Benjamin Brain (1827 - 1912)

Born 1827 in Siston,Gloucestershire,England

Ancestors

Died 1912 at about age 85 in Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England

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Biography

Benjamin Brain was born in Gloucestershire, England.

Benjamin was born in about 1827, the son of Moses Brain and Sarah Bryant. ^[1]

In 1841, he was living with his family on Siston Common, Gloucestershire. He was 13 years old. ^[2]

By 1851, Benjamin had married and was living in the hamlet of Oldland. He was working as a collier. Benjamin and Esther had two young sons - William and George. ^[3]

The next record of Benjamin is the 1881 census. He was working as a haulier and was living at Siston Common, Gloucestershire with wife Hester, daughter and son-in-law Hannah and Cornelius Beer and their daughter Anne, and his daughter Elizabeth who was still single. Both Elizabeth and Hannah were working as cordwainers. ^[4]

In 1901, Benjamin and Hester were living on their own means, still at Siston Common. Benjamin was aged 72. ^[5]

By 1911, it appears that Hester had died. Benjamin was living with the Beer family again. He was described as old age pensioner aged 83. ^[6]

Benjamin died in July of 1912, aged 85. His death was registered in the Keynsham district. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood, Gloucestershire on 28 July 1912. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTN2-S9K : 10 February 2018, Moses Brain in entry for Benjamin Brain, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,597,110.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MD-T69 : 24 May 2019), Benjamin Brain in household of Moses Brain, Siston, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; 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.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGPQ-9Q3 : 20 October 2017), Benjn Brain, Bitton Hamlet Of Oldland, Somerset, England; citing Bitton Hamlet Of Oldland, Somerset, England, p. 39, 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, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-NNZC : 13 December 2017), Benjamin Brain, Siston (Gloucs), Somerset, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 2445/134, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,735.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS8L-2W5 : 20 May 2019), Benjamin Brain, Siston, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bitton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7RG-LCX : 21 July 2019), Benjamin Brain in household of Mr Cornelouis Beer, Bristol, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT7W-4Z3 : 8 November 2017), Benjamin Brain, 1912.

Acknowledgements

This profile was improved in August 2019 by a member of the England Project Gedcom Team.