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William Bryant 1824 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1824

Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England

Death Date: Sep 1884

Death Location: Northiam, Sussex, England

Father: William Bryant

Mother: Harriett Chester

Spouse(s): Frances Witherden

Children(s): Sarah Bryant, Samuel Bryant, William Bryant, Tilden Bryant, Emily Bryant, Norah Bryant, Minnie Bryant, Jane Bryant

The story of William Bryant began in 1824 in Northiam, Sussex, England. In 1861, William Bryant resided in Northiam Street, Northiam, Sussex, England. William Bryant married Frances Witherden, and had children including Sarah Bryant, Samuel Bryant, William Walter Bryant, Tilden Foster Bryant, Emily Bryant, Norah Bryant, Minnie Bryant, Jane Bryant. William Bryant passed away in 1884 in Northiam, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bryant began in 1824 in Northiam, Sussex, England.
  • In 1861, William Bryant resided in Northiam Street, Northiam, Sussex, England.
  • William Bryant married Frances Witherden, and had children including Sarah Bryant, Samuel Bryant, William Walter Bryant, Tilden Foster Bryant, Emily Bryant, Norah Bryant, Minnie Bryant, Jane Bryant.
  • William Bryant passed away in 1884 in Northiam, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bryant
1780 – 1849
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Harriett Chester
1789 – 1860
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Witherden
1829 – 1900
Birth Location: Rolvenden, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Bryant
1848 –
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Samuel Bryant
1851 – 1926
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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William Bryant
1852 –
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Tilden Bryant
1855 –
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Emily Bryant
1860 –
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Norah Bryant
1862 –
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Minnie Bryant
1865 –
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Jane Bryant
1868 –
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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William Bryant's Ancestors

Self
William Bryant
1824 – 1884
Birth Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
Parents
William Bryant
1780 – 1849
Northiam, Sussex, England
Harriett Chester
1789 – 1860
Northiam, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Samuel Bryant
1740 – 1811
Northiam, Sussex, England
Mary Reed
– 1781
Lamberhurst, Kent, England
Samuel Chester
1756 – 1833
Brede, Sussex, England
Lucy Austen
1766 – 1853
Guestling, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bryant
1704 – 1786
Mary Hovenden
1698 –
Samuel Chester
Mary Manser
John Austen
Sarah Foster
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briant
1678 –
Rebeckah Russell
1671 –
John Hovenden
1668 – 1741
Mary Rogers
1667 – 1725

William Bryant's Descendants

1.
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William Bryant (15 Oct 1824 – Sep 1884) m. Frances Witherden (abt 1829 – May 1900)
  1. 1. Sarah Bryant (abt 1848 – )
  2. 2. Samuel Bryant (1851 – 1926) m. Maria Penfold (1859 – 1927)
    1. 1. John (William) Bryant (14 Jul 1879 – )
    2. 2. George (Alfred) Bryant (28 Jul 1882 – 17 Nov 1958) m. Lillie (May) Offen (5 Sep 1884 – )
      1. 1. Ivy Bryant (1910 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Bryant (1911 – )
      3. 3. Frederick (George) Bryant (13 Oct 1913 – 4 Jun 1954) m. Muriel (I) Hoad
        1. 1. Michael (B) Bryant (1941 – ) m. Patricia (Joan) Masters (24 Nov 1942 – 1996)
      4. 4. Ralph (I) Bryant (13 Apr 1924 – ) m. Joyce (M) Simpson
        1. 1. Caroline (J) Bryant (1957 – ) m. John (M) Wood
    3. 3. Edith Bryant (26 Jun 1885 – )
    4. 4. Clara (Maria) Bryant (1888 – 29 May 1939) m. Robert (David) Dixon (20 Mar 1884 – 1958)
      1. 1. Constance (Clara) Dixon (30 Jun 1908 – 24 Jan 2003)
      2. 2. Ellen (Lavinia) Dixon (22 Oct 1909 – ) m. Francis (John) White (6 Apr 1905 – 1984)
      3. 3. Daisy (Winifred) Dixon (2 May 1912 – 6 Feb 1998)
      4. 4. Dorothy (Amy) Dixon (3 Dec 1919 – 2 Jan 1976) m. Harold (Percy) Coles (17 Mar 1911 – 3 May 1993)
      5. 5. Patricia (Joan) Dixon (5 May 1925 – 18 Jan 2010) m. Leonard (William) Rundle (9 Jan 1923 – 26 Jul 1994)
        1. 1. Christine (J) Rundle (1950 – ) m. Andrew (Peter) Hitt (17 Nov 1949 – 30 Oct 2008)
        2. 2. Rundle
      6. 6. Edward (R) Dixon
    5. 5. Daisy Bryant (26 Aug 1890 – 12 Nov 1954) m. Frederick Bird (14 Nov 1893 – 24 Feb 1970)
      1. 1. Daisy (Ruth) Bird (9 Feb 1916 – 18 Dec 1942) m. William (Walter) Gurr (15 May 1913 – Apr 1988)
        1. 1. Molly (Elizabeth) Gurr (3 Feb 1934 – 13 Oct 2009) m. Thomas (George) Goldsmith (17 Feb 1933 – 25 Jan 2020)
    6. 6. Ernest Bryant (6 Feb 1892 – 21 May 1947) m. Maud (Annie) Binfield (22 May 1886 – )
    7. 7. Nellie Bryant (23 Nov 1897 – 18 Feb 1976) m. Ernest Kelly (21 Nov 1884 – 1967)
    8. 8. Percy Bryant (20 May 1899 – 1984) m. Lilian (Amy) Gutsell (27 Nov 1897 – 1982)
      1. 1. Ernest (R) Bryant (30 Apr 1923 – ) m. Phyllis (Mary) Munn (8 Dec 1935 – 18 Jan 2005)
    9. 9. Grace Bryant (10 Jun 1903 – 1988) m. George (E) Homewood (27 Jul 1906 – )
      1. 1. Edward (J) Homewood (8 Mar 1930 – 9 May 2012) m. Cynthia (M) Young (9 Dec 1935 – 18 Dec 2016)
        1. 1. Lisa Homewood (1960 – 1961)
        2. 2. Claire (J) Homewood (1962 – ) m. Peter (A) Harcourt
        3. 3. Kate (Eileen) Homewood (1973 – ) m. Barry (V) Head
      2. 2. Maurice Homewood (12 Feb 1934 – 1976) m. Mary (Thresea) O'Leary (5 Aug 1931 – 21 Dec 1994)
      3. 3. Roy (James) Homewood (1 Jun 1938 – 9 Mar 2005) m. Audrey (K) Groves (1944 – )
  3. 3. William (Walter) Bryant (1852 – ) m. Eliza Timberell (abt 1851 – )
    1. 1. Walter (James) Bryant (24 Jun 1877 – 11 Mar 1951) m. Mabel Brown (2 Feb 1879 – ) m. Christine J (1885 – )
      1. 1. Horatio (Dalton Herbert) Bryant (7 May 1900 – 9 Jun 1965) m. Grace Shearer (1896 – ) m. Annie (M) Ireland (abt 1902 – 25 Jun 1968) m. Doralis (Mary) Strugnell (23 Sep 1912 – 16 Jan 1989)
        1. 1. David Bryant
        2. 2. Douglas Bryant
        3. 3. Joy Bryant
      2. 2. Elsie (C) Bryant (1910 – )
      3. 3. Walter Bryant (abt 1912 – )
      4. 4. Stanley Bryant (abt 1915 – )
      5. 5. Marian Bryant (abt 1919 – )
    2. 2. Sydney (George) Bryant (abt 1879 – )
    3. 3. William (H) Bryant (1880 – )
  4. 4. Tilden (Foster) Bryant (Jul 1855 – )
  5. 5. Emily Bryant (1860 – )
  6. 6. Norah Bryant (1862 – )
  7. 7. Minnie Bryant (1865 – )
  8. 8. Jane Bryant (1868 – )

William Bryant's Timeline

7 Records

1824
15 Oct 1824
Birth of William Bryant in Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam, Sussex, England
1829
17 May 1829
Age 5
William Bryant was baptized in Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam, Sussex, England
1861
1861
Age 37
William Bryant resided here in Northiam Street, Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam Street, Northiam, Sussex, England
1871
1871
Age 47
William Bryant resided here in Old Workhouse, Northiam, Sussex, England
Old Workhouse, Northiam, Sussex, England
1881
1881
Age 57
William Bryant resided here in Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam, Sussex, England
1884
Sep 1884
Age 60
Death of William Bryant in Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam, Sussex, England
1884
13 Sep 1884
Age 60
Burial of William Bryant in Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1824
    Event Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census
    [2] East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers
    [3] East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 431/1/2/1
    [4] East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 431/1/5/2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 May 1829
    Event Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers
    [2] East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 431/1/2/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Northiam Street, Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Old Workhouse, Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1884
    Event Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 431/1/5/2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 431/1/5/2
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