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From: Paul Benyon <>
Subject: Re: [WSX] New List Member - Interests - BRIMBLE
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 08:24:57 +0000
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Hi Sandi

The only James BRIMBLE with a wife Ann and son James of around the right
age is as follows:

MIDSOMER NORTON 1851 CENSUS ,Somerset
Transcribed by Phil Clements
Piece No H O 107/1939
Downside
Folio/Page 437 36
Call No 113
Address: Downside
>437 36 113 Downside BRIMBLE James Head mar 33 Labourer Kingston Deverill Wilts
>437 36 113 Downside BRIMBLE Ann Wife mar 31 Wife Midsomer Norton
>437 36 113 Downside BRIMBLE John Son 9 Scholar Chilcompton
>437 36 113 Downside BRIMBLE Sarah A Daur 7 Scholar Chilcompton
>437 36 113 Downside BRIMBLE Elizabeth Daur 6 Scholar Chilcompton
>437 36 113 Downside BRIMBLE James Son 1 Chilcompton

Source: Gordon Beavington's Index for the 1851 Census: see

http://www.mycensuses.com

for details.

BTW Midsomer Norton is about 11 to 12 miles by road from Wells:
Kingston Deverill is about 20 miles from Midsomer Norton.

Regards

Paul
Portland

On Fri, 9 Mar 2001 00:09:09 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I'm new to this list and would like to say hello and post my interests.
>
>I am researching my BRIMBLE ancestors and believe that they lived in
>Somerset ca. 1848.
>
>My g-grandfather, David J. BRIMBLE b: December 11, 1872 in Ystradyfodwg,
>Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales d: December 19, 1937 in Lansford, Carbon
>County, PA, USA.
>
>His birth certificate states that his parents were James BRIMBLE & Ellen
>HUGHES. Their marriage certificate shows that they were married 25 March
>1872 in Sardis Chapel Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.
>
>According to US Census info, James BRIMBLE was born March 1848. The only
>James BRIMBLE that I discovered that was born March 1848 was the son of
>James BRIMBLE & Ann BRIMBLE formerly SMITH. He was born 22 March 1848,
>Wells, Somerset. (The residence of the father appears to be Abbott Wootten.
>I could be wrong about the spelling, as it is difficult to read.)
>
>I read that many Somerset people migrated across the Bristol Channel to
>south Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries, looking for work. So I am
>hopeful that the James Brimble from Wells is my ancestor.
>
>I have searched the 1851 Census for Glamorgan Wales and have found no sign
>of Brimbles being there at that time period. I'm assuming that they must not
>have migrated yet.
>
>If anyone has access to the 1851 Census and would be willing to lookup this
>family in the Wells, Somerset area, I would be extremely grateful!
>
>The family group would be as follows:
>James Brimble (head of household)
>Ann Brimble (wife)
>James Brimble (son) ~3 years old
>[it is not known if there were other children]
>
>Many thanks for any help with this!
>
>Sandi Brimble Mauer
>Lancaster, PA
>
>
>
>
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