William Brain/Beata Beddis children (General)

by Jean Herbert , Leeds Yorkshire, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 09:17 (6047 days ago) @ ChrisW

Thank you both for your research. As there is still uncertainty as to the actual date of birth and parentage of William, I will leave him alone. I was more concerned about James Brain, son of William and Beata. I initially could not find his baptism but with the help of new specs I think I may have found his baptism as follows:

Baptism of James Brain
Record_ID: 185309
Date : 3 Aug 1817
Parents Surname: BRAIN
Child Forenames: James
Father's Forenames: Will[ia]m
Mother's Forenames: Beatock
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda: Son of Born June 10
Register Reference: P110 IN 1/4
Page No: 14
Parish_Chapel: Littledean

If I had not found this record it would have disrupted my whole tree, as this James married Mary Herbert in April 1831. BUT the following records is the one which threw me. It is for another one of William and Beata's sons, Thomas. You will notice that the baptism dates are the same year, James being 3 Aug 1817 and Thomas 6 July 1817. I find this strange. Why not have the two boys baptised together as the dates are so near to each other? Difficult to establish actual dates of birth. Regards Jean Herbert

Baptism of Thomas Brain
Record_ID: 31795 Entry Number: 159
Date: 6 July 1817
Parents Surname: BRAIN
Child Forenames: Thomas
Father's Forenames: William
Mother's Forenames: Beatah
Place of Residence: Hundred of St Bri[avel]s
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating Minister: Henry Prowse Jones
Event type: Baptism
Register Reference: P110 IN 1/5
Page No: 20
Parish_Chapel: Littledean