uxbridge 1915

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i am researching family history and have found that my great grandfather lived at old treaty house cottage, uxbridge before the first world war.

my great grandfather was allan bryant, he was killed in egypt in 1915, would anyone know where this cottage was please?
sue

[Ruskie]

Hi Sue,

Was his mother's name Rebecca? Was he born in1892 in Iver?

If you google "treaty house" Uxbridge, there are loads of results.

I haven't looked further to locate the cottage but it may be worth trying to find mention of it here www.old-maps.co.uk once you locate Treaty House, as you would suppose it wouldn't be too far away 

Good luck.

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hi ruski
many thanks for the reply and yes allans mother's name was rebecca and he was born in iver 1892.

so pleased for any help.

thank you
sue

[Ruskie]

Sue,

Do you need the full 1901 census for the family, or do you already have it?

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hi ruskie
i would love the 1901 census for allan's family if you have it.
thank you so much for your kindness.
sue

[Ruskie]

Here you go Sue:

RG13/ piece 1177/ folio 85/ page 36

Bridge Road
Hillingdon West
Middlesex

Rebecca Bryant wife married age 42 born Bucks Amersham
Alice daur single age 20 b Bucks Chenies
Rosa daur 15 b Iver
Arthur son 13 b Iver
Hester daur 11 Iver
Allan 9 Iver
Helen 8 Iver
James 7 Iver
Florence M 4 Middx Uxbridge
Maria A 2 Uxbridge

Poor Rebecca - all those kids! There's no father around but Rebecca doesn't say she's a widow. iIf you know his name, I'll try to hunt him down. 

[Ruskie]

Whew .... more kids!  and I found the Dad ...

1891
RG12/1133/81/8

Round Copse Farm
Iver

Joseph Bryant head marr 32 b Bucks Amersham
Rebecca wife 32 b Amersham
Alice daur 10 Amersham
Elizabeth K 9 b Amersham
Sarah 7 born Iver
Rosa 5 Iver
Arthur 3 Iver
Alfred 2 Iver
Esther 1 (must be the Hester from 1901) b IVer

[Ruskie]

I found this on FreeBMD which looks promising:
Marriage March 1878
Bryant Joseph
Gibbs Rebecca
district AMersham
volume 3a
page 468

Purchasing the marriage certificate using the reference numbers will give both father's names/ occupations etc .... 

I just looked at the 1861 census but couldn't locate Rebecca Gibbs. I found two joseph Bryants in Amersham born about 1859. One has parents Thomas and Eliza, the other has parents William and Esther. As Thomas and Rebecca use all these names for their children, you really need the marriage certificate to determine which are the correct parents of Joseph.

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ruskie
many many thanks, you have given me a lot to follow up.
bless you
sue