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Family of Thomas Branston and Sarah Smedley
My Maternal 3xGreat-Grandparents
Thomas Branston
Born: 17 December 1806, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Parents: John Branston and Maria
Christened: 27 December 1806, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Occupation: brick maker (9 March 1828), labourer (8 December 1829, 27 February 1832, 17 July 1840, 19 March
1845, 4 April 1847), brickmaker (1 July 1849), labourer (17 April 1853), road labourer (1861 census)
Address: Woolley’s Yd, Nottingham (9 March 1828), Bottesford (17 July 1840, 19 March 1845, 4 April 1847, 1 July
1849, 17 April 1853), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census), High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire
(1871 census), 3 Nottingham Road, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census, 1891 census)
Died: before 25 November 1891, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 25 November 1891, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
First Wife of Thomas Branston: Charlotte Smedley
Born: before 22 January 1809, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Christened: 22 January 1809, St. Peter’s Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Parents: Richard Smedley and Sarah Varney (Verney)
Married: St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: between 1834 and 1840? (unknown location)
Address: Woolley’s Yd, Nottingham (9 March 1828)
Other Notes: It is not actually known whether Charlotte died some time between
the birth of the child who appears to have been her daughter (Emiline) in 1834 and c.1840 when his eldest child from
his marriage with her sister Sarah was born, or whether she and Thomas Branston separated. There is a record of a
marriage between a Charlotte Smedley and a Joseph Morley in 1832 at Nottingham but this may or may not be the
correct Charlotte.
Children of Thomas Branston and Charlotte Smedley:
1.William Branston
Born: before 9 March 1828, probably in Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 9 March 1828, St. Peter’s Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Died: about September 1865, Bingham registration district
Buried: uncertain location
Occupation: plaster worker (1861 census)
Address: Woolley’s Yd, Nottingham (9 March 1828), High Street, Orston, Nottinghamshire (1861 census)
Spouse: Anne Pepper
Born: about 1833, Orston, Nottinghamshire
Married: about June 1860, Grantham registration district
Died: about September 1912, Bingham registration district
Address: High Street, Orston, Nottinghamshire (1861 census)
Other notes: After Willam Branston died, Anne remarried to John Shipsides in 1867.
2. Henry Branston
Born: before 8 December 1829, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 8 December 1829, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about 1906, Grantham registration district
Occupation: labourer (10 October 1853, 6 June 1866)
Address: near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census), Normanton (10 October 1853), 26 High Street,
Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census)
Other Notes: Henry’s name was spelt “Braunstone” when he married Elizabeth Tyler.
First Spouse: Elizabeth Tyler
Born: before 13 May 1827, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 13 May 1827, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Parents: Thomas Tyler and Ann Rayson
Married: 10 October 1853, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: 30 July 1869, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Address: Bottesford (10 October 1853)
Second Spouse: Fanny Guy
Born: before 15 July 1827, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 15 July 1827, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Parents Andrew Guy and Sarah
Married: about September 1870, Grantham registration district
Died: about March 1904, Grantham registration district
Address: 26 High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census)
3. Ann Branston
Born: before 27 February 1832, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 27 February 1832, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about December 1874, Nottingham registration district
Buried: unknown location
Occupation: lace runner (1851) labourer’s wife (1861)
Address: near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census), Beyond Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire
(1851 census), Water Lane, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), High Street, Bottesford,
Leicestershire (1871 census)
Spouse: Samuel Norman
Born: about 1833, North Muskham, Nottinghamshire
Married: about June 1854, Southwell registration district
Died: about September 1891, Bingham registration district
Address: Water Lane, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), High Street, Bottesford,
Leicestershire (1871 census)
4. Emiline Branston
Born: about 1834, not in Leicestershire
Christened: unknown location
Died: after 1841, unknown location
Buried: unknown location
Address: near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census)
Second Wife of Thomas Branston: Sarah Smedley
Born: before 19 April 1813, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Christened: 19 April 1813, St. Nicholas’ Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Parents: Richard Smedley and Sarah Varney (Verney)
Occupation: monthly nurse (1861 census)
Married: about June 1842, Nottingham registration district
Died: 28 January 1874, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 30 January 1874, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Address: Mount Street (19 April 1813), Bottesford (17 July 1840) near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841
census), Bottesford (17 April 1853), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census), High Street,
Bottesford, Leicestershire (1871 census)
Children of Thomas Branston and Sarah Smedley:
5. Maria Smedley Branston
Born: before 17 July 1840, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 17 July 1840, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about December 1920, Basford registration district
Buried: unknown location
Occupation: domestic (1861 census), laundress (1881 census)
Address: Bottesford (17 July 1840), Beyond Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1851 census), Prospect House,
Radford, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), Stoney Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1871 census, 1881 census),
15 City Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (1891 census), 57 City Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1901 census)
Notes: baptised as Maria Branston
Spouse: William Barker
Born: about 1840, Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Married: about March 1868, Basford registration district
Died: after 1901
Occupation: silk threader (1881)
Address: Stoney Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1871 census, 1881 census), 15 City Road, Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire (1891 census), 57 City Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1901 census)
6. Elizabeth Branston
Born: before 19 March 1845, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 19 March 1845, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: after 1861
Buried: unknown location
Address: Bottesford (19 March 1845), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census)
Notes: Baptised as Elizabeth Branstone
7. John Branston (my great-great grandfather)
Born: 1 February 1847, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 4 April 1847, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about March 1935, Nottingham registration district
Spouse: Eliza Castledine
Born: before 6 December 1840, Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Parents: Henry Castledine and Lucy Edenborough
Married: 9 February 1868, St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Please follow the link for details of John and Eliza Branston’s family
8. Mary Kate Branston
Born: 2 May 1849, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 1 July 1849, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about September 1894, Basford registration district
Address: Bottesford (1 July 1849), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census),
41 Queen Grove, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (1871 census), 40 Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1881 census),
27 Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1891 census)
Spouse: William Shelton
Born: 1846, Attenborough, Nottinghamshore
Married: about June 1870, Nottingham registration district
Address: 41 Queen Grove, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (1871), 40 Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1881), 27
Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1891)
9. Sarah Anne Branston (Braunstone)
Born: 18 March 1852, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 17 April 1853, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: uncertain date
Buried: unknown location
Address: Bottesford (17 April 1853), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census)
Notes: Sarah’s name was spelt “Sarah Anne Braunstone” on her baptism record.
Thomas Branston
Born: 17 December 1806, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Parents: John Branston and Maria
Christened: 27 December 1806, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Occupation: brick maker (9 March 1828), labourer (8 December 1829, 27 February 1832, 17 July 1840, 19 March
1845, 4 April 1847), brickmaker (1 July 1849), labourer (17 April 1853), road labourer (1861 census)
Address: Woolley’s Yd, Nottingham (9 March 1828), Bottesford (17 July 1840, 19 March 1845, 4 April 1847, 1 July
1849, 17 April 1853), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census), High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire
(1871 census), 3 Nottingham Road, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census, 1891 census)
Died: before 25 November 1891, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 25 November 1891, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
First Wife of Thomas Branston: Charlotte Smedley
Born: before 22 January 1809, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Christened: 22 January 1809, St. Peter’s Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Parents: Richard Smedley and Sarah Varney (Verney)
Married: St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: between 1834 and 1840? (unknown location)
Address: Woolley’s Yd, Nottingham (9 March 1828)
Other Notes: It is not actually known whether Charlotte died some time between
the birth of the child who appears to have been her daughter (Emiline) in 1834 and c.1840 when his eldest child from
his marriage with her sister Sarah was born, or whether she and Thomas Branston separated. There is a record of a
marriage between a Charlotte Smedley and a Joseph Morley in 1832 at Nottingham but this may or may not be the
correct Charlotte.
Children of Thomas Branston and Charlotte Smedley:
1.William Branston
Born: before 9 March 1828, probably in Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 9 March 1828, St. Peter’s Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Died: about September 1865, Bingham registration district
Buried: uncertain location
Occupation: plaster worker (1861 census)
Address: Woolley’s Yd, Nottingham (9 March 1828), High Street, Orston, Nottinghamshire (1861 census)
Spouse: Anne Pepper
Born: about 1833, Orston, Nottinghamshire
Married: about June 1860, Grantham registration district
Died: about September 1912, Bingham registration district
Address: High Street, Orston, Nottinghamshire (1861 census)
Other notes: After Willam Branston died, Anne remarried to John Shipsides in 1867.
2. Henry Branston
Born: before 8 December 1829, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 8 December 1829, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about 1906, Grantham registration district
Occupation: labourer (10 October 1853, 6 June 1866)
Address: near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census), Normanton (10 October 1853), 26 High Street,
Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census)
Other Notes: Henry’s name was spelt “Braunstone” when he married Elizabeth Tyler.
First Spouse: Elizabeth Tyler
Born: before 13 May 1827, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 13 May 1827, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Parents: Thomas Tyler and Ann Rayson
Married: 10 October 1853, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: 30 July 1869, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Address: Bottesford (10 October 1853)
Second Spouse: Fanny Guy
Born: before 15 July 1827, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 15 July 1827, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Parents Andrew Guy and Sarah
Married: about September 1870, Grantham registration district
Died: about March 1904, Grantham registration district
Address: 26 High Street, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1881 census)
3. Ann Branston
Born: before 27 February 1832, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 27 February 1832, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about December 1874, Nottingham registration district
Buried: unknown location
Occupation: lace runner (1851) labourer’s wife (1861)
Address: near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census), Beyond Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire
(1851 census), Water Lane, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), High Street, Bottesford,
Leicestershire (1871 census)
Spouse: Samuel Norman
Born: about 1833, North Muskham, Nottinghamshire
Married: about June 1854, Southwell registration district
Died: about September 1891, Bingham registration district
Address: Water Lane, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), High Street, Bottesford,
Leicestershire (1871 census)
4. Emiline Branston
Born: about 1834, not in Leicestershire
Christened: unknown location
Died: after 1841, unknown location
Buried: unknown location
Address: near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841 census)
Second Wife of Thomas Branston: Sarah Smedley
Born: before 19 April 1813, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Christened: 19 April 1813, St. Nicholas’ Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Parents: Richard Smedley and Sarah Varney (Verney)
Occupation: monthly nurse (1861 census)
Married: about June 1842, Nottingham registration district
Died: 28 January 1874, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Buried: 30 January 1874, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Address: Mount Street (19 April 1813), Bottesford (17 July 1840) near Tollbar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1841
census), Bottesford (17 April 1853), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census), High Street,
Bottesford, Leicestershire (1871 census)
Children of Thomas Branston and Sarah Smedley:
5. Maria Smedley Branston
Born: before 17 July 1840, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 17 July 1840, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about December 1920, Basford registration district
Buried: unknown location
Occupation: domestic (1861 census), laundress (1881 census)
Address: Bottesford (17 July 1840), Beyond Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1851 census), Prospect House,
Radford, Nottinghamshire (1861 census), Stoney Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1871 census, 1881 census),
15 City Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (1891 census), 57 City Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1901 census)
Notes: baptised as Maria Branston
Spouse: William Barker
Born: about 1840, Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Married: about March 1868, Basford registration district
Died: after 1901
Occupation: silk threader (1881)
Address: Stoney Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1871 census, 1881 census), 15 City Road, Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire (1891 census), 57 City Road, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1901 census)
6. Elizabeth Branston
Born: before 19 March 1845, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 19 March 1845, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: after 1861
Buried: unknown location
Address: Bottesford (19 March 1845), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census)
Notes: Baptised as Elizabeth Branstone
7. John Branston (my great-great grandfather)
Born: 1 February 1847, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 4 April 1847, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about March 1935, Nottingham registration district
Spouse: Eliza Castledine
Born: before 6 December 1840, Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Parents: Henry Castledine and Lucy Edenborough
Married: 9 February 1868, St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Please follow the link for details of John and Eliza Branston’s family
8. Mary Kate Branston
Born: 2 May 1849, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 1 July 1849, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: about September 1894, Basford registration district
Address: Bottesford (1 July 1849), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census),
41 Queen Grove, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (1871 census), 40 Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1881 census),
27 Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1891 census)
Spouse: William Shelton
Born: 1846, Attenborough, Nottinghamshore
Married: about June 1870, Nottingham registration district
Address: 41 Queen Grove, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (1871), 40 Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1881), 27
Briar Street, Wilford, Nottinghamshire (1891)
9. Sarah Anne Branston (Braunstone)
Born: 18 March 1852, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Christened: 17 April 1853, St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford, Leicestershire
Died: uncertain date
Buried: unknown location
Address: Bottesford (17 April 1853), Beyond the Bar, Bottesford, Leicestershire (1861 census)
Notes: Sarah’s name was spelt “Sarah Anne Braunstone” on her baptism record.
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