Children of James BRAIN & Annie Bess PALMER, East Dean. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, February 12, 2017, 23:18 (2850 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Gloucester Journal - Saturday 26 April 1941

GLO'STER GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr and Mrs James Brain, formerly of Cinderford, have celebrated their Golden Wedding in Gloucester. They were married at Lydbrook Baptist Chapel on April 11, 1891. Mr Brain, who is about 73 and still very fit, came from Ruardean Hill

I THINK this is James, but it's not a rare name on Ruardean Hill, so ??

1871, Ruardean Hill, East Dean, Gloucestershire, England.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Brain Head M 28 Married. Coal miner. East Dean, Gloucestershire
Jane Brain Wife F 27 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Alice Brain Daughter F 8 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Sophia Brain Daughter F 5 East Dean, Gloucestershire
James Brain Son M 2 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Jane Elizabeth Brain Daughter F 0 East Dean, Gloucestershire

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So, if correct, James is born abt 1869, as per the newspaper article & like wife Annie. If he was born locally, then this is him, the name's not as common as I thought, again from FreeBMD, cannot find him in this site's PRs;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1868 (>99%)
BRAIN James Westbury S. 6a 226 [/b]

To my surprise there are none in Monmouth or Ross Districts.

1881, Ruardean Hill, East Dean, Gloucestershire, England.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Brain Head M 29 Married. Miner. East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Brain Wife F 36 Married. East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Brain Daughter F 18 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
James Brain Son M 13 Scholar. East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Brain Daughter F 11 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Thos Brain Son M 6 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

(SEE NOTE ON NEXT POST REF GIVEN AGE OF JOHN BRAIN)

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1891 ???

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In many ways, the following seems a good fit, at an Inn on Cinderford's High Street.
But why M instead of Annie Bessie ??.
Need to see the actual image, FamilySearch do have a reputation for unlikely transcriptions .. ??

1901, High Street, Woodside St Stephens, East Dean, Gloucestershire, England.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Brain Head M 32 Inn keeper. Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire
M Brain Wife F 31 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire
Annie M Brain Daughter F 6 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire
William J Brain Son M 5 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire
Emily B Brain Daughter F 4 Cinderford
Edgar J Brain Son M 2 Cinderford
Ivy L Brain Daughter F 0 Cinderford
Annie S Pimple Servant F 16 General Domestic Servant. London

I think this was at the afore-mentioned Bell in the Lower High Street, see next post.

Eldest daughter Annie M Brain could well be named after her mother. Are the "M"s actually "B"s ?.
The following Baptism PRs fit very nicely, wrt place & occupation etc, from the FoD website.
Cannot find Marriages etc except where shown, or on later "pub" post.

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Record_ID: 58601
Entry_Number: 521
Year: 1894
Month: Jun
Day: 10
Parents_Surname: BRAIN
Child_Forenames: Annie Maud May
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Bessie
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Ruardean Hill
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: Edward Parnell Rector
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 66
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: B650

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Record_ID: 58631
Entry_Number: 551
Year: 1896
Month: Mar
Day: 9
Parents_Surname: BRAIN
Child_Forenames: William Joseph James
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Annie Bessie
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Ruardean Hill
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: E Parnell Rector
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: privately baptised
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 69
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: B650

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Record_ID: 58647
Entry_Number: 567
Year: 1897
Month: Apr
Day: 11
Parents_Surname: BRAIN
Child_Forenames: Emily Beatrice
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Bernie
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Cinderford
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: E Parnell
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 71
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: B650

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Record_ID: 58686
Entry_Number: 606
Year: 1899
Month: May
Day: 14
Parents_Surname: BRAIN
Child_Forenames: Edgar John
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Bessie
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Cinderford
Occupation: Inn keeper
Officiating_Minister: Claude W Parnell
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 76
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: B650

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Record_ID: 108469
Entry_Number: 941
Year: 1908
Month: Apr
Day: 22
Parents_Surname: BRAIN
Child_Forenames: Ivy Alexandria Sophia
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Annie Bessie
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Cinderford
Occupation: Publican
Officiating_Minister: H E Barnet Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 118
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: B650

Record_ID: 31269
Entry_Number: 315
Year: 1922
Month: May
Day: 6
Grooms_Surname: BROOKES
Grooms_Forenames: Thomas Edwin
Grooms_Age: 27
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: School Teacher
Grooms_Residence: Brooklyn House Clearwell
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Brookes
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Ore Setter
Brides_Surname: BRAIN
Brides_Forenames: Ivy Alexandra Sophia
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: Shorthand Typist
Brides_Residence: 4 George Street Gloucester
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Brain
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: James
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Hotel Proprietor
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Wilfred Samuel Mansfield
Witness_2: F. C. Swift
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: W. F. Wood Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 158
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex_Groom: B622
Soundex_Bride: B650