Families of the Parish of Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England


Thomas Plowman [Parents] was born about 1836 in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England. He married Elizabeth M Voss.

CENSUS 1841 Stoke Bruerne, Northants. Film no. 438873, page 2. Age 4, born in county.

CENSUS 1851 from index. at Blisworth. page 4b.surname spelled Plowman, age 14.

CENSUS 1871 at Milton, aged 35, with wife Elizabeth, three daughters, a son, a servant and his wife's mother Ann Voss. All were born Milton except him. (see email Sally Edwards Nov 2004).

CENSUS 1881 on CD. Milton, Northampton, England Source:FHL Film 1341372 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1542 Folio 39 Page 11. age 44, a market Gardener, with wife Elizabeth and five daughters and a son, all born in Milton.

Elizabeth M Voss was born about 1833 in Milton, Northamptonshire, England. She married Thomas Plowman.

CENSUS 1871 at Blisworth, aged 37, born Milton, maiden name from Mother with them. Also found in 1881 census at Milton.


Thomas Swan was born before 1844 in , , England. He married Elizabeth Mayo.

NOTE known from baptism of daughter, from Grafton Regist CD, Alderton parish baptismal records 1813-1999, no. 215. A labourer of Alderton.

Elizabeth Mayo was born before 1844 in , , England. She married Thomas Swan.

NOTE known from baptism of daughter, from Grafton Regist CD, Alderton parish baptismal records 1813-1999, no. 215. Her maiden name is given here.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Ann Swan was born on 18 Jul 1864.

John Newbury was born about 1803 in Wootton, Northamptonshire, England. He married Comfort Foster on 27 Jan 1825 in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE from Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004).

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 34 and ag.lab. Spelled Newbery here.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 47.

Comfort Foster was born about 1803 in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England. She married John Newbury on 27 Jan 1825 in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England.

MAIDEN NAME from Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004).

MARRIAGE from Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004).

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 37.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 47

They had the following children:

  F i Elizabeth Newbury was born about 1825 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 15.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 25
  M ii James Newbury was born about 1827.
  F iii Susannah Newbury was born about 1832 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 8.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 19.
  M iv Thomas Newbury was born about 1834 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 6.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 16.
  M v George Newbury was born about 1838 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 2.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 12.
  M vi William Newbury was born about 1839 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 21.
  M vii Henry Newbury was born about May 1841 in Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 1 month.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 10.
  M viii John Newbury was born about 1842 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 at Easton Neston, page 8, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 8.

James Newbury [Parents] was born about 1827 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England. He married Esther Hinds about May 1849 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
, Mary

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 13.

MARRIAGE (1849) Towcester registration district, 2nd qu from freebmd.rootsweb, ref. 15 623.

CENSUS 1851 at Paulerspury, page 1b4, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 21.

MARRIAGE (1868) Towcester registration district, 4th qu from freebmd.rootsweb, ref. 3b 31.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 42, a labourer.

Esther Hinds was born about 1825 in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England. She died before 1868. Esther married James Newbury about May 1849 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE (1849) Towcester registration district, 2nd qu from freebmd.rootsweb, ref. 15 623.

CENSUS 1851 at Paulerspury, page 1b4, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 25.

DEATH from her husbands remarriage.

They had the following children:

  M i William Newbury was born about 1849 in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1851 at Paulerspury, page 1b4, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 1.
  M ii Joseph Newbury was born about 1858.
  M iii Benjamin Newbury was born about 1860 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 10, name appears to be Benj. but not clear.
  M iv George Newbury was born about 1863 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 7 a scholar.

James Newbury [Parents] was born about 1827 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England. He married Mary about Nov 1868 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Hinds, Esther

CENSUS 1841 at Hulcote Easton Neston, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 13.

MARRIAGE (1849) Towcester registration district, 2nd qu from freebmd.rootsweb, ref. 15 623.

CENSUS 1851 at Paulerspury, page 1b4, supplied by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004). Age 21.

MARRIAGE (1868) Towcester registration district, 4th qu from freebmd.rootsweb, ref. 3b 31.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 42, a labourer.

Mary was born about 1841 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England. She married James Newbury about Nov 1868 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Higham,

MARRIAGE (1868) Towcester registration district, 4th qu from freebmd.rootsweb, ref. 3b 31.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 29.

They had the following children:

  F i Jane Newbury was born about 1869 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 1.

Higham was born before 1844 in , , England. He died before 1868. married Mary.

KNOWN from child and remarriage of his wife.

Mary was born about 1841 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England. She married Higham.

Other marriages:
Newbury, James

MARRIAGE (1868) Towcester registration district, 4th qu from freebmd.rootsweb, ref. 3b 31.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 29.

They had the following children:

  F i Ann Higham was born about 1864 in Hulcote, Northamptonshire, England.

CENSUS 1871 at Easton Neston, reported by Sally Edwards (Dec 2004), age 6, listed as wiufe's daughter.

Benjamin Hinds was christened on 18 Apr 1802 in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England. He died on 29 Dec 1879 in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England and was buried on 3 Jan 1880 in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England. Benjamin married Sarah Tarry on 25 Nov 1838 in Paulerspury Parish Church, Northamptonshire, England.

BAPTISM: Paulerspury Church Records NRO ref 255p/5.

MARRIAGE (1823) from list sent by Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004), a bachelor of the parish.

MARRIAGE: (1838) From Sandra Burge - Paulerspury Church Records, a widower, did not sign.

CENSUSES: 1841 - 35: married, farm lab, see Sandra Burge data. Census record sent by email (Dec 2004) by Sally Edwards.

CENSUS 1851 from Sally Edwards )email Dec 2004) at Paulerspury, page 22, age 40.

CENSUS 1871 from Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004) from Ancestry.com. at Paulerspury, age 68.

DEATH: From Sandra Burge - he died of Softening of the Brain, exhaustion.

BURIAL: Sandra Burge quotes NRO 255p/20 aged 60. Aged 77.

NOTE see my family file for children and parents.

Sarah Tarry [Parents] was christened on 4 Sep 1803 in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England. She married Benjamin Hinds on 25 Nov 1838 in Paulerspury Parish Church, Northamptonshire, England.

Other marriages:
Williams, Thomas

BAPTISM Stoke Bruerne Par.Church, Northants Rec.Off.Ref.303P/11. numbers are not given in this register.

CENSUS 1821 of Stoke Bruerne (gives only rounded ages), page 7, aged 15.

MARRIAGE (1829) Stoke Bruerne Parish Ch. Northants Rec. Off. no. 303P/14 no.92. Of this parish, could not sign, John Williams (who did not sign) and John Grisbrook were witnesses.

MARRIAGE:(1838) From Sandra Burge - Paulerspury Church Records, a widow, did not sign. From freebmd web site this marriage is listed under Potterspury regisration district, reference 15/742 for the 4th qu 1838, and her name is given as Sarah Williams.

CENSUSES: 1841 - 35: married, lace maker, see Sandra Burge data. Census record sent by email (Dec 2004) by Sally Edwards.

CENSUS 1851 from Sally Edwards )email Dec 2004) at Paulerspury, page 22, age 47, birthplace listed as Stoke Bruerne, but only initial given for name.

CENSUS 1871 from Sally Edwards (email Dec 2004) from Ancestry.com. at Paulerspury, age 67.

BAPTISM Stoke Bruerne Par.Church, Northants Rec.Off.Ref.303P/11. numbers are not given in this register.

CENSUS 1821 of Stoke Bruerne (gives only rounded ages), page 7, aged 15.

MARRIAGE (1829) Stoke Bruerne Parish Ch. Northants Rec. Off. no. 303P/14 no.92. Of this parish, could not sign, John Williams (who did not sign) and John Grisbrook were witnesses.

NOTE I have no record of her death, and I originally thought that she was the wife of Benjamin Hinds in Paulerspury but if she was it was a bigamous marriage as would have been Thomas; remarriage.


Phillip Henry Lee [Parents] was born on 6 Jul 1838 in Hayton, Lancashire, England. He died on 29 Oct 1886 and was buried on 2 Nov 1886 in Stoke Bruerne, Northants, England. Phillip married Elizabeth Browne about 1864. The marriage ended in divorce.

Other marriages:
Thorp, Charlotte Ann R

BIRTH date from tombstone.

CENSUS 1841 Stoke Bruerne, Northants. Film no. 438873, page 16. Age 2, NOT born in county.

MARRIAGE (1846) see note on his wife. This marriage ended in divorce and he married again.

CENSUS 1871 RG10/3856, pg 8, schedule 7, Hurst House, Huyton, aged 22, occupation given as "allowance from my father". This is apparently his birthplace.

MARRIAGE (1880) from freeBMN, 2nd qu 1880, at the district of the Strand, London, ref. 1b/849.

CENSUS 1881 from familysearch website. At 16A Old Cavendish Street,london, Middlesex, England. FHL Film 1341031, PRO Ref RG11 / 0140. folio 115, Page 23. He head of the house was a civil engineer Augustus Figge, but Philip and his wife appear to be in their own boarding facility as he is listed as a "boarder (head)". Age 40, a graduate B N C Oxford.

DEATH and Birth dates from tombstone, where I read the death as 1880, but my reading was probably wrong.

BURIAL Stoke Bruerne Par.Church, Northants Rec.Off.Ref.303P/12 no.1223 age 46.

Elizabeth Browne was born on 3 Mar 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. She died on 15 Aug 1880 in Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France. Elizabeth married Phillip Henry Lee about 1864. The marriage ended in divorce.

NOTE detail taken from a 1908 American book, extract sent to me by John Hirst (email Feb 2005). She was an actress using the stage name of Adelaide Neison. As a child she used the name of Elizabeth Bland for her mother married a mechanic named Bland after her birth. She was born near Leeds and died on the way back from the USA on a trip to the South of France. As a child she worked at Guiseley, Yorks as a nursermaid and in a factory but at 15 ran away to London and became a successful actress, making at least three American tours. March 3 is given as her birth day but the year is only approximate.

MARRIAGE from source noted above. It was "unfortunate" and in 1877 she obtained a divorse and di not marry again, though there were rumours of marriage to an actor.

CENSUS 1871 RG10/3856, pg 8, schedule 7, Hurst House, Huyton, aged 23, named as Julia Adelaide Lee, occupation blank, birthplace given as "Spain (British subject).


Phillip Henry Lee [Parents] was born on 6 Jul 1838 in Hayton, Lancashire, England. He died on 29 Oct 1886 and was buried on 2 Nov 1886 in Stoke Bruerne, Northants, England. Phillip married Charlotte Ann R Thorp about May 1880 in The Strand, London, England.

Other marriages:
Browne, Elizabeth

BIRTH date from tombstone.

CENSUS 1841 Stoke Bruerne, Northants. Film no. 438873, page 16. Age 2, NOT born in county.

MARRIAGE (1846) see note on his wife. This marriage ended in divorce and he married again.

CENSUS 1871 RG10/3856, pg 8, schedule 7, Hurst House, Huyton, aged 22, occupation given as "allowance from my father". This is apparently his birthplace.

MARRIAGE (1880) from freeBMN, 2nd qu 1880, at the district of the Strand, London, ref. 1b/849.

CENSUS 1881 from familysearch website. At 16A Old Cavendish Street,london, Middlesex, England. FHL Film 1341031, PRO Ref RG11 / 0140. folio 115, Page 23. He head of the house was a civil engineer Augustus Figge, but Philip and his wife appear to be in their own boarding facility as he is listed as a "boarder (head)". Age 40, a graduate B N C Oxford.

DEATH and Birth dates from tombstone, where I read the death as 1880, but my reading was probably wrong.

BURIAL Stoke Bruerne Par.Church, Northants Rec.Off.Ref.303P/12 no.1223 age 46.

Charlotte Ann R Thorp was born about 1852 in Rouen, , France. She married Phillip Henry Lee about May 1880 in The Strand, London, England.

MARRIAGE from freeBMN, 2nd qu 1880, at the district of the Strand, London, ref. 1b/849.

CENSUS 1881 from familysearch website. At 16A Old Cavendish Street,london, Middlesex, England. FHL Film 1341031, PRO Ref RG11 / 0140. folio 115, Age 28, living with just her husband.


Willis was born before 1790 in , , England.

KNOWN from his daughter(s).

He had the following children:

  F i Frances Elizabeth Willis was born about 1799 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

CENSUS 1851 Stoke Bruerne, Northants. Film no. 087691, page 25 no. 101 Age 51, landed proprietor and fund holder.

CENSUS 1871 RG10/3856, pg 8, schedule 7, Hurst House, Huyton, aged 69, a landed proprietor. This is obviously her home.
  F ii Mary Willis was born about 1800 and was buried on 9 Apr 1885.

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