Enos BRAIN marriage in 1845 (General)

by jimashton , Sunday, November 05, 2006, 05:38 (6586 days ago) @ slowhands

Thanks for the info regarding Enos marriage to Mary Gagg, I didn't have that. I assume she must have been a widow at that marriage having 3 children surname Gagg.

I have Enos Brain as being the son of James Brain & Sarah Drew who married 14.10.1808, as stated elsewhere. They had 9 children including Cornelius baptised 16.11.1811 - he married Abiah Roberts daughter of Moses at Newland on 23.9.1837, but she must have died before 1851 - see following census :

1851 Census East Dean
CHIVERS John Widow/er 71 Blacksmith Somerset Teinsbury ?
Jane 37 East Dean
Miriam 28 East Dean
Eliza Grand Daughter 8 East Dean
BRAIN Giles Lodger Widow/er 39 Coal Miner East Dean
James Lodger 8 East Dean
Cornelius Lodger 23 Coal Miner East Dean

1861 Census East Dean
Simeon Brain 41 Coal Miner East Dean
Ann 37 East Dean
Ellen 15 East Dean
Cornelius 12 Coal Miner East Dean
Elizabeth 10 East Dean
Lydia 7 East Dean
James 4 East Dean
Anne 2 East Dean
Giles Brain Lodger 48 widower Coal Miner East Dean
James 16 Coal Miner East Dean

The Simeon Brain in 1861 was Enos & Giles's brother. Simeon Brain my 3rd cousin 4 times removed married Ann Marfell my Great Great Great Aunt ****.

Another of Enos's brothers Cornelius born 7.3.1827 baptised 31.7.1834 married Leah Rich born 19.1.1822, baptised 16.3.1822. Leah's parents were Charles Rich & Sarah Brain - here's where it gets interesting,Leah's mother Sarah Brain baptised 14.10.1781 to parents Giles Brain & Ann Vaughan - also parents of her brother James Brain father of Enos. I can trace this line back to one of my 7 times grandfathers Giles Brain.

**** Challenge for Slowhands which would help me. Ann Marfell baptised 25.1.1825 was the daughter of Cornelius Marfell 1779/1850 & Tamar Herbert baptised 10.8.1792 Oxenhall to parents John Herbert & Nancy Morgan, died 1877. Cornelius & Tamar Herbert married 20.6.1818 Newland and they had 9 children. Tamar was Cornelius's second wife, his first being Rosanna Herbert she was born 1789 and was buried 26.10.1817 Ruardean. Cornelius & Rosanna married 24.7.1811 Westbury on Severn Register Office and had 3 children. I have found the baptisms for 8 children to John Herbert & Nancy Morgan but cannot find Rosanna. I would really like to find her parents.
Jim