Elizabeth (Brett) Powell (1797)

Born 1797 in St Nicholas at Wade, Kent, England

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Elizabeth Brett was born in 1797 in St Nicholas at Wade, Kent, England. She was the daughter of Michael Brett and Susannah Foreman. Elizabeth was christened in St Nicholas on 5 February 1797.^[1][2]

Elizabeth married George Powell. They had one son:

1. Charles Powell m1 Marianne Wastall m2 Mary Frances Chatterton

In the 1841 census, George and Elizabeth were living with Charles in Preston by Wingham, Kent. By 1851, they were in Ramsgate and Elizabeth's sister, Jane, and Aunt Philadelphia were visiting.^[3]

In 1861, Elizabeth was a widow and her son Charles had also been widowed. He was a Captain in the Merchant Service and was living with Elizabeth and his two young children. Elizabeth's sister, Mary, was also there.^[4]

Research Notes

Need a marriage record for George Powell and Elizabeth Brett.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNV-HBL2 : 13 March 2018), Elizabeth Brett, 05 Feb 1797; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, St Nicholas at Wade, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1ZZ-J54 : 11 April 2018, Elizabeth Brett, ); citing item 1, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,737,005.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLL-PFL : 9 November 2017), Elizabeth Powell in household of George Powell, Ramsgate, Kent, England; citing Ramsgate, Kent, England, p. 32, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M752-P9V : 13 December 2017), Elizabeth Powell, Ramsgate, Kent, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.