Jesse Bramble (1867 - 1931)

Born 23 Jun 1867 in Bungwahl, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda (Bonney) Bramble — married 1 Jan 1890 in Stroud, NSW

Husband of Caroline Louise Green — married 1908 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1931 at age 64 in Morisset, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Jessie or Jesse Bramble is born on June 23, 1867 in New South Wales, Australia. His parents are William Bramble (1840-1892) and Ann Priestley (1837-1897). The birth is registered in Port Stephens, although the actual birth was in or near Bungwahl where his parents live on a farm. Bungwahl is near Myall Lake, which is about 100 kilometres north of Newcastle. The birth registration shows the name as “Jessie,” although other sources --- birth registrations for his children, the registration for his second marriage and his obituary -- show the name as “Jesse.” Whatever the correct spelling it is understood he went through life using the name “Ted.”

On January 1, 1890 Jessie, Jesse or Ted marries Lucinda Bonney (1868-1906) in Stroud. They have four children:

• Chancey Charles Bramble 1891-1960 + (1932) Ursula Cellie Tait 1890-1971

• Edwin Bramble 1893-1940 + (1) (1915) Minnie Hannah McDean 1899-1927 (2) (1929) Etheleen M. Gregory 1899-?

• George William Bramble 1896-1965 + (1921) May Elizabeth Fox c1898-1957

• Albert Bramble 1898-1972 + (1920) Louisa Ellen Herivel 1897-1981

Although the births of all children are registered in Stroud, the actual births occurred in Bulahdelah or Wootton. Bulahdelah is 39 kilometres to the east of Stroud and Wootton is next door to Buladelah on the north. (The actual birth place of three of the children is known from World War 2 military records.)

Ted is a farmer and a quarryman, according to one source. Another source indicates he first works in the bush –bullock driving and sawmilling – and then, in about 1897, he acquires land at Two-Mile Lake where he takes up farming. “[He] had a very fine garden and orchard on his property . . . and always founds ready market for his products around the Port Stephens and Myall Lakes districts.” Two-Mile Lake is just south of the town of Bulahdelah and, today, is within the Myall Lakes National Park.

Lucinda dies in 1906. On September 2, 1908 “Jesse,” as the marriage record shows, marries Caroline Louise Green (1866-1959) in Newcastle.

Jessie or Jesse or Ted dies on December 26, 1931 in Morisset which is 54 kilometres south of Newcastle. The death is registered in Wyong which is a bit further south. He had left the Myall Lake area to move to Morisset only a few months before his death. It is not known where Jessie or Jesse or Ted Bramble is buried.

Sources

[1] Newlin-Noakes family tree at https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ shows Jesse Ted Bramble born 23 June 1867 in Port Stephens. He died in 1932 in Wyong, NSW. He married Lucinda Bonney on Jan 1, 1890 in Stroud. Lucinda was born in 1868 in Port Stephens. This source shows 4 children for Jesse and Lucinda: (1) Chancey Charles 1891-?; (2) Edwin 1893-?; (3) George William 1896-?: & (4) Albert 1898-? Lucinda dies 29 June 1906 in Stroud and is buried in the Bulahdelah cemetery. Jesse marries Caroline Louisa Green in on 2 Sept 1908 in Newcastle. Caroline was born c1866 in Hexham, NSW. Caroline dies in 1959.

[2] Stuart Gregory at http://stuart.scss.dyndns.info/FamilyTree/ He shows Jessie “Ted” Bramble born June 23 1867 in Port Stephens. He shows that he married Lucinda Bonney (1868-1906) in c1890 in Stroud. His occupation was a quarryman and a farmer (his source for this is emails from Helen Branch). He shows 4 children for Jessie and Lucinda: (1) Chancey C, 1891-?; (2) Edwin 1893-?; (3) George W., 1896-? & (4) Albert 1898-? Lucinda was born c1868 in Port Stephens. She died on June 29, 1906 and is buried in the Bulahdela cemetery. This web site contains a picture of the gravestone which is partly legible: “In Loving Memory . . . Lucinda / Beloved wife of / Jessie Bramble / died 28th June 1906 / aged 38 years . . . .”Jessie marries Caroline Louise Green (c1886-1959) in c1908. Jessie “Ted” dies c1932 in Wyong, NSW at the age of 64 (source for this is an email from Helen Branch).

[3] NSW BDM registration #15133/1867 The birth of Jessie Bramble is registered in Port Stephens in 1867. The parents are William & Ann Bramble.

[4] NSW BDM registration #6898/1890 Jessie Bramble marries Lucinda Bonney in 1890 in Stroud.

[5] NSW BDM registration #8546/1908 Jesse Bramble marries Caroline L. Green in Newcastle in 1908.

[6] NSW BDM registration # 3938/1932 The death of Jesse Bramble is registered in Wyong in 1932.

[7] The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales, Sat 27 Feb 1932, pg 8: “MR. JESSE BRAMBLE There passed away at Morriset on December 26th 1931 an old identity of the Myall Lakes in the person of Mr Jesse Bramble. The deceased was born at Bungwahl, 64 years ago, and had resided all his life about the Myall Lakes. For a number of years he followed bush work, bullock driving, sawmilling, etc., and later,some 35 years ago, he selected land on the Two-mile Lake, where he resided up till a few months before his death. He was married twice. His first-wife died 23 years ago, leaving four sons, Charles, George and Herbert, of Bullahdelah, and Albert, of Wootton. Later he married again, there being no children of the second marriage. .The deceased had a very fine garden and orchard on his property "Park Lands" on the Lakes, and always founds ready market for his products around the Port Stephens and Myall Lakes districts.”

[8] Paul Bech and Terry Gill created this profile in 2010 and they found the original source material including the obituary of 27 Feb 1932. The author of this particular version of the biography (March 2019) is Fred Nix who is a second cousin, twice removed, to Jessie or Jess or Ted Bramble.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Terry Gill for starting this profile.

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