BEVAN family tree on this website - with all the information.

http://members.tripod.com/franklee_1/index.htm

12th surname down the list

also google

James BEVAN of 9 Castle Street Thornbury

it's in the website - Thornbury Roots

http://www.thornburyroots.co.uk/index.htm

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William's father James was a Cattle Dealer

Gloucestershire CD - baptisms from 1813 onwards

siblings of William christened at Thornbury St Mary

Mary - 3 April 1814 - James (Dealer) and Ann
Susannah - 8 October 1815
Hester - christened - 28 November 1819, born 27 January 1817
Sarah - 2 September 1819 - cattle dealer
Thomas (tws) - 2 September 1819 - cattle dealer
Caroline - 25 February 1821

then three children of James (Tailor) and Ann

Edwin, Fanny and Emma - 1 July 1827 (see 1841 census)

Gloucestershire Marriage Index

James BEVAN married Ann LIPPIATT - 28 August 1804, Thornbury

- two burials at Thornbury for James & Ann BEVAN (who could be James parents)

Ann - 8 July 1845, age 77
and

James BEVAN - 2 March 1828 age 72 address: Borough

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1841 Census, Thornbury, High Street

BEVAN

James - 58 Dealer - all born in County
Ann - 56
Edwin - 19
Emma - 16 - Milliners Appr
Fanny - 14 - Corset Maker
William - 12 (there is a William BEVAN, christened 24 Oct - 1830 - Borough, ch Harriett BEVAN) - none for James & Ann as parents) Harriet was their daughter christened in 1809 according to the BEVAN wesbite

1851 Census, Thornbury

transcribed as BUNN

High Street

BEVAN

James - 69 - Dealer, all born Thornbury
Ann - 66
Emma - 25 - Dressmaker
Fanny - 23 - Stay maker
William - Nephew - 20 - Shoemaker Journeyman