Benjamin
Brain
Born in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Brayne
and Hester (Nelmes) Brain
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 65
in Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2010
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Biography
Benjamin Brain was baptised in on 25 August 1771. His parents were James and Hester noted to be 'of Littledean'. [1]
on 2nd May 1799 Benjamin married Ann Smith in Flaxley. He was noted to be from Littledean. [2]
Benjamin and Anne baptised at least 2 children in Newland, Maria (1800, Ellwood) and James (1802, Whitecliff).
There is only 1 death record for Benjamin with the correct date of birth, in 1836, aged 65 when he lived at Yearsley's Tump. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Name: Benjamin Brain. Event Type: Baptism. Baptism Date: 25 Aug 1771. Baptism Place: Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England. Parish as it Appears: Westbury. Father: James Brain. Mother: Hester Brain. Source Citation. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P354 IN 1/3. Source Information. Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813. Ancestry uk Record 4732 #1518355
- ↑ Marriage: :Record_ID: 113291
- Entry_Number: 160
- Year: 1799
- Month: May
- Day: 2
- Grooms_Surname: BRAYNE
- Grooms_Forenames: Benjamin
- Grooms_Age:
- Groom_Condition: Bachelor
- Grooms_Occupation:
- Grooms_Residence: this Parish [Littledean]
- Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
- Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
- Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
- Brides_Surname: SMITH
- Brides_Forenames: Ann
- Brides_Age:
- Brides_Condition: Spinster
- Brides_Occupation:
- Brides_Residence: the Parish of Flaxley
- Brides_Fathers_Surname:
- Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
- Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
- Licence_or_Banns: Banns
- Date_of_Banns: 1799 Mar 24 & 31 Apr 7
- Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
- Witness_1: John White
- Witness_2: Mark of James Brayne
- Other_Witnesses:
- Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Fryer Min[iste]r
- Event: Marriage
- Memoranda:
- Notes:
- Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/8
- Page_Number: 47
- Parish_Chapel: Littledean
- Soundex_Groom: B650
- Soundex_Bride: S530
- Copyright © 2004-2020 Forest of Dean Family History Trust.
- ↑ :Name: Benjamin Brain
- Age: 65
- Birth Year: abt 1771
- Burial Date: 3 Nov 1836
- Burial Place: Drybrook, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England
- Parish as it Appears: Forest of Dean, Holy Trinity
- Source Citation
- Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucestershire, England; Reference Number: P109 IN 1/11
- Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988:. Ancestry uk Record 5158 #1311883
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