See also

Family of William Bryant and Rachel Cole

Husband: William Bryant

  • Name:

  • William Bryant1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Bryant (1721?-1793)

  • Mother:

  • Dorothy Cook (1722?- )

  • Note:

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  •  

  •  

  • Although there is an age gap, he would be 77 if birth year is correct, I believe this to be right as his wife Rachel was also described as of Northgate at her burial in 1838

  • Birth:

  • 1754 (app)3

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Oct 1754 (age 0)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Bryant and Dorothy

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 30 Sep 18084

  •  

  •  

  • Peter Burton was committed to gaol for stealing two coombs and three bushels of wheat and was believed to have stolen a horse and cart belonging to William (note this could have belonged to William's son)

  • Death:

  • Apr 1831 (age 76-77)5,6

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  • Burial:

  • 15 Apr 1831

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 82 of Alms Houses Northgate Street St. James Bury St. Edmunds

Wife: Rachel Cole

  • Name:

  • Rachel Cole1,3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Henry Cole (1725?-1787)

  • Mother:

  • Rachel Eager (1727?-1803)

  • Birth:

  • 1755 (app)3

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Dec 1755 (age 0)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter of Henry Cole and Rachel

  • Death:

  • Feb 1838 (age 82-83)5,6

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 2 Mar 1838

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 84, widow of Northgate St. James Bury St. Edmunds

Child 1: William Bryant

  • Name:

  • William Bryant1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ann Steel (1766?-1837)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • tailor7

  • Birth:

  • 1776 (app)1,3

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 10 Oct 1776 (age 0)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England1,3

  •  

  • son of William Bryant and Rachel

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 29 Sep 1808

  • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • Peter Burton was imprisoned for stealing some wheat and also charged with stealing a horse and cart from belonging to William

  • Death:

  • Nov 1830 (age 53-54)5,6

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 7 Nov 1830

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 54 of Cock Court, St. James, Bury St. Edmunds

Child 2: Sarah Bryant

  • Name:

  • Sarah Bryant3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1778 (app)

  • Suffolk, England3,8

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Oct 1778 (age 0)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • daughter of William Bryant and Rachel

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 62-63)

  • Well Street, St. James, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 60, independent living alone. Born in Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Oct 1849 (age 70-71)

  • Suffolk, England5,6,9

  • Burial:

  • 18 Oct 1849

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 76 of St. James Bury St. Edmunds

Child 3: Thomas Bryant

  • Name:

  • Thomas Bryant3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Dorcas Suckling (1793?-1851)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • basket maker then a workhouse labourer6,7,10

  • Birth:

  • 1779 (app)

  • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3,10

  • Baptism:

  • 24 Jul 1780 (age 0-1)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Bryant and Rachael

  • Census absence:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 61-62)

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  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 71-72)

  • Thingoe Union Workhouse, College Street, St. Mary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 72 widower, workhouse labourerApril? living with a son. Born in Bury Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Aug 1859 (age 79-80)

  • Suffolk, England5,6,11

  • Burial:

  • 29 Aug 1859

  • Cemetery, Kings Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 81, basket maker of Bury St. Edmunds Union House, service at St. Marys Bury St. Edmunds

Child 4: John Bryant

  • Name:

  • John Bryant3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Baldwin (1783?-1846)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • a grinder then a cutler7,12

  • Birth:

  • 1783 (app)

  • Suffolk, England3,12

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Nov 1783 (age 0)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Bryant and Rachel

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 57-58)

  • Risbygate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • aged 59, cutler living with his wife and a daughter. Born in Suffolk

  • Criminal Witness:

  • 13 Mar 1847 (age 63-64)

  • Bury Borough Sessions, Shirehall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • having witnessed the shop lifting of a cheese. One defendant was sentenced to a fortnights hard labour

  • Death:

  • Jul 1848 (age 64-65)

  • Suffolk, England5,6,14

  • Burial:

  • 7 Jul 1848

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 66 of St. James Bury St. Edmunds

Child 5: Henry Bryant

  • Name:

  • Henry Bryant3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ann _____ (1778?-1838)

  • Birth:

  • Sep 1785 (app)3

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Dec 1785 (age 0)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Bryant and Rachel late Cole, aged 3 months

  • Death:

  • Jan 1839 (age 53)

  • Suffolk, England5,6,15

  • Burial:

  • 17 Jan 1839

  • St. Mary's Church, Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 53 of St. Mary Bury St. Edmunds

Child 6: Robert Bryant

  • Name:

  • Robert Bryant5,6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Apr 17885,6

  •  

  • Death:

  • May 1788 (age 0)5,6

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 3 May 1788

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 6 days, son of William and Rachel late Cole spinster

Child 7: Robert Bryant

  • Name:

  • Robert Bryant3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 11 Apr 17903

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 13 Jun 1791 (age 1)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Bryant and Rachel late Cole

  • Death:

  • Dec 1792 (age 2)5,6

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 29 Dec 1792

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 3, son of William and Rachel late Cole spinster

Child 8: Robert Bryant

  • Name:

  • Robert Bryant3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ann Parkington (1795?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer7

  • Birth:

  • 11 Dec 17923

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jun 1794 (age 1)

  • St. James Church, Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William Bryant and Rachel late Cole

  • Death:

  • Apr 1836 (age 43)5,6

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 10 Apr 1836

  • St. Mary's Church, Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5,6

  •  

  • aged 45 of St. Mary Bury St. Edmunds

Sources

1.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk).

2.

Suffolk Family History Society - Blackbourn, Stow, Thedwastre and Thingoe Marriages 1754-1812, (2010 SFK-MI/05 own copy).

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Thingoe Baptisms 1754-1812, (2010 SFK-BPI-01/P2 own copy).

4.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Bury and Norwich Post Wednesday 5th October 1808 page:2.

5.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

6.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy).

7.

Suffolk Family History Society - Thingoe Baptisms 1813-1900, (2010 SFK-BPI-01/P1 own copy).

8.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1042 book:3 folio:18 page:29.

9.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1849 quarter:4 volume:13 page:298.

10.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1792 folio:180 page:31.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1859 quarter:3 volume:4a page:334.

12.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1042 book:1 folio:31 page:4.

13.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Bury and Norwich Post Wednesday 17 March 1847 page:2.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1848 quarter:2 volume:13 page:301.

15.

Ibid. Bury St. Edmunds 1839 quarter:1 volume:13 page:297.