Mary Ann Brain d 1853 (or 1865) (General)

by jimashton , Friday, March 01, 2013, 16:22 (4287 days ago) @ moad

Hi Moad

I think your question regarding the parents of Thomas Brain 1806 has been answered, it is as shown James Brain baptised 1 Jan 1769 & Hannah Blanch 1774. They were married 10 Nov 1794 Drybrook. Her parents being Samuel Blanch 1744 & Esther, married 30 Sep 1766 Newland, he being the son of William Blanch & Mary. My interest here is that Hannah Blanch 1774 had a sister Elizabeth Blanch 1788 who married my GGGG Uncle James Marfell 1794.

James Brain 1769 was my 1st cousin 6 times removed, one of the 14 children of Christopher Brain 1725/1799 & Ruth 1728/1796. Christopher Brain 1725/1799 was the one of the 9 children of my GGGGGG Grandparents Giles Brain 1686/1749 & Joan Mutlow 1691/1761 married 9 Feb 1714 Hope Mansell. I have little detail for Giles Brain 1686 except that his parents were "probably" Giles Brain & Elinor.

Joan Mutlow was the daughter of Richard Mutlow & Mary. Amongst her 6 siblings she had a brother James 1689. If you examine the Lych Gate at Ruardean Church there is a stone endorsed .......May Ye 10th 1743 James Mutlow & Hendry Heane Churchwardens. I have tried to establish if this is the same James Mutlow in my Famiuly Tree without success.

You will note from the census data provided in this thread that Thomas Brain & Mary Ann nee Bennett had a daughter Anne Tommey Brain (which links nicely to your mention of "Aunt Mary Anne nee Bennett christened 4 Jul 1817 Drybrook daughter of James Bennett and Anne Toomey" Anne Tommey Brain born 20 Dec 1835 baptised 1 Jan 1836 married Cornelius Brain 1830 on 6 Feb 1855 Hope Mansell, they had a son Francis William Thomas Brain (later "Sir" Francis)

See thread :
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=12804#p37216
including :
An extract from some of my notes for this obviously very clever man :

Francis William Thomas (Frank) Brain had been associated with the use of electric floodlights on the Severn Bridge in 1879 where they had been used to enable construction work to continue at night to make the best use of the tides. After use on the bridge, the apparatus, consisting of a couple of powerful lamps supplied by a Gramme machine, was re-erected at Trafalgar on the surface to light the colliery yard, and a football match was even played at night! Frank Brain was also connected with the Electric Blasting Apparatus Company who made fuses for simultaneous shot firing underground, and had buildings close to Trafalgar Colliery.
Electricity was also used at Trafalgar when the first underground pumping plant was installed in December 1882. The installation at Trafalgar was the first recorded use of electric power in mines. The equipment consisted of a Gramme machine on the surface driven by a steam engine and a Siemens dynamo used as a 11/2 horse power motor belted to a pump underground. The Gramme machine still exists today, preserved in the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. It attained such success that three additional plants were erected in May 1887 and these did the larger part of the pumping.

Now perhaps you can help me. I have 263 Bennett's in my Family Tree, including 22 James Bennett. Can you provide more details regarding the James Bennett & Anne Toomey who you say are the parents of Mary Ann Bennet 1817.

Jim Ashton