Forest of Dean FHT Forum - BROWNING, John bap Westbury on Severn 1/11/1725

BROWNING, John bap Westbury on Severn 1/11/1725 (reply)

Godfrey — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:51:04 +0000

Thanks for your interest Slowhands. You're right John m Elizabeth Spring from Brookthorpe and they had a son Ansel at Harescombe. Ansel m Hester Beard at Upton St Leonards and my ancestors stayed in USL for nearly 200 years.
I know most things back to John but I can't get any further back than his parents Ansell and Jane. I don't know whether Ansell was a mariner.
Best Wishes,
Godfrey

BROWNING, John bap Westbury on Severn 1/11/1725 (reply)

slowhands — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:00:20 +0000

steady on Godfrey - I was still working on it !

There are a number of Browning families just over the Severn south of Gloucester - Frampton , Brookthorpe, Upton St Leaonards, Longney, Haresfield etc.

Ansell is perhaps the sort of christian name that you might expect to be passed down generations - any evidence ??? other forms Ancell, Ansel, Anselm has French or possibly German origins - so were the family Mariners ??

BROWNING, John bap Westbury on Severn 1/11/1725 (reply)

Godfrey — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:36:40 +0000

Thanks for your reply "slowhands" but I know who John's parents were from his baptism records, it's just that I can't find them anywhere else. If only I could find their baptisms and marriage, it would help my research enormously.

BROWNING, John bap Westbury on Severn 1/11/1725 (reply)

slowhands — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:17:35 +0000

JOHN BROWNING
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 01 NOV 1725 Westbury On Severn, Gloucester, England
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Parents:
Father: ANSELL BROWNING
Mother: JANE
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C032752 1538 - 1752 0091545 Film 6911829 Film
Sheet: 00

BROWNING, John bap Westbury 1/11/1725

Godfrey — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:10:15 +0000

I believe that John is one of my ancestors. It says that his parents are Ansell and Jane BROWNING, but I can't find them in any other records apart from when they are linked to John's baptism . Can SKS help me please ?
Thanks,
Godfrey