The Diary of Nathaniel Bryceson (Part 8)

[Aniseed]

Little vandal!!! I wonder if he knows he shouldn't do it, but does it anyway, or whether he thinks he's contributing to posterity...he's so interested in gravestones and inscriptions, maybe he wants to live on after he's gone...if that's the case he'd be thrilled to know how we're all talking about him 165 years later!

Hello Andrew, good to see you! I hope people can work out how your Bryceson family fit in...they love a challenge!

[drykid]

he's so interested in gravestones and inscriptions, maybe he wants to live on after he's gone...if that's the case he'd be thrilled to know how we're all talking about him 165 years later!

That's exactly what I was thinking this morning.  I'm not convinced he'd appreciate us all discussing his sex life in such minute detail, but otherwise I'm sure the idea of all this discussion and speculation about the other apsects of his life would please him enormously.  It'd certainly please me, anyway.

And welcome Andrew   Not that I've been here that long myself...

[Siamese Girl]

Hello and welcome Andrew 

The name Bryceson is definitely Scottish and unusual in London. I think but haven't been able to prove it, that John Bryceson who was the husband of Nathaniel's mother Mary Shephard, although not his father as he died two years before Nathaniel was born, was related to Henry Bryceson who made organs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bryceson, either a brother or cousin.

How far back can you trace your family? Because there are so few Brycesons in London in the C19th once you get back to about 1900 they are quite easy to trace in the census returns. The family originated in Perth Scotland.

Carole

[Steven Bryceson]

Hi Andrew, I am a descendant of Nathaniel via his youngest son Henry, but he had two others Nathaniel and John. It would be super if you were descended from one of these (and me)! Peace, Steven.

[waiteohman]

Welcome to rootschat Andrew.

Carole would you be able to put a snippet up of the will with Ireland name? You've got me curious on who she would to our Mrs. S too.

Linda

[waiteohman]

There is a John Bunyan connection with Dr. Johnson.

This could be a good candidate. Elizabeth Ireland grandaughter to Joseph & Charlotte Johnson in 1851 living in Nottingham. Elizabeth born Nottinham and age 15 then. Interestingly, Mrs. S's death registered in Nottingham and N.B. had an interest in Dr. Johnson, buying one of his books and visiting a place associated by the author.

Linda

[Ruskie]

Today's entry is fabulous! Nathaniel is hounding poor old Granny Sheppard for details of her family history! I think that will please us all! 

[drykid]

Today's entry is fabulous! Nathaniel is hounding poor old Granny Sheppard for details of her family history! I think that will please us all! 

Yeah it was great.  I wonder if - unbeknownst to Nat - Granny Sheppard got tired of the interrogation because she knows the truth about Nat's lineage and therefore answering without saying the wrong thing was getting awkward for her.  But it's cool that he clearly had the bug for chasing his own roots too.

The drowned puppy added a little pathos too 

[Ruskie]

Today's entry is fabulous! Nathaniel is hounding poor old Granny Sheppard for details of her family history! I think that will please us all! 

Yeah it was great.  I wonder if - unbeknownst to Nat - Granny Sheppard got tired of the interrogation because she knows the truth about Nat's lineage and therefore answering without saying the wrong thing was getting awkward for her.  But it's cool that he clearly had the bug for chasing his own roots too.

As Nathaniel is obvioulsy interested in his ancestors, I did wonder if he asked questions about the Brycesons .... I'd love to have been a fly on the wall. I suppose it is possible that the reason for Granny Sheppard getting narky may have been due to Nat's probing questions about his (real or supposed) father.   If only Nat had gone into more detial ...

It's also pretty clear that Nathaniel likes animals as he makes a point of mentioning all these snippets about cats, dogs and horses. He must have been a nice lad.