When Joseph Bromiley was born on 16 February 1847, in Breightmet, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Bromiley, was 28 and his mother, Ellen Hutchinson, was 29. He married Amelia Hampson on 22 May 1869. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Tonge near Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Little Bolton All Saints, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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English: habitational name from Bromiley, near Bolton (Lancashire).
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