The Brewers of Marshfield and Cold Ashton
This is incomplete, particularly
in the present generations, as I have not yet been able to gather the information
on all those listed. Some of the details of those listed are wrong, incomplete
etc. The earliest generations are as accurate as I can make them at the
moment. This page corrects some mistakes in the first page, but is a second
look at the generations of the Brewers. 6th June 1999.
Early Generations
Two early ancestors of this line have been located in the Records of Cold Ashton, published in the Gloucestershire Notes and Queries 1902. See that section for a copy of those records.
First Generation
1. Johan Bruer m.
13 Nov 1581, in Marshfield Glos, Elizabeth Hopkins.
Children:
i Johanna Bruer bapt:
22 Jan 1583, Marshfield Glos.
ii Agneta Bruer bapt:
Mar 1585, Marshfield Glos.
iii William Bruer
bapt: Jan 1587, Marshfield Glos, buried: Jul 1597, Marshfield Glos.
iv Susanna Bruer
bapt: Mar 1588, Marshfield Glos, buried: Marshfield Glos.
v Maria Bruer bapt:
Feb 1590, Marshfield Glos.
2.
vi Johan Bruer.
vii Editha Bruer
bapt: Jan 1594, Marshfield Glos.
2. Johan Bruer bapt:
Abt 1593, m. 21 Oct 1613, in Marshfield Glos, Fortuna Lewis.
Children:
3.
i Johannes Bruer.
ii Rebecka Bruer
bapt: Abt 1630, m. 1654, in Marshfield Glos, Charles Moone.
3. Johannes Bruer bapt:
Abt 1620, Unproven, m. Unknown.
Children:
4.
i Unknown Brewer.
4. Unknown Brewer m.
Abt 1673, Hester ??, d. 9 Apr 1696, Marshfield Glos.
Children:
5.
i John Brewer.
ii Hester Brewer
bapt: 25 May 1675, Marshfield Glos.
iii Arthur Brewer
bapt: 14 Aug 1678, Marshfield Glos.
iv Jacobus Brewer
bapt: 27 Mar 1681, Marshfield Glos.
v Maria Brewer bapt:
18 May 1686, Marshfield Glos.
vi Richard Brewer
bapt: 10 Oct 1687, Marshfield Glos.
6.
vii William Brewer.
5. John Brewer bapt:
17 June 1677, Marshfield Glos, m. Abt 1698, in Marshfield Glos, Sarah ??.
John buried: 13 May 1741,
Cold Ashton Glos. Churchwarden Cold Ashton 1729.
Children:
7.
i Richard Brewer.
ii Arthur Brewer
bapt: 19 Sept 1699, Marshfield Glos.
iii Mary Brewer bapt:
7 May 1704, Marshfield Glos, m. 8 Sept 1724, in Marshfield Glos, John Cox.
iv Sarah Brewer bapt:
12 Nov 1705, Marshfield Glos, m. Abt 1725, in Marshfield Glos, Richard
Bence.
v John Brewer bapt:
17 Jun 1707, Marshfield Glos.
vi James Brewer bapt:
15 Mar 1710, Marshfield Glos, buried: 8 Apr 1711, Marshfield Glos.
vii William Brewer
bapt: 19 Oct 1712, Marshfield Glos.
viii Hester Brewer
bapt: 6 Oct 1714, Marshfield Glos.
6. William Brewer bapt:
26 Jan 1690, Marshfield Glos, m. (1) 24 Jan 1713, in Marshfield Glos, Elizabeth
Smith,
buried: 26 Feb 1715, Marshfield
Glos, m. (2) Abt Mar 1716, in Marshfield, Amy Pruatt,
buried: 3 Jun 1763, Marshfield
Glos.
Children by Elizabeth Smith:
i Betty Brewer bapt:
19 Feb 1715, Cold Ashton Glos.
Children by Amy Pruatt:
ii Martha Brewer
bapt: 4 Oct 1716, Marshfield Glos, m. 6 Feb 1742, in Marshfield Glos, Thomas
West.
iii Mary Brewer bapt:
27 May 1717, Marshfield Glos, m. 7 Dec 1743, in Marshfield Glos, William
Brown.
iv Ann Brewer bapt:
20 Oct 1719, Marshfield Glos.
v William Brewer
bapt: 22 Jan 1722, Marshfield Glos.
vi Betty Brewer bapt:
7 Sept 1733, Marshfield Glos.
7. Richard Brewer bapt:
12 Apr 1709, Marshfield Glos, m. (1) Abt 1730, Mary ??, b. Abt 1710, Unknown
place,
buried: 5 Mar 1747, Cold
Ashton Glos, m. (2) 11 Nov 1751, in Cold Ashton Glos, Mary Shepheard,
buried: 7 Mar 1784, Cold
Ashton Glos.
Children by Mary ??:
8.
i Richard Brewer.
9.
ii William Brewer b. Abt 1739.
iii Ann Brewer bapt:
17 Oct 1743, Cold Ashton Glos, buried: 17 Oct 1734, Cold Ashton Glos.
iv Sarah Brewer bapt:
12 Jun 1743, Cold Ashton Glos.
Children by Mary Shepheard:
v John Brewer bapt:
23 Aug 1752, Cold Ashton Glos, buried: 28 Mar 1756, Cold Ashton Glos.
8. Richard Brewer bapt:
7 Sep 1736, Cold Ashton Glos, m. (1) 15 May 1770, in Cold Ashton Glos,
Sarah Spencer,
buried: 19 Nov 1789, 'Gundrey's
Court' Weston near Bath., m. (2) 1788, in Weston Som, Hannah ??,
buried: 12 Jul 1839, Cold
Ashton Glos. Richard buried: 4 Jan 1809, Cold Ashton Glos.
Children by Hannah ??:
i Katern Brewer bapt:
4 Oct 1789, Weston Som.
ii Richard Brewer
bapt: 4 Apr 1791, Weston Som.
iii William Brewer
bapt: Abt 1793, buried: 3 July 1813, Cold Ashton Glos.
iv John Brewer bapt:
15 Feb 1795, Weston Som, m. 28 Mar 1814, in Cold Ashton Glos, Joanna Davis.
v Hannah Brewer bapt:
17 Sept 1797, Weston Som.
vi Anne Brewer bapt:
3 Nov 1799, Weston Som.
vii George Brewer
bapt: 14 feb 1802, Weston Som.
viii James Brewer
bapt: 8 Jun 1806, Weston Som.
9. William Brewer b.
Abt 1739, Cold Ashton Glos, m. 17 Dec 1760, in Cold Ashton Glos, Mary Stone,
bapt: 6 Jan 1742, Cold Ashton
Glos. William buried: 9 May 1826, Cold Ashton Glos.
Children:
i Ann Brewer bapt:
22 Dec 1765, Cold Ashton Glos.
ii Mary Brewer bapt:
6 Nov 1763, Cold Ashton Glos.
iii Jane Brewer bapt:
26 Jul 1761, Cold Ashton Glos.
iv Sarah Brewer b.
Abt 1768, Cold Ashton Glos, buried: 10 Jun 1792, Cold Ashton Glos.
10.
v Richard Brewer.
10. Richard Brewer bapt:
Abt 1767, Unproven, m. 26 Dec 1796, in Cold Ashton Glos, Sarah Bryan,
b. Abt 1770. Some generations
above are speculated, there is more evidence from here on down.
Children:
11. i William Brewer
b. 25 Sep 1798.
11. William Brewer b.
25 Sep 1798, m. Abt 1824, in Cold Ashton, Glos., UK, Mary.
William died Abt 3 Aug 1850,
buried: 6 Aug 1850, Cold Ashton, Glos., UK.
Children:
i William Brewer
b. 13 Apr 1825, Cold Ashton Glos, d. 14 Apr 1825, Cold Ashton Glos.
ii Peter Brewer b.
13 Apr 1825, Cold Ashton Glos, d. 14 Apr 1825, Cold Ashton Glos.
iii Peter Brewer
b. ?? Jun 1826, Cold Ashton Glos, buried: 25 Jun 1826, Cold Ashton Glos.
12.
iv Thomas Brewer b. 3 Apr 1828.
v Elizabeth Brewer
bapt: 12 Dec 1830, Cold Ashton Glos.
vi Mary Brewer bapt:
27 May 1833, Cold Ashton Glos.
13.
vii William Brewer b. 7 Jun 1835.
viii Ann Brewer b.
8 Jul 1838, Cold Ashton Glos.
ix Hannah Brewer
b. 24 Sep 1843, Cold Ashton Glos.
12. Thomas Brewer b.
3 Apr 1828, Cold Ashton, Glos, occupation Ag. labourer,
m. 1 Jan 1856, in Cardiff,
Wales, Anne Rawlings, b. Abt 1833, (daughter of Peter Rawlings and Susannah
Rawlings)
buried: 8th Jun 1910, Cold
Ashton Glos. Thomas died 19 Apr 1920, Pennsylvania, Glos.
Children:
14.
i Frederick Brewer b. 4 Apr 1858.
15.
ii Benjamin Brewer b. 26 Aug 1861.
iii Ann Brewer b.
3 Dec 1865, Cold Ashton Glos, m. David Bath, buried: Swainswick Som.
Ann buried: Swainswick Som.
13. William Brewer b.
7 Jun 1835, Cold Ashton Glos, occupation Farmer,
m. 27 Oct 1879, in Pentyrch,
Wales, Charlotte Buffet, b. 15 Jun 1860, Pentyrch, Glamorgan, UK,
d. 6 Sep 1947, Kadina, South
Australia, buried: 10 Sep 1947, Ardrossan, South Australia.
William died 12 Feb 1899,
Ardrossan, South Australia.
Children:
i Sarah May Brewer
b. 11 May 1880, Melrose, SA, d. 1 Feb 1881, buried: Melrose.
ii William Frederick
Brewer b. 28 Jun 1882, Melrose, SA, occupation Farmer, d. 2 Apr 1949.
16.
iii Mary Ellen Brewer b. 14 May 1884.
17.
iv Annie Brewer b. 24 May 1886.
18.
v Francis Brewer b. 4 Mar 1888.
vi Elizabeth Brewer
b. 8 Aug 1891, d. 19 Nov 1961.
14. Frederick Brewer
b. 4 Apr 1858, St Mary Cardiff, Wales, m. Sarah Thomas,
b. Cardiff Glam. Frederick
died 1935.
Children:
19.
i John Thomas Brewer b. 14 Feb 1878.
ii Maria Anna Brewer
b. 1881.
iii Edith Brewer
b. 1883.
iv Frederick Brewer
b. 1889.
v Reginald Brewer
b. 1890.
vi Adolphus Brewer
b. 1896.
15. Benjamin Brewer b.
26 Aug 1861, Cold Ashton Glos, occupation Police Sgt.,
m. Unknown. Benjamin died
28th Jan 1928.
Children:
i Frederick Brewer.
ii Charles Brewer.
iii Minnie Brewer
b. 1895.
16. Mary Ellen Brewer
b. 14 May 1884, m. Andrew Thomson, d. 2 Jun 1961. Mary died 10 May 1966.
Children:
20.
i Nita Thomson b. 31 Jan 1909.
21.
ii Mary Thomson b. 15 Nov 1911.
iii Kathleen Ruth Thomson
b. 1 Jun 1917, d. 26 Aug 1983.