, male age 35, boarder, day laborer, born Ireland, parents born Ireland
Riley, Thomas, white, male age 28, boarder, stone cutter, born England, parents born Ireland
1900 Wyoming, Laramie County, Cheyenne, 3rd ward, E.D. 38, sheet 11A, page 100, film T623-1827
1920 Ferguson St., dwelling 150, family 229
Bradley, Robert W., head, white, male, Jan 1855, age 45, married 27 years, born Isle of Man, parents Scotland, entered ———-, Margaritte, wife, white, female, Mar 1857, age 43, married 27 years, mother of 6 children, 3 living, born England, parents England, entered US 1875
———-, Florence, daughter, white, female, May 1875, age 25, single, born Illinois, parents born England (father has Isle of Man scratched out)
———-, Maude, daughter, white, female, Jan 1879, age 21, single, born Illinois, parents born England (father has Isle of Man scratched out)
———-, Walter, son, white, male, Oct 1880, age 19, single, born Colorado, parents born England (father has Isle of Man scratched out)
Gray, Edwin, boarder, white, male, May 1873, age 27, single, born Missouri, father New York, mother Germany, stone cutter
———-, George, boarder, white male, Oct 1874, age 25, single, born Missouri, father New York, mother Germany, brick layer
Wilkins, Marie, boarder, white female, Mar 1880, age 20, single, born Iowa, father Iowa, mother Illinois, housekeeper
1910 not found yet July 2018
No. 15 of schedule
James Bradley, head, married, male, age 44, sail cloth weaver, born Whitehaven, Cumberland
Joice Bradley, wife, married, female, age 34, born Hensingham, Cumberland
John Bradley, son, unmarried, male, age 14, stone mason apprentice, born Isle of Man
Robert Bradley, son, unmarried, male, age 9, born Isle of Man
David Bradley, son, male, age 8, born Isle of Man
Isaac Bradley, son, male, 4 mo., born Whitehaven, Cumberland
1871 England, Yorkshire, Northowram Twp., Borough of Halifax, Ecclesiastical District of St. Thomas, folio 74, page 6, film RG10/4423
schedule number 26, 31 NewBank St.
the house of Thomas Moult
Robert W. Bradley, boarder, unmarried, age 20, mason, born Cumberland
1880 Colorado, Larimer County, La Porte Twp., Precinct 6, E.D. 71, sheet 35B, page 54, Film T9-0092 (taken 28 June 1880)
dwelling 482, family 511
Bradley, Robert W., white male age 27, head, stone cutter, born England, parents born England
———-, Margaret, white female, age 27, wife, keeping house, born England, parents born England
———-, Florence, white, female, age 6, daughter, born Chicago, parents born England
———-, Maud L., white, female, age 1, daughter, born Chicago, parents born England
McGuire, John, white, male age 35, boarder, day laborer, born Ireland, parents born Ireland
Riley, Thomas, white, male age 28, boarder, stone cutter, born England, parents born Ireland
1900 Wyoming, Laramie County, Cheyenne, 3rd ward, E.D. 38, sheet 11A, page 100, film T623-1827
1920 Ferguson St., dwelling 150, family 229
Bradley, Robert W., head, white, male, Jan 1855, age 45, married 27 years, born Isle of Man, parents Scotland, entered ———-, Margaritte, wife, white, female, Mar 1857, age 43, married 27 years, mother of 6 children, 3 living, born England, parents England, entered US 1875
———-, Florence, daughter, white, female, May 1875, age 25, single, born Illinois, parents born England (father has Isle of Man scratched out)
———-, Maude, daughter, white, female, Jan 1879, age 21, single, born Illinois, parents born England (father has Isle of Man scratched out)
———-, Walter, son, white, male, Oct 1880, age 19, single, born Colorado, parents born England (father has Isle of Man scratched out)
Gray, Edwin, boarder, white, male, May 1873, age 27, single, born Missouri, father New York, mother Germany, stone cutter
———-, George, boarder, white male, Oct 1874, age 25, single, born Missouri, father New York, mother Germany, brick layer
Wilkins, Marie, boarder, white female, Mar 1880, age 20, single, born Iowa, father Iowa, mother Illinois, housekeeper
1910 not found yet July 2018
Residences notes for Robert Walter BRADLEY
1873 Chicago, Illinois
1876-7 Bradley, Robert, stonecutter, house 136 Barber
1877-8 Bradley, Robert W., stonectr. house 136 Barber
1880 LaPorte, Larimer County, Colorado
Denver Directories
1882 Bradley, Robert W., manager Fort Collins Flagstone Co., 544 Wewatta, r 221 23rd
1883 Bradley, Robert W. stone dealer, r. Elyria, Flagstone company not listed
1884 Bradley, Robert W., stonecutter, r. Elyria
1885 Fort Collins Flagstone Co., R.W. Bradley, manager, 518 Wewatta
Bradley, Robert W., stone cutter, r. Elyria
1886 neither company nor Robert listed
1887 neither company nor Robert listed
Wyoming, Cheyenne, directory
1892 R. W. Bradley 520 E. 25th Cheyenne WY
Margaret Bradley 520 E. 25th Cheyenne WY
1900 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
1920 Ferguson St.
1906 same “Bradley Castle”
1876-7 Bradley, Robert, stonecutter, house 136 Barber
1877-8 Bradley, Robert W., stonectr. house 136 Barber
1880 LaPorte, Larimer County, Colorado
Denver Directories
1882 Bradley, Robert W., manager Fort Collins Flagstone Co., 544 Wewatta, r 221 23rd
1883 Bradley, Robert W. stone dealer, r. Elyria, Flagstone company not listed
1884 Bradley, Robert W., stonecutter, r. Elyria
1885 Fort Collins Flagstone Co., R.W. Bradley, manager, 518 Wewatta
Bradley, Robert W., stone cutter, r. Elyria
1886 neither company nor Robert listed
1887 neither company nor Robert listed
Wyoming, Cheyenne, directory
1892 R. W. Bradley 520 E. 25th Cheyenne WY
Margaret Bradley 520 E. 25th Cheyenne WY
1900 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
1920 Ferguson St.
1906 same “Bradley Castle”
Obituary notes for Robert Walter BRADLEY
Wyoming Tribune, no. 33 February 08, 1915, page 1 & 2
Robert W. Bradley, aged 62, retired contractor and for more than 30 years a resident of Cheyenne, died at 11 o'clock this morning at Castle Dare, corner Carey avenue and Twentieth street. Death came after an illness of two months from cancer of the stomach, weakening his condition to the extent that yesterday he contracted pneumonia. He died twenty-four hours later.
Mr. Bradley was one of the city's foremost builders. Until his retirement six years ago, he was continuously engaged in the construction of buildings in Cheyenne, among them being some of the largest and most substantial in the city.
He was the father of Mrs. R.N. LaFontaine, wife of the present mayor, Walter J. Bradley, manager of Capitol Avenue theatre, and Mrs. R.S. Van Tassell of Cheyenne.
The deceased was born on the Isle of Man in August, 1852 [sic - record in 1851]. While he was yet a young man he went to England where he served a seven year apprenticeship as a stone cutter and mason. He came to America in 1870 locating in Chicago, where he engaged in business as a contractor. It was while in Chicago that he met and married Miss Elizabeth Hardman, of Bolton, England. To this union four children were born, all save one daughter surviving.
Mr. Bradley came west in 1879, locating in Denver. In Colorado he discovered and opened the famous sandstone quarry at Stout, west of Fort Collins, where he accumulated a small fortune. The family moved to Cheyenne in the early 80's. For a number of years Mr. Bradley engaged in contracting for himself, but during his career here he also worked in partnership with M. P. Keefe, C.E. McGarvey, R. N. LaFontaine, and with his son-in-law and son, Walter Bradley. Among some of the important buildings he constructed were the Telephone building, the Stock Growers bank building, the Parish House, the Wyoming Fuel and Feed company building, and sixty-five buildings at Fort D.A. Russell and construction work for the city water department.
His first wife died in Cheyenne ten years ago. Five years later he married Mrs. Wilma Dickert, of Salt Lake City, who now survives him.
When taken ill two months ago, Mr. Bradley consulted specialists in Denver and in Rochester, Minn., but gained only temporary relief. His condition rapidly grew worse. He rallied for a short while and was able to be about the house, but when stricken with pneumonia he sank rapidly.
Besides his wife and three children, he is survived by three brothers, Isaac Bradley, of Cheyenne, John J. Bradley, of Denver, and David Bradley of Australia.
Remains are at Gleasons. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
Robert W. Bradley, aged 62, retired contractor and for more than 30 years a resident of Cheyenne, died at 11 o'clock this morning at Castle Dare, corner Carey avenue and Twentieth street. Death came after an illness of two months from cancer of the stomach, weakening his condition to the extent that yesterday he contracted pneumonia. He died twenty-four hours later.
Mr. Bradley was one of the city's foremost builders. Until his retirement six years ago, he was continuously engaged in the construction of buildings in Cheyenne, among them being some of the largest and most substantial in the city.
He was the father of Mrs. R.N. LaFontaine, wife of the present mayor, Walter J. Bradley, manager of Capitol Avenue theatre, and Mrs. R.S. Van Tassell of Cheyenne.
The deceased was born on the Isle of Man in August, 1852 [sic - record in 1851]. While he was yet a young man he went to England where he served a seven year apprenticeship as a stone cutter and mason. He came to America in 1870 locating in Chicago, where he engaged in business as a contractor. It was while in Chicago that he met and married Miss Elizabeth Hardman, of Bolton, England. To this union four children were born, all save one daughter surviving.
Mr. Bradley came west in 1879, locating in Denver. In Colorado he discovered and opened the famous sandstone quarry at Stout, west of Fort Collins, where he accumulated a small fortune. The family moved to Cheyenne in the early 80's. For a number of years Mr. Bradley engaged in contracting for himself, but during his career here he also worked in partnership with M. P. Keefe, C.E. McGarvey, R. N. LaFontaine, and with his son-in-law and son, Walter Bradley. Among some of the important buildings he constructed were the Telephone building, the Stock Growers bank building, the Parish House, the Wyoming Fuel and Feed company building, and sixty-five buildings at Fort D.A. Russell and construction work for the city water department.
His first wife died in Cheyenne ten years ago. Five years later he married Mrs. Wilma Dickert, of Salt Lake City, who now survives him.
When taken ill two months ago, Mr. Bradley consulted specialists in Denver and in Rochester, Minn., but gained only temporary relief. His condition rapidly grew worse. He rallied for a short while and was able to be about the house, but when stricken with pneumonia he sank rapidly.
Besides his wife and three children, he is survived by three brothers, Isaac Bradley, of Cheyenne, John J. Bradley, of Denver, and David Bradley of Australia.
Remains are at Gleasons. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.