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COMPLETED Bram..well?..mer?
« on: Friday 06 November 09 04:13 UTC (UK) »

Researching the Bramwell family of Garrigill, Cumberland. At some point in time, they seemed to use two names, Bramwell and Brammer. We have seen the last will and testament of Robert Bramwell (c1684) and he uses the surname Bramwell. However, later on, in 1776, Hannah uses the surname Brammer. Later, the family reverted to the surname Bramwell. Could it be a dialect thing?

Could there be some local use of names that might explain this? Is there anything else that might explain?
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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 November 09 17:24 UTC (UK) »

Hi Kiwiham

Welcome to Rootschat!

I think answer is absolutely a "Yes!"
Cumbrian dialect is definitely different from written English!  There is a tendency for the local dialect to miss out consonants or change them.  Often you will opften only hear part of a wird, especially local place names.

Hence     't Moor for The Moor meaning Cleator Moor,
              Bleckell for Blackwell
               Wuckint'n for Workington
               Turpenn'r for Torpenhow

Many will have many variations - infact someone will probably come on and ytell me I got it wrong!

There are some good websites with diaect.  If I have time later I'll put links on.

They even have their own numbers - put in shepherds counting or similar!

Best wishes and good luck with the interpretting.

Enjoy Rootschat!

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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 November 09 19:51 UTC (UK) »

Thanks for replying. Yes, I thought it might be something like that. The evidence is that the two names were used equally at various times. I suspect that it was a matter of translation. The records we now have were in fact, the result of someone (the minister or pastor) interpreting some-ones dialect. When asked for their names, the result was what the minister heard.

If true, then the result (for me) is far-reaching. It will add many more branches onto my tree. Since it has taken years to get to where I am now, I may not live to see the result. Pity.
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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 07 November 09 00:14 UTC (UK) »

Hi

Glad it makes sense with what you've got.  I hope you get loads of leads.  Try some more on Rootschat!  If there's any more we can do to help, do say.

Best wishes

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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 07 November 09 00:47 UTC (UK) »

The bloke who ran off with an ancestor of mine was a descendant of John BRAMWELL 1797 Alston.
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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 07 November 09 01:17 UTC (UK) »

The bloke who ran off with an ancestor of mine was a descendant of John BRAMWELL 1797 Alston.
So which one of the (at least) thirteen children of John was that? Out of all the names possible, John is by far the most popular. There has been a John in every branch of every generation since 1767. Good luck with finding yours.
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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 07 November 09 10:03 UTC (UK) »

John 1797
Thomas 1836
John Russell 1860 - he lived with Jane BURNS (nee STEWART) from c1892.  Her husband died in 1913, then they married in 1915.
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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 14 November 09 10:18 UTC (UK) »

John 1797
Thomas 1836
John Russell 1860 - he lived with Jane BURNS (nee STEWART) from c1892.  Her husband died in 1913, then they married in 1915.
Well, that's interesting. I only have one John Russell but he was born 1895. Married Hellen Haley. Ah, found him.
John Bramwell b.6 Nov 1859, d.? m. Agnes Blake(22 Sep 1880) m.Jane Stewart(1890).
John Russell Bramwell b.6 Nov 1895 d. 13 Feb 1969

Are you saying John senior was also called John Russell? I must have missed that.
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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 14 November 09 11:28 UTC (UK) »

Are you saying John senior was also called John Russell? I must have missed that.

Yes, that's what I said - I can't find anything to back that up, so I think it's wrong  Embarrassed

Marriage 20 Nov 1915 at Morpeth Register Office
John BRAMWELL (56, wid, Coal miner Hewer, son of Thomas (dec) Ironstone miner) to
Jane BURNS (56, wid, dau of George STEWART (dec) General Carter)
both of 123 Pont Street, Ashington

First child
Births Mar 1893 
BURNS    Samuel Bramwell        Whitehaven    10b   657

Jane was with husband Michael BURNS in 1881 and 1891.  He died 13 July 1913 Whitehaven
Jane died 24 Nov 1921 (60)
John died 4 Oct 1926 (63), both of 123 Pont Street.
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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #9 on: Monday 16 November 09 10:12 UTC (UK) »

Something very strange about names with this family. I am just looking at the 1891 census for Michael Burns and family. They have an entry for the household for a George STEAD shown as brother-in-law. He is also shown as having been born in Ireland and was 32 years old.

Also, when looking at FreeBDM, Janes name is STUART, not STEWART. Of their children I can find no trace (on FreeBDM). However census lists seven children.
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Re: Bram..well?..mer?
« Reply #10 on: Monday 16 November 09 11:18 UTC (UK) »

I don't worry too much about spellings -
In 1873 she was Jane STUART of Irish Street, dau of George STUART
In 1915 she was Jane BURNS dau of George STEWART (dec)

George STEWART lived at Michells Court, Irish Street from at least 1865 till 1904 (death) and his 2nd wife continued to live there until 1907.

Re Stead/Stuart - the words are certainly of similar shape.  In the days of scratchy pens by candlelight, mistranscription has to be a possibility.


Five of those seven were registered-
Q1 1875 10a 529 James Strange
Q1 1877 10b 689 George
Q3 1879 10b (5/6)35 Hugh
5 July 1880 Mary Agnes (a relation gave me that one)
Q4 1881 10b 571 Margaret
1884 Sarah
Q4 1890 10b 596 Thomas William (died 1891)

Then there was Samuel Bramwell BURNS and John Russell BRAMWELL ... making nine.

In the 1911 census, the BRAMWELL couple - who were of course not yet married - claim to have been married for 19 years, having had 15 children, 9 of whom were still living.

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