George Bramwell

1823 - 1859

George was born in Tideswell around the summer of 1823 ⁽¹⁾, the eldest son of Robert and Esther Ann, and baptised at St John the Baptist's there on 22nd August that same year ⁽²⁾. He had two elder sisters, Nancy who was about three years old ⁽³⁾, and Mary who was one ⁽⁴⁾, however Mary died the following April ⁽⁵⁾. His brother Thomas was born about in 1825 ⁽⁶⁾, his sister Amy in 1826 ⁽⁷⁾, brother William around the turn of 1828-29 ⁽⁸⁾, youngest sister Sarah in 1831 ⁽⁹⁾, brother Robert in 1833 ⁽¹⁰⁾, and finally youngest brother James in 1838 ⁽¹¹⁾.

By the census of June 1841 ⁽¹³⁾ his sister Amy had left home, but the rest of his siblings were still living with George and his parents in Tideswell - in the cottage between the Vicarge and Eccles Hall ⁽¹²⁾. Although not stated in the census, George was probably working as an apprentice joiner for his father, as by the time of his marriage a couple of years later he was calling himself a joiner ⁽¹⁴⁾.

He married Amelia Flint from Cressbrook on 15th August 1843 ⁽¹⁴⁾, but its impossible to know how much of a success the marriage ever was. Their daughter Nancy was born just 12 days later in Cressbrook ⁽¹⁵⁾, likely at Amelia's parents' house. It has to be assumed that George lived with his wife and new baby for a while at least, but there were no more children born, and by the following census of March 1851, he was back living with his mother in Tideswell ⁽¹⁶⁾ (his father having died 4 years earlier ⁽¹⁷⁾). His mother died too, in July 1853 ⁽¹⁸⁾. His (estranged?) wife got pregnant again towards the end of 1856, and even though George is named as the child Hannah's father at her baptism ⁽¹⁹⁾, I strongly suspect he wasn't ⁽²⁰⁾.

George died of consumption, aged just 35, on 2nd May 1859 ⁽²¹⁾. His wife survived him by 38 years, and the description of her as the widow of a "Joiner Journeyman" on her death certificate ⁽²²⁾, may be a final allusion to the fact that they hadn't lived together.

• Nancy has her own page
• Hannah Mary Flint Bramwell was born in Cressbrook in 1857. She may or may not have been George's daughter. She worked as a weaver, presumably at Cressbrook Mill. She married Levi Walker in 1885, but he died the following year, and she moved back in with her mother. In 1895 she married Arthur Slack, and at the last trace of them in 1901 they were living in Tideswell. She doesn't appear to have had any children.

1. He was baptised on 22nd August 1823 ⁽²⁾, and was aged 35 when he died on 2nd May 1589 ⁽²¹⁾, indicating a birth date of between 3rd May and 21st August 1823 - most likely earlier in August.
2. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   Augst 22d   [1823]	George, Son of	Robt & Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

3. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   Octr 30th [1820]	Nancy Daugr of	Robt and Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

4. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   Mar 21st [1822]	Mary, Daugr of	Robt & Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

5. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   Name	Abode	When buried	Age
   Mary, Daugr of Rob & Esther Ann Bramwell	Tideswell	April 16th [1824]	yrs 2

6. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   Mar 25th [1825]	Thomas Son of	Robt & Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

7. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   Decr 6th [1826]	Amy daugr of	Robt & Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

8. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   1829 Jany 8th	William Son of	Robt & Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

9. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   Jany 31st [1831]	Sarah Daugr of	Robert & Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

10. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
    

    When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
    		Christian	Surname
    Feby 15th [1833]	Robert son of	Robert & Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

11. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
    

    When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
    		Christian	Surname
    April 27th [1838]	James	Robert & Esther Ann	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

12. The census gives their addess as "Upper Street", which is no longer a name used in Tideswell, but as the two adjecent properties to the family's home shown in the census are Eccles Hall on one side, and the vicarage on the other, they must have lived in the cottage in between them.
13. Census of 7th June 1841 reads:
    Place: Upper Street, Tideswell
    

    Robert Bramwell	40	Parish Clerk
    Ann Do	40
    Ann Do	20	Reeler / Cotton Factory
    George Do	15
    Thomas Do	15	Mechanic "Ap"
    William Do	12
    Sarah Do	9
    Robert Do	7
    James Do	2

14. Marriage Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    1843 Marriage solemnized in the Parish Church in the Parish of Tideswell

    When married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Father's name and Surname	Rank or Profession of father
    August 15th 1843	George Bramwell	Minor	Bachelor	Joiner	Tideswell	Robert Bramwell	Joiner
    	Amelia Flint	Minor	Spinster	Weaver	Cressbrook	John Flint	Weaver

    Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by Banns

    in the presence of Ann Flint, Philip Heaton Flint

15. Birth Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where born	Name	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Twenty seventh of August 1843 at Cressbrook, Township of Litton	Nancy	Girl	George Bramwell	Amelia Bramwell, formerly Flint	Joiner	George Bramwell, Father, Cressbrook	Fifteenth of September 1843

16. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Seventh of december 1847 at Tideswell	Robert Bramwell	Male	50 years	Joiner. Husband of Esther Ann Bramwell	Atrophy. Not Certified	Mary Flint, present at the death, Tideswell	Eighth of december 1847

17. Census of 30th March 1851 reads:
    Place: Tideswell
    

    Ann Bramwell	Head	Widow	51	Cotton Winder	Derby, Tideswell
    George do	Son	Mar	27	Joiner	do         do
    Amy do	Daur	U	24	Factory [????????] (Cotton)	do         do
    Sarah do	Daur	U	20	do         do	do         do
    James do	Son		12	Scholar	do         do

18. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Twentieth July 1853, Tideswell	Esther Ann Bramwell	Female	53 years	Widow of Robert Bramwell a Joiner	Ovarian disease. Certified	Mary Flint, present at the death, Tideswell	Twenty third July 1853

19. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
    

    When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
    		Christian	Surname
    August 16 [1857]	Hannah Mary Flint	George & Amelia	Bramwell	Tideswell	Joiner

20. There is nothing to suggest that George and Amelia ever got back together again. When George died 2 or 3 years after Hannah's birth he was still in Tideswell, whilst his wife apparently never left Cressbrook.
21. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Second May 1859, Tideswell	George Bramwell	Male	35 years	Joiner	Consumption, Certified	Thomas Moseley, present at the death. Tideswell	Third May 1859

22. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Thirteenth June 1897, Cressbrook, Litton	Amelia Bramwell	Female	74 years	Widow of George Bramwell a Joiner Journeyman	Cardiac Degeneration. General Dropsy. Bronchitis. Certified by J H Parke MRCS	P.H. Flint, Brother, in attendance, Tideswell	Fourteenth June 1897