William? BRAINES 1795–1864

William? BRAINESAge: 69 years1795–1864

Name: William? BRAINES

Given names: William?

Surname: BRAINES

Note: I've included William Braines as a brother of Jane Braines because he and Jane were married on the same day and same church in Graveley Cambridgeshire. There must have been a family connection. Jane married Thomas Scott and William married Elizabeth Christian on Jul 18, 1828. At that time William was a widower, a shepherd and a laborer. His first wife Rebecca Clarke (of Great Staughton Hunts) had been buried in Graveley a few weeks before William's marriage to Elizabeth, leaving him with a young daughter Ann Brain to raise. In 1830 William and Elizabeth had one child John baptized in Graveley after having moved to Stilton Huntingdonshire. William was a shepherd and probably moved with the seasons.

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Birth	about 1795 26 23 Castor, Northampshire, England 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 sister	Elizabeth BRAINES June 26, 1796 (Age 17 months) Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Note: Findmypast.com: Elizabeth Brains in 1796 England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Findmypast.com: Elizabeth Brains in 1796 England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 First name(s) Elizabeth Last name Brains Baptism date 26 Jun 1796 Place Keyston County Huntingdonshire Country England Father's first name(s) Thomas Father's last name Brains Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britain Elizabeth Braines Baptism Record in Keystone Parish
Birth of a sister	Jane BRAINES September 30, 1798 (Age 3 years) Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Note: Probable record of Jane's birth found in English records at familysearch.org. (Keyston, in Huntingd… Probable record of Jane's birth found in English records at familysearch.org. (Keyston, in Huntingdonshire, is about 20 miles west of Graveley Cambridgeshire. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 name: Jane Brains baptism/christening date: 30 Sep 1798 baptism/christening place: Keyston, Huntingdon, England father's name: Thomas Brains mother's name: Elizabeth indexing project (batch) number: C16874-1 England-ODM source film number: 1040935 Jane Braines Baptism Entry in Keystone Parish Records
Birth of a sister	Mary BRAINES May 18, 1802 (Age 7 years) Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Note: From findmypast.com From findmypast.com First name(s) Mary Last name Brains Baptism date 18 May 1802 Place Keyston County Huntingdonshire Country England Father's first name(s) Thomas Father's last name Brains Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Baptism Records of Mary and Ann Braines in Keystone Parish
Birth of a sister	Ann BRAINES July 1, 1804 (Age 9 years) Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England 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) Baptism Records of Mary and Ann Braines in Keystone Parish
Birth of a brother	Thomas BRAINES July 27, 1806 (Age 11 years) Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Thomas Braines Baptism Record in Keystone Parish, Huntingdonshire
Birth of a brother	Henry BRAINES July 11, 1810 (Age 15 years) Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Henry Braines Baptism Record in Keystone Parish, Hunts
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Elizabeth CARLEY April 6, 1821 (Age 26 years) Grafton Underwood, Northhamption, England Burial of Elizabeth, Wife of Thomas Braines, Grafton Underwood NorthHants
Religious marriage	Rebecca CLARKE — View this family December 3, 1824 (Age 29 years) Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire William Brains Marriage in 1824, ancestry.com
Baptism of a daughter	Ann BRAINES May 14, 1826 (Age 31 years) Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire Note: From England, Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Transcription on findmypast.com. (Need subscription) From England, Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Transcription on findmypast.com. (Need subscription)
Birth of a son #1	Henry BRAINES about 1827 (Age 32 years)
Death of a wife	Rebecca CLARKE May 1828 (Age 33 years) Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
Burial of a wife	Rebecca CLARKE May 7, 1828 (Age 33 years) Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England Note: Age 21. Taken from "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearc… Age 21. Taken from "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL31-21ZF : 17 March 2018), Rebekah Brain, 07 May 1828; citing Burial, Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,147,104.
Marriage	Elizabeth CHRISTIAN — View this family July 18, 1828 (Age 33 years) Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England GraveleyMarriages1828.png Note: "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9T9-CGKR?cc=1465708&wc=2KFF-W4D%3A1590153786 : 26 May 2021), 007672863 > image 283 of 367; Cambridge University Library, England.
Death of a son	Henry BRAINES December 1828 (Age 33 years) Stilton, Hunts, England
Birth of a son #2	John BRAINES July 14, 1830 (Age 35 years) Stilton, Hunts, England Baptisms of John Brains and Henry Scott, 1830, Graveley Cam
Baptism of a son	John BRAINES August 29, 1830 (Age 35 years) Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
Birth of a son #3	William BRAINES 1831 (Age 36 years)
Death of a son	William BRAINES 1831 (Age 36 years) Huntingdonshire, England
Burial of a son	William BRAINES March 11, 1831 (Age 36 years) Stilton, Hunts, England
Baptism of a daughter	Mary Ann BRAINES January 31, 1833 (Age 38 years) Stilton, Hunts, England
Burial of a daughter	Mary Ann BRAINES February 12, 1833 (Age 38 years) Stilton, Hunts, England Note: From parish record: Mary Ann Brains, infant, buried.
Birth of a daughter #4	Ann BRAINES January 1834 (Age 39 years)
Baptism of a daughter	Ann BRAINES January 19, 1834 (Age 39 years) Stilton, Hunts, England
Birth of a son #5	George BRAINES about 1837 (Age 42 years)
Death of a mother	Elizabeth DRAPER? February 10, 1837 (Age 42 years) Age: 68 Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Note: From the Keystone Parish Records, From the Keystone Parish Records, Elizabeth Brains, age 68, Abode Keystone Lodge, Burial.
Birth of a daughter #6	Mary BRAINES about 1841 (Age 46 years)
Burial of a brother	John BRAINES March 21, 1841 (Age 46 years) Islip, Northamptonshire, England 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 brother	Henry BRAINES March 23, 1841 (Age 46 years) Islip, Northamptonshire, England Note: England Burials, 1813-1912 for Henry Brains England Burials, 1813-1912 for Henry Brains Age: 31 Birth Year: abt 1810 Burial Date: 23 Mar 1841 Abode: Thrapston Burial Place: Islip, Northamptonshire, England Parish as it Appears: Islip Register Type: Parish Registers No information is given about parents, birth place, etc. This is the unique Henry Brains in the ancestry search across England who matches approximate birth year. Two days earlier in the same parish, John Brains, 37, of Thrapston was also buried. These two are likely related but not brothers as the age of John is too young. Also, the Thomas Brains family of Keystone had come from Islip 40 years earlier. (Probable, still to be confirmed.) 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	Elizabeth CHRISTIAN — View this family June 6, 1841 (Age 46 years) Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom Note: England and Wales Census, 1841 England and Wales Census, 1841 Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom Registration District: Peterborough Piece/Folio: 452/4 Registration Number: HO107 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Braines Male 40 not Hunts Elizabeth Braines Female 38 not Hunts John Braines Male 10 Huntingdonshire Ann Braines Female 8 Huntingdonshire George Braines Male 4 Huntingdonshire Mary Braines Female 0 Huntingdonshire
Death of a brother	Thomas BRAINES January 13, 1843 (Age 48 years) Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England 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. Thomas Braines Jr Death Certificate
Death of a sister	Jane BRAINES March 14, 1845 (Age 50 years) Graveley, Eng Cause: Phthisis (TB) Note: From the GRO Death records - St Neots District: From the GRO Death records - St Neots District: Mar 14, 1845 Jane Scott Female 50 years. Wife of Thomas Scott laborer. Phthisis. Signed by Elizabeth Housden, present at the death. Graveley. Registered Mar 17, 1845.
Burial of a sister	Jane BRAINES March 17, 1845 (Age 50 years) Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England Burial Record of Jane BRAINS Scott and Her Son Thomas Scott
Death of a father	Thomas BRAINES June 26, 1850 (Age 55 years) Age: 84 Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England 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 Thomas Braines Death Record From GRO
Census	1851 (Age 56 years) Age: Denton, Huntingdonshire, England William Braines in 1851 Census, Denton, Hunts Note: William stated he was born in Northhants N.H. It is not William stated he was born in Northhants N.H. It is not clear what N.H. stands for, probably NorthHampton, a city in Northaamptonshire, but there is no record of his birth in that parish.
Census	Elizabeth CHRISTIAN — View this family April 7, 1861 (Age 66 years) Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom Note: William Braines in the 1861 England Census William Braines in the 1861 England Census Where born: Carster, Northamptonshire, England Civil Parish: Denton Ecclesiastical parish: Yaxley County/Island: Huntingdonshire Country: England Registration District: Peterborough Sub-registration District: Stilton ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Household Schedule Number: 15 Piece: 964 Folio: 45 Page Number: 5 William Braines 66 Elizabeth Braines 62 George Brains 24 Mary Brains 20 William Braines Family in Denton, 1861
Death of a sister	Ann BRAINES May 23, 1863 (Age 68 years) Islip, Northamptonshire, England Note: England, Select Deaths and Burials England, Select Deaths and Burials Name: Ann Loveday Burial Date: 26 May 1863 Burial Place: Islip, Northampton, England FHL Film Number: 1999476 Ann Braines Loveday Burial Record, Islip 1863
Death	August 8, 1864 (Age 69 years) Age: 66 Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom Death Certificate for William Braines of Denton, Hunts

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth DRAPER? John BRAINES William? BRAINES Elizabeth BRAINES Jane BRAINES Mary BRAINES Ann BRAINES Thomas BRAINES Henry BRAINES Thomas BRAINES Birth: September 1768 — Grafton Underwood, Northhamption, England Death: June 26, 1850 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas BRAINES John BRAINES William? BRAINES Elizabeth BRAINES Jane BRAINES Mary BRAINES Ann BRAINES Thomas BRAINES Henry BRAINES Elizabeth DRAPER? Birth: 1772 — Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England Death: February 10, 1837 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England
	Marriage: October 23, 1793 — Islip, Northamptonshire, England
9 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John BRAINES Birth: July 13, 1794 25 22 — Islip, Northamptonshire, England Burial: March 21, 1841 — Islip, Northamptonshire, England
18 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca CLARKE Ann BRAINES Family with spouse Elizabeth CHRISTIAN Henry BRAINES John BRAINES William BRAINES Mary Ann BRAINES Ann BRAINES George BRAINES Mary BRAINES William? BRAINES Birth: about 1795 26 23 — Castor, Northampshire, England Death: August 8, 1864 — Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
18 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth BRAINES Birth: June 26, 1796 27 24 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas SCOTT Henry SCOTT James SCOTT Elizabeth SCOTT Thomas SCOTT Ann SCOTT Robert SCOTT Jane BRAINES Birth: September 30, 1798 30 26 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Death: March 14, 1845 — Graveley, Eng
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Allen CHURCH Family with spouse Jane BRAINES Mary BRAINES Birth: May 18, 1802 33 30 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Death: 1880 — Thrapston District, Northamptonshire
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George LOVEDAY Hannah LOVEDAY Ann BRAINES Birth: July 1, 1804 35 32 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Death: May 23, 1863 — Islip, Northamptonshire, England
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas BRAINES Birth: July 27, 1806 37 34 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Death: January 13, 1843 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry BRAINES Birth: July 11, 1810 41 38 — Keystone, Huntingdonshire, England Burial: March 23, 1841 — Islip, Northamptonshire, England

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca CLARKE Ann BRAINES Family with spouse Elizabeth CHRISTIAN Henry BRAINES John BRAINES William BRAINES Mary Ann BRAINES Ann BRAINES George BRAINES Mary BRAINES William? BRAINES Birth: about 1795 26 23 — Castor, Northampshire, England Death: August 8, 1864 — Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William? BRAINES Ann BRAINES Rebecca CLARKE Birth: 1807 — Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire Death: May 1828 — Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
	Marriage: December 3, 1824 — Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire
17 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ann BRAINES Baptism: May 14, 1826 31 19 — Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca CLARKE Ann BRAINES Family with spouse Elizabeth CHRISTIAN Henry BRAINES John BRAINES William BRAINES Mary Ann BRAINES Ann BRAINES George BRAINES Mary BRAINES William? BRAINES Birth: about 1795 26 23 — Castor, Northampshire, England Death: August 8, 1864 — Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William? BRAINES Henry BRAINES John BRAINES William BRAINES Mary Ann BRAINES Ann BRAINES George BRAINES Mary BRAINES Elizabeth CHRISTIAN
	Marriage: July 18, 1828 — Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
-7 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry BRAINES Birth: about 1827 32 Death: December 1828 — Stilton, Hunts, England
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John BRAINES Birth: July 14, 1830 35 — Stilton, Hunts, England
18 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William BRAINES Birth: 1831 36 Death: 1831 — Huntingdonshire, England
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ann BRAINES Baptism: January 31, 1833 38 — Stilton, Hunts, England Burial: February 12, 1833 — Stilton, Hunts, England
1 year daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ann BRAINES Birth: January 1834 39
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships George BRAINES Birth: about 1837 42
5 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary BRAINES Birth: about 1841 46

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Birth	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.
Census	England and Wales Census, 1841 Denton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom Registration District: Peterborough Piece/Folio: 452/4 Registration Number: HO107 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Braines Male 40 not Hunts Elizabeth Braines Female 38 not Hunts John Braines Male 10 Huntingdonshire Ann Braines Female 8 Huntingdonshire George Braines Male 4 Huntingdonshire Mary Braines Female 0 Huntingdonshire
Census	William Braines in the 1861 England Census Where born: Carster, Northamptonshire, England Civil Parish: Denton Ecclesiastical parish: Yaxley County/Island: Huntingdonshire Country: England Registration District: Peterborough Sub-registration District: Stilton ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Household Schedule Number: 15 Piece: 964 Folio: 45 Page Number: 5 William Braines 66 Elizabeth Braines 62 George Brains 24 Mary Brains 20
Name	I've included William Braines as a brother of Jane Braines because he and Jane were married on the same day and same church in Graveley Cambridgeshire. There must have been a family connection. Jane married Thomas Scott and William married Elizabeth Christian on Jul 18, 1828. At that time William was a widower, a shepherd and a laborer. His first wife Rebecca Clarke (of Great Staughton Hunts) had been buried in Graveley a few weeks before William's marriage to Elizabeth, leaving him with a young daughter Ann Brain to raise. In 1830 William and Elizabeth had one child John baptized in Graveley after having moved to Stilton Huntingdonshire. William was a shepherd and probably moved with the seasons.

Marriage	William Brains Marriage in 1824, ancestry.com Format: image/png Image dimensions: 997 × 687 pixels File size: 107 KB Type: Electronic
Marriage	GraveleyMarriages1828.png Format: image/png Image dimensions: 882 × 1,412 pixels File size: 1,282 KB Type: Document Note: "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9T9-CGKR?cc=1465708&wc=2KFF-W4D%3A1590153786 : 26 May 2021), 007672863 > image 283 of 367; Cambridge University Library, England.
Census	William Braines in 1851 Census, Denton, Hunts Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 3,176 × 2,000 pixels File size: 729 KB Type: Document Note: William stated he was born in Northhants N.H. It is not William stated he was born in Northhants N.H. It is not clear what N.H. stands for, probably NorthHampton, a city in Northaamptonshire, but there is no record of his birth in that parish.
Census	William Braines Family in Denton, 1861 Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 2,537 × 1,599 pixels File size: 414 KB Type: Document
Death	Death Certificate for William Braines of Denton, Hunts Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 6,531 × 1,968 pixels File size: 2,021 KB Type: Certificate

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father Parents Thomas BRAINES Elizabeth CARLEY	Thomas BRAINES 1768–1850
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth DRAPER? 1772–1837
elder brother Family (none)	John BRAINES 1794–1841
himself Family Rebecca CLARKE Ann BRAINES Elizabeth CHRISTIAN Henry BRAINES John BRAINES William BRAINES Mary Ann BRAINES Ann BRAINES George BRAINES Mary BRAINES	William? BRAINES 1795–1864
younger sister Family (none)	Elizabeth BRAINES 1796–
younger sister Family Thomas SCOTT Henry SCOTT James SCOTT Elizabeth SCOTT Thomas SCOTT Ann SCOTT Robert SCOTT	Jane BRAINES 1798–1845
younger sister Family Allen CHURCH (unknown) Jane BRAINES	Mary BRAINES 1802–1880
younger sister Family George LOVEDAY Hannah LOVEDAY	Ann BRAINES 1804–1863
younger brother Family (none)	Thomas BRAINES 1806–1843
younger brother Family (none)	Henry BRAINES 1810–1841
Family with Rebecca CLARKE
himself Parents Thomas BRAINES Elizabeth DRAPER?	William? BRAINES 1795–1864
wife Parents (unknown)	Rebecca CLARKE 1807–1828
daughter Family (none)	Ann BRAINES 1826–
Family with Elizabeth CHRISTIAN
himself Parents Thomas BRAINES Elizabeth DRAPER?	William? BRAINES 1795–1864
wife Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth CHRISTIAN –
son Family (none)	Henry BRAINES 1827–1828
son Family (none)	John BRAINES 1830–
son Family (none)	William BRAINES 1831–1831
daughter Family (none)	Mary Ann BRAINES 1833–1833
daughter Family (none)	Ann BRAINES 1834–
son Family (none)	George BRAINES 1837–
daughter Family (none)	Mary BRAINES 1841–

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