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Bryants from Cornwall

I have included the first three generations from John and Mary Bryant family. First of all I have included an index of names followed by a brief description. You can write to me at my e-mail address.

Index

Baker
Charlotte Elizabeth Bawden child of 17
Richard spouse of 17
Bawden
Philippa spouse of 7
Berriman
John spouse of 4
Bickle
Joseph Bryant child of 28
William spouse of 28
Boundy
Elsie Caroline Bryant child of 32
Emanuel spouse of 32
Gertrude Mary child of 32
Herbert William child of 32
Horace Walter child of 32
Joseph Alfred child of 32
Bryant
Ada Violet child of 34
Adeline Fairfield child of 35
Albert George child of 30
Alexander 5
Alexander 10
Alfred 21
Anna 27
Anna 31
Annie Georgina child of 36
Benjamin 44
Benjamin 9
Benjamin 12
Benjamin 35
Benjamin Davies child of 35
Bernice Ivy child of 35
Caroline Ann 39
Catherine 6
Catherine Mary child of 35
Daniel 2
Doris Elizabeth child of 36
Edith May child of 30
Edward George child of 30
Elizabeth 16
Elizabeth Curtis child of 34
Ellen 40
Ellizabeth Ellen 24
Emily 38
Emily Ford child of 35
Ernest William child of 35
Ethel Ford child of 34
Frederick George 42
George Venning child of 30
Grace 17
Grace 8
Grace 29
Grace Ellen 43
Hannah Ford 37
Hedley Venning child of 30
Herbert George child of 30
Herbert Leslie child of 36
James 15
Jane 4
Jane 13
Jane 28
John 26
John 1
John 36
John Clarence child of 35
John Venning child of 30
Joseph child of 30
Joseph 3
Joseph 11
Joseph 34
Joseph Symons child of 35
Julia 25
Laura Mary spouse of 36
Lilian Parker child of 34
Marina 33
Mary 22
Mary spouse of 1
Mary Anne 32
Mary Hannah child of 30
Miriam Symons child of 35
Phyllis Ford child of 36
Robert Ford child of 30
Robert Ford child of 35
Robert Ford 30
Selina Gilbert child of 34
Susannah Gertrude child of 35
Thomas Davies child of 35
Thomas Gilbert child of 34
Walter 20
William 19
William 23
William 7
William 41
William Herbert child of 30
Winifred Phillipa child of 30
Crebo
Richard spouse of 39
Davies
Catherine Mary spouse of 35
Dawe
Emily Harris child of 29
Gertrude Bryant child of 29
Grace child of 29
Mabel Bernice child of 33
Mark spouse of 29
Mark spouse of 33
Eade
Margaret spouse of 9
Ford
Anna spouse of 11
Gilbert
Elizabeth spouse of 34
Selina spouse of 34
Greig
Edward child of 40
William spouse of 40
Kent
Anne Elizabeth child of 33
Gertrude Mary child of 33
Sarah spouse of 12
Timothy spouse of 33
William child of 33
King
Julia Williams spouse of 10
Male
Annie Maria spouse of 36
Perfect
Anna Eliza Ford child of 38
Frederic William child of 38
Frederick William spouse of 38
Joseph Bryant child of 38
Winifred Annie Bryant child of 38
Quick
Henry child of 25
Julia child of 25
Richard child of 25
William spouse of 25
Rodda
Grace spouse of 5
Venning
Mary spouse of 30
Welch
Aubrey Victor Morgan child of 37
Benjamin Bryant child of 37
Cecil Robert child of 37
Dora Blanche Gertrude child of 37
Leonard Walter Bryant child of 37
Olive Hilda Ford child of 37
Walter Taylor spouse of 37


First Generation


1. John Bryant. Born on 16/2/1724 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England. John died in St Hilary, Cornwall, England on 1/2/1784; he was 59. Occupation: Miner.

In 1766 when John was 41, he married Mary Bryant, in St Hilary, Cornwall, England.

They had the following children:
2 i. Daniel (1767-)
3 ii. Joseph (1770-)
4 iii. Jane (1773-)
5 iv. Alexander (1775-1841)
6 v. Catherine (1780-1781)


Second Generation


2. Daniel Bryant. Born on 6/9/1767.
3. Joseph Bryant. Born on 18/7/1770.
4. Jane Bryant. Born on 18/12/1773.

On 22/8/1802 when Jane was 28, she married John Berriman.

5. Alexander Bryant. Born on 23/6/1775 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England. Alexander died in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England on 16/9/1841; he was 66.

On 26/1/1806 when Alexander was 30, he married Grace Rodda, in St Perran's Church Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England. Born on 12/12/1779 in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England. Grace died in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England on 6/1/1850; she was 70.

They had the following children:

7 i. William (1806-)
8 ii. Grace (1808-1879)
9 iii. Benjamin (1809-1867)
10 iv. Alexander (1810-1884)
11 v. Joseph (1816-1877)
12 vi. Benjamin (1821-1897)
13 vii. Jane (1828-1907)

6. Catherine Bryant. Born on 9/5/1780. Catherine died on 11/4/1781.


Third Generation


7. William Bryant. Born on 19/11/1806.

On 7/4/1827 when William was 20, he married Philippa Bawden.

They had the following children:

14 i. William (1827-)
15 ii. James (1829-)
16 iii. Elizabeth (1833-)
17 iv. Grace (1836-1926)
18 v. Benjamin (1838-)
19 vi. William (1840-)
20 vii. Walter (1844-)
21 viii. Alfred (1847-)

8. Grace Bryant. Born on 19/6/1808. Grace died on 21/9/1879; she was 71.
9. Benjamin Bryant. Born on 3/11/1809. Benjamin died on 11/1/1867; he was 57.

Benjamin married Margaret Eade. Born in 1818.

They had the following children:

22 i. Mary (1838-)
23 ii. William (1841-)
24 iii. Ellizabeth Ellen (1843-)

10. Alexander Bryant. Born on 23/10/1810. Alexander died on 20/5/1884; he was 73.

On 20/5/1832 when Alexander was 21, he married Julia Williams King. Born in 1807. Julia Williams died on 30/10/1884; she was 77.

They had the following children:

25 i. Julia (1834-)
26 ii. John (1836-)
27 iii. Anna (1837-)

11. Joseph Bryant. Born on 20/12/1816 in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England. Joseph died in St Teath Village, Cornwall, England on 5/1/1877; he was 60.

On 21/7/1838 when Joseph was 21, he married Anna Ford, in St Perran's Church Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England. Born on 19/1/1818 in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England. Anna died in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England on 23/6/1902; she was 84.

They had the following children:

28 i. Jane (1838-1910)
29 ii. Grace (1840-1875)
30 iii. Robert Ford (1841-1908)
31 iv. Anna (1844-1847)
32 v. Mary Anne (1845-1910)
33 vi. Marina (1846-1915)
34 vii. Joseph (1849-1917)
35 viii. Benjamin (1851-1910)
36 ix. John (1852-1925)
37 x. Hannah Ford (1855-1946)
38 xi. Emily (1858-1937)
39 xii. Caroline Ann (1861-1952)
40 xiii. Ellen
41 xiv. William (1867-1889)

12. Benjamin Bryant. Born on 22/4/1821. Benjamin died on 27/7/1897; he was 76. Occupation: Miner.

In 14/11/1857 when Benjamin was 36, he married Sarah Kent. Born in 1827. Sarah died on 13/2/1905; she was 78.

They had the following children:

42 i. Frederick George (1858-)
43 ii. Grace Ellen (1860-1879)
44 iii. Benjamin (1863-1864)

13. Jane Bryant. Born in 1828. Jane died on 8/2/1907; she was 79.


Fourth Generation


14. William Bryant. Born on 23/12/1827.
15. James Bryant. Born on 2/8/1829.
16. Elizabeth Bryant. Born on 5/3/1833.
17. Grace Bryant. Born in 1836. Grace died on 26/11/1926; she was 90.

On 16/8/1863 when Grace was 27, she married Richard Baker.

They had one child:

i. Charlotte Elizabeth Bawden (1870-)

18. Benjamin Bryant. Born on 23/12/1838.
19. William Bryant. Born in 12/1840.
20. Walter Bryant. Born on 26/5/1844.
21. Alfred Bryant. Born on 29/8/1847.
22. Mary Bryant. Born in 1838.
23. William Bryant. Born in 1841.
24. Ellizabeth Ellen Bryant. Born in 1843.
25. Julia Bryant. Born in 1834.

Julia married William Quick.

They had the following children:

i
ii. Henry
iii. Julia

26. John Bryant. Born in 1836.
27. Anna Bryant. Born in 1837.
28. Jane Bryant. Born on 1/11/1838 in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England. Jane died in Victoria, Australia on 30/1/1910; she was 71.

On 3/5/1860 when Jane was 21, she married William Bickle, in Altarnum, Cornwall, England. Born in Altarnum, Cornwall, England. William died on 20/6/1888 in Victoria, Australia.

They had the following children:

i. Joseph Bryant (1860-1874)
ii. Marianne (1863-)

29. Grace Bryant. Born on 24/1/1840 in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England. Grace died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 28/1/1875; she was 35. Occupation: Homemaker.

In 1872 when Grace was 31, she married Mark Dawe, in Brecknock (Brecon) Wales, England. Born in 1850 in Lewannick, Cornwall, England. Mark died in Mt Gambier, South Australia on 9/8/1916; he was 66.

They had the following children:

i. Gertrude Bryant (1869-1955)
ii. Emily Harris (1872-1957)
iii. Grace (1875-1875)

30. Robert Ford Bryant. Born on 9/12/1841 in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England. Robert Ford died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 22/10/1908; he was 66. Occupation: Mine Owner-Sharebroker.

On 18/4/1862 when Robert Ford was 20, he married Mary Venning, in Launceston, Cornwall, England. Born on 16/3/1843 in Tresmeake Farm, Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Mary died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 8/10/1921; she was 78.

They had the following children:

i. John Venning (1862-1940)
ii. Robert Ford (1864-1945)
iii. Edward George (1866-1866)
iv. Mary Hannah (1867-1953)
v. Herbert George (1869-1872)
vi. Joseph (1871-1923)
vii. Albert George (1873-1874)
viii. William Herbert (1874-1891)
ix. Edith May (1876-1951)
x. George Venning (1880-1885)
xi. Winifred Phillipa (1882-1963)
xii. Elsie Caroline (1883-1950)
xiii. Hedley Venning (1885-1968)

 

31. Anna Bryant. Born on 16/2/1844 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Anna died in Altarnun, Cornwall, England on 25/5/1847; she was 3.
32. Mary Anne Bryant. Born on 25/7/1845 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Mary Anne died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 6/12/1910; she was 65.

On 4/11/1876 when Mary Anne was 31, she married Emanuel Boundy, in Stawell, Victoria, Australia. Born in 1845 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Emanuel died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 15/3/1891; he was 46.

They had the following children:

i. Joseph Alfred (1877-1878)
ii. Horace Walter (1879-1946)
iii. Gertrude Mary (1884-)
iv. Herbert William (1881-1961)
v. Elsie Caroline Bryant (1888-1967)

33. Marina Bryant. Born on 20/4/1846 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Marina died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 10/5/1915; she was 69.

On 6/5/1869 when Marina was 23, she first married Timothy Kent. Born on 7/3/1839 in Trenarratt, Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Timothy died in Stawell, Victoria, Australia on 7/6/1876; he was 37.

They had the following children:

i. William (1870-1938)
ii. Gertrude Mary (1871-1924)
iii. Anne Elizabeth (1875-1966)

On 14/4/1879 when Marina was 32, she second married Mark Dawe. Born in 1850. Mark died on 9/8/1916; he was 66.

They had one child:

i. Mabel Bernice (1879-1978)

34. Joseph Bryant. Born on 19/5/1849. Joseph died on 10/11/1917; he was 68. Occupation: Flour Mill Prop; Gold Mine Owner; Farmer; Grazier.

On 11/3/1878 when Joseph was 28, he first married Elizabeth Gilbert, in Clunes, Victoria, Australia. Born on 23/8/1853 in Tavistock, Devonshire, England. Elizabeth died in Clunes, Victoria, Australia on 10/6/1884; she was 30.

They had the following children:

i. Ethel Ford (1878-1937)
ii. Selina Gilbert (1880-1950)
iii. Lilian Parker (1881-1957)
iv. Elizabeth Curtis (1883-1951)
v. Thomas Gilbert (1884-1949)

On 25/5/1885 when Joseph was 36, he second married Selina Gilbert, in Clunes, Victoria, Australia. Born on 24/6/1858 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Selina died in Clunes, Victoria, Australia on 4/8/1887; she was 29.

They had one child:

i. Ada Violet (1886-1952)

35. Benjamin Bryant. Born on 29/1/1851 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Benjamin died in Perth, Western Australia on 11/9/1910; he was 59. Buried in Karacutta Cem, Perth, Western Australia. Occupation: Mine Manager.

On 2/3/1875 when Benjamin was 24, he married Catherine Mary Davies, daughter of Thomas Davies & Susannah Symons, in Stawell, Victoria, Australia. Born on 27/9/1856 in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia. Catherine Mary died in Tenterfield, NSW, Australia on 27/12/1923; she was 67.

They had the following children:

i. Robert Ford (1876-1876)
ii. Ernest William (1877-1919)
iii. Joseph Symons (1880-1969)
iv. Thomas Davies (1882-)
v. Miriam Symons (1883-1972)
vi. Catherine Mary (1885-1952)
vii. Adeline Fairfield (1887-1963)
viii. Benjamin Davies (1889-1970)
ix. Susannah Gertrude (1892-1980)
x. Emily Ford (1893-1894)
xi. John Clarence (1894-1966)
xii. Bernice Ivy (1896-)

36. John Bryant. Born on 25/11/1852 in Altarnum, Cornwall, England. John died in Balham, London, England on 11/5/1925; he was 72. Occupation: Company Director.

On 14/7/1874 when John was 21, he first married Annie Maria Male, in Bosclstle Chapel, Cornwall, England. Born on 4/10/1853 in St Teath, Cornwall, England. Annie Maria died in Battersea, London, England on 19/12/1894; she was 41.

They had the following children:

i. John Male (1874-1946)
ii. Annie Georgina (1879-1967)
iii. Herbert Leslie (1881-1955)

On 5/8/1896 when John was 43, he second married Laura Mary Bryant, in Wandsworth, London, England. Born on 16/12/1869 in Boconnoc, Cornwall, England. Laura Mary died in Clapham Junction, London, England on 29/7/1947; she was 77.

They had the following children:

i. Doris Elizabeth (1897-1951)
ii. Phyllis Ford (1898-1982)

37. Hannah Ford Bryant. Born on 9/2/1855 in Altarnum, Cornwall, England. Hannah Ford died in Malvern, Victoria, Australia on 29/5/1946; she was 91.

On 21/3/1882 when Hannah Ford was 27, she married Walter Taylor Welch, in Adelaide, South Australia. Born on 23/8/1848 in London, England. Walter Taylor died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 30/10/1926; he was 78.

They had the following children:

i. Leonard Walter Bryant (1881-1955)
ii. Dora Blanche Gertrude (1883-1974)
iii. Benjamin Bryant (1884-1961)
iv. Olive Hilda Ford (1886-1955)
v. Cecil Robert (1888-1963)
vi. Aubrey Victor Morgan (1890-1959)

38. Emily Bryant. Born on 17/7/1858 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Emily died in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England on 24/12/1937; she was 79.

On 29/10/1882 when Emily was 24, she married Frederick William Perfect, in Battersea, Surrey, England.

They had the following children:

i. Winifred Annie Bryant (1883-1956)
ii. Joseph Bryant (1885-1959)
iii. Frederic William (1887-)
iv. Anna Eliza Ford (1889-1945)

39. Caroline Ann Bryant. Born on 9/5/1861 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. Caroline Ann died in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England on 23/3/1952; she was 90.

On 9/12/1896 when Caroline Ann was 35, she married Richard Crebo, in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England. Born on 2/6/1856 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England. Richard died in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England on 21/6/1949; he was 93.

40. Ellen Bryant. Born in Altarnun, Cornwall, England.

Ellen married William Greig.

They had one child:

i. Edward

41. William Bryant. Born on 27/11/1867 in Altarnun, Cornwall, England. William died in Goldsithney, Cornwall, England on 6/2/1889; he was 21.
42. Frederick George Bryant. Born on 30/11/1858.
43. Grace Ellen Bryant. Born on 18/4/1860. Grace Ellen died on 23/10/1879; she was 19.
44. Benjamin Bryant. Born on 25/6/1863. Benjamin died on 12/5/1864.

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It is believed that John's father was also John, surname spelt BREAN, baptised 9 April 1689 at St Hilary,Cornwall.

Other children in the same family-

William bap 29/9/1695 (BRYAN)
Mary bap 31/12/1697 (BRYAN


Information taken from Official Records of the Church baptismal records at County Records Office, Old County Hall, Truro.


I would be delighted if anyone has more information to share with me on the early Bryant family.
You can write to me at my e-mail address


My husband Neville's family descended from Joseph BRYANT born 1816.



Interesting links to Cornish history and Cornish miners in Australia

Emigration in the mid 19th century.
English Heritage's guide to Cornwall's ancient sites
"What do they know of Cornwall who only Cornwall know."
Articles from "CORNISH WORLD" magazine.
Mineral Tramways Project
Churches of South East Cornwall
Cornish Genealogy pages
The Carlisle Mine
The Royal Institution of Cornwall
Churches of South East Cornwall
The City of Bendigo's WWW Site




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