ELIZABETH BRAGG BORN CIRCA 1803 NEWINGTON. SON HENRY ALEXANDER BRAGG

[osprey]

found my note about the other witnesses to the 1842 marriage, John Jeffery & Susanna Marian Mudge. Susanna Marian was born 17 July 1813(?) and baptised 25 Dec 1818 at St Anne Westminster daughter of Thomas, seal engraver, and Maria Bragg of St Martin's. She married John Jeffery Mudge 4 March 1834 at St Mary le Strand. So the daughter of Edward's brother.

 

[louisa maud]

Another thing that brings it all closer is, on one census Henry A Bragg put his birth place down as "Strand", then on others "Lambeth", the Wollens or one of their family (from memory) was born in "Strand". Years ago I went to St Ann's library and looked at all of the Strand area  parish registers I could find none at all, but as  their first daughter was baptised, I see no reason why the others weren't

LM

[louisa maud]

Found marriage of son Edward born 1845 in 1871, only problem is father shown as Edward Albert artist dec , I feel this is a mistake on the incumbents part, (again Ed Powel is witness, my guess is he must have been either a church warden or a local who got paid as he features quite a lot as a witness)

The girls seem to have disappeared

Louisa Maud

[osprey]

there's a possible Caroline Bragg 22 milliner b. Clapham on the 1871 census in Derby. RG10/3561 folio 4 pg 1 but I haven't spotted her after that as yet and no sign of Ros/ina...

[louisa maud]

Wasn't sure about that one but have added the to the info I am collating, a real nuisance no registrations or baptisms

LM

[jonw65]

Don't forget

There's a Rosina Bragg, 12, and Caroline Bragg, 10, in Lambeth Workhouse Industrial School in 1861.

[louisa maud]

No, haven't forgotten them Jonw, pity there are no workhouse records for these 2 girls before 1861, I have no idea when they entered, my own family lived in London mostly and have been easy to research but not the Bragg family, my husband's, I am the only one chasing them

Thank you

LM

[jonw65]

I think - from memory - it was 1856 that they first appear in the school records, but I'd have to recheck. I did look through some of the Lambeth exam books as well, for the one covering that period the ancestry people had missed out the B's in the index pages (infuriating!), but I'm not convinced any Braggs will be in them.

[louisa maud]

I found Sarah aged 13 in Norwood School looks like 1857 along with Rosina and Caroline, if the Sarah Ann Bragg is the right death June 1857 that is about right for the girls to be in Norwood, so, I think I ought to order a death cert,

Thank you Jonw

Louisa Maud