Chapter 3.1.3
Sophia Bramhill Brechin

Sophia Bramhill was born July 24, 1878 in Palmerston, Minto Township, Ontario, Canada. She was the third child of Matthew and Elizabeth Bramhill. She married Archibald Brechin on June 24, 1903 in Palmerston. Archie Brechin was born on April 29, 1881 and came to Canada in 1887 with his parents. He lived in Toronto and then Palmerston for a while. In 1900 he moved to Bruce Mines working as a carpenter. Then he took up land and in 1903 he married Sophia.

These pictures were taken at their wedding in 1903.


 
 

Archibald Brechin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

Sophia Bramhill Brechin

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sophia died on November 30, 1913 in Bruce Mines, Ontario. Archie died on February 16, 1957.

Their children:
                Robert James b. September 18, 1905, Bruce Mines, Ontario.
                Kenneth Alexander b. July 9, 1908, Bruce Mines, Ontario,
                Elizabeth b. February 27, 1911, Bruce Mines, Ontario
 
 

Brechin Photos
Do you recognize the cousins in these pictures? We are sure they are part of the Brechin Family.

Brechin Family Members outside an early Log Home.
 
 

Brechin Children with their Pony
 
 

Descendants of Sophia Bramhill
Generation No. 1

1. SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL (MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born July 24, 1878 in Palmerston, Minto Township, Ontario, Canada, and died November 30, 1913 in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. She married ARCHIE BRECHIN June 24, 1903 in Palmerston, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for ARCHIE BRECHIN:
Archie Brechin came to Canada in 1887. He lived in Toronto and Palmerston Ontario. In 1900 he moved to Bruce Mines working as a carpenter. Then he took up land and in 1903 he married Sophia Bramhill.

Children of SOPHIA BRAMHILL and ARCHIE BRECHIN are:

2. i. ROBERT JAMES9 BRECHIN, b. September 18, 1905, Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada.

3. ii. KENNETH ALEXANDER BRECHIN, b. July 9, 1908, Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada; d. December 30, 1987, At Home in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada.

iii. ELIZABETH BRECHIN, b. February 27, 1911, Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada; d. December 21, 1998; m. BENSON BELROSE, August 11, 1949. After Benson Belrose died she remarried to George Berett.
 
 

Generation No. 2

2. ROBERT JAMES9 BRECHIN (SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born September 18, 1905 in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. He married ELVA HUMPHRIES November 15, 1934.

Children of ROBERT BRECHIN and ELVA HUMPHRIES are:

4. i. FRANK THOMAS10 BRECHIN, b. January 8, 1936, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
5. ii. ELIZABETH DIANE BRECHIN, b. June 26, 1940, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
6. iii. STEVEN ROBERT BRECHIN, b. July 9, 1953, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
3. KENNETH ALEXANDER9 BRECHIN (SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born July 9, 1908 in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada, and died December 30, 1987 in At Home in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada. He married MARY ADELINE GREXTON August 11, 1934 in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada, daughter of JOSEPH GREXTON and SARAH MCLEOD.

Children of KENNETH BRECHIN and MARY GREXTON are:

7. i. KENNETH ARCHIBALD10 BRECHIN, b. June 30, 1936, Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada.
8. ii. MELVIN WAYNE BRECHIN, b. January 9, 1940, Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada.
9. iii. ROBERT JOHN BRECHIN, b. March 19, 1942, Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada.
 
Generation No. 3

4. FRANK THOMAS10 BRECHIN (ROBERT JAMES9, SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born January 8, 1936 in Lansing, Michigan, USA. He married SUSAN JEAN GRIFFERY June 15, 1978 in Katmandu, Nepal, daughter of ULRS GRIFFERY and GLADYS.

Notes for FRANK THOMAS BRECHIN:
Frank travelled around the world and visited many countries. Up to 1974 Frank had worked in 10 different countries.

Child of FRANK BRECHIN and SUSAN GRIFFERY is:

i. CHANDRA11 BRECHIN, b. December 6, 1971, Nepal.

Notes for CHANDRA BRECHIN:
Adopted July 23, 1979
 
 

5. ELIZABETH DIANE10 BRECHIN (ROBERT JAMES9, SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born June 26, 1940 in Lansing, Michigan, USA. She married DONALD WAYNE EDDY September 1, 1962 in Wyoming, Michigan, USA, son of PAUL EDDY and AGNES ZURBRIGGE.

Children of ELIZABETH BRECHIN and DONALD EDDY are:

i. ELIZABETH BROOKE11 EDDY, b. April 19, 1969, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
ii. STACEY ANNE EDDY, b. September 9, 1970, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; m. CHRISTOPHER VAN VALKENBURG, August 1, 1992, Wyoming, Michigan, USA.
6. STEVEN ROBERT10 BRECHIN (ROBERT JAMES9, SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born July 9, 1953 in Lansing, Michigan, USA. He married NANCY ELLEN CANTOR June 12, 1982 in First Unitarian Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, daughter of AARON CANTOR and MARJORIE HOFFMAN.

Children of STEVEN BRECHIN and NANCY CANTOR are:

i. MADELEINE CANTOR11 BRECHIN, b. April 6, 1985, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
ii. ARCHIE BRECHIN, b. November 5, 1989, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
7. KENNETH ARCHIBALD10 BRECHIN (KENNETH ALEXANDER9, SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born June 30, 1936 in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. He married ANN MARILYN BLAIR April 23, 1962 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of GLENDON BLAIR and EUNICE.

Children of KENNETH BRECHIN and ANN BLAIR are:

i. MARY CARLA11 BRECHIN, b. October 16, 1962, Deep River, Ontario, Canada.
ii. JOHN BRUCE BRECHIN, b. September 16, 1966, Carlton Place, Ontario, Canada.
8. MELVIN WAYNE10 BRECHIN (KENNETH ALEXANDER9, SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born January 9, 1940 in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. He married DIANNA SUE MCCLANAHAN June 6, 1965 in Parsons, Kansas, USA, daughter of JAMES MCCLANAHAN and PHYLLIS MAXWELL.

Children of MELVIN BRECHIN and DIANNA MCCLANAHAN are:

i. PHYLLIS KIMBERLEE11 BRECHIN, b. August 20, 1967, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; m. ANDRIS MARTIN KRUMINS, October 24, 1992, Central United Church, Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada.
ii. KEVIN WAYNE BRECHIN, b. March 13, 1969, Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada.
iii. KYRA LYNN BRECHIN, b. September 23, 1971, Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada.
9. ROBERT JOHN10 BRECHIN (KENNETH ALEXANDER9, SOPHIA8 BRAMHILL, MATTHEW7, GEORGE6, MATTHEW5, JOHN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born March 19, 1942 in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada. He married ELIZABETH SMITH February 22, 1964 in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada, daughter of DONALD SMITH and LILLIAN HUMPHRIES.

Marriage Notes for ROBERT BRECHIN and ELIZABETH SMITH:
Elizabeth and Robert are divorced. Robert remarried in 2000.

Children of ROBERT BRECHIN and ELIZABETH SMITH are:

i. JANINE MARIE11 BRECHIN, b. November 24, 1964; m. JOHN CROCKFORD.
ii. ROBERT DAVID BRECHIN, b. March 30, 1967.
iii. AMY ELIZABETH BRECHIN, b. June 10, 1975.


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