BRYER Kent Family Chart no. 20

	Henry [William?] BRYER		Jane HOLLAND
	born 23 Feb 1809, bapt. 19 Mar 1809 Bridewell Hospital Chapel, City of London		b.
			m. circa 1834
	Painter Oil Cloth Manufacturer Floor Cloth Manufacturer

Their Children

James	Henry Holland	John	Mary Ann	Jane	Joseph Francis
b. 1834	b. 21 Apr 1835 Greenwich bap. 10 May 1835 St Mary's RC Chapel Greenwich	b. 1837	b. 7 Apr 1843 6 Pitt Street, St George the Martyr Southwark	b. circa 1846 Greenwich	b. circa 1847 St George the Martyr Southwark
m. (1) Susannah Paulina POWELL 25 Jan 1864 at St Mary's Catholic Church Greenwich (2) Ann Elizabeth SPEEDING 11 Feb 1875 at St Mary's RC Chapel Greenwich	m. Jemima KIDD 3 May 1857 at St Mary's Catholic Chapel Greenwich
d. 1893 Union Workhouse Greenwich	d. 22 Sep 1900 Miller Hospital Greenwich	d. 11 Jan 1865 Greenwich RD KEN, aged 27	d. 1845 Greenwich RD KEN, aged 2		d. 2 Jul 1859, drowned in River Thames at Greenwich

Who They Were

Henry is described as a painter and oil cloth manufacturer on various certificates, and Joseph Francis seems to have followed him into the trade. This is a particularly tragic family, and one that has been difficult to investigate. I have not found Henry and Jane in any census. In 1851, John and Joseph lived with their uncle MEE, and Jane Henry H and James were living with grandmother Joyce HOLLAND.

Mary Ann died aged 2 in 1845.
Joseph Francis fell out of a boat and drowned in 1859, and although his father is named on the death certificate, he did not register the death.
John Bryer died in 1865 of Phthisis; his grandmother registered his death.
James died aged 61, and Henry Holland Bryer at age 65; they were the only two children I have found that went on to have a family. I can't find that Jane married. James lost his first wife after only 10 years of marriage.

Where They Lived

In April 1843, the family were living at 6 Pitt Street, St George the Martyr Southwark.

In the 1851 Census, John and Joseph were living with their uncle and aunt William and Ann Mee at 2 Romney Place Greenwich; Jane, Henry Holland and James were living with their Holland grandparents at 29 Market Place Greenwich. Henry and Jane are nowhere to be found.

In 1859, at the time Joseph Francis drowned his father appears to have been alive and probably living in Greenwich, but the newspaper report of the drowning only gives William Mee's address, 5 Alexander Terrace Bridge Street.

Family Group Identifiers

Family: BRYERHOLL1
Family Group: b-ken030