Elizabeth Jane TOWNSEND nee CARTER 1882 - 1945 ? (General)

by jimashton , Monday, November 28, 2011, 12:43 (4740 days ago) @ kithnkinfinder

Jim

As usual Slowhands has covered most things and also - as usual - I have gained information from Slowhands input.

I can add information, but also correct something from Slowhands which was already endorsed as a possibility :

The parents of William Leonard Brain are indeed James Brain 1841 & Eliza Hale 1844, Eliza being the daughter of William Hale & Myra. I will show census details at the end.

James was not the son of Benjamin Brain as Slowhands as shown as a possible connection (this Benjamin 1810/1887 is also in my family tree as 2nd cousin 4 times removed with wife Elizabeth Meek 1816/1883 - my 3rd cousin 5 times removed, they did have a son James 1844 a policeman who married Mary 5 children.) The James Brain who married Eliza Hale I believe was the son of my 3rd cousin 4 times removed Moses Brain 1811/6 May1887 & Mary Ann Jones 1810/22 Aug 1886. I can go back a further 5 generations if you wish, you will need to email me as this would be too much for the forum :

Year: 1864
Month: June
Day: 5
Grooms_Surname: BRAIN
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: 22
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Ruardean Woodside
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Brain
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Moses
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Brides_Surname: HALE
Brides_Forenames: Eliza
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Horsley
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Hale
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Signed
Witness_1: Isaac Hale
Witness_2: Fanny Hale
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Henry G. Nicholls
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 181
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1841 HO 107 364/7 folio 35
Newmans Bottom ( Ruardean Woodside)
Moses BRAIN 29 Collier
Mary 30
John 6
Elin 4
Giles 2
James 2 months

All born in county

1851 Census
BRAIN Moses 38 Coal Miner East Dean
Mary Ann 39 East Dean
John 15 East Dean
Ellen 13 East Dean
Giles 11 East Dean
James 9 East Dean
Harriet 7 East Dean
Moses 5 East Dean
David 3 East Dean
Clara 5m East Dean

1861 Ruardean Woodside
Moses Brain abt 1812 E Dean, Head
Mary Brain abt 1810 E Dean, Wife
David Brain abt 1847 E Dean, Son
Harriot Brain abt 1843 E Dean, Daughter
James Brain abt 1841 E Dean, Son
Moses Brain abt 1845 E Dean,

1881 Census
Dwelling:
Census Place: (Westbury On Severn) East Dean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341609 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2522 Folio 10 Page 13
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Moses BRAIN M 68 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Late Farmer
Mary Ann BRAIN M 69 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Wife

1871 Census East Dean
James Brain abt 1815 Head
Eliza Brain abt 1844 Horsley, Wife
Jules Brain abt 1869 Lydbrook, Son
Louisa Brain abt 1866 Lydbrook, Daughter
Moses Brain abt 1870 Lydbrook, Son

1881 Census
Census Place: (Westbury On Severn) East Dean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341609 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2522 Folio 45 Page 9
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
James BRAIN M 39 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Coal Miner
Eliza BRAIN M 37 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Wife
Giles BRAIN 12 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Moses BRAIN 10 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Tom BRAIN 8 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Harriet BRAIN 6 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
James Jones BRAIN 5 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar

1891 Census East Dean RG12/2004/302
James Brain 49 CM East Dean
Eliza 46 East Dean
Giles 20 CM East Dean
Moses 19 CM East Dean
Thomas 17 CM East Dean
Harriett 15 East Dean
James Jones Brain 13 East Dean
William 9 East Dean

1901 Census
James Brain 60 1841 Glos Ruardean Woodside East Dean In Keeper Mason Armes

William Leonard Brain is on the 1910 Census LaSalle. IL.USA. with his sister Harriett Ellen Brain 1875 who married Clarry Alfred Whittington born 1877 East Dean.
Harriett emigrated to US 5.5.1909 Ship Caronia from Liverpool. Presumably William Leonard was visiting in 1910.

As an aside, Clarry Alfred Whittington 1877 caused me some confusion as he had a brother Clarence Oliver Whittington whose first wife was Selina Marfell (older than him by 37 years) his second wife was Jane Turner 1873 whose mother was Elizabeth Marfell. It was a second marriage for Jane Turner, her first being George Chamberlain 1869 - whose mother was Eliza Marfell. When I found Clarence on the US Census it didn't fit at all, but then discovered he had a brother with a similar name.

Jim Ashton