Beata BRAIN born abt 1834 maybe Collafield (General)

by Jean Herbert , Leeds Yorkshire, Friday, December 07, 2007, 01:50 (6199 days ago)

William Brain born abt 1806 married Sophia Annis born abt 1813. They were married 10 Oct 1831 in Flaxley. Only child found so far of this marriage is a Beata(various spellings of name) Brain born abt 1834 maybe Collafield.
Beta was found on the 1841 census with her parents and on subsequent census 1851 and 1861 with her father and his second wife Susannah nee Harris. (William and Susannah were married on 3 Dec 1846 Drybrook and had issue)
Trying to trace Beta after 1861, when she would have been abt 28. So far have not found a death for her father William or stepmother Susannah but did find an interesting entry for the 1891 census for Civil Parish Westbury on Severn. RG12, piece 2007, folio 123, page 2. The record seems to be some sort of institution and included on the list of inmates is a Beta Brain age 59. Not sure this is the correct person.
Interestingly, included in the long list are several people whose surnames appear in my tree: Bertha Yemm age 15 - Ann Trigg age 76 - Joseph Mason age 69 - Caroline Meek age 14 - Sarah Herbert age 21 - William Beddis age 15.
I did find a record of burial for a Beta Brain died age 62 in 1894.
If this is the correct person, can anyone tell me where she was in 1871 - 1881? Also, Slowhands, you are very good at interpreting names, can you tell me the meaning of the Beata? Family opinion seems to think it is a shortening of Beatrice but I do not feel this is plausible. Regards Jean Herbert