BRANSCOMBE
My wife's grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth
BRANSCOMBE, was born in Mudgee, NSW, AUS, in 1857.
She was the daughter (8th of 9 children) of
William BRANSCOMBE (BEAVIS) (born 1825 Withycombe
Raleigh, Devon, England; d.1895 Mudgee, NSW) &
Ann DAVEY (b.1820 Stockland, Devon, England; d. 1900 Mudgee, NSW). William
& Ann had married in St.Helier, Jersey, Channel
Islands in 1842, where 6 children were born : Mary Ann
(1843-1926), (?) (1844-1844), Charlotte (b. 1846), (?) (1847-1847),
Henry William (1850-1928) & Jane Louisa (b. 1853).
They migrated to Australia in 1854 and settled in Mudgee, NSW, where he was a Tinsmith. They had another 3 children at Mudgee, NSW : Alice Mary (1856-1856), Sarah Elizabeth (1857-1944) & George James (1861-1866).
William BRANSCOMBE was the son of Mary Ann
BRANSCOMBE & Josiah Knight BEAVIS, who married in 1827 at Withycombe Raleigh, Devon, England. Mary Ann was the daughter of William
BRANSCOMBE (1752-1833) & Sarah HAYMEN (1763-1843).
Link to BRANSCOMBE One-Name Study
RELATED SURNAMES : Beavis, Davey, Hosford, Haymen
RELATED PLACES : Devon, Jersey, Mudgee, St.Helier, Stockland, Withycombe Raleigh
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