My Maternal 4xGreat-Grandparents
John Branston
Born: before 9 October 1774, probably at Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 9 October 1774, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Parents: Richard Branston and Joanna Colton
Occupation: militia man (24 January 1802), labourer (13 January 1805, 27 December 1806, 15 March 1810, 9
April 1811, 1 June 1814, 23 February 1819, 27 December 1820), agricultural labourer (1841 census)
Address: Bottesford (23 February 1819), Richards Row, Bottesford (1841 census)
Died: before 3 August 1842, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 3 August 1842, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Other notes: name spelt Braunston on daughter Mary Maria’s baptism record (24 January 1802), name spelt
Branstone on his own burial record
Wife: Maria
Born: about 1773
Christened: unknown location and date
Parents: unknown
Address: Bottesford (23 February 1819), Richards Row, Bottesford (1841 census)
Married: before 1799?
Died: before 13 August 1850, Easthorpe, Leicestershire
Buried: 13 August 1850, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Other notes: Her name was spelt Braunston on daughter Mary Maria’s baptism record (24 January 1802). Her
age was given as 77 on her burial record. As her daughter Mary Maria Skillington was living in Easthorpe in
1851, it is possible (but not yet certain) that Maria Branston lived with the Skillingtons in her later years.
Children of John Branston and Maria:
1. Maria Branston
Born: about 1799, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: before 27 November 1801, Bottesford, Leicestershire?
Buried: 27 November 1801, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Other notes: stated to have been two years old on her burial record
2. Mary Maria Braunston (Branston)
Born: 23 January 1802, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 24 January 1802, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: 19 May 1870, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 21 May 1870, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Other notes: her name was spelt Braunston on her baptism record (24 January 1802)
Spouse: Charles Skillington
Born: about 1798 or 1800, Market Overton, Rutland
Christening: 2 March 1800, Market Overton, Rutland?
Parents: Ralph Skillington and Elizabeth
Marriage: 18 December 1821, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: before 6 April 1867, Easthorpe in Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 6 April 1867, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Address: Easthorpe in Bottesford (6 April 1867)
3. Sarah Branston
Born: 11 January 1805, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 13 January 1805, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: after 1805, location unknown
4. Thomas Branston
Born: 17 December 1806, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 27 December 1806, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: before 25 November 1891, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 25 November 1891, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Please follow the link (when activated) for details of Thomas Branston’s family.
5. William Branston
Born: 15 March 1810, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 15 March 1810, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: before 23 April 1810
Buried: 23 April 1810, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Other notes: described as an “infant son of Maria Branston” on his burial record
6. Robert Branston
Born: 7 April 1811, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 9 April 1811, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: before 24 April 1819, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 24 April 1819, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
7. Eliza Braunston
Born: before 1 June 1814, Bottesford. Leicestershire
Christened: 1 June 1814, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about June 1862, Grantham registration district?
Buried: uncertain location
Occupation: iron and brass tapper’s wife (1861)
Address: the parish of Bottesford (2 January 1833) Bottesford, Leicestershire (c.1833 to c.1838), Harlaxton, Lincolnshire
(1841 census, 1851 census), Casthorpe Road, Barrowby, Lincolnshire (1861 census)
Other notes: Eliza’s name was recorded as “Braunston” when she was baptised. She signed her marriage record with a cross.
Spouse: William Morris
Born: 1809, Denton, Lincolnshire
Marriage: 2 January 1833, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Occupation: iron and brass tapper (1861)
8. Ann Branston
Born: before 23 February 1819, Bottesford. Leicestershire
Christened: 23 February 1819, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: before 2 March 1819, Bottesford. Leicestershire
Buried: 2 March 1819, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Address: Bottesford (23 February 1819)
Other notes: The burial record states that Ann was eight days old when she died.
9. Charlotte Branston
Born: before 27 December 1820, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 27 December 1820, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: before 22 February 1856, Corby, Lincolnshire
Buried: 22 February 1856, St. John’s Church, Corby, Lincolnshire
Address: Mount Pleasant, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census)
Other Notes: Charlotte’s surname was spelt Patchett on her burial record.
First Spouse: Richard Barker
Born: about 1816, outside Leicestershire
Marriage: 12 October 1840, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Death: before 26 September 1841, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Burial: 26 September 1841, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Address: Mount Pleasant, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census)
Second Spouse: Thomas Patchett
Born: about 1825, Corby, Lincolnshire
Marriage: about June 1846, Bourne registration district
Other Notes: Thomas and Charlotte’s surname is spelt in a number of different ways on different census
records, including Patchett and Padgett.
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