Tom McCabe's Genealogy 2025

Name
Thomas BRAINES
Given names
Thomas
Surname
BRAINES
Birth September 1768
Note: 1766 according to Thomas' Death Certificate but he was baptized Oct 2 1768.
Baptism October 2, 1768 (Age 31 days)
Birth of a sisterMary BRAINES
October 2, 1768 (Age 31 days)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333

Birth of a sisterElizabeth BRAINES
June 3, 1770 (Age 21 months)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333

Baptism of a sisterAnn BRAINES
February 23, 1777 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin BRAINES
October 24, 1778 (Age 10 years)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333


Birth of a brotherHenry BRAINES
August 2, 1779 (Age 10 years)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333

Birth of a brotherWilliam BRAINES
January 15, 1781 (Age 12 years)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333

Baptism of a brotherJames BRAINES
December 3, 1783 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterJane BRAINES
December 1785 (Age 17 years)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333

Birth of a brotherGeorge BRAINES
December 30, 1786 (Age 18 years)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333

Religious marriageElizabeth DRAPER?View this family
October 23, 1793 (Age 25 years)
Note: This marriage record is possibly the record of Thomas and Elizabeth Braines' (of Keystone) marriage…

Birth of a son
#1
John BRAINES
July 13, 1794 (Age 25 years)
Note: The Bishop's Transcript for this entry is wrong. Someone inverted the names of John & Ann in th…
Birth of a son
#2
William? BRAINES
about 1795 (Age 26 years)
Note: According to his marriage record in 1824 to Rebecca Clarke, William was from Lowick Northamptonshire (near Islip). Subsequent census records always indicated he was from Northampstonshire and his last census said he was from Caistor North Hamps. (I believe it was Castor.) No record of William's birth has been found yet.
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth BRAINES
June 26, 1796 (Age 27 years)
Note: Findmypast.com: Elizabeth Brains in 1796 England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Birth of a daughter
#4
Jane BRAINES
September 30, 1798 (Age 30 years)
Note: Probable record of Jane's birth found in English records at familysearch.org. (Keyston, in Huntingd…
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary BRAINES
May 18, 1802 (Age 33 years)
Note: From findmypast.com
Death of a brotherBenjamin BRAINES
September 17, 1803 (Age 35 years)
Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England
Latitude: N52.400005 Longitude: W0.633333

Death of a sisterAnn BRAINES
October 9, 1803 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Ann BRAINES
July 1, 1804 (Age 35 years)
Note: In 2013 Benjamin Rippere, a descendant of Ann Braines Loveday, matched autosomal DNA with Tom Gaddis, descendant of Thomas Scott & Jane Braines - Ann's sister. (Family Tree DNA)
Birth of a son
#7
Thomas BRAINES
July 27, 1806 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Henry BRAINES
July 11, 1810 (Age 41 years)
Burial of a brotherJames BRAINES
February 28, 1811 (Age 42 years)
Burial of a motherElizabeth CARLEY
April 6, 1821 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam? BRAINESRebecca CLARKEView this family
Type: Religious marriage
December 3, 1824 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam? BRAINESElizabeth CHRISTIANView this family
July 18, 1828 (Age 59 years)
GraveleyMarriages1828.png
GraveleyMarriages1828.png

Note: "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch

Marriage of a childThomas SCOTTJane BRAINESView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 18, 1828 (Age 59 years)
Note: After Mary died Thomas Scott remarried: From the Cambridgeshire: - Registers of Marriages, 1538-183…
GraveleyMarriages1828.png
GraveleyMarriages1828.png

Note: "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch

Marriage of a childGeorge LOVEDAYAnn BRAINESView this family
November 24, 1828 (Age 60 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth DRAPER?
February 10, 1837 (Age 68 years) Age: 68
Note: From the Keystone Parish Records,
Burial of a sonJohn BRAINES
March 21, 1841 (Age 72 years)
John and Henry Brains Died in Thrapston, Buried in Islip, 1841
John and Henry Brains Died in Thrapston, Buried in Islip, 1841

Note: This could be the burial of adult children of Thomas Braines of Keystone, but it is not proven.

Burial of a sonHenry BRAINES
March 23, 1841 (Age 72 years)
Note: England Burials, 1813-1912 for Henry Brains
John and Henry Brains Died in Thrapston, Buried in Islip, 1841
John and Henry Brains Died in Thrapston, Buried in Islip, 1841

Note: This could be the burial of adult children of Thomas Braines of Keystone, but it is not proven.

Census 1841 (Age 72 years) Age: 70
Note: 1841 Census for Thomas Braines
Map Showing Area Around Keystone circa 1830.
Map Showing Area Around Keystone circa 1830.

Note: Map also shows Keystone Lodge where Elizabeth Braines died.

Death of a sonThomas BRAINES
January 13, 1843 (Age 74 years)
Note: This is the likely entry for Thomas Braines Jr in the Keystone Parish Burial book . Burial Jan 14, 1843 Thomas Braines, 37, Abode Keystone Lodge. Witness: William Groom.
Death of a daughterJane BRAINES
March 14, 1845 (Age 76 years)
Cause: Phthisis (TB)
Note: From the GRO Death records - St Neots District:
Burial of a daughterJane BRAINES
March 17, 1845 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childAllen CHURCHMary BRAINESView this family
Type: Religious marriage
January 29, 1846 (Age 77 years)
Death June 26, 1850 (Age 81 years) Age: 84
Note: GRO Record: Thomas Braines, age 84, Shepherd, died Keyston, witnessed by Sophia Rawson, Reg District Thrapston, Subdistrict Raunds, Huntingdonshire. Burial record in Keystone Parish stated: Thomas Braines, age 84, Abode Keystone, Buried Jun 28, 1850. SOG HU/R 38