William BRIGHAM b 07/12/1897 in SUNDERLAND

[Jim Webster]

Looking to trace WILLIAM BRIGHAM'S father (possibly JAMES born in Berwick), mother (possibly MARY ANN SCOTT born in Newcastle ) and his grandparents.

Information found to date :

1911 census (2 Simpson Street, Sunderland) living with his wife MARY ANN and their family

1901 census (as 1911)

1891 census - 99% sure (Palmerston Street, Westoe, South Shields) boarding with Elizabeth Taylor and her mother Jane. Too much of a coincidence to think this is not the same person as WILLIAM and MARY ANN's eldest daughter was named Elizabeth Jane.

It seems to me that WILLIAM moved south from Berwick to South Shields because of his work (the glass making industry is a common link on all 3 census') or maybe his parents had died and he went to live with relatives.

Family members feel he is linked to the Holy Island Brighams who had a shop or public house on the island.

Any help with the 1881 and prior census' when he would be living with his parents would be very helpful.

Jim

[CaroleW]

You can now check for mothers maiden names on the GRO website using the details found on freebmd     https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

If this is his birth reg then his mmn was Goodwin - not Scott.

As you have his full birthdate - don't you have a copy of his birth cert?  Births in Devecember were often not registered until after Christmas so were recorded in the March qtr of the next year

Births March qtr  1898   
William Brigham  Sunderland    10a   593

[CaroleW]

The 1901 entry shows a 3mth old son Edward and GRO search shows mmn as Goodwin

Marriages June qtr 1895 
Brigham    James        Sunderland    10a   942    
Goodwin    Mary Ann        Sunderland    10a   942

[CaroleW]

There is a tree on Family Search showing James Brigham's parents as William Brigham and Alice Ramsay

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SBCG-2TW

[Radcliff]

Durham records online
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Sunderland burials
James Brigham birth 1905 burial 1906 of Simpson St
James Brigham no abode given birth 1897 death 1919
James Brigham abode 27 Chester Terrace,birth 1868 death 1920

Mary Ann Brigham birth circa 1875 burial 1912 abode 8 North Milburn Street

[CaroleW]

Sorry - been out all day

Had a pm from OP earlier today about the tree on FS which has apparently given him exactly what he was looking for.

 

[Radcliff]

Thank you for letting me know I will stop searching for further information to add to this post