Does anyone have any information on George Hathaway who owned Bream Court Farm in the early 1800s?
I know he was married to Elizabeth Kear but cannot find anything on his birth,date of marriage or his death and burial.
He died at Bream but is not buried there although his family is.
Have been looking for a long time without success and would very much appreciate any help.

FOD records:

Burial at Newland - 13 May 1833

George HATHEWAY - residence Bream
age 55 years

c1778 (As George & Elizabeth - named one son Samuel - this might be him).

FoD records

baptism at Hewelsfield - 31 March 1777

George HATHAWAY, parents Samuel & Elizabeth

A Samuel HATHAWAY (of St Briavels) married Elizabeth JAMES at Hewlesfield, 18 January 1775

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Gloucestershire Records Office - database

WILL

1834
HATHAWAY
George
Newland/bream
Reference: 1834/30
Occupation: Yeoman
Catalog: Wills 1801-1858

(Mon/Day - 19 Feb)

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Perhaps the surname was transcribed 'somewhere' as ATHERWAY as John ATHERWAY - Widower, married in Newland - 16 January 1808 (FoD records)

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Elizabeth KEAR (daughter of John KEAR and Dianah WIXON) was born 1779 in Lydney, and died 15 March 1857 in Bream - She married George HATHAWAY in 1805

Children:

Mary Ann - 1806 - d abt 1819
John Kear - 1810 - d 1866
Samual - 1812 - d 1886
Richard - 31 March 1816 - died Oct 1878 Bream
Elizabeth Kear - 1818 - died 12 February 1876, Finchley, London
Mary - 1820 - d 1895
Diane - 1814 -= d 21 February 1862

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FOD records

Burial at Newland - 21 March 1857

Elizabeth HATHAWAY - age 77 - residence, Bream

Memoranda: Relict of George HATHAWAY

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1851 Census, Glos West Dean
Bream Meend

HATHAWAY

Elizabeth - 71 - Widow, all born Newland
John - son - unmarried - 41 - Lab. G.
Richard - son - unmarried - 31 "
John KEAR, Brother - 79

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1841 Census, Dean Forest, Ross

John KEAR - 65 - Ind.
Elizabeth HATHAWAY - Widow - 55
John - 30
Samuel - 28
Dianah - 26
Richard - 25

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A George HATHAWAY - was witness at two weddings in Newland

Henry BEACH to Anne HEWLETT - 27 December 1802
Robert DUNBAR married Ann FAIRCHILD - 15 February 1815

(may be family connections)

Thank you for your reply.This is the family.For some reason I had not found the burial.
I shall now examine Newland Church gravestones.I had sent for the Will but although it was interesting it gave me no real family information.The parents you have found for George do look a distinct possibility.I shall let you know if I find anything further.Thanks once again for your prompt reply.