Welcome to the May edition of our family newsletter. This month we will focus on a family that 'married in' and left its name across many generation: the Dreweatt family from Welford, Berks.

• A profile of David Brangwyn
• Another Will. This time we look at the Will of one of the many Edmund Brangwins [next month we will look at some of the documents that were lodged as part of proving and administering this Will]
• Some more odds and ends
• A newspaper account of a stolen shovel

I hope you enjoy learning more about your extended family.

Contributions to the Newsletter are most welcome. If you find something that you would like to share please send it to me so that it can be included. My email address is lwuth@hups.net

Lorraine Wuth

Editor

I was born on 11th June 1942 in Ilford, Essex. I was the first son of Philip and Ethel Brangwyn, and first grandchild of Charles Ernest Philip Brangwin and Sarah Ferguson Mackie. I'm told that my grandfather was so proud when he took me out in my pram and more than once was thought to be my father, which tickled him somewhat! At this time my dad was serving King and country in the Fire Service, and he lost the top joint of one finger in a fall from a ladder.

I was educated at the local grammar school and left school at 18 to become a Civil Servant in the Charity Commission. I had hoped to get to University, but my father died when I was 17 so I had to go to work to help my mother support my brother, Michael, who is 5½ years younger than me. I spent 6 years in that job, but the lack of promotion prospects led me to leave. I tried librarianship, found it was a congenial occupation, and have been a librarian for 34 years! It was in my first job, in my local library, that I met Margaret who was to become my wife; at one time in that first job she was my boss - some might say she has been ever since. I took early retirement in 1993, since when I have worked part- time. At present I am a senior Librarian with the London Borough of Waltham Forest in north-east London.

My leisure interests include cycling, running, history (I' m in the process of finishing a Masters Degree on 20th century British history), gardening and music. At the grand old age of 44 I took up the trombone and, though I'd be the first to admit I'll never be a virtuoso, I greatly enjoy playing in the band at the Salvation Army in Ilford. I still can't work out how our two children turned out to be such brilliant musicians - they must get it from their mother! At one time my daughter played trombone next to me in the band, but she couldn't stand the racket I made, so she switched to the baritone horn instead.

My claim to fame - if such it be - is that Sir Frank Brangwyn and my grandfather were first cousins. I treasure a copy of a biography of Sir Frank containing a pen and ink drawing on the flyleaf which he drew especially for my grandfather when the book was first published. It shows a view from Frank's home (The Jointure, Ditchling, Sussex) across the Downs, depicting the two windmills known locally as Jack and Jill. The inscription reads "A good harvest at Ditchling. All good wishes from Frank Brangwyn to Charles Brangwyn. 1946." When my grandfather died Frank wrote a letter of condolence to my father. Sadly my mother threw it out after my father died.

The sketch by Sir Frank Brangwgin 1946

We regularly add to our small collection of Brangwyn pictures and books, when finances allow. Our most recent acquisition is a Brangwynware vase which I bought at auction.

Our branch of the Brangwin tree seems to be diminishing rapidly. >From 26 Brangwins on the line containing Frank and Charles, there are only six on my line. I don't think Alex, my son, realises what a great responsibility lies with him.

Our part of the tree can reliably be traced back to Richard Brangwin born in Long Crendon in 1776. In the notes written about the Long Crendon Baptist Chapel written in 1917 by S. B. John, the pastor, we read that "[the congregation] moved to Mr. Brangwin's house (licensed as a chapel). 1801, so many [attended] they moved to Mr. Brangwin's barn." He also mentions John Brangwin snr, so surely there must have been a John Brangwin, jnr?

In "A short history of Long Crendon" we read that "after holding their meetings at Mr. Brangwin's (now Perrots) [the Baptists] built chapels down Frog Lane and Chearsley Road."

Perrots, Long Crendon, Bucks

Another quote from the Short History says "In 1779 the Quarter Sessions recorded 'Be it remembered that the house of John Brangwin is a public meeting house for religious purposes.' This house has been identified as Perrots."

Perrots, a magnificent house, still stands today in the Bicester Road (formerly Chearsley Road), near the junction with Sandy Lane.

As the Brangwins were one of the founding families of the Baptist Church in Long Crendon their baptisms, marriages and burials are not all recorded in the parish records, but I feel sure that our little part of the tree is descended from John Brangwin, son of John and Eleanor, born in Long Crendon in 1694, although for the present it can't be proved conclusively.

Perrots Cottages, Long Crendon, Bucks

A view of Perrots Cottages from the rear

"Berkshire, an inland county of England, on the south bank of the River Thames, having Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire on the north, Hampshire on the south, Surrey on the south-east, and Wiltshire on the west. Berkshire is irregular in shape, with an extreme length of 43 miles from east to west, and an extreme breadth of 30 miles from north to south, and an area of 462,210 acres. There is a chalk ridge running through the county, joining the Chiltern Hills and the Marlborough Downs. The county has three parliamentary divisions (returning each one member), seven municipal boroughs, twenty hundreds, and one hundred and ninety-three parishes .The historic castle and royal borough of Windsor require a special notice. Berkshire had a great share in the [English] Civil War, two battles having been fought at Newbury, Reading having been besieged, and attacks made on Windsor Castle, Abingdon and Donnington. There are many ancient churches with good examples of Norman and later architectural periods, and mitred Benedictine abbots lived at Reading and Abingdon respectively." (From Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, 1899)

For the record, the locals pronounce the name of this county as bark-sher. Bark is the sound made by a dog. Sher is like her but starting with SH.

If you would like to see where each of the counties in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are situated, go the the GENUKI site and have a look at their map. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Britain.html

The following codes are used if you are referring to a country rather than a county, state or province.

I am still seeking people who can help with research. If you are able to assist I would love to hear from you. If you have never undertaken family history research before don't worry. Every researcher was once a beginner. What do you need? Do you have access to a library with holdings of newspapers (either the real thing or on microfilm)? Is there a LDS (Mormon) family history centre near you? Is there a family history or local history society near you? All of these places and groups may hold the very information that we are seeking to solve the mystery of some of our 'missing' family members. Hints and tips will be provided.

How did I get started? Well, having looked at a family tree of Daniel Barnett and his wife Elizabeth Dreweatt (yes, there is that name again), I was struck by the missing bits. On my next trip to Victoria I planned to go to the Old Cheltenham Cemetery where many of my early relatives were buried. Actually the day was a really up and down one and I ended up spending more time in the local library than at the cemetery simply because I didn't have the grave references and I needed that to easily find the plots in question. The local library had a section dealing with genealogy and local matters. I did get to the cemetery and with help from son Michael, he had returned from his day in the city, found the graves of key family members and a few surprises, too. It was the surprises that really whetted my appetite and provided some of the most important clues for later research. If it was not for the Old Cheltenham Cemetery I probably would not have discovered that Daniel Barnett's mother was Mary Brangwin. But that is another story for another day.

It was a while before I discovered the wealth of information on my very doorstep - most only 15 minutes drive from home! In addition I have spent many days poring over actual Wills, inquest documents and other archival material. Every time I get to Melbourne I plan a bit of research whether it is reading copies of local papers, checking shipping records, looking at cemetery listings, visiting a cemetery or looking at more Wills. It really is "Never let a chance go by". My sons think that it is a bit odd to spend time walking around cemeteries but it is very informative. It certainly puts a different perspective on life as it was lived in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

What are these? Well, these are what appears on the headstones and other monuments marking the graves of those who have gone before us. There are a number of references to monumental inscriptions in the article on the Dreweatt family in this Newsletter.

When recording the wording a convention is used to show how the lines of text appeared on the monument. A / marks the end of a line of text. // marks the end of the inscription.

Welford, Wickham, Hoe Benham, Halfway, Reading and Sonning in Berkshire.

Long Crendon, Hambleden, Medmenham and Great Marlow in Buckinghamshire.

Harpsden, Henley and Rotherfield Grey's in Oxfordshire.

These places may appear without the attached county code in the articles that follow.

The following appears in the Introduction of the book titled Welford cum Wickham The Histories of the parish of Welford. This book was published by the Weford cum Wickham History Association in 2000.

The Parish of Welford is situated in a beautiful part of West Berkshire. It is essentially rural in character. Fields of arable crop and meadows where cattle and sheep graze, and pleasant woodland where one can see rare trees and richly flowering rhododendon. There are public footpaths and bridleways that give the visitor an opportunity to enjoy the outstanding beauty of the Parish.

The name of the parish is taken from the small hamlet that sits astride the River Lambourn. It has a grand manor house built during the reign of Queen Anne, with glorious parkland, renowned for its annual carpet of snowdrops and bluebells set against a backcloth of the beautiful church of St Gregorys with its early English spire built on top of a circular Norman tower.

St Gregorys, Welford - photo taken in November 1998 by Lorraine Wuth

The village of Wickham lies to the south, divided from Welford by a viaduct carrying the M4 motorway that links London to the western part of this country. Wickham is central to the parish, and it is here that the school is built.

Some call Wickham a village, some a hamlet. It is a matter of opinion. It has a very interesting church, dedicated to St Swithun, with a Saxon tower and unique elephant chapel, that must be seen to be understood. It also has an attractive and popular inn with a thatched roof.

Other hamlets in the Parish are Hoe Benham, Easton, Weston and Halfway. The present day population of the Parish is around 450 people. This number has changed up and down over the years - there were times when over 1000 people lived in the parish. When we read the Parish history, the reason for this change in population becomes clear.

One may be tempted to think that in such a small and sparsely populated rural Parish such as Welford there would be little to offer of historic interest - but that is not true. Admittedly, no great battles were fought on our soil, nor can we find evidence that Elizabeth I slept in the local inn, but we have a strong social history behind us.

The instinctive desire to learn how our ancestors lived in circumstances quite different to our own is a tempting subject.

Why did people choose to live here? How did the village structure develop? What was it like to live in those far off days? How did it compare with present day life? These are questions that spring readily to mind and will be answered in this and future offerings.

A W Garvey
Wickham

You can see a map of the parish of Welford by clicking on Welford parish map. It takes a while to load as it is very large. It shows the position of the various hamlets preferred to in the the article above as well as mentioned in the Dreweatt family write up below.

By now it will be apparent that the Dreweatt family intermarried with the Brangwins. So who were they?

According to Evan Best, a Dreweatt descendant, the Dreweatts were descended from a family of Huguenot refugees who came to England from France at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685. Another branch of the family which came from France at the same time settled in Colerne, Wiltshire, where they have since resided.

The family name appears as Druit prior to 1759 and then Dreweatt.

Within the parish of Welford are a number of places mentioned in the following pages. Firstly Wickham lies about a mile south of Welford and had a chapelry. While the vast majority of local burials took place at the main church at Welford, marriages generally took place at the chapel at Wickham. Baptisms were evenly spread between the two places, although most of the Dreweatt baptisms took place at Wickham, probably because the family was resident at Hoe Benham and Halfway, both in the south of the parish.

Generation 1

John Dreweatt was born on February 26, 1723/24. His place of birth is unknown. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Austin on October 21, 1750. He died May 2, 1782 in Welford, BRK, aged 58. He was buried in the churchyard at Welford on May 5.

According to his will, dated June 14, 1781, John was of Half Way House in the parish of Welford, malster.

The headstone marking John's grave in the Welford churchyard reads:

Elizabeth was born about 1728 and died on November 25, 1788 in Welford, aged 60. She, too, is buried at Welford and her monumental inscription reads: Elizabeth wife of John Dreweatt ... November 25th 1788 aged 60 years

John and Elizabeth had 7 children:

1. Lucy born July 23, 1751
2. John born March 11, 1753
3. Elizabeth was baptised on December 13, 1754 at Wickham. She died in February 1756 and was buried at Welford on February 24, 1756
4. Sarah was baptism on May 30, 1757 at Wickham and buried on February 3, 1760 at Welford
5. Elizabeth "Betty" born 1759
6. Thomas born on January 25, 1761 and died on November 14, 1838.
7. Sarah baptised on September 26, 1763 at Wickham. She married William Coxhead on April 28, 1783 at Wickham and died on March 8, 1784 aged 20. Her monumental inscription is on a paired stone with that of her mother and reads:
   Sarah Daughter of / ... / and Elizh Dreweatt / who died March 8th, 1784 aged 20 years //

Generation 2

Lucy Dreweatt was born July 23, 1751 in Welford, the first of the children of John Dreweatt and Elizabeth his wife. She married Robert Rose on July 4, 1771 at Wickham. Robert was from Calne, Wilts. They had at least one child, Thomas Dreweatt Rose, who was born before June 14, 1781.

John Dreweatt, the second child and first son of John Dreweatt and Elizabeth Austin, was born March 11, 1753 in Welford. He was baptised on April 6, 1753 at Wickham He married Ann Swallow.

John was a yeoman of Handy Cross Farm, High Wycombe, Bucks, and of Chepping Wycombe, Bucks.

Ann was born August 25, 1767, and died May 6, 1856 in Reading, BRK.

John and Ann had 6 children:

1. John born on April 10, 1796 and baptised on May 9, 1796. He is a candidate for the father of Elizabeth Dreweatt who married Daniel Barnett.
2. James born on June 24, 1797
3. Elizabeth born on March 11, 1799 at Handy Cross Farm, High Wycombe, BKM. She died on April 28, 1879 at Henley-on-Thames, OXF.
4. Ann born on October 29, 1800 at Handy Cross Farm, High Wycombe.
5. Thomas born on September 6, 1802 at Handy Cross Farm, High Wycombe. He died on May 10, 1866 at Waterlooville, HAM.
6. Mary born on January 22, 1804 at Handy Cross Farm, High Wycombe. She was baptised on February 19, 1804 at Crenden Lane Independent Meeting House, High Wycombe. She married Thomas Dodd on December 2, 1824 at Reading St Mary's, BRK. Thomas was of North Stoke.

[Now for a coincidence. Three of these children share birth dates with my siblings: January 22, March 11 and September 6. What are the odds of that happening?]

Elizabeth "Betty" Dreweatt was the fifth child of John Dreweatt and Elizabeth Austin. She was baptised on October 24, 1759 at Wickham. Her name appears as Betty in the baptismal register, Elizabeth in the marriage register and Betty in her father's will. She married Stephen Lawrence on February 9, 1779 at Wickham. Stephen was from the parish of St Peter's, Marlborough, Wilts.

Betty and Stephen had at least one child, a daughter Elizabeth, who was baptised on July 16, 1783 at Wickham.

Thomas Dreweatt was the sixth child of John Dreweatt and Elizabeth Austin. He was born January 25, 1761 and baptised on July 24, 1761 at Wickham. He married Jane Knowles on May 5, 1791. According to the Berkshire Archdeaconry bonds and affidavits 1782 -1846 Thomas was of Welford and Jane of Tatwell.

Thomas died on November 14, 1838, aged 76. He was buried on November 19, 1838, at Welford.

Jane was born about 1766 and died on October 10, 1834 aged 68. Her abode at the time of death was Hoe Benham. She was buried on October 15, 1834 at Welford.

Thomas and Jane had 5 children:

1. Jane Knowles born June 2, 1792
2. Thomas born November 1793
3. Elizabeth Harriet born September 20, 1797
4. John born May 23, 1800 at Wickham. He was baptised on July 2, 1800 at Wickham. He died on March 17, 1804 at Welford, aged 4 years 9 months. He was buried on March 31, 1804 at Welford. His monumental Inscription reads: To the memory / of John, son of / Thomas & Jane Dreweatt, / who died March 17, 1804 / aged 4 years & 9 months / [+ text] //
5. Mary born September 14, 1801

Generation 3

James Dreweatt was the second son of John Dreweatt and Ann Swallow. He was born on June 24, 1797 in High Wycombe, BKM and baptised on July 30, 1797 at the Crenden Lane Independent Meeting House, High Wycombe. He did marry and had a least 3 children:

1. Thomas who died on April 1855 in the West Indies and lived at Southsea, HAM.
2. Eliza (more later)
3. Frances "Fanny" who married a O'Donoheugh and was living in Nova Scotia in April 1855.

Elizabeth Dreweatt was the third child of John Dreweatt and Ann Swallow. She was born on March 11, 1799 at Handy Cross Farm, High Wycombe. She was baptised on April 7, 1799 at the Crenden Lane Independent Meeting House, High Wycombe. She married Henry Clarke. She died April 28, 1879 in Henley-on-Thames, OXF.

Elizabeth and Henry had eight child however only Thomas produced children. He was born on January 7, 1834 at Portsmouth, HAM. He migrated to Adelaide, South Australia where died on June 7, 1912.

Thomas Dreweatt was the fifth child and third son of John Dreweatt and Ann Swallow. He was born on September 6, 1802 at Handy Cross Farm, High Wycombe and baptised on October 3, 1802 at the Crenden Lane Meeting Independent House, High Wycombe. He married Susannah Nance on November 10, 1825 in Portsmouth, HAM.

Thomas was a chemist of High Street, Portsmouth from about 1831 to 1836, a yeoman farmer of Wheatlane End, in the parish of Farlington, near Purbrook, HAM around 1838-1840, and a gentleman of Waterlooville, HAM, about 1843. He was a hotel keeper of the Fountain Hotel, 57 High Street, Portsmouth, about 1851 to 1858. He sold the Fountain Hotel in June 1858 and the chemist business in 1859. After the death of his wife, Susannah, in 1862 he lived at Waterlooville with a housekeeper, dying there on May 10, 1866. He is buried in Portsmouth with his wife.

Susannah was the daughter of Andrew Nance and Ann Norris. She was born in 1808 and died on January 10, 1862 at 30 Peel Street, Southsea, HAM.

Thomas and Susannah had nine children: Susannah, Thomas, Ellen, Francis James, Ann, Charlotte Elizabeth, Louisa (who died in Tasmania), Marianne (who died in Canada) and Alice.

Now we come to the part of the Dreweatt family which married into the Brangwin family.

According to the 1841 census, Jane was living at Southfield End, Rotherfield Gray's, OXF with her husband. In 1851 she was living at Greys Hill, Rotherfield Greys and was correctly aged as 58. She died in 1861.

Abraham was the son of Edmund Brangwin and Mary Deane. He was born 1796 in Hambleden, BKM. He farmed at Rotherfield Greys in Oxfordshire, a short distance out of Henley. He died in 1873, aged 76 years.

Jane and Abraham had three children:

1. Harriett Knowles born June 27, 1827 at Harpsden, OXF. She was baptised on July 29, 1827 at the Rotherfield Grays Independent Meeting House. She died in 1916 at Bradford in Yorkshire, aged 89 years. She is buried at Christ Church in Henley-on-Thames, OXF. The wording on the tombstone is still clear although filled with verdent moss.
2. Thomas born before February 8, 1832
3. Jane Dreweatt born September 13, 1824 at Harpsden, OXF

Thomas Dreweatt was the second child and first son of Thomas Dreweatt and Jane Knowles. He was born in November 1793 and baptised on December 6, 1793 at Wickham. He married Ann Dowling on January 17, 1822 in Figheldean, WIL.

Thomas was living at Hoe Benham, in the parish of Welford, in 1832 when son William Dowling was baptised. He was a yeoman. In 1834 he was of Half Way and a farmer. The 1851 census lists him as a farmer of 480 acres employing 15 labourers of Halfway in the parish of Welford. He died on December 6, 1852 and was buried on December 11, 1852.

Ann was born 1799 in Cholson, WIL, and died July 1, 1866 at Woodspeen, BRK. The probate index stated that Ann left effects less than £6,000, a sizable estate. She had a Will with codicil. Ann was of Woodspeen in Speen, Berks and a widow.

Thomas and Ann had eight children:

1. Ann was born on September 19, 1822 at Enford, WIL. In 1851 she was living at Halfway with her parents. She died on July 7, 1857 at Speenhamland, Speen, BRK, aged 35 years. She is buried at Welford and her monumental inscription reads: Sacred / to the memory of / Ann Dreweatt, / daughter of Thomas and / Ann Dreweatt: / who departed this life / July 7th 1857: / aged 35 years //. The probate index stated that her effects were less than £600. She was late of Speen, Berks and a spinster. Her will was proved at Oxford on July 10, 1858 by her brother Daniel Herne Dreweatt of Halfway, Welford, gentleman, one of the executors.
2. Thomas Herne was born September 23, 1823 and died on March 12, 1835 aged 11 years and 5 months. He was buried on March 17, 1835 at Welford and his monumental inscription reads: Sacred / to the memory of / Thomas Herne / son of Thomas / and Ann Dreweatt / who died March 12, 1835 / aged 11 years & 5 months //. Abode at time of death: Halfway.
3. John was born on November 3, 1824 and died on November 3, 1848, aged 21 years. He, too, is buried at Welford and his monumental inscription reads: Sacred / to the memory of / John / son of Thomas / and Ann Dreweatt / who died November 3, 1848 / aged 21 years //
4. Daniel Herne was born July 28, 1826 at Enford, WIL. He died on March 6, 1882 at Halfway, Welford, BRK.
5. Margaret Seymour was born on March 12, 1828. She died on March 20, 1836, aged 8 years and was buried on March 25, 1836 at Welford. Her monumental inscription reads: Sacred / to the memory of / Margaret Seymour / daughter of Thomas / and Ann Dreweatt / who died March 20, 1836 / aged 8 years //
6. Elizabeth Harriet was born on December 31, 1829 and died on May 25, 1832 aged 2 years 5 months. She was buried on May 30, 1832 at Welford and her monumental inscription reads: Sacred / to the memory of / Elizabeth Harriet / daughter of Thomas / and Ann Dreweatt / who died May 25th 1832 / aged 2 years & 5 months //. Her abode at time of death was given as Benham
7. William Dowling was born on January 13, 1832 at Welford. He was baptised on February 3, 1832. In 1851 he was living at Halfway with his parents. No occupation was given and he was 19 years old. He married Jane Susannah Tucker on October 31, 1853 at Berwick St James, WIL. He died on August 8, 1906. The probate index states that he was of 56 Lyndhurst-road Chichester, gentleman. Effects £297 5s.
8. Jane Knowles was born on May 2, 1834 at Welford and baptised on June 6, 1834. She died on January 25, 1882. She married Thomas James Heard who was a minister.

Elizabeth Harriet Dreweatt was the third child of Thomas Dreweatt and Jane Knowles. She was born September 20, 1797 and baptised on October 23, 1797 at Wickham. She married Francis Brangwin on June 25, 1825 at Welford. Francis was from Ufton. They married by licence. The witnesses were Mary Dreweat and John Knowles. She died April 20, 1828, aged 30, and was buried on April 25, 1828 at Welford. According to the bishop's transcripts for Welford, her abode was Hoe Benham at the time of her death.

Francis was the son of Edmund Brangwin and Mary Deane. He was born 1798 in Hambleden, BKM. In the 1841 Census, Francis had his nephew George Barnett and an Ann Swallow with him. He died on February 7, 1872 in Hambleden, BKM, aged 73. He was buried on February 10, 1872, Hambleden, BKM. His monumental inscription reads: Sacred / to the memory of / Francis Brangwin / who died Feby 7th 1872 / aged 73 years / "The Lord will have mercy upon / His afflicted". Isa XLIX 13 //

Elizabeth and Francis had two children:

1. Mary Jane was born about 1827 at Ufton, BRK. She married Philip Hobbs and died on January 1875 at States, Medmenham, BKM (see below)
2. Edmund was born about March 1828 and died on February 2, 1829, aged 11 months. He was buried on February 7, 1829 at Welford.

Mary Dreweatt was the fifth and final child born to Thomas Dreweatt and Jane Knowles. She was born on September 14, 1801 and baptised on October 18, 1801 at Wickham. She married Thomas Brangwin on September 20, 1831 in Welford. Thomas came from Hambleden. Mary was of the parish of Welford. They married by licence. The witnesses were Thomas Dreweatt, Elizabeth Dowling and Grace Dowling.

Mary died on September 26, 1836, aged 35. She was buried at Hambleden on October 1, 1836. Her monumental inscription reads: Sacred to the memory of / Mary wife of Thomas Brangwin / who departed this life / Sept 26 1836 / aged 35 years //. From the Admon sworn on 18 June 1839 by Thomas Brangwin of Mile [sic] End in the Parish of Hambleden, Bucks, farmer - the lawful husband of Mary, Francis Brangwin of Ufton in Berks, farmer [her brother-in-law] and Daniel Barnett Henley-upon-Thames in the County of Oxford, butcher [signatures confirm that this is the Daniel who married Elizabeth Dreweatt], her estate did not exceed £800.

Thomas was the son of Edmund Brangwin and Mary Deane. He was born December 21, 1802 in Hambleden, BKM. In 1841 he was living at Mill End, Hambleden and was a farmer. In 1851 he was still at the same location. His farm was 310 acres and he employed 7 labourers. He died on January 20, 1857 at Burford Farm, Great Marlow, BKM, aged 54 years. He was buried on January 24, 1857 at Hambleden.

Mary and Thomas had one child: Thomas Dreweatt Brangwin [See the January 2001 Newsletter for details of Thomas Dreweatt Brangwin and his family].

Generation 4

Thomas Brangwin was the second child and only son of Abraham Brangwin and Jane Knowles Dreweatt. He was baptised on February 8, 1832 at the Rotherfield Greys Independent Meeting House. He married Eliza Ann in 1854. He died in 1870 in Camberwell, Surrey, aged 38.