BRYER of Southwark (1) Family Chart no. 3

	John BRYER		Mary APPLETON
	b. circa 1822 Bristol Somerset		b. circa 1829 Christchurch Southwark
	d. before Apr 1873		d. 21 May 1873 at Guy's Hospital, St Olave Southwark, age 45
	Hatter

Their Children

Hannah Elizabeth	James William	Samuel Robert	John	Caroline
b. 29 Dec 1853 Christchurch St Saviour	b. c.1856 Christchurch St Saviour	b. c.1860 Christchurch St Saviour	b. c.1863	b. 22 Apr 1862 St George the Martyr Southwark
m. John TATTERSALL 15 Apr 1873 St John Waterloo Road Lambeth	m. Jane FRANKLAND 27 May 1883 St John Walworth		m. Alice COWELL 13 Dec 1885 St John Walworth

Where They Lived

So far this chart contains a lot of speculation. I cannot be positive at this stage that James William and John are children of this particular John the hatter, although the births of Hannah and Caroline are certain as I have the birth certificates. This family chart is therefore still under construction.

In 1853, when Hannah was born they were living at 49 John Street Christchurch St Saviour.

The 1861 Census shows them living at 7 Bayleys Buildings, St Saviour, with only James and Samuel at home. Hannah was only eight years old and unlikely to have been away at work - perhaps she was staying with relatives? - if so, they didn't live in Christchurch!

In 1862, when Caroline was born, they were living at 9 Ann's Place, Lant Street.

Mary died a particularly horrific death, aged 45, having had her leg amputated, and suffering Chronic Pyaemia and abcesses on her liver and kidney. No family member is named on the certificate as informant, although her occupation is given as Widow of John Bryer, Hatter.

I am particularly interested in tracing the marriage of John and Mary in order to establish his origins. There was one John BRYER born in 1822 in Bristol. He was John Fack BRYER, son of James and Sally BRYER, and was born on 16 Jun 1822. His christening took place at the Tabernacle Bristol on 13 Oct 1822 [these facts are transcribed in the British Vital Records Index]. It would be interesting to establish if this is the correct John and to verify his parentage; if it is the correct one then he had at least one sibling, Emma Davies BRYER born 20 Sep 1825, christened 31 Oct 1825.