Reuben Andrew Bryant (1831 - 1897)

Born 20 Apr 1831 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Edwards) Bryant — married 8 Dec 1862 (to 1897) in Bega, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1897 at age 65 in Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Reuben Bryant was born in Rolvenden, Kent, England.

Reuben Bryant was a Bounty Immigrant to New South Wales.

Reuben Bryant was born on 20 Apr 1831 in Rolvenden, Kent, England. He was the son of Samuel Bryant and Sarah Stapley.^[1]

When he was 6, his family migrated to New South Wales, Australia, arriving on 26 June 1838 as bounty immigrants on the SS Westminster. His parents were listed as Samuel (age 38) and Sarah (age 32) Bryant. He arrived with his siblings Mary Ann age 14, Jane age 15, William age 9 (died on voyage), and Samuel age 1.^[2]

He was baptized in the LDS Church on 18 Jul 1853 at Williams River, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia.^[3]

He emigrated with his family to California in 1853, and may have married firstly Susanna Barker while living there in 1860. See Research Notes.

He returned to Australia before 1862.

He married secondly Elizabeth Edwards, widow of Thomas Joice, at St. Patrick's Church, Bega, New South Wales, Australia on 8 Dec 1862.^[4][5]

Children:

1. Thomas 1862-1913

He died at Barbers Creek, Tallong, New South Wales, in 1897, (registered at Moss Vale)^[6][7] and was buried in the Marulan Catholic Cemetery.^[8]

Obituary

DEATH - I regret to have to record the death of Mr. Reuben A. Bryant, of Barber's Creek, which took place on Friday last at 1.30 p.m. Deceased was 77 years of age. He had been a fettler on the Great Southern Railway at Barber's Creek for many years. The cause of death was chronic bronchitis and general decay. The funeral took place on Sunday last, when a large number of friends and relatives of deceased gathered together to pay their last tribute of respect to their old and esteemed friend. Deceased has left a wife and family of grown-up sons and daughters. The Rev. Father Donovan officiated at the grave. The remains were interred in the Roman Catholic cemetery, near Old Marulan.^[9]

Research

His family converted to the Latter Day Saints and migrated from New South Wales to California in 1853.^[10] He may have married Susanna Barker Forshney Bucknell (Buckner) there in 1860.^[11] A Susanna Barker (Forshney) married William Wentworth Bucknell in Merriwa, New South Wales, Australia in 1841 and had two sons, Thomas Wentworth and Arthur. William was married twice after that, lived in New South Wales, Australia, and was part of the LDS Church. Susanna may have married again to Reuben Bryant.^{[12] [13][14][15]}

Sources

1. ↑ Photo of handwritten Family Record by Thomas Parkinson: "Reuben Bryant was borned April 20, 1831, Rolvenden, Kent, England."
2. ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2D-H2K : 13 June 2019), Rhuben Bryant, 26 Jun 1838; birth 1832.
3. ↑ Baptismal Record, Williams River Reuben Bryant baptism by John McCarthy.
4. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 18 Jun 2022), Index entry for REUBEN D BRYANT and ELIZABETH J EDWARDS; District: EDEN; Registration Number: 1903/1862
5. ↑ Letter on Ancestry.com transcribing details from the parish register confirms that Reuben Andrew Bryant was the son of Samuel Bryant, a farmer, and Sarah "Stephney". He was a labourer, age 27, born in Kent.
6. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 17 Jun 2022), Index entry for BRYANT REUBEN A; Parents: SAMUEL & UNKNOWN; District: MOSS VALE; Registration Number: 5458/1897
7. ↑ Death Registration: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
   Nsw Pioneer Index - Federation Series 1889-1918
   Ancestry Record 1779 #4038240 (accessed 18 December 2021)
   Reuben A Bryant death 1897 in Moss Vale, New South Wales.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 June 2022), memorial page for Reuben Andrew Bryant (1820–12 Mar 1897), Find A Grave: Memorial #182599928, citing Marulan Catholic Cemetery, Marulan, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia.
9. ↑ MARULAN. (1897, March 20). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940), p. 4. Retrieved June 17, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104546932
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKX-1B2 : Wed Oct 04 08:35:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Saml Bryant and John Bryant, 1860.
11. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL85-76Y : 9 March 2021), Reuben Bryant and Susanna Buckner, 02 Jul 1860; citing San Bernardino, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,290,189.
12. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL85-76Y : Thu Oct 19 16:16:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Reuben Bryant and Susanna Buckner, 2 Jul 1860.
13. ↑ "California Marriages, 1850-1945", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:41DH-XM3Z : 24 March 2020), Reuben Bryant, 1860.
14. ↑ See Profile for William Wentworth Bucknell
15. ↑ Profile with biography William Wentworth Bucknell