BRANWHITE family, Chelsea / Kensington

[smudwhisk]

Unfortunately Roland Branwhite (husband of Susanna Westrop) only mentions his wife in his Will which is extremely unhelpful.

Shame the Cosford Database is down and the archived version doesn't have Lavenham on it.  I don't have a reference to a Charles either but there are gaps in the registers for Roland and Susanna too.   Dooh, yes I do, baptism 1800 in Long Melford although no birth date on his baptism.

Thomas and Mary Ann had at least 6 children, there is a burial of an Abraham in November 1793 an infant.  He must be there's since they are the only Branwhite family in the parish. 

Nicola

[smudwhisk]

I've been told via someone on GR that Mary Garrett was from Bocking so that could well be her.  The baptism records are on SEAX, just not the later marriages.  Unfortunately her burial in 1840 does not give an age.

[smudwhisk]

I have Thomas down as my g-g-g-g grandfather's (William, born 1782) second brother, between him and Charles (born 1786).

The NBI has a burial for Charles born 1786 ...

Long Melford
29 May 1786
Charles Branwhite infant

Would tie in since there is a baptism of one in 1800, probably a second Charles.

Incidentally, although I too have William born 1781/2 as Rowland and Susanna's son, have you found a baptism for him please?  Can't remember how I linked him up with Rowland and Susanna.  Wish I'd made a note on my file!

Nicola

[JacobeaM]

Again, lacking a definate baptism unfortunately. It would appear my and my Aunt's method's are rather slapdash (partly because I'm stuck with second hand internet transcripts for the forseeable future) One of us quite probably got it off Cosford Database, wish I dearly wish wish was still up and running despite it's inaccuracies.

[smudwhisk]

Another piece of circumstantial evidence that suggests that Thomas Branwhite from Bocking must be the son of Edward Branwhite and Susan Dansie, is the fact that there is a burial of an Abraham Branwhite infant in 1793 in Bocking and Susan Dansie had a brother Abraham.  Well they did like to keep it in the family.  From memory I think Mary Garrett's father is William from info that someone on GR let me have, although not following this family since isn't my directline.

I'm not knocking the Cosford Database, just have found over the years that it has been relied on more than perhaps it should without people checking out the entries.  The Cosford Database was very helpful in the beginning to our research but we forked out over £100 to get a copy of the Lavenham parish registers so we could check out what was on the database and take the research back further.  OK in that light we're lucky but like the IGI, the Cosford Database is a transcript and errors can occur in both transcription and linking to other families.  That said I miss it for seeing who Ray thought individuals were when I've not got access to the microfiche to look them up.  Didn't always agree with him but that's my prerogrative !

Nicola

[JacobeaM]

Having re-read this thread, smudwhisk mentioned a Thomas Branwhite married an Ann Ackerman in Gillingham -a veritable stone's throw from Chatham! So I think we can safely conclude that the two girls born in Chatham are his, and and Thomas Edward Junior too  

[JacobeaM]

I think I may also have found a few more children of Thomas Edward Junior's and his first wife, Mary Ann (whose maiden name may be Southey). By a combination of rarity of the Branwhite name and known location, FreeBMD throws up these births:

Sophia Branwhite (born September quarter 1842 in Holborn)
Mary Ann Branwhite (born September quarter 1843 in Clerkenwell)
John William Branwhite (born March quarter 1851 in Clerkenwell)

I also think there's an inaccuracy on the 1861 Census entry for Robert, as, if you go by his given age on it (16), he should have been born in 1845. He possibly was, as FreeBMD is incomplete, but as the name is uncommon in the Branwhite family, so any called Robert stand out and I did happen to discover a "Robert Thomas Branwhite" born in Sudbury, Suffolk (the home country) in the March quarter 1841 - notice his birth is about six months before Thomas and his first wife wed and far from the London gossips    

 

[densjo]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=282135570492

my facebook  group for the history of the branwhite name perhaps you might find there who u are looking for 

[susieberry63]

Hi James,

James Branwhite b. 1883 in London, son of Frederick and Mary Ann Bolton was my Great Grandfather....
How are you connected???  I too am trying to find the link between London Branwhites and the ones in Lavenham, Suffolk.  Look forward to hearing from you.... Susie