Edward Brain

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Brain was born on 15 August 1821, in Wick, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Aaron Brain Sr, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Francomb, was 32. He married Susannah Martin on 8 September 1840, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841 and Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 23 May 1890, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Brain
1821–1890
Susannah Martin
1821–1908
Marriage: 8 September 1840
Esther Brain
1841–1847
Elisabeth Jane Brain
1843–1922
Brain
1849–1849
Markie Brain Hooper
1853–
Mary Brain
1844–1933
Frances Brain
1847–1849
Franklin John Brain
1851–1914
Martin Alonzo Gray
1855–1920

Sources (115)

  • Edward Brain, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Edward Brain, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Edward Brain, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English: apparently a nickname from Middle English brain ‘brain, mind’, probably short for brainwod ‘mad in the mind, furious’. Compare Brainard .

Irish (Down) and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhreitheamhan, Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Bhreitheamhan ‘son of the judge’, from breitheamh ‘judge’. Compare Braham 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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