Selina Ann (Bodley) Bruton (1827 - 1896)

Born 1827 in Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Thomas Bruton — married 1852 in Ledbury, Herefordshire

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1896 at about age 69 in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Selina Ann Bodley (married name Bruton) was born in 1827 in Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England, daughter of William Bodley.

In 1841, Selina was living in Gloucestershire.^[1]

She married Thomas Bruton in 1852 in Ledbury, Herefordshire.^[2]

Thomas and Selina emigrated to Australia on the Marian Moore in 1853.^[3]

Their children were:

• William Henry Bruton (1854–1930)
• Charles Frederick Bruton (1856–1933)
• George Edward Bruton (1858–1859)
• Emma Selina Bruton (1860–1932)
• Thomas Allen Bruton (1862–1911)
• Eleanor Margaret Bruton (1865–1865)
• Annie Elizabeth Bruton (1867–1868)
• James Alfred Bruton (1870–1870)
• Annie Eleanor Bruton (1871– )

Selina died on 30 June 1896 in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, aged 68 years.^[4]

Research notes

No sources provided for children named in profile. More research needed.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MH-X2D : 13 December 2017), Selinea Bodley in household of William Bodley, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2642-GY9 : 13 December 2014), Selina Ann Bodley, 1852; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1852, quarter 3, vol. 6A, p. 681, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: BRUTON - Ship: MARIAN MOORE - Date Arrived: 1852 to 1854

   Family name	Given name	Age	Ship	Date arrived	Book no.	Page
   BRUTON	THOMAS	25	MARIAN MOORE	1853-02	9	30
   BRUTON	SELINA	25	MARIAN MOORE	1853-02	9	30

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4. ↑ Death record: 5032 / 1896. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Selina Ann BRUTON); (Place of death: Box Hill); (Age at death: 68); (Mother: Eleanor UNKNOWN); (Father: Bodley)

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