Researching James Turner & Mary Handley + BRAWN & JONES (General)

by MaureenMB1, Friday, October 23, 2009, 09:41 (5585 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Hi M P Griffiths, thank you very much for all that work and information. This is my family - Hannah Turner being my g.g.grandmother. She married James Brawn in late 1861 in Herefordshire, though the census records for 1861 show them as living as man and wife at Wyelands Lodge, Mutherne, Mons where James was gardener for the estate. At end of 1861 they crossed back into Herefordshire to get married then went back to Wyelands Lodge to settle down to married life. This is where their two daughters, Mary Ann Brawn b. 1863 (my g.gran) and her sister Elizabeth Brawn b.1865 were both born. The girls were baptised at St Tewdric Church in nearby Pwlmeyric and I have the baptism records from the church parish records(via internet). By 1871 the family had moved back to Herefordshire (I have no idea why my g.g.grandparents James & Hannah Brawn gave up the job and house in Wyelands, Mutherne) and it wasn't long before they journeyed up north to Woolton, Liverpool (Prescot)where they settled for some years.

Interesting to see, from your research notes, that both sons followed their father into the carpentry profession.

From 1871 I've completely lost Elizabeth as she does not appear to show up anywhere in England or Wales after that so I think she might have died young.

I'm hoping that some descendents of both James and Elizabeth TURNER (I have no idea of her maiden name!) will contact me to swap information.

Once again, many thanks for your kind help.