Thomas Bramhill of Epworth

Chapter 5.0
Thomas Bramhill
By Dorothy Spick

Thomas's parents were Matthew and Elizabeth Butterfield. Thomas was the third son and was born January 30, 1822 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. He married Jeanette Miller Henderson. Thomas was from Epworth, Janet was a Scot and they were married in Lanarkshire, Scotland on April 16, 1848. Thomas was a Farmer and Potato Dealer in Epworth. Thomas died on July 29, 1894 in Epworth, Lincolnshire at the age of 72.

Children of Thomas Bramhill and Jeanette Henderson are:

i. Ann Bramhill, b. 1849, Scotland.
ii. Elizabeth Bramhill, b. 1851, Scotland. (Note Elizabeth Bramhill's birth date may be 1852.)
iii. George Bramhill, b. 1853.
iv. George Henderson Bramhill, b. 1856, Epworth, Lincolnshire.
v. Alfred Bramhill, b. 1857, Epworth, Lincolnshire.
vi. Ada Jane Bramhill, b. August 22, 1860, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England; d. February 5, 1911, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. Their youngest daughter was Ada Jane Bramhill, born on August 22, 1860 in Epworth. Ada Jane was in service in Batley when she met and married Thomas Robinson on October 9, 1895. They both belonged to the Primitive Methodists in Batley. Sadly Ada died in Street, Somerset, from influenza on February 5, 1911, aged 51, so I never knew my grandmother. She is buried in the Street municipal cemetery. I never discovered why they chose to go to live in Street but my grandfather ran a General Store there. After Ada's death, the family returned to Yorkshire.

My father was Percy Bramhill Robinson, the eldest child of Ada Jane Bramhill and Thomas Robinson. He was born in Batley, Yorkshire in 1897. Percy married Frances Flower on November 14, 1931 in Arkholme. Frances was born on July 3, 1898 and passed away on June 22, 1975 in Colchester, England.

My father died at the age of 97 on January 9, 1994. Though he died in Nottinghamshire, he spent most of his life in Colchester, where he was manager of a Nursery. He spent a few years as Head Gardener at Cumberland Lodge, in Windsor Great Park, which is where both my sister and I, Dorothy Robinson, were born.

Incidentally, I was interested to read of the hockey playing Canadian Bramhills. I was a keen player myself, playing for club and county. I was a Physical Education teacher in my younger and fitter days. My father was also a keen sportsman, especially enjoyed cricket.

I live with my husband in a small village in Nottinghamshire, about an hour and a half drive away from Epworth.

I hope to be there at the Reunion next year, and look forward to meeting you all.

Best wishes,
Dorothy Spick

Descendants of Thomas Bramhill

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS⁷ BRAMHILL (MATTHEW⁶, JOHN⁵, THOMAS⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born January 30, 1822 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, and died July 29, 1894 in Epworth, Lincolnshire. He married JEANETTE MILLER HENDERSON.

Notes for THOMAS BRAMHILL:
Occupation - Farmer and Potato Dealer.

Notes for JEANETTE MILLER HENDERSON:
Occupation - House Wife.

Children of THOMAS BRAMHILL and JEANETTE HENDERSON are:

i. ANN⁸ BRAMHILL, b. 1849, Scotland.
ii. ELIZABETH BRAMHILL, b. 1851, Scotland. Notes for ELIZABETH BRAMHILL: Birth date may be 1852.
iii. GEORGE BRAMHILL, b. 1853.
iv. GEORGE HENDERSON BRAMHILL, b. 1856, Epworth, Lincolnshire.
2. v. ALFRED BRAMHILL, b. 1857, Epworth, Lincolnshire.
3. vi. ADA JANE BRAMHILL, b. August 22, 1860, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England; d. February 5, 1911, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.

Generation No. 2

2. ALFRED⁸ BRAMHILL (THOMAS⁷, MATTHEW⁶, JOHN⁵, THOMAS⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born 1857 in Epworth, Lincolnshire.

Notes for ALFRED BRAMHILL:
Birth date may be 1858.

Child of ALFRED BRAMHILL is:

4. i. JOHN WILLIAM⁹ BRAMHILL, b. 1886; d. 1916. 3. ADA JANE⁸ BRAMHILL (THOMAS⁷, MATTHEW⁶, JOHN⁵, THOMAS⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born August 22, 1860 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, and died February 5, 1911 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. She married THOMAS ROBINSON October 9, 1895.

Children of ADA BRAMHILL and THOMAS ROBINSON are:

5. i. PERCY BRAMHILL⁹ ROBINSON, b. November 8, 1897, Batley; d. January 9, 1994, Aslockton Notts..
ii. AURTHUR INMAN ROBINSON, b. 1900.
iii. JANET ELIZA ROBINSON, b. 1902.

Generation No. 3

4. JOHN WILLIAM⁹ BRAMHILL (ALFRED⁸, THOMAS⁷, MATTHEW⁶, JOHN⁵, THOMAS⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born 1886, and died 1916.

Notes for JOHN WILLIAM BRAMHILL:
John William lived in Althorpe and West Stockwith, a few miles north of Owston Ferry, which, with Epworth, is all in an area called the Isle Of Axholme. The nearest town is either Gainsborough (Lincolnshire), or Scunthorpe (Lincolnshire). It seems amazing that the family has stayed in the area for more than 250 years!

Children of JOHN WILLIAM BRAMHILL are:

i. M.¹⁰ BETTS, b. 1916.
Notes for M. BETTS:
Mrs Betts, of Owston Ferry, Doncaster - the next village to Epworth, is a lady of 84 who lives with her brother, aged 87. Their father's name was John William Bramhill, and he died aged 30 in 1916, three months before Mrs Betts was born. His father's name was Alfred.

ii. SON BETTS, b. 1913.

5. PERCY BRAMHILL⁹ ROBINSON (ADA JANE⁸ BRAMHILL, THOMAS⁷, MATTHEW⁶, JOHN⁵, THOMAS⁴, THOMAS³, JOHN², WILLIAM¹) was born November 8, 1897 in Batley, and died January 9, 1994 in Aslockton Notts.. He married FRANCES FLOWER November 14, 1931 in Arkholme.

Child of PERCY ROBINSON and FRANCES FLOWER is:

i. DOROTHY¹⁰ ROBINSON.

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