Luke Bradbury was born in Bakewell, Derbyshire I believe. He moved to Canada and settled in Ontario, Canada in the early 1800s, posibly between 1800 and 1820s He was a farmer here, but I don't know what his occupation was in England. He had a number of children two of whom I know to be Thomas and John Roland.

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=22762

Name: Luke Bradbury
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 19 Dec 1819
Christening Place: MILL END CHAPEL-INDEPENDENT,BAKEWELL,DERBY,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 01 Nov 1819
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Thos. Bradbury
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C06650-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0590678 (RG4 492, 493)
Reference ID:

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Looking at Genforum on the 'net' this family seems well documented - not sure what connections to the FOD???

http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/bradbury/messages/938.html

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Freereg

http://www.freereg.org.uk

County: Derbyshire

Place: Heanor

Church: St Lawrence

Groom Forename: Luke

Groom Surname: BRADBURY

Groom Parish: Arnold

Bride Forename: Ann

Bride Surname: MILLINGTON

Bride Parish: Heanor

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Looking at the 1841 census at Bakewell, Luke, age 20 - father Thomas aged 45, was a Shoe Maker

and from FreeReg: Joseph (shoemaker) & Sarah BRADBURY had a couple of children baptised in Bakewell around the same time.