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The Brain Family

Brummie Lisa

Brummie Lisa

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My great grandmother was Martha Brain. I'm wondering if anybody else knows that name. Martha's daughter Hannah Maud Wells (Then became Steele) was my Nan. Thank you.
 
I have a second cousin who married a Christopher Brain. Haven't looked much into his ancestry but he may have been a nephew of Martha's (second?) husband, son of his brother Cyril. Not certain.
 
Brummie Lisa said:
Yes I think that's some of the family. Thank you.
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I should be very interested to hear any further information you have about that particular family. They were neighbours of ours although I barely knew them. Nevertheless, I have one or two fragments of information about them.

Chris
 
Sorry for the delay, I'm still getting my family history together so when I see anything viable I will post it on here. I have a photo of Martha Brain if anyone remembers her, though it's probably a long shot.
 

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Martha brain was born Martha Ingleston in 1886 Aston
she married John henry wells in 1906 Holy trinity Bordesley her father Francis William Ingleston
1911 census Blakeland st, aston
John Henry Wells
Martha Wells
John age 3
Ivy age 2
Elizabeth age 6 months

1921 census St Andrews road.

John Wells 36
Martha 35
John 13
Ivy 12
Maud 8
Hilda 4
Olive 2
Kathleen 1

Martha married Frederick Brain in 1925 , i can't find any death for john h Wells between then and 1921, perhaos divorce.
children born Brain mother Ingleston
twins Reginald C and Ronald P, 1927 sadly Ronald died in the year of his birth and Reginald died age 3 in 1930.
Margaret F 1931

Hope it helps the family tree.
 
luckeybrum said:
I remember Susan Brain at Lozells Infant &Junior school, I remember she was a Jehovah witness
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glad i was not imagining her name...we must have been at lozells girls at the same time then...what was your name as i may remember you..mine is linda harrington lived in villa st

lyn
 
luckeybrum said:
My name was Gillian Kemp I lived in Gerrard Street
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hi gillian..sorry your name rings no bells but it was a long time ago..one of my best friends at lozells girls was georgina mildenhall who also lived in gerrard st

lyn
 
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Lisa I found the death of john h Wells in 1922 and

Frederick brain had been married previously his wife Mary Ann nee Gibbs died in 1924.
Frederick and Mary had 3 children
Beatrice 1914
Joan 1922
Gordon 1924.

Gordon was living with Frederick and Martha in 1939.
 
Alberta said:
Lisa I found the death of john h Wells in 1922 and

Frederick brain had been married previously his wife Mary Ann nee Gibbs died in 1924.
Frederick and Mary had 3 children
Beatrice 1914
Joan 1922
Gordon 1924.

Gordon was living with Frederick and Martha in 1939.
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Thank you so much. Does it say how John Wells died? I can't get any clear information on Ancestry. Thank you for this, much appreciated.
 
Martha Ingleston ,then wells, then Brain, was my great grandmother, one of her daughter's was Hannah Maud, which was my nan. Martha married John Henry Wells at the Holy trinity in 1906 at Bordesley. Martha is the red arrow and to her left is my Nan. The wedding was for Jack? who sadly died of pneumonia not long after this.
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Martha Ingleston
1891 census , 1 Victoria Place, Westley street.Birmingham
William Ingleston age 29 b Newport Shropshire.
Rose 24 b Birmingham
William 9
Edith 7
Martha 5
Francis 3

1901 , 540 Bordesley green.
William and Rose with children
William 19
Edith 17
Martha 15
Frank 13
Arthur 11
Lily 3
Maud 11months

Francis William Ingleston married 6th February 1882 St Phillips,Brmingham
The records say bride Rosena Mourn but as neither could read or write and made a crossmark I think
that the name was written by the vicar as it sounded and I think it was Rosina Maughan

The marriage of 'Jack' would be John Wells,( Marthas son,) who married Minnie Laura Rowe in 1932 and he died in 1933, on the 1939 Minnie L Wells is a widow, living with her mother in Erskine street, she remarried in 1945.
 
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Alberta said:
Martha Ingleston
1891 census , 1 Victoria Place, Westley street.Birmingham
William Ingleston age 29 b Newport Shropshire.
Rose 24 b Birmingham
William 9
Edith 7
Martha 5
Francis 3

1901 , 540 Bordesley green.
William and Rose with children
William 19
Edith 17
Martha 15
Frank 13
Arthur 11
Lily 3
Maud 11months

Francis William Ingleston married 6th February 1882 St Phillips,Brmingham
The records say bride Rosena Mourn but as neither could read or write and made a crossmark I think
that the name was written by the vicar as it sounded and I think it was Rosina Maughan

The marriage of 'Jack' would be John Wells,( Marthas son,) who married Minnie Laura Rowe in 1932 and he died in 1933, on the 1939 Minnie L Wells is a widow, living with her mother in Erskine street, she remarried in 1945.
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Wow, thank you so much for this!! Much appreciated! I'm peicing it together bit by bit.
 
Astoness said:
hi gillian..sorry your name rings no bells but it was a long time ago..one of my best friends at lozells girls was georgina mildenhall who also lived in gerrard st

lyn
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I didn't go to Lozells Girls Senior school only the Infant and Junior School. My girls I remember were Marylin Telling, Susan Jones, Susan Brain Hazel Grummit, I lived in the maisonettes on the corner of Carpenters Road and Burbury Street opposite the Senior school annexe
 
luckeybrum said:
I didn't go to Lozells Girls Senior school only the Infant and Junior School. My girls I remember were Marylin Telling, Susan Jones, Susan Brain Hazel Grummit, I lived in the maisonettes on the corner of Carpenters Road and Burbury Street opposite the Senior school annexe
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hi gillian yes lozells girls used the annexe for gardening and science..i went to farm st school infants and juniors..you most likely know this but the maisonettes you lived at are still there

lyn
 
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