BRANSCOMBE TIMELINES
The Twentieth Century
The header for each year is preceded with an @ sign to facilitate searching
@1900
15 January, Aston district Harold Cecil Branscombe born. Birth registered March Q, Aston district.[1] [d.15 January 1902. Ninth child of glass manufacturer Edward Henry & Emma (Bennett - m.1880 Aston Brook). Siblings Maud Mary (1881 Birmingham), Elsie (1882 Birmingham), Beatrice Alice (b.1885 Aston, m.1915 Aston, Herbert Green (d.1964 Erdington), d.1972 Bangor), Margaret Emma (1887 Birmingham), Constance Elizabeth (1889 Birmingham - 1891), Edward Bennet (1890 Birmingham), Constance Gertrude (b.1898 Aston, remained a spinster, d.1972 Pontllyfni), Muriel (1897), Cyril Tom (1905-1909)]
? February, Mudgee?: Emma Branscombe [b.1877], third child of Henry "Harry" William & Susannah Burrell, marries Andrew Hartcher [b.1871].[2]
March quarter,
March quarter, Hendon district: Winifred Branscombe's birth is registered.[6] [Married 1927 Willesden to Dodman]
March quarter,
March quarter, Romford district: Mary Ellen Branscombe marries ? [8] [poss widow of Charles Alexander Branscomb, d.1899? Poss m. Marott? cf: marriage of daughter Ettie Marianne, 1911]
March quarter, Bethnal G district: Mary Ann C Branscombe marries ? [9]
2 March: The Relief of Ladysmith. `
April, Kumasi, West Africa: Death of William Harcourt
Branscombe, of Cape Coast Castle, West Africa, born in Bristol 1873, son of
William & Emma (Bigwood - m.1860 Bristol?). Probate of his will is granted
in
1 April, Christ Church, Notting Hill: Eleanor May, daughter of labourer William Hambridge & Emma Elizabeth (Rogers - m.1889 Notting Hill) of 84 Southam Street, baptised. Born 20 February.[12]
June quarter, Camberwell district: Leslie Branscombe's birth registered.[13] [Married 1924, West Ham, to Winifred G Sellick]
June quarter, Camberwell: Frederick Branscombe marries ? [14]
September quarter, Rochford district: Florence Maud
Branscombe's birth is registered.[15] [married
1922,
September quarter,
September quarter, St.Thomas district: Robert Douglas Branscombe marries ? [17] [son of John, grocer of Heavitree (b.1841 Morchard Bishop, d.1888 Heavitree) & Ellen (d.1911), m. Maud Wakeham. Children: Winifred E (1905), Douglas John (1907)]
September quarter,
September quarter,
September quarter, Richmond S district: Ada Branscombe marries
? [20] [according
to Suzanne Langford letter of
23 October, Maitland, N.S.W: Doris Irene Branscomb, daughter of George
Arthur & home,
13 November: Ann Branscombe, wife of William, dies, aged 81.[21] An extract of death certificate[22] says she was buried on the 14th. It gives the
place of death as
Mary
A. 57
Harry W. 50
Jane L. 47
Sarah 43
December quarter, Holborn district: Grace Branscombe's birth is registered.[1]
December quarter,
December quarter, Godstone district: Clement
Cecil Sharp, formerly director of the Adelaide Conservatorium, becomes a collector of English
folk songs. According to his assistant, interviewed in The Theatre Magazine, his first encounter was an impromptue soiree at the house of a
A Mr. Brownscombe, carpenter, has a workshop in the
outbuildings formerly belonging to the late William Abbot, wooldealer, (d.1871)
at Bradiford, Pilton,
John Sims Reeves [b.1818], famous English tenor and teacher of Edward George Branscombe [George Edward Salmon], dies.[28]
Harry Stanley Branscombe appointed Rector of Pulford,
Approximate year Frederick J Halsey (Grandad's brother -
"Uncle Fred") is born, fifth child of Frederick & Annie (Halsey -
m.1881 Kensington). [siblings: Beatrice
Annie (1882),
The Central Line opens, .
@1901
22 January, Osborne: Reign of Queen monarchsVictoria ends at
`No-one then alive will forget the mourning for Queen
March quarter, Kensington district: Alfred Branscombe's birth is registered.[32] [may have died 1901]
March quarter,
4 April: The first permanent public electric tramway in
June quarter, Kensington district: Alfred Branscombe's birth registered.[35] [duplication of March entry?]
June quarter, Holborn district: Arthur Claude Branscombe's birth registered.[36]
June quarter,
William Branscombe, son of William & Emma (Bigwood -
m.1860 Bristol?) was murdered by African natives in Ashanti (Gold Coast?), in
April 1900, generating what is described as a `thick file' of correspondence,
held in the government archives in Accra. This reportedly includes a letter
from Joseph Chamberlain, asking for information. The following letter is dated
July 1901,
`Sir,
I have the honour to
forward the following report on the murder of the late Wm Branscombe, an
Engineer in the employ of the Ashanti Goldfields Co. for the information of
H.E. the Governor. In April 1900 it appears that Wm Branscombe was on his way
from (Lusomah?) to
purpose of signing some
concessions his Company were in negotiation for. He was unaware that the
hostilities had commenced and arrived at the village of (Emalim?) in (Ahafo?)
where he was well treated by the Chief called (Gimmah?). He then continued his
march to the village of (Impasafelna?), near where he was attacked by an armed
party sent out by (Elfilfa?), one of the native Committee of Kumasi, under the
command of one (Akwisi Gewoo?). 11 of his carriers were killed, but Wm
Branscombe himself managed to escape into the bush while the (Ashanti?) were
busy breaking open his boxes, where he wandered for about two days, ultimately
walking into (Emalim?), the village he had left the morning he was attacked.
Unfortunately for him, messengers from (Elfilfa?) were in the village, telling
the Chief what had happened, and ordering him to search for the whiteman and
kill him.
Chief (Gimmah?) was
disinclined to do this, but consented on threats being made that (Elfilfa?)
would (look?) him as friendly to the English and would attack him later on if
he failed to carry out his orders. Chief (Gimmah?) now gave orders that he
should be killed and (Elfilfa?) his neighbour was the principle person who
wished him to do so and it was this man who first actually attacked Wm
Branscombe. Cutting him down with a machete, he struck him five times and then
some of the crowd beat the body with sticks. (Elfilfa?) now ordered two of them
called (Amanguah?) and (Guume?) to cut off the head, which was done by them, and
the head given to (Elfilfa?).
From the evidence it
seems that Wm Branscombe was quite dead when this was done by them and so to my
regret, these men could hardly be hanged for murder, but they were sentenced to
twenty years penal servitude each, and another man called (Akwesi Mensah?) who
was present, and assisted them, to ten years penal servitude. The two Chiefs of
the village of (Emalim?) called (Gimmah?) and (Kofi Afo?) undoubtably gave the
order for, or (...?) sanctioned the death of Branscombe but were not brought to
trial as the (senior?) chief called (Gimmah?) was a very old man and died
before I could arrest him. Chief (Kofi Afo?) hung himself to avoid arrest.
(Elfilfa?) in his
defence stated that he received news that an Officer with Hausas was advancing
from the West and he sent an advance party under (..?) to attack them, and this
was done, but he had nothing to do with the murder. He (...?) he attacked the
whiteman in fair fight. Of course it is possible and very (probable?) that Wm
Branscombe may have been taken for a Haussa Officer, as we had Officers and men
in (Sufurlie?) and British (Samian?) District, to the west of
Chief (Elfifa?) has
since been deported to
Wm Branscombe was killed
by blows form a machete and was not tortured in any way. I state this clearly,
as many stories have been spread about that he was brutally tortured before
being killed, and I'm sure it will be some comfort to his relatives to hear
that it is not correct.
All Wm Branscombe's boxes
were looted, and I was able to recover only a few trifles of little or no value
which I forwarded to Wm (Champion?), the manager of the Ashanti Goldfields.
Wm (Champion?), while at
It has been a long and
(..?) business to get to the bottom of, as everyone shielded each other. But I
can safely say that the actual murderer has paid the penalty for his crime, and
those by whose authority it was done are either dead or deported. Of course,
many other people were in the village looking on, and no doubt some of them
beat the dead body with sticks, but it was difficult to prove this, and I fancy
many were in it. The principals, however, have been taken and suffered, justice
at last being done, and I hope that H.E. the Governor will take my view of the
case, in not executing more than the actual murderer, though the others were
accessories, no doubt. I felt (..?) in all fairness that there ought to be some
difference (...?) between the actual murderer and those that mutilated the body
after death.
(Ampoful?) was hung this
morning, all troops in the garrison being present and large crowds of (
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Your Obedient Servant...'[38]
See www.anglogoldashanti.com for a brief history of the company.
17 August, Chalvey Grove, Slough: Martha Branscombe dies, aged
84. She is the widow of William Branscombe, `Rent Collector'. Dr. J.Blackwell
certifies her death from `exhaustion, age, congestion of lungs & (croup?).
Registered 17 August,
William Branscombe, shoemaker of Torquay (b.1796 Dawlish, m.1865, Newton Abbot district). This is the first time William is referred to as a Rent Collector. Previously he was described as a shoe or boot-maker, a cordwainer, or a gentleman]
September quarter, Holborn district: Frederick Dradge Branscombe's birth registered.[40] [cf:1879 March quarter, Shoreditch district, Frederick Drage Branscombe's birth registered - poss father? cf also:1909, William Drego b. Holborn - sibling?]
September quarter, Aston district: Jessie Branscomb's birth registered.[41] [poss daughter of Harry, grand-daughter of glass bottle-maker Samuel & Phoebe Louise -?. If so, she remained a spinster. Poss siblings of Jessie: Samuel, George Henry (1903) & Evelyn][42]
December quarter,
December quarter,
December quarter, Whitechapel district: Richard A Branscomb's birth registered.[45]
Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio
transmission at St.John's,
Seebohm 's study of urban poverty in
H. [Henry] Branscombe, tinsmith of listed in the N.S.W. Post Office Directory.
Arthur Branscombe's The
Cradle of Washington & the Home of the Franklins (`profusely
illustrated by the author...'), published in
Possible year Edward Branscombe first tours
The national census: Branscombe's population is 627, down from 742 in 1891 and 1017 in 1851. `... a rapid decrease, even compared with the surrounding neighbourhood.'[49]
Census registers: John
Branscombe, 33, born St James,
Aston,
Birmingham: census registers Henry Branscomb, 19, born Birmingham, a Glass
Bottle Manufacturer, Minnie Branscomb, 19, born Birmingham, Samuel Branscomb,
1, born Birmingham.
Aston Manor: census registers Sarah Branscomb, 65, born
Atherington,
Ellen
Brownscombe, 56, born Sampford Peverell,
Barking,
Bermondsey,
Berrynarbor,
Devon: census registers Thomas Brownscombe, 37, born Parracombe, Devon, Farmer,
Jane Brownscombe, 31, born Combmartin, Devon, Mary Brownscombe, 13, born
Combmartin, Thomas Brownscombe, 11, born Combmartin, Farmers Son, Jane
Brownscombe, 5, born Combmartin.
Bethnal
Green: census registers Ethe Branscomb, 18, born Bethnal Green.
Bideford:
census registers William Brownscombe, 67, born Bideford, Retired Seaman, William Brownscombe, 33, born Langtree,
Devon, Mason, Lucilla Brownscombe, 32, born Shebbear, Devon, Elizabeth
Brownscombe, 24, born Langtree, Housemaid Domestic, Edwin Brownscombe, 20, born
Bideford, Joiner.
Birkenhead:
census registers Maggie Brunscombe, 41, born Denbighshire, Philip Brunscombe,
40, born Liverpool, Printer, Florence Brunscombe, 17, born Birkenhead, Philip Brunscombe, 16, born Birkenhead, Shop
Boy Chemist, Beatrice Brunscombe, 13, born Birkenhead, Lina Brunscombe, 11,
born Birkenhead, Violet Brunscombe, 7,
born Birkenhead, Horace
Brunscombe, 5, born Birkenhead, Ruby Brunscombe, 2, born Birkenhead.
Birkenhead: census registers Mark Branscombe, 13, born in
Bristol, an errand-boy, Frederick
Branscombe, 8, born in Birkenhead, Sarah Branscombe, 7, born in Birkenhead,
George Branscombe, 5, born in Birkenhead, Susan Branscombe, 3, born in
Birkenhead, May Branscombe, 1, born in Birkenhead. [prob children of
Frederick John Pennington Branscombe. Mark b. Sept Q 1887, Bristol dist., poss
m. 1911 Birkenhead, - Porter? Frederick William b.
The census for
Birmingham:
census registers Amy Branscombe, 50, born Birmingham, Living On Own Means, Amy
Branscomb, 29, born Birmingham, James Branscomb, 29, born Aston Manor, Cycle
Frame Files, Alice Branscombe, 24, born Birmingham, Shopkeeper,
Emily
Branscomb, 6, born Aston Manor, Edwin Branscomb, 2, born Aston Manor.
Bratton Fleming,
Brentor, Devon: census registers John Brunscombe, 62, born Coryton Devon, Baker & Grocer, Mary
Brunscombe, 59, born Towcester Northamptonshire, Alfred Brunscombe, 22, born
Brentor, Baker & Grocer.
Bromley,
Middlesex: census registers Alice Branscombe, 21, born Mile End,
Camberwell:
census registers Frederick Branscombe, 50, born Kingsbridge, Joiner, Florence
Branscombe, 38, born Norwich, Florence Branscombe, 36, born Bermondsey, Mantle Maker Tailor, Frederick Branscombe,
24, born Camberwell, Carpenter, Clement Branscombe, 22, born Bermondsey,
Bricklayer, Lilian Branscombe, 22, born Camberwell, Florence Branscombe, 21,
born Dulwich, Cook Domestic, Mabel Branscombe, 21, born Bermondsey, Albert
Branscombe, 10, born Walworth, London,
William Branscombe, 8, born Walworth, Frederick Branscombe, 6, born
Peckham, Leonard Branscombe, 4, born Peckham.
Chipping Sodbury: census registers Sidney Branscomb, 46, born
Rock Ferry,
Also in Chipping
Sodbury, possibly at the same address: Phoebe Branscomb, 40, born Birmingham,
Walter Branscomb, 17, born Birmingham, Glass Blower, Jessie Branscomb, 15, born
Birmingham, George Branscomb, 10, born Birmingham. [Sidney may be Sydney,
the ‘missing’ brother of Samuel
Branscomb (c1858-1896), husband of Phoebe Louise Cooper (m.1881) and father of
Walter Harold,
Clee, Lincolnshire: census registers Harry Brunscombe, 39, born Torquay, Mariner, Ada Brunscombe, 38,
born Hull, Yorkshire, Seamstress, Ada Brunscombe, 13, born Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Ethel Brunscombe, 10, born
Grimsby.
Clerkenwell: census registers George Branscombe, 46, born Chelsea, House Decorater, Edith
Branscombe, 21, born Battersea, Dora Branscombe, 19, born Bloomsbury, Herbert
Branscombe, 17, born Bloomsbury, Dresser’s Assistant, Ernest Branscombe, 12,
born Battersea.
Colan, Cornwall: census registers Edward Brinscombe, 30, born Newton Abbott, Horseman On Farm, Hannah Brinscombe, 30, born
St Austell, Cornwall, Laura Brinscombe, 10, born St Blazey, Cornwall, Edward
Brinscombe, 9, born Luxulian, Cornwall, Albert Brinscombe, 6, born Langteglosby
Forley, Cornwall, Reginald Brinscombe, 5, born Fowley, Cornwall, Hilda
Brinscombe, 3m, born Colan, Dorothy Brinscombe, 2, born Newlyn East, Cornwall.
Croydon: census shows Lydia Branscombe, 19, born Croydon. [poss
Lydia Obrecht Branscombe, b. 1 May 1881 Croydon, only child of Henry
(1844-1887) & his second wife Marie (Obrecht - m.1880). Registered in the
June quarter, Croydon district.[51]
First wife
Croydon: census shows a Maria Branscombe, 54, a French
national born in
Fulham: census registers Elizabeth Brownscombe, 64, born Northum, Devon, George
Brownscombe, 34, born Bideford, Meat Carver, Emily Brownscombe, 33, born
Torquay,
Emina
Branscombe, 26, born Bermondsey, Domestic Servant, Annie Brownscombe, 7, born
Cornwall, Alice Brownscombe, 5, born Bideford, George Brownscombe, 3, born Bideford, Edwin Brownscombe, 2, born
Chelsea.
Hackney: census registers Emily Branscombe, 76, born Ipswich, Suffolk, Samuel Branscombe,
42, born Hackney, Umbrella Manufacturer’s Clerk, Annie Branscombe, 39, born
Clapton, Middlesex, Lydia Branscombe, 37, born Clapton, Amy Branscombe, 23,
born West Ham, Essex, Cook Veg., Frederick Branscombe, 22, born Notting Hill,
Plumber & Gasfitter.
Heavitree: census shows Ellen Branscombe, 65, born South Wonford, a sub-postmistress, Robert Branscombe, 28, born Heavitree, a sorting clerk and telegraphist, Jessie Branscombe, 23, born Chistowe, Devon.
High Bickington, Devon: sensus registers John Brownscombe, 25, born High
Bickington, Harness Maker, Florence
Brownscombe, 22, born Hollacombe, Ready Made ...Trade, Charles Brownscombe, 31,
born High Bickington, Farmer & Wheelwright, Elizabeth Brownscombe, 31, born
High Bickington, William Brownscombe, 7, born High Bickington, Mary
Brownscombe, 6, born High Bickington, Charles Brownscombe, 5, born High
Bickington, Harold Brownscombe, 3, born High Bickington, ... ? Brownscombe, 6
M, born High Bickington, Ann Brownscombe, 3M, born High Bickington.
Highweek: census shows Anna Branscombe, 60, born in Highweek, living on her own means.
Hill Entire, Gloucestershire: census registers George Branscombe, 45, born
Winchester, Living On Own Means, Marie Branscombe, 42, born Brighton, Brian
Branscombe, 13, born Bishopsteignton, Dorothy Branscombe, 11, born
Bishopsteignton.
Hornsey, Middlesex: census registers Maria Branscomb, 68, born Clerkenwell, Living On Own Means.
Huntshaw Entire, Devon: census registers Mary Brownscombe, 82, born
Torrington, Retired Farmer’s Widow, Ann
Brownscombe, 74, born Week St Mary, Devon, Farmer, Edward Brownscombe, 54, born
Huntshaw, Farmer, Caroline Brownscombe, 44, born Instow, Devon, John Brownscombe, 41, born Huntshaw,
Farmer’s Son, Annie Brownscombe, 35, born Huntshaw, Farmer’s Daughter,
Elizabeth Brownscombe, 35, born Huntshaw, Farmers Daughter, Lavinia
Brownscombe, 33, born St Giles In The Wood, Devon, Housekeeper Domestic,
Charles Brownscombe, 20, born Huntshaw,
Farmer’s Son, Sarah Brownscombe, 18, born Huntshaw, Farmer’s Daughter,
Samuel Brownscombe, 14, born Huntshaw, Thomas Brownscombe, 13, born Huntshaw,
William
Brownscombe, 8, born Huntshaw, Studley Brownscombe, 7, born Huntshaw.
Ilfracombe,
Islington:
census registers Mary Branscomb, 78, born Dawlish, Living on Own Means, Mary
Branscombe, 67, born Highlabor, Essex, Living on Own Means, Edwin Branscomb,
49, born Hackney, Plumber, Adelaid Branscomb, 40, born Dawlish, Book Keeper,
Caroline Branscombe, 32, born Petersfield, Hampshire, Eleanor Branscombe, 30,
born Highbury, London, Waitress, Frank
Branscombe, 29, born Canada, Cab Driver, Lucy Branscomb, 29, born Hackney,
Elizabeth Branscombe, 28, born Bermondsey,
Lucy
Branscomb, 9, born Hackney, William Branscombe, 7, born Holloway,
Edwin Branscomb, 5, born St Lukes, London, Constance Branscombe, 4, born St Pancras, London, James Branscomb, 3, born Hackney, London, Frank Branscombe, 1, born St Pancras.
Islington: census shows William Branscombe, 36, born Dawlish, a tram conductor, living in Islington. [poss William Beard Branscombe, b. December Q Dawlish, son of Captain William Waymouth Branscombe, master mariner, & Mary (Beard - m.1854), m.1891 Petersfield, Hants., d.1927 Islington district]
Islington: census shows Emily Branscombe, 35, born Clifton
Somerset, a missionary from
Kensington: census registers Caroline Branscombe, 54, born Carbroke,
Edward Branscombe, 50, born Manchester, Painter, John Branscombe, 50, born St Lukes London, Railway Checker, Ellen Branscombe, 45, born Barnch, Middlesex, Jane Branscombe, 42, born Kensington, Helen Branscomb, 42, born Kenston, London, Frederick Branscomb, 39, born Paddington, Paper Langer, Edward Branscombe, 26, born Barnch, Middlesex, Painter, William Branscombe, 25, born Kensington, Pork Butcher Assistant, Emily Branscombe, 23, born Barrow, Suffolk, Florie Branscombe, 19, born North Kensington, Charley Branscombe, 18, born Chelsea, Van Guard, Alfred Branscombe, 17, born North Kensington, Daisy Branscombe, 16, born North Kensington, Joseph Branscombe, 16, born Marylebone, Van Guard, Alice Branscomb, 16, born Paddington, General Servant, Frederick Branscomb, 14, born Kensington, Van Guard, Albert Branscombe, 13, born Chelsea, Edith Branscombe, 12, born Kensington, Violet Branscombe, 10, born North Kensington, Bertie Branscombe, 9, born North Kensington, Harry Branscombe, 8, born Chelsea, George Branscomb, 8, born Kensington, William Branscomb, 7, born Kensington, Rose Branscombe, 5, born North Kensington, William Branscombe, 5, born Chelsea, James Branscomb, 4M, born Kensington, Walter Branscombe, 2, born Kensington, Alfred Branscombe, 1M, born Kensington.
Kentisbury, Devon: census registers Agnes Brownscombe, 70, born Bratton Fleming, Devon, James
Brownscombe, 68, born Bratton Fleming, Farmer, Dorcas Brownscombe, 32, born
Combe Martin, James Brownscombe, 30, born Glamorganshire, Wales, Farmer, Dorcas
Brownscombe, 1, born Kentisbury.
Lambeth: census registers Agnes Branscombe, 54, born Brighton, John Branscombe, 52, born Carning Town, Essex, Wholesale Stationer’s Accountant, Charles Branscombe, 48, born Plaiston Marsh, London, Artist In Black & White, Harriet Branscombe, 46, born Walworth, London, Richard Branscomb, 46, born Plainston, Essex, Manager Cocoa Rooms, Eleanor Branscomb, 38, born Camberwell, Charles Branscombe, 27, born Brixton, Wholesale Stationer’s Assistant, Ada Branscombe, 26, born Brixton, Milliner, Alice Branscombe, 24, born Southwark, Housemaid Domestic, Frederick Branscombe, 23, born Kennington, Surrey, Clerk Cork Merchants, Henrietta Branscombe, 22, born Kennington, Surrey, Edith Branscombe, 20, born Kennington, Surrey, Dressmaker, Lilian Branscombe, 18, born Kennington, Surrey, Blouse Sewing Machinist, Gilbert Branscombe, 17, born Kennington, Surrey, Shipping Clerk, Leslie Branscomb, 11M, born Camberwell, Charles Branscombe, 9, born South Lambeth, John Branscombe, 7, born Stockwell, Percy Branscomb, 6, born Camberwell, Nellie Branscomb, 4, born Camberwell.
Lancaster,
Langtree, Devon: census registers Joseph Brownscombe, 59, born Buckland, Devonshire, Farm Laborer Ordinary, Mary Brownscombe, 58,
born Langtree, John Brownscombe, 36, born Langtree, Farm Laborer Ordinary,
Sarah Brownscombe, 21, born Langtree, William
Brownscombe, 13, born Langtree.
Leytonstone, Essex: census registers Edwin Branscombe, 46, a commercial clerk born in Hoxton, Sarah Branscombe, 46, born in Stepney, Arthur, 9, born in Leytonstone, Elsie, 4, born in Leytonstone. [Edwin poss baptised 9 November 1856, St. Luke's, Old Street, Finsbury, fifth child of John & Emma (Scales - m.1840). poss m.1887 West Ham Sarah Ann - ? Poss children: Edwin Harold S (reg.1889), Arthur Edwin & Arthur Alfred (reg.1891), Annie Emma & Rose Evelyn (reg.1892), Elsie Lilian (reg.1898) d.1927 Rayleigh, Essex?]
Littleham (Exmouth): census shows Clement Branscombe, 51, born Exmouth, a baker, confectioner and shopkeeper, Harriet Branscombe, 52, born in Exmouth, Emma Branscombe, 49, born in Abbots Kerswell, a cook domestic, Florance Branscombe, 21, born Marylebone, Mabel Branscombe, 18, born Marylebone.
Liverpool, Toxteth Park: censusus records Ernest Branscombe, 35, born Hoxton, London, Tabacco Manager Leaf, Christina Branscombe, 29, born Scotland, Emma Branscombe, 5, born Liverpool.
London, St Luke: census registers Thomas Branscombe, 31, born Hoxton, Essex, Varnish Ware House, Eliza Branscombe, 30, born St Luke, Essex, Willie Branscombe, 7, born St Luke, Essex, Grace Branscombe, 5M, born St Luke, Essex, Lessie Branscombe, 4, born Camberwell, Florance Branscombe, 2, born St Luke, Essex.
Lynton, North Devon: census registers William Brownscombe, 35, born
Bishopstow, Devonshire, Harness Maker, Rosa Brownscombe, 33, born Barnstaple,
William Brownscombe, 1, born Barnstaple.
Maidstone, Kent: census registers William Brownscomb, 51, born Appledove, North Devon, School Master Majistrate, Ethel Brownscomb, 25, born Liverpool, Ella Brownscomb, 16, born Maidstone.
Newport, Monmouthshire: census registers Mary Branscombe, 48, born
Chepston, Monmouthshire, William
Branscombe, 48, born Newport, Carter, Clara Brownscombe, 31, born Appledore,
Devon, Albert Brownscombe, 29, born Appledore, Builder, William Branscombe, 4, born Newport, Cyril
Brownscombe, 4m, born Newport, John Brownscombe, 4, born Newport, Harriet
Brownscombe, 3, born Newport.
Northam,
Northchurch,
Hertford: census registers Elizabeth Branscomb, 73, born Brasford, Wiltshire.
Old Windsor, Berkshire: census registers Louisa Branscombe, 47, born
Datchet, Buckinghamshire, Laundress, William Branscombe, 24, born Englefield
Green, Surrey, General Labourer, Frances Branscombe, 21, born Englefield Green,
Henry Branscombe, 21, born Englefield Green, General Labourer, Edith
Branscombe, 20, born Old Windsor, Louisa Branscombe, 17, born Englefield Green,
Laundress, James Branscombe, 15, born
Englefield Green, Garden Boy, Frederick Branscombe, 13, born Englefield
Green, Alice Branscombe, 9, born Englefield Green, Frederick Branscombe, 2,
born Old Windsor, Henry Branscombe, 1, born Old Windsor, Edith Branscombe, 4m,
born Old Windsor. [William poss b. 3 September 1877. m.
Paddington: census registers Thomas Branscombe, 42, born Paddington, Bricklayer’s Labourer, Ann
Branscombe, 42, born Paddington, William Branscombe, 18, born Paddington,
Rivetter’s Lad, Ada Branscombe, 16, born Kensington, General Domestic, Arthur
Branscombe, 16, born Paddington, Van Guard, Alice Branscombe, 12, born London,
George Branscombe, 10, born Paddington, Lillian Branscombe, 8, born Paddington.
[prob Thomas Fox II, born 22 September 1857, 7 Alfred Place,
Paddington, fifth child of Thomas Fox Branscombe, journeyman plasterer, &
Mary (Hill - m.1855 Notting Hill). Thomas m. 1882 Kensington district, Julia (Goddard), registered as Ann J. in the
1891 census for
Paignton,
Devon: census registers William Brinscombe, 33, born Stoke Gabriel, Devon, Horse Haulier Contractor, Selina Brinscombe,
28, born Paignton, Walter Brunscombe, 18, born Staverton, Devon, Carter, Selina
Brinscombe, 7, born Paignton, William Brinscombe, 2, born Paignton, Clara
Brinscombe, 1, born Paignton.
The census for
Pokesdown, Hampshire: census registers Florence Branscombe, 19, born
Prittlewell ? : census registers Emily Branscombe, 30, born Stanway, Essex, Arthur Branscombe, 28, born Mile End, London, House Decorator, Florence Branscombe, 7m, born Southend, Essex, John Branscombe, 2, born Southend. [poss Arthur Alfred, b. September quarter 1872, Mile End district? m.1891 West Ham district? d.1960 Stepney? Poss registered in the Woodford, Essex, household of his grandfather, George Bird, in the 1881 census?]
Pulford,
Pulford, Chester: census shows Harry Branscombe, 36, born Port
of Spain, Trinidad, a clergyman of the C of E., Grace Branscombe, 31, born
Camelford, Cornwall, John Branscombe, 2, born Holy Trinity, Chester, Monica
Branscombe, 1, born Chester Cathedral precincts, Gwenyth & Winifred
Branscombe, 1 month, born Pulford. [Harry Stanley, b.1864, son of John
Graham Branscombe, barrack-master, & Sarah Ann (Cother-Rider, m.1861
Torquay). Married Grace West Pearce 1897, Camelford Cornwall]
Rotherhithe,
London: census registers Robert Branscomb, 34, born Bermondsey, London, Mechanical Enginer, Rose Branscomb, 31, born
Bermondsey, Rose Branscomb, 6, born Bermondsey, Maud Branscomb, 2, born
Bermondsey, Emily Branscomb, 6m, born Peckham. [poss Robert Alexander
Charles, born Rotherhithe March Q 1866, son of James Alexander, himself the third? child of
solicitor Walter & Jane Branscomb of 1 Wine Office Court, Fleet Street?In
the 1881 census, a Robert of the right age is registered as the son of James
and an engineer’s assistant, in Bermondsey]
Rugby: census shows William Branscombe, 52, born Rugby,
railway engine driver, Eliza Branscombe, 55, born Opton, Staffordshire, Lily
Branscombe, 19, a hatters shop assistant, born Rugby, Maggie Branscombe, 14,
born Rugby. [William Edward, b. 21 June 1850, Queen Street, Rugby, son of
William Branscomb, stone mason, and Mary Ann (Mitchell - m.1847
St Clement Urban,
St Marylebone,
St Pancras, London: census registers Robert Branscombe, 68, born Torquay, Night Watchman Port,
Charlotte Branscombe, 66, born Wood Ditton, Cambridge, Esther Branscombe, 45,
born St Pancras, Green Grocer, Katherine Branscombe, 42, born Highgate, Working House Keeper, John
Branscombe, 16, born St Pancras, Railway Vanguard. [Robert John, b.
17 December 1832, Tormoham, Torquay, eighth and last child of third
great-grandparents Edward Branscombe & Ann (Starling - m. 1817, Dartmouth).
Bp.
St Woolos,
Monmouthshire: census records John Brownscombe, 53, born Appledore, Devon, Builder, A. Brownscombe,
50, born Appledore, Arthur Brownscombe, 21, born Newport, Monmouthshire,
Bricklayer, Harold Brownscombe, 17, born Newport, Carpenter, Laura Brownscombe,
15, born Newport, Clerk Telegraph.
Shoreditch,
Southwark, St. Saviour: census transcript shows an “Irarita”
Branscombe, 24, born Penge, a hospital nurse. [prob Juanita Madeline
Branscombe, bapt. 8 July 1876, St. Paul's, Upper Norwood, born 5 June. Fourth child of Henry Branscombe
&
Southwark,
St George the Martyr: census registers Harry Branscombe, 53, born Exmouth, Devon, Bricklayer, Emma Branscombe, 47, born
City Of London, Henry Branscombe, 28, born Bermondsey, Bricklayer, Olive
Branscombe, 18, born Southwark, Book Folding, Ada Branscombe, 17, born
Southwark, Book Folding, Ethel Branscombe, 16, born Dulwich, General Servant
Domestic. [This is most likely to
be Harry, born 1848 Withycombe Raleigh, son of Henry the builder of Littleham
and
Stratford
Bow, St Mary,
Stratton & Bude, Cornwall: census shows Charles
Branscombe, 45, born Kingston, Surry, a licenced victualler, Ada Branscombe,
31, born Bridport, Dorset, a hotel proprietress, George Branscombe, 14, born
Scotland, and Helen Branscombe, 12, also born in Scotland. [Charles Henry Branscombe b. March Q 1858,
Kingston, son of Walter James (b.1836, m.c1855 Mary (Maria?) Burdett) cf:1881
census for Herringfleet,
Sudbury St Gregory, Suffolk: census records John Branscombe, 44, born Hackney,
Middlesex, Silk Manufacturer’s Clerk, Amy Branscombe, 37, born Bishopsgate,
London, John Branscombe, 9, born
Hackney, School Boy. [poss John William, son of draper John
Hinam Branscombe & Emily (Womack Ridley - m.1855), registered Sept Q 1856
Hackney? John senior was registered as a silk merchant with premises in Church
Street, Hackney, in an 1855 directory. If so, other children of John & Emily may include Samuel
Ridley (b. ABOUT 1859), Mary Emily (1860-1865?), Annie Gertrude (1862 Hackney),
The census for
The census for
The census for
The census for
Uxbridge: census records Georgina Brownscombe, 44, born Shephered Brook, London, Henry Brownscombe, 43, born Huntshaw, Torrington, Devon, Police Inspector, Annie Brownscombe, 16, born Pimlico, London, Elementary Schoolteacher, Herbert Brownscombe, 14, born Marylebone, Lionel Brownscombe, 7, born Holloway, London.
Walthamstow, Essex: census registers Rose Branscombe, 25, born in Barkingside, Essex. [no record of her birth]
Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancs (
West Ham: census records Rose Branscomb, 20, born Mile End,
Willesden: census shows Thomas Branscombe, 31, born Brixton, a
silver polisher, Emily Branscombe, 25, born St. Pancras, Emily Branscombe, 2,
born Camden Town and Winifred Branscombe, 1, born Kilburn. [poss Thomas Henry, poss b.1867 Lambeth district,
and poss marries 1897 Pancras?If so, he’s poss the son of Thomas Branscombe, b.
Ashton circa 1831, recorded as a general carrier's clerk lodging in the
household of coach-driver Peter Jones, in Plymouth St. Andrew. Thomas poss
m.1863 Lambeth Mary Ann Nottage? Poss other child Alice Nottage b.1872
Islington? She poss m.1893 Islington?]
Withycombe Raleigh: census shows Alice Branscombe, 27, born Exmouth, a charwoman. [no record of her birth so far, so perhaps Branscombe is her married name?]
The Australasian Stage Annual notes the marriage of Lilian Branscombe on p.63.
@1902
30 March, Birkenhead: Frederick Alphonso Branscomb, formerly a
printer's manager, dies, aged 81, at The Home, Parkfield Avenue. He died of old
age. His son P. Branscomb, of
14 May: Elizabeth Hunt dies. Baptised 1827
31 May: The Boer War ends, with the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging. (since 1899) The Boers accept British sovereignty in return for aid to restock arms.[63]
June quarter, Rochford district Arthur George Branscombe's birth registered.[1] [married 1924 Rochford to Doris Godbold]
June quarter,
June quarter,
June quarter,
June: possible time of Edward [& Mary] Branscombe's first
tour of
9 August: Coronation of Edward VII, postponed from 26 June, due to the King's appendicitis operation.[70]
September quarter, St.Olave district (Southwark): Nellie Branscombe's birth registered.[71] [married 1919 Lambeth to Stockwell]
12 September,
December quarter, Camberwell district: Alice Kathleen Branscombe's birth registered.[73] [married 1926 Camberwell to Smith]
December quarter, Holborn district: Amy Annie Branscombe's birth registered.[74] [died 1902. cf:1903, Amy Mary A b. Holborn - sister?]
Will of Sarah (Yardley), wife of Edward Branscomb, glass
manufacturer of
H. [Henry] Branscombe, tinsmith of Mudgee, listed in the N.S.W. Post Office Directory. The Hall's Post Office Directory of the same year lists him as a plumber.
Gena Branscombe [b.Picton,
Will of John William Branscombe of
Aston district: Harold Cecil Branscombe's death is registered
(aged 2).[77] [registered as Branscomb, March Q 1900]
The peak year of the horse population in
Sidney Branscomb is
the licencee of the New Inn,
@1903
20 January,
My dear Sister Emmy:
Your welcome letter of
17 inst. is at hand and I will endeavor to answer to the best of knowledge; but
that is poor indeed as to the geneology of the Branscombe family. As I am (in my own estimation) the most
important one of the name will say I was born in
My father was born in
That is as far as my
knowledge of the name goes and some of that is only tradition handed down from
sire to son. Of course I could go on and
tell someting of my father's family and their names and ages, but should leave
that to my sisters and brothers and leave you supply more recent data.
this leaves al well to
date. Give my love at all inquiring
friends and relations and especially to lerla.
Your loving, Ben
March quarter, Southwark district: Henry Victor Branscombe's birth registered.[80]
March quarter, Aston district: George Henry Branscomb's birth registered.[81] [poss son of Harry, grandson of glass bottle-maker Samuel & Phoebe Louise -?. Poss siblings of George: Samuel, Jessie (1901) & Evelyn][82]
1 May: Ellen Branscombe, spinster, dies. Buried in Highgate cemetery, grave #20218. [b.1837 Kingsbridge, second child of John & Anne (Graham - m.1833). Siblings: John Graham (1834), Charlotte Mortimer (1841), Henry (1844)][83]
5 May,
June quarter,
June quarter,
September quarter, Wandsworth district: Frederick T Branscombe's birth registered.[87]
September quarter,
September quarter,
September quarter,
December quarter, Holborn district: Amy Mary A Branscombe's birth registered.[91] [married 1931 West Ham to George F Groom. cf:1902, Amy Annie b. Holborn - sister?]
December quarter, Thingoe district: Vera Emily Branscombe's birth registered.[92]
17 December, Kittyhawk: The Wright brothers achieve the first recorded powered flight, of 59 seconds.
H. [Henry] Branscombe, tinsmith of Mudgee, listed in the N.S.W. Post Office Directory.
Edward Branscombe & his wife
Mary ("Marie" Hooton), pay their second visit to
According to his obituary in the Natal Mercury [
`A major boost to ballad popularity came with the arrival of
the gramophone at the beginning of the 1900s when many famous singers of the
day, such as Caruso, Melba, Chaliapin and Patti quickly overcame their early
reluctance to commit their voices to the strange new medium. Just beginning his
career then was Peter Dawson who made a successful test recording in 1904 and
then began to record regularly ... eventually selling fourteen million discs
before he retired in 1956. An almost exact contemporary of his in England was
Norman Allin, whose deep bass voice provided him with an operatic career
spanning forty years...'[95]
Black wax cylinder recordings are produced. [cf:1896,1905]
Charles Booth publishes Life
and Labour of The People of the Land. In it, he describes
@1904
March quarter, St.Olave district: Frederick John Branscomb's
birth registered.[97] [d.1927
Lewisham, the result of a motorbike accident, leaving a widow,
8 May, St.Michael & All Angels, Kensington: Grandfather Edward George Branscombe (29), a bachelor painter of 30 Rackham Street, Kensington, son of painter Edward John, marries grandmother Edith Nunan (24), of the same address, a widow, daughter of cabman William Weston. Witnesses are John David Dear & Frances Dear.[98]
June quarter,
September quarter, Rochford district: Ada Olive Branscombe's birth registered.[100] [d.1921 Billericay]
22 September: 's tram system opens.
December quarter, Croydon district: Harry Branscombe marries ? [101]
December quarter, Fulham district; Robert Branscombe marries ? [102]
December quarter, West Ham district: Rose Lilian Branscomb marries ? [103] [b.1881 Mile End? Cf: 1881 census for Mile End and 1901 census for West Ham]
December quarter, Kensington district: Ellen Edith 's birth registered.[104] [Dad's sister "Nell", married 1921 to Reuben J Lee. First child of Edward George & Edith Weston (Nunan - married 8 May this year)]
December quarter, Marylebone district: Alice Branscombe's birth registered.[105]
December quarter, Camberwell district: Alice Ada Branscombe's birth registered.[106] [d.1905 June Q, Camberwell]
December quarter, Kensington district: Charles Henry Branscombe's birth registered.[107] [married 1932 Kensington to Catherine M Bagnall. Poss only child b.1934 Morpeth?]
December quarter, Rochford district: Olive Maud Branscombe's birth registered.[108]
H.[Henry] Branscombe, tinsmith of Mudgee, listed in the N.S.W. Post Office Directory.
Probable year [or 1903?] of Edward Branscombe's (first?) tour
of
@1905
March quarter, Brentford district: Kathleen Enid Branscombe marries ? [110]
March quarter, Pontypridd district: Dorothy Branscombe's birth registered.[111]
March quarter,
March quarter, St.Olave district: Florence Edith Branscomb's birth registered.[113]
March quarter, Aston district: Rose Alicia Branscomb's birth registered.[114] [poss daughter of Walter & (?) Pearce, grand-daughter of Samuel & Phoebe? Poss siblings of Rose: Maude, Sidney Wilfred (1921)][115]
March quarter,
March quarter,
5 March, Aston district: Cyril Tom Branscomb born. Birth
registered June Q, Aston district.[118] [Tenth
and last child of Edward Henry & Emma (Bennett - m.1880 Aston Brook).
Siblings: Maud Mary (1881
20 March, New Unitarian Church, 461 Pitt Street, Sydney: John
Crews Northsworthy Branscombe, seaman of HMS Mildura, aged 35, born Plymouth,
son of pawnbroker John Oliver Branscombe and Sarah (Northsworthy), marries Amy
Powell, machinist of Surrey Hills, born West Maitland, daughter of farmer Henry
Powell and Marie (Kerr). Solemnized by JHL Zillmann. Witnesses: Rene Zillmann
& Joice Greig.[119] [b.1870
11 May,
June quarter, Camberwell district: Alice Ada Branscombe's death registered. She was aged 0.[122] [b.1904 Dec Q, Camberwell]
June quarter, St.Thomas district: Elizabeth Branscombe's death
registered. Aged 70.[123] [there
are several
September quarter,
September quarter, St.Thomas district: Winifred E Branscombe's birth registered.[125] [Winifred Ellen, first child of Robert Douglas Branscombe & Maud (Wakeham - m.1900). Sibling: John Douglas (1907)]
September quarter,
December quarter, Bromley district: Harry Nelson Branscombe's birth registered.[127]
5 December: Prime Minister A.J. Balfour resigns. Replaced by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
Harry Stanley Branscombe appointed Vicar of St.Mary Magdalene,
Manningham, Bradford.[128] [Harry
Stanley, son of John & Ann (Graham) of Highbury. Married Grace West Pearce,
1897 Camelford. Children: John Stanley Graham (1898
A memorial to George is erected on Allen Island, Canada.[129]
The shipsLoch Vennachar
is lost, with all hands, off
George [A?] Branscombe, bricklayer of
William Branscombe, Jacob A. Kear and William Hartcher have opened a coach-building business, in Mudgee [cf:Emma Branscombe marries Andrew Hartcher, 1900]. Henry Branscombe is still listed as a tinsmith.[131] [This William Branscombe is almost certainly William Robert, born 1875, son of Henry "Harry" William & Susannah Burrell][132]
Edward Branscombe and the Westminster Glee Singers pay a
second visit to
Henry Branscombe, grandson of Arthur Branscombe of
Disc recordings start to replace cylinders. [cf:1896,1903]
Ernest Branscombe, 169 Kingsley Road, Liverpool South, manager
of Noakes, Carden & Co., tobacco brokers.
[poss bp.1865 Finsbury, eighth and last
child of John & Emma (Scales - m.1840 Shoreditch)? Married Christina Mary ?
(d.1928 at this address, when Ernest is described as a commercial traveller)]
Horatio A Branscombe,
[poss Horatio Arthur, b. about 1857 in
Chelsea, third child of house decorator/oil & colorman Frederick George
Branscombe & Elizabeth (? - m.1850 St.George Hanover Square district).
cf:1861 census for 2 Cadogan Terrace, Chelsea. Siblings: Elizabeth (b. about
1851
Philip Branscombe,
[poss Philip Arthur b.1885 Birkenhead,
m.1914
Philip Branscombe,
Mrs. Annie Branscombe,
[poss d.1921 Birkenhead, aged 70?]
@1906
March quarter, Kensington district: Charles E Branscombe
marries ? [137] [b.1884
March quarter, Uxbridge district: Richard Branscombe marries ? [138]
June quarter, Rochford district: Alfred Cecil Branscombe's birth registered.[139]
June quarter,
June quarter,
June quarter, Hendon district: Alice Branscomb marries ? [142] [poss b.1877 Bermondsey, daughter of bricklayer Harry Branscomb of Withycombe Raleigh & Emma ?]
26 July: Evelyn "Eva" M., daughter of Francis
"Frank" Maidment, is born, probably in
September quarter, Holborn district: Ethel Branscombe's birth registered.[143] [prob d.1907 June Q, Kensington district]
September quarter, Aston district: Eveline Louise Branscomb's birth registered.[144]
December quarter, Kensington district: Percy Albert Branscombe's birth registered.[145] [dad's older brother]
December quarter,
December quarter, Kensington district: William James Branscombe's birth registered.[147] [poss d. this quarter, Paddington district?]
December quarter,
December quarter, Paddington district: Lily Branscombe's death registered. She was aged 11.[149] [poss Lilian Mary, reg. 1895 June Q, Kensington district, twin sister of Rose Lily (m.1915 Kensington?)?]
December quarter, Paddington district: William Branscombe's death registered. He was aged 0.[150] [poss William James, b. this quarter, Kensington?]
16 December, Maitland, N.S.W: Allyn Branscomb, son of George
Arthur [bricklayer of
The N.S.W. Post Office Directory lists the coach-building business of Branscombe, Kear & Hartcher, and of Henry Branscombe, tinsmith, in Mudgee. [cf: 1905]
`Ragtime music reached
Houses on the east side of
The
The tram disaster. Four people are killed when a number 11 tram runs, out of control, down swindonVictoria Hill, and overturns.
@1907
March quarter, St.Olave district: Florence E H Branscombe's birth registered.[152]
March quarter, Camberwell district: Marjorie Agnes Branscombe's birth registered.[153]
March quarter, St.Olave district: Sidney William Branscomb's birth registered.[154]
March quarter, West Ham district: Herbert Arthur Branscombe marries ? [155] [b.1884 St.Giles?]
March quarter, Uxbridge district: Thomas F Branscombe's death
registered. He was aged 84.[156] [Thomas
Fox I, b.1823 Exeter, fourth child of Edward & Ann (Starling - m.1817
4 May: The metric system is brought into
June quarter, Kensington district: Ethel Branscombe's death registered. She was aged 0.[157] [prob b.1906 Sept Q, Holborn]
September quarter, St.Thomas district: Douglas John Branscombe's birth registered.[158] [Douglas John Branscombe, second child of Robert Douglas Branscombe & Maud (Wakeham - m.1900). Sibling: Winifred E (1903). cf:1937]
September quarter,
September quarter, Kensington district: Daisy Louise
Branscombe marries Tom G. McGowan.[160] [b.1885
Kensington, daughter of great-grandparents Edward John & Ellen (
December quarter,
December quarter,
December quarter, Kensington district: Rose Emma Branscombe's birth registered.[163]
December quarter, Romford district: Edwin John Branscombe's death registered. He was 37 years old.[164] [poss b.1872 June Q, Shoreditch? Poss m.1891 Islington?]
December quarter, Pancras district: Esther Caroline Branscombe's death registered. She was 52 years old.[165] [no record of birth, so perhaps a Branscombe by marriage?]
December quarter,
December quarter, Kensington district: Thomas Branscombe's
death registered. He was 62 years old.[167] [poss
bp.1845, 2 March, St.Luke's, Old Street, Finsbury: Thomas, first child of John
& Emma (Scales - m.1840)
5 December, Primitive Methodist Hebbron Memorial Chapel, Hexham: Elizabeth Branscombe, spinster aged 19, of St.Wilfrids Cottage, Eastgate, Hexham, daughter of Charles Branscombe, coachman, marries Ridley Dickinson Forster, a bachelor butcher aged 26, of 7 St.Wilfrid's Road, Hexham, son of stone quarryman Ridley Dickinson Forster (deceased). Witnesses: John Forster & Maud Branscombe. Registered in December quarter, Hexham district.[168] [cf:1908 poss marriage of (sister?) Maud?]
The N.S.W. Post Office Directory lists the coach-building business of Branscombe, Kear & Hartcher, and of Henry Branscombe, tinsmith, in Mudgee, and lists George Branscomb, bricklayer of West Maitland. [cf: 1906]
Both this directory and also the rival Sands' list a John (Jonathan?) Branscombe at
Gena Branscombe [cf:1902] teaches piano at
@1908
23 January, Wellington, New Zealand: Edward Branscombe presents Leo, Jan & Mischel Cherniavski in a series of concert recitals at His Majesty’s Theatre, assisted by Madame Marie Hooton, contralto, and Mr Percival Driver, baritone.
March quarter, Holborn district: Edwin Branscombe's birth registered.[170] [prob d. same Q]
March quarter, Holborn district: Edwin Branscombe's death registered. He was aged 0.[171] [b. same Q]
March quarter,
March quarter, Paddington district: Arthur George Branscombe marries ? [173] [Arthur b.1884 Kensington? m. Louisa O'Connor (d.1913) at St.Mary Magdalene]
March quarter, Islington district: Mary Branscombe's death registered. She was 86 years old.[174]
March quarter,
14 May: The Central London Railway (the original `tuppenny tube') is extended from Shepherd's
Bush to
Olympic games held at
June quarter, Kensington district: William H Branscombe's birth registered.[176]
June quarter, Aston district: Elsie Maud Branscomb's birth registered.[177]
13 August,
September quarter,
September quarter, Hexham district: Maud Branscombe marries ? [181] [cf:1907
(sister?)
September quarter, Paddington District: William Thomas
Branscombe marries Hermiona Annie L. Pile.[182] [William
Thomas Fox Branscombe (b. Kensington 1882), first child of Thomas Fox
Branscombe II & Ann(e) Julia (Goddard - m.1882 Kensington). Children:
Alfred W W (1911), Ivy E L (1913), Henry Stephen (1915),
December quarter, Rochford district: Winifred Grace Branscombe's birth registered.[183]
Rotherhithe road tunnel; opened.
`A survey in Westminster comparing the flow of vehicles in
1903 and 1908 at selected points, revealed that the number of private horse
carriages and cabs going by had fallen from 43,790 to 29,967, while the flow of
private motor cars had risen from 1,064 to 6,961 and of motor taxis had risen
from zero to 19,718.'[184]
John Branscombe [cf:1907] living at
The N.S.W. Post Office
Directory lists the coach-building business of Branscombe, Kear &
Hartcher, and of Henry Branscombe, tinsmith, in Mudgee, and lists George
Branscomb, bricklayer of West Maitland. [cf: 1907] It also lists a Charles
Branscombe, at
Edward Branscombe and the Scarlet Troubadours, the forerunner
of his later "Dandy" troupes, arrive in
@1909
3 January, Aston district: Cyril Tom Branscomb dies, aged 3.
Death registered March Q, Aston district.[187] [b.1905.
Buried in the grave of Edward Branscombe & Sarah (Yardley - m.1854
March quarter, Islington district: Annie E H Branscombe's birth registered.[188] [d. June Q, Wallington]
March quarter, Paddington district: Edith Florence Branscombe's birth registered.[189]
5 May (Camberwell?): Charles William Branscombe joins the 21st
Battalion, Company of London. In his Attestation[190] he is given the number #1042. He states he was
born in Stockwell,
age 17
years 6 months
height 5 feet 9
and a half inches
chest 33 and a
half inches
range of expansion 2 and a half inches
vision normal
physical development good
He is declared fit for service on 7 May.
In his statement of service, he is given the number #994. It
says he was granted leave in 1911 and purchased his discahrge at 27
He gives his next of kin as Charles Branscombe, father, 8 Cornfield Grove, Balham.
June quarter, Holborn district: Felix Richard Branscombe's birth registered.[191] [d. this same quarter]
June quarter, Holborn district: Felix Richard Branscombe's death registered. He was aged 0.[192] [b. this same quarter]
June quarter,
June quarter, Kensington district: Harriet Branscombe marries
? [194] [b.1874
June quarter, Wallington district: Annie E H Branscombe's death registered. She is aged 0.[195] [b. March Q, Islington]
June quarter, West Ham district: Emily Branscomb's death registered. She is aged 59.[196]
September quarter, Kensington district: Norah Louise Branscombe's birth registered.[197] [d.1910 June Q, Kensington]
September quarter, Holborn district: William Drego Branscombe's birth registered.[198]
September quarter, Paddington district: Albert Edward
Branscombe marries ? [199] [age 21,
poss b.1881
September quarter, Kensington district: Violet May Branscombe marries ? [200] [b.1890 Kensington? Daughter of Edward & Ellen? Marries Reg Emberton, although a descendent says the marriage was in 1910. She also says Violet was living in Wheatstone Road at the time, and was still living there in 1968, when she moved to Haverhill, Suffolk][201]
September quarter, Southend district; Alice Branscombe marries ? [202]
September quarter,
29 October, St. Kilda, Melbourne: Edward Branscombe’s Scarlet
Jesters open at the
‘"The Belvedere", a striking Spanish Mission style block of
flats, stands at number 22, Upper Esplanade on the northeast corner of Robe
Street. It was built in 1929 and beside it, further along Upper Esplanade, are
blocks of flats built at about the same period. The Belvedere occupies the
former site of Mooney’s Royal Hotel. The land adjoining the Royal Hotel was
used mainly for live shows, but for short periods films were shown there. In
1913, St. Kilda By The Sea wrote that prior to 1909 the site was "Then
used as an open-air picture show", 51 and the Sands & McDougall Directory of 1909
describes it as "
9 November, St.Kilda: Edward Branscombe and the Scarlet
Troubadours begin open-air costume comedy work that was to become the
stock-in-trade of Edward Branscombe's
Dandies.[205]
December quarter,
December quarter, St.Olave district: Winifred Ethel Branscombe's birth registered.[207]
December quarter, Houghton (
December quarter,
George Beavis [b.1819], brother of William Branscombe,
tinsmith of Mudgee, dies aged 88.[211]
J.E.M. Branscombe, sculptor, of The Studios, 151
The geophysicist Andrija defines the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle-the `Moho'.
J Charles Cox comments that "there are still considerable remains" of "the romantically situated house" [Edge Barton].[213]
The N.S.W. Post Office
Directory lists the coach-building business of Branscombe, Kear &
Hartcher, and of Henry Branscombe, tinsmith, in Mudgee, and lists George
Branscomb, bricklayer of West Maitland. [cf: 1908] It shows Charles Branscombe,
still at
John Branscombe [cf:1908] still living at
@1910
March quarter, Kensington district: Albert E Branscombe's birth registered.[215] [poss d.1911 June Q, Kensington - Albert K?]
March quarter,
March quarter, Lewisham district: Frederick Neal Branscombe's birth registered.[217]
March quarter, Camberwell district: Ethel Annie Branscombe marries ? [218] [b.1885 Camberwell?]
March quarter,
4 May: Rose J Starling, daughter or ward of Arthur ?,
7 May,
June quarter,
June quarter,
June quarter, Wayland (
June quarter, Islington district: John William Branscombe marries ? [228]
September quarter,
October: Gena Branscombe, pianist & composer [b.
December quarter, Holborn district: Sylvia N Branscombe's birth registered.[231]
December quarter,
December quarter,
December quarter, Devonport district: William H F Branscombe
marries ? [234] [William
Henry Frederick, b.1887 Stoke Damerel, only child of sailor William (1859-90)
&
Reign of King Edward VII ends (since 1901). George V succeeds (to 1936).
Wormwood Scrubs is used for the flying attempts of Claude Grahame- and others.
The GWR works in
The N.S.W. Post Office
Directory lists the coach-building business of Branscombe, Kear &
Hartcher, and of Henry Branscombe, tinsmith, in Mudgee, and lists George
Branscomb, bricklayer of West Maitland. [cf: 1909] Charles Branscombe has left
at
John Branscombe [cf:1909] still living at
Maud Branscombe,
actress, flourished 1875-1910.
@1911
March quarter, Kensington district Alfred W.W. Branscombe's
birth registered.[1] [Alfred
William Walter, first child of William Thomas Fox Branscombe (b.1882 Kensington
District) & Hermiona Annie Louise (Pile - m.1908). Siblings Ivy E L (1913),
Henry Stephen (1915),
March quarter, Fulham district: Ruby Branscombe's birth registered.[237]
June quarter, Rochford district: Eleanor E Branscombe's birth registered.[238]
June quarter, Lewisham district: Herbert W Branscombe's birth registered.[239]
June quarter, Kensington district: Albert K Branscombe's death registered. He was aged 1.[240] [poss b.1910 March Q, Kensington - Albert E?]
June quarter, Kensington district: Nora L Branscombe's death registered. She was aged 1.[241] [Nora Louise, b.1909 Sept Q, Kensington]
June quarter, Pancras district: Robert Branscombe's death registered. He was aged 78.[242] [poss Robert John, b. 17 December 1832 Torquay, eighth and last child of third great-grandparents Edward & Ann (Starling - m.1817 Dartmouth)?. poss m. 1853 Exeter, Charlotte Cave, then as a widower m. 1873 Paddington, Charlotte Smith? Cf: 1901 census for St Pancras]
27 June: Description of Alfred Branscombe (b.1881 Egham), in
his Royal Navy record of service. [cf:
height 5 feet 4 inches
hair l brown
eyes brown
complexion fresh
two forefingers on the right hand deformed
14 August,
September quarter,
8 November, Barking parish church,
22 November (
9 December, St James’ Theatre, Piccadilly: Miss Lydia Branscombe appears in a production of Bella Donna by James Bernard Fagan, along with Mrs Patrick Campbell. [251]
26 December: William Henry Branscombe marries Evelyn Annie
Mugford. [William Henry only child of
William Branscombe, sailor (b.1859
Arthur A.H. Branscombe is living at
According to the N.S.W.
Post Office Directory, George Branscomb is still a bricklayer in Maitland,
while Branscombe and Hartcher, in Mudgee, seem to have split from their partner
Jacob A. Kear, in the coachbuilding business, although Jacob is still listed as
a resident. John Branscombe
[cf:1910] still living at
July,
Lily Rodman, a New Zealand-born actress enjoyed a brief career
as a silent movie actress in
@1912
March quarter, Holborn district: Albert C.D. Branscombe's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Platt.[254] [only child]
March quarter,
March quarter, Aston district: Amy Branscombe's death
registered. She was aged 70.[256] [cf: Amy Branscombe, aged 50, registered in
24 April, 27
27 April, "
June quarter, Kensington district: Catherine Branscombe
marries ? Thomas. [260] [b.1886
June quarter, Kensington district: Kathleen M Branscombe's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Weston.[1]
June quarter,
June quarter, Kensington district: Phoebe T. Branscombe's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Finch.[263] [daughter of Albert Edward Branscombe & Mary Agnes (Finch - m.1909 Paddington). Albert, poss b.1881 Chelsea, is the son of Charles Edward, decorator, & Jane (Brain - m.1882). Siblings: Kathleen (1914-1917), Albert (1915), Walter (1919-1922?), Annie (1921)]
September quarter, Southwark district: Walter J A Branscomb marries Florence Whitehead.[264] [Walter James A(lexander?), b.1888 Camberwell?]
September quarter, Aston district: Elsie Branscomb marries ?
Davidson.[265] [b.1883
Aston?]
December quarter,
December quarter, Holborn district: Dorothy M Branscombe's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Newman.[267]
December quarter, Ch. Stretton district: Elsie L Branscombe's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Branscombe.[268]
December quarter,
December quarter, Woolwich district: Florence Branscombe marries ? Johnson.[270]
27 December: Arthur [Richard] Branscombe born.[271] [cf:1921] He is the second child of Arthur
George Branscombe and Alice Louisa (O'Connor - m.1908). Registered March
quarter 1913, Paddington district. At this time the family lived at
William Harper 148
Barlby Road
Thomas Walter Harper 6 Bramley Mews
Frederick William Branscombe 9 Bosworth Road
[at 61 Acklam Road in 1891. b.1861
Paddington, son of Edward & Mary Ann (Chenneour), d.1927]
William Branscombe 3 Bevington Road
Henry William Rogers
20 Bevington Road
[at this address in 1891]
Thomas Hambridge 3 Queen Anne's Terrace
Henry Hambridge 111 Southam Street
William Hambridge
18 Southam Street
[gas-stoker, son of gas-stoker Thomas Hambridge, married Emma
Elizabeth Rogers, 1889. d.1915]
Charles Branscombe
98 Southam Street
[poss Charles Edward, decorator, m.1882
Jane Brain]
Frederick John Dallamore
29 Wheatstone Road
[Alfred John Branscombe, b.1883, son of
Edward & Ellen (Bartlett - m.1873 Kensington), m. widow Margaret Dallamore]
Edward Branscombe
20 Wheatstone Road
[Grandparents Edward George & Edith
(Nunan-Weston - m.1904. Edward is a house painter]
Edward John Branscombe
26 Wheatstone Road
[Great-grandparents Edward & Ellen (
Albert Arthur Edward O'Connor 153
Wornington Road
Mrs.Emma Rogers
George Harper
17 South Row.[274]
Approximate year of birth of Marion Branscombe alias Williams, who is baptised in
Ashford,
The Piltdown Man hoax. (exposed, 1950)
Edward Branscombe's
Dandies touring in
Arthur A.H. Branscombe is still living at 120 Grafton Street,
Woollahra, while Charles Henry Branscombe is still at 8 Brown Street,
Camperdown [cf:1911].[276] George Branscomb is still a bricklayer in Maitland, Branscombe
& Hartcher are listed again as coachbuilders in Mudgee, where Henry
Branscombe, tinsmith is still working. However, John Branscombe is no longer at
`By 1912 there was a railway network of 23,000 miles. It was a dense system, but unevenly distributed. Lines were congregated around the West Riding towns and the coalfields of Nottinghamshire & West Derbyshire, for example, while many parts of rural Northumberland, Lincolnshire & Dorset were some distance from a railway station. Despite this, there was scarcely anywhere in the country where the influence of the railway was not felt.'[277]
@1913
March quarter, Paddington district: Ivy E.L. Branscombe's
birth registered. Mother's maiden name Pile.[278] [second
child of William Thomas Fox Branscombe & Hermiona Annie Louise (Pile -
m.1908). d. BEFORE
1993. Siblings: Alfred W.W. (1911), Henry Stephen (1915),
March quarter,
March quarter, Islington district: Lucy E Branscombe marries Harold G Pavey.[280] [b.1892 St.Saviour (Southwark)?]
17 March, "Highfield", Highweek, Newton Abbot: Anna
Branscombe, spinster, dies. Executor is Martin James Greener, solicitor. Will
proved in
June district,
25 August: Alice Louisa (O'Connor - m.1908), wife of Arthur
George Branscombe and mother of Arthur Richard (b.1912,
September quarter,
September quarter, Brentford district: Eleanor Branscombe marries Frank Bartholomew.[287]
23 September, Frank Branscombe born, son of ?? and ?? (Porter
- m?). Registered December quarter,
December quarter,
December quarter,
December quarter,
December quarter, West Ham district: Rose E Branscom marries Percy Valentine.[292] [Rose Evelyn Branscombe b.1892 West Ham?]
December quarter, Paddington district: George A[lbert] Branscombe marries Alice M[ary] Steer.[293] [b.1889 Paddington? cf:1914, daughter Lily born - 1918, son George Walter born]
20 December: Beattie (Willis) born.
Arthur A.H. Branscombe is still living at 120 Grafton Street,
Woollahra, while Charles Henry Branscombe is still at 8 Brown Street,
Camperdown [cf:1912]. George Branscomb is still a bricklayer in Maitland,
Branscombe & Hartcher are listed as coachbuilders in Mudgee, where Henry
Branscombe, tinsmith is still working.[294]
Houses at the
Mrs. Alice Rogers is at
Thomas Fox Branscombe II, [b.1857
@1914
11 February,
March quarter,
March quarter,
March quarter, St.Olave district: Hilda I. Branscomb's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Pepper.[300]
March quarter,
21 March, Appledore: Elizabeth Brownscombe aged 94 dies.[302] [cf:1867 - James Brownscombe dies Appledore, aged 45. Also cf:1893, George Herbert Branscombe of Appledore]
26 March: Vera Grace Hambridge [great-aunt Vera] born,
probably
June quarter,
June quarter,
5 June,
20 July,
August: The `Great Game' begins.
September quarter, Kensington district: Kathleen Branscombe's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Finch.[311] [daughter of Albert Edward Branscombe & Mary Agnes (Finch - m.1909 Paddington). Albert, poss b.1881 Chelsea, is the son of Charles Edward, decorator, & Jane (Brain - m.1882). Siblings: Phoebe (1912), Albert (1915), Walter (1919-1922?), Annie (1921)]
September quarter, Southwark district: Winifred M Branscombe marries ? Wainwright.[312] [Winifred Maud Branscombe, b.1892 Camberwell?]
September quarter, Hackney district: Emily J Branscombe's death registered. She was aged 89.[313]
September quarter,
20 September, Brixton: Gwendoline Irene, first child of William Henry Branscombe (b.1887 Devonport) & Evelyn (Mugford - m.1911), born. Registered Lambeth district, December quarter.[315] [Siblings: Kenneth (1917), John (1920). Lived at Branscombe][316]
21 September: Annie Harper, daughter of William, a soldier of
16 September: Lily Ethel, daughter of car man George
Branscombe of
Charles H[enry?] Branscombe living at
William Hambridge is living at at
Albert Branscombe is at
Charles Branscombe is living at 35
Charles Richard Branscombe is at
In
William Edward Henry Branscombe is renting two rooms, unfurnished, on the top
floor of
In
Millions of Britons live below the britainpoverty line.
@1915
7 January,
Edward Branscombe Pty. Ltd.
registered as entertainers at The Esplanade, East Manly, Sydney. The January 1st edition of The Theatre Magazine contains an article
and critique of the performance, at Manly, of Edward Branscombe's Pink Dandies, a music-hall type entertainment
troupe, specialising in costume musical comedy, with a change of programme
mid-week, twenty-four different shows a year. According to an advertisement in
the magazine, there are six teams of "Dandies" managed by Edward
Branscombe, touring Australia & New Zealand. In fact, at the time of the
article there is a second troupe, Edward
Branscombe's Scarlet Dandies, performing at the Coronation Theatre, Bondi
Junction. Each troupe has its own manager. The Pink Dandies are managed by
Frank Peachey, originally a solicitor in
BRANSCOMBE'S DANDIES.
Appearing Nightly.
Pink Co. ............ Manly
Scarlet Co. Bondi Junction
Red Co. .......... Brisbane
Green Co. ....... St. Kilda
Orange Co. .......... Perth
Violet Co. .......
The February edition of The
Theatre Magazine mentions that the Pink Dandies had left Manly in
mid-January for a tour of
The March edition mentions the Red Dandies are playing in an
outdoor theatre in
`A Dandy is asked what he is crying for. "This morning", he wails, "I saw a car run over a monkey-nut, and kill two kernels!"'[324]
March quarter, Fulham district: Henry Stephen Branscombe's
birth registered. Mother's maiden name Pile.[325] [d.
before 1993. Third child of William Thomas Fox Branscombe & Hermiona
Annie Louise (Pile - m.1908). Siblings: Alfred W W (1911),
Ivy E L (1913),
4 April:
`Until May 1915 all German raids were by aeroplanes nicknamed Gothas, and took place in daylight.
There were no casualties. But the Germans, fed with stories that the
psychological effect of bombing would give them a quick victory, contributed to
a National Zeppelin Fund, and Count Ferdinand Zeppelin sent one of
June quarter, Kensington district: Lydia O Branscombe marries John Gay Wilkinson.[328] [Lydia Obrecht Branscombe, b.1881 Croydon, only child of Henry Branscombe (1844-1887) & his second wife Marie Obrecht. John is a solicitor who is executor of Charlotte Mortimer Branscombe's will, in 1923]
June quarter,
June quarter, Kensington district: Rose L Branscombe marries Nelson L Garton.[330] [Rose Lily Branscombe, b.1895 Kensington?]
June quarter, Islington district: William H Branscombe marries ? Stepp.[331] [William Herbert Branscombe, b.1893 Islington, son of William Beard Branscombe & Caroline (Summers - m.1891 Petersfield, Hants.)? Marries Margaret Stepp]
June quarter, Aston district: Beatrice A Branscomb marries ? Green.[332] [Beatrice Alice Branscomb, b.1885 Aston, daughter of glass maker Edward Henry Branscomb & Emma (Bennett - m.1880 Aston Brook), marries Herbert Green. cf:1934 will of Emma]
18 June, Kensington: Newspaper obituary for P, 13th. Kensington Battalion,
the
August,
`During the month, Mr. Branscombe shifted his headquarters
from Melbourne [
September quarter, Willesden district: Albert A Branscombe marries Lucy Johnstone.[335]
2 October, Darlinghurst: At a cost of £15,000, Edward Branscombe's open-air Garden Theatre opens, with a new show by his Scarlet Dandies. However, as the weather remains cold, attendances are down for the first few weeks.[336]
December quarter, Holborn district: Constance E Branscombe marries ? Tiley.[337] [Constance Edith Branscombe, b.1897 Pancras?]
December quarter, St.Albans district: Eunice M Branscombe marries ? Welch.[338]
December quarter,
Harry Stanley Branscombe appointed to the
Privates George Branscombe of the R.F. (Royal Fusiliers?)
London Unit & William Branscombe of the Berkshire Unit, die in service.[341][William’s two brothers, also of the
Geo. Branscombe, jeweller 85
Margueretta
Wm. H. Branscombe, waiter
George Branscomb is still a bricklayer in Maitland, Branscombe
& Hartcher are listed as coachbuilders in Mudgee, where Henry Branscombe,
tinsmith is still working, William Branscombe continues to have a separate
listing as a coachbuilder, also. Arthur A.H. Branscombe is still living at
Pte. Joseph H Bransombe, #L 10958 Middlesex, dies in army service. [343] [poss Joseph Henry Branscombe, b.1885 Marylebone - son of decorator Charles Edward and Jane (Brain - m.1882)]
Lieutenant J.R. Branscombe record of service 1915-23.[344]
@1916
March quarter, Islington district: Frank W Branscombe's death registered. He was aged 45.[345] [so far, the only possible candidate is Frederick William, son of Edward & Mary Ann (Chenneour), listed as `Frank W' in the 1871 census, but b.1861 Paddington, so 10 years too old. In any case, a Frederick William of the right age dies in 1927]
March quarter,
March quarter,
March quarter, Fulham district: William L Branscombe's death
registered. He was aged 74.[348] [poss
William Linnards, b.1841, Dec Q, Torquay, prob son of Robert Bowden Branscombe
& Mary (Linnards - m.1841). Siblings: Mary (1843), Eleanor (1845), John
(1849). cf:William Branscombe, who is registered in the 1871 census at
8 June: Dorothy Davies is born. From 1925-1930 Dorothy attends
September quarter, Lambeth district: Annie E Branscombe's
death registered. She was aged 26.[350] [poss
Annie Emma, twin of Rose Evelyn, b.1892 West Ham? Daughters of Edwin &
Sarah Anne (? - m.1887 West Ham?). Poss siblings: Edwin Harold S (1889), Arthur Edwin &
Arthur Alfred (1891), Elsie Lilian (1898). Their father, Edwin, d.1927
Rayleigh, Essex. Their mother Sarah Ann d.1936 in
September quarter,
September quarter,
3 November, Registar General's Office, Chancery Square,
Sydney: Edward George Branscombe, theatrical manager of the Garden Theatre,
Darlington, divorced, born London, aged 52, son of Henry Firman Salmon
(deceased, of independent means), marries Eleanor Margaret Clarke, trained
nurse of 129 Mackay Street, Potts Point, aged 44, born in Monaghan, Ireland,
daughter of Robert Clarke (deceased, of independent means) and Margaret
Nesbitt. Witnesses: Marcella R Clarke & T W (Salway/Salmon?).[353] [Edward's
first marriage to Mary Hooton, 1892 in
December quarter,
According to the N.S.W.
Post Office Directory, George Branscomb is still a bricklayer in Maitland,
while Branscombe and Hartcher, coachbuilders of Mudgee, seem to be missing,
although A. Hartcher, coachbuilder, is listed separately, as is William
Branscombe, coachbuilder. There is a new listing for Edward Branscombe
Pty.Ltd., at the Garden Theatre,
Evelyn Branscombe Petter publishes two books: Miss Velantys Disclosure,[356] and Scope,[357] a novel. [she publishes another, in 1917]
Privates Henry Branscombe of the Berkshire Unit & Horace
Branscombe of the Cheshire Unit, die in service.[358] [poss
Horace (Rupert?), b.1895
L/Cpl Lionel Brownscombe, #390541, 2679
Aston district: George Herbert Branscomb marries Gertrude
Grice. They have 2 children, both born in Aston district, Sydney Eric (1917)
& Molly Delia. George Herbert is the son of Samuel, glass bottle-maker of
Aston, b.
Camberwell: William Henry Branscombe marries Louisa Jane Charlotte Griswood.[361][William b.1895 Camberwell, d.1941 Dartford]
@1917
March quarter, Kensington district: Caroline Branscombe's
death registered. She was aged 69.[363] [prob
Caroline (Newson - b.Norfolk - m.1873 Paddington), wife of plasterer William
Henry Branscombe. Poss children: Harriet (1874
March quarter,
4 April, Town Hall, Wellington, N.Z.: Grand Vaudeville performance by H M S "Philomel", assisted by New Zealand's leading artists & The English Pierrots. "Kia Ora Katoa". Wednesday and Thursday, April 4th and 5th, 1917. Edward Branscombe Ltd.
15 April, Paddington Infirmary,
1 May:
June quarter, Kensington district: Kathleen Branscombe's death registered. She was aged 2.[366] [b.1914, daughter of Albert Edward Branscombe & Mary Agnes (Finch - m.1909 Paddington). Albert, poss b.1881 Chelsea, is the son of Charles Edward, decorator, & Jane (Brain - m.1882). Siblings: Phoebe (1912), Albert (1915), Walter (1919-1922?), Annie (1921)]
June quarter, Hammersmith district: Florence L. Branscombe's birth registered. Mother's maiden name Pile.[367] [d. bef 1993. Fourth child of William Thomas Fox Branscombe & Hermiona Annie Louise (Pile - m.1908). Siblings: Alfred W W (1911), Ivy E L (1913), Henry Stephen (1915), Albert George (1918), Ernest W (1921), Leslie A (1926)]
1 August: Kenneth George Bruce, second child of William Henry Branscombe (b.1887 Devonport) & Evelyn Annie (Mugford - m.1911), born. [Registered Lambeth district. Siblings: Gwendoline (1914), John (1920). This family lived in Branscombe from 1923-1932][368]
25 August, Theatre Royal, Hobart: First appearance of Edward Branscombe’s Scarlet Troubadours.
12 September: John Stanley Graham Branscombe (b.1898
October: Bolshevik revolution,
7 November: Volume 153 of Punch contains a review of a novel, Souls in the Making, by Evelyn Branscombe Petter. [publishers Chapman & Hall]
December quarter,
B.H. Branscomb takes at First in Theology at
Evelyn Branscombe Petter publishes Souls in the Making.[371] [she
published two other books in 1916]
Private James Branscombe of the Berkshire Unit dies in service.[372][James’ 2 brothers, also of the Berkshire Unit, died as well: William (1915) Henry (1916)]
L/Sgt George Brownscombe, #60398 RF London, dies in army service. [373]
Camberwell: John W Branscombe marries ? Thomas.[374] [cf:1916 John W Branscombe dies,
@1918
7 March, Warrington Crescent, West London: a single 660 lb. bomb is dropped from a German plane, destroying four houses and breaking the glass in almost a thousand in the surrounding area, which extends into the eastern end of Amberley Road.
`Zeppelins, sliding silently through the night over a
virtually defenceless city, left an unforgettable impression on those who saw
them. Until May 1915 all German raids were by aeroplanes nicknamed Gothas, and took place in daylight.
There were no casualties. But the Germans, fed with stories that the
psychological effect of bombing would give them a quick victory, contributed to
a National Zeppelin Fund, and Count Ferdinand Zeppelin sent one of
6 April,
June quarter, Camberwell: Edith Branscomb's death is registered. She was aged 0.[378]
(9/12?) July: Caroline Hambridge is born, daughter of William
Frederick. She attended St.Andrew's School, (
September quarter, St.Olave district: Winifred M Branscomb's death is registered. She was aged 78.[380]
September quarter, Kensington district: Charles R Branscombe's death is registered. He was aged 62.[381] [Charles Richard, b.1856 Kensington. Son of painter & glazier Edward & Mary Ann (Chenneour - m.1847)]
September quarter, St.Thomas district: Harriet Branscombe's death registered. She was aged 78.