This entry from GFHS Marriage Index:

22 February 1813 James BRAIN of Littleworth married Ann MORGAN of Littleworth by Banns at HEMPSTED.

There were numerous marriages at Hempstead at this time and included a number of Foresters.

Mike

Hi Carol

I can't find a baptism on this site for James Brain b 1872. On FreeBMD there are two possibilities for Gloucestershire: Birth Registrations Sept 1871 & Sept 1875 both at Westbury-on-Severn. Do you know what his parents names were please? I notice on Glos Archives Genealogical Database there are several Brains who were non-conformists (?)

Regards
Chris

Month: Dec
Day: 26
Parents Surname: BRAIN
Child Forenames: James
Father's Forenames: Giles
Mother's Forenames: Ann
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating Minister:
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P275 IN 1/5
Page No: 58
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

Which the IGI has a member submitted entry as :-

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James Brain
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 26 DEC 1783 Ruardean, Gloucester, England
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Parents:
Father: Giles Brain
Mother: Ann Vaughan
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Messages:
Record submitted by a member of the LDS Church.

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

I was pleased to read the entry posted by LOTTABOTTLE as it has answered a lot of my missing links in the early Brain family. ChrisW's finding of the parents of James Brain was a big help as this has cleared up one mystery. There were actually two James Brains born to Giles and Ann. The first one being James born 1783.
Baptism of James Brain first sonRecord_ID: 55201 Entry Number: 4866
Date : 26 Dec 1783
Parents Surname: BRAIN
Child Forenames: James
Father's Forenames: Giles
Mother's Forenames: Ann
Register Reference: P275 IN 1/5
Page No: 58 Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

Burial of the above James Brain first son - died young
Record_ID: 39547 Entry Number: 3237
Date : 12 April 1784
Surname: BRAIN
Forenames: James
Memoranda: son of Giles & Ann
Register Reference: P275 IN 1/5
Page No: 51
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
(He would have been abt 1 year old. Another child born in 1785. He was named after the first James.
Baptism of James Brain second son.
Baptism of 2nd James BrainRecord_ID: 55250
Entry Number: 4915
Year: 1785
Month: Apr
Day: 24
Parents Surname: BRAIN
Child Forenames: James
Father's Forenames: Giles
Mother's Forenames: Ann
Register Reference: P275 IN 1/6
Page No: 1
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
I have not found so far a burial for the other duplicate child, Giles 1772.
ChrisW mentions another child Nancy born to a Giles and Nancy. Could this be a possible second marriage for Giles or is this another person altogether? Regards Jean Herbert

James Brain 1785 was one of the 7 children of Giles Brain 1749 & Ann Vaughan 1745, 2 of which died young including James Brain 1783/1784. James Brain 1785 married Sarah Drew on 17 Oct 1808, they had 9 children including Simeon 1819 who married Ann Marfell 1824 at Hope Mansell 23 May 1845.

Simeon Brain was my 3rd cousin 4 times removed, Ann Marfell my G G G Aunt.

1851 Census East Dean.
BRAIN Simeon 31 Coal Miner East Dean
Ann 27 East Dean
Sarah 5 East Dean
Cornelius 2 East Dean
Elizabeth 8m East Dean

1861 Census East Dean Rg9 1754 273
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

1871 Census East Dean
Simeon Brain 51 Miner East Dean
Ann 47 East Dean
James 14 East Dean
Ann 12 East Dean
Simeon 7 East Dean
Hilary 4 East Dean
John 2 East Dean

Another child of James Brain 1785 & Sarah was Cornelius Brain 1827, he married Leah Rich 1822, she in turn was the daughter of Charles Rich & Sarah Brain 1781, another child of Giles Brain & Ann Vaughan.

1841 Census Ruardean
Giles Brain abt 1816 Dean Forest
Abia Brain abt 1821 Dean Forest
Cornelius Brain abt 1831 Dean Forest
Enos Brain abt 1826 Dean Forest

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 RG9 1754 270
Cornelius Brain 44 Coal Miner East Dean
Leah 38 East Dean
Ezekiah Gardiner step son 8 East Dean
Sarah Ann Brain dtr 3 East Dean
Enos Rich lodger 44 Coal Miner East Dean Leah's Brother

1851 Census
BRAIN Sarah 70 East Dean
RICH Enos 34 Coal Miner East Dean
Leah 24 East Dean
HOWES Frederick Grandson 12 East Dean

1881 Census
Leah BRAIN W 59 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Hezekiah GARDENER U 28 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Coal Miner
Elizabeth BRAIN 15 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
Enos RICH U 64 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Boarder
Occ: Coal Miner

1891 Census East Dean RG12/2004/256
Hubert Powell 32 Coal Miner Ellwood
Sarah A 32 Ruardean
Albert 11 Ellwood
Lydia 9 Ruardean
Edward 5 Ruardean
Alfred 2 Ruardean
Howard 5 months Ruardean
Leah Brain 69 widow mother in law

Having put this together, I decided to find the first marriage of Leah Rich to Emanuel Gardener which took place in Cinderford in 1852. I cannot however find her marriage to Cornelius Brain, their first child Sarah Ann Brain was born in 1859. A challenge for someone !!

Jim Ashton