Narrative and Notes
The history of my family
1874 Marriage solemnized at St Catherines Edge Hill in the Parish of West Derby in the County of Lancaster
No. 194
Dec 15 18__
Charles Bragg - Full - Widower - Tailor - Sedbergh - William Bragg - Farmer
Agnes Kendal - Full - Spinster - - Uxbridge St Hull [Hull is unclear - there is no Uxbridge St in Hull] - Robert Kendal - Farmer
Married in the Church of St Catherine according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by license or after ________ by me, B[R?] [?]
This marriage was solemnized between us Charles Bragg, Agnes Kendal in the Presence of John Stewardon, Nancy Greaves
Killington baptisms: 31 August 1859 Frances Agnes d.of Agnes & Charles Bragg, tailor
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Burials at Sedbergh: 5 Oct. 1862 Agnes Bragg aged 28.
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GRO marriage indexes ... In last quarter 1874 I found one in W.Derby. Possible. I checked under K and found Agnes Kendal with the same reference number. She really was a spinster until age 47 and then married a widower whose first wife happened to have the same forename. What were they doing in Liverpool? Charles had been apprenticed to his tailor father in Sedbergh and by 1881 Charles & Agnes were back in Sedbergh. It looks as if Charles moved to Liverpool to work at his trade for a while and retired back home. Perhaps Agnes Kendal went to be his housekeeper and to care for his daughters.
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Extracts from the diary of Agnes Ann Kendal 1876:
Wed. 9 August Aunt Agnes & Uncle Charley have come back with Father from Sedbergh. It is the first visit since the wedding. I like Aunt far better. Wedding seems to have worked a change with her. It is love or something.
Fri. 11 August Uncle & Aunt have been to Uncle Williams for the afternoon.
Sat. 12 August Father drove Uncle & Aunt up to Sedbergh this morning.
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1881 census Frostrow, Sedbergh:
Mortar Pitts
Charles Bragg H M 54 tailor bn. Yorks, Sedbergh
Agnes Bragg W M 52 Yorks, Sedbergh
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Burials at Killington:
Jan 1892 Agnes BRAGG 62 of Kendal wife of Charles BRAGG
21 Jan 1892 Charles BRAGG 64 of Kendal
Killington baptisms: 31 August 1859 Frances Agnes d.of Agnes & Charles Bragg, tailor
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Burials at Sedbergh: 5 Oct. 1862 Agnes Bragg aged 28.
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GRO marriage indexes ... In last quarter 1874 I found one in W.Derby. Possible. I checked under K and found Agnes Kendal with the same reference number. She really was a spinster until age 47 and then married a widower whose first wife happened to have the same forename. What were they doing in Liverpool? Charles had been apprenticed to his tailor father in Sedbergh and by 1881 Charles & Agnes were back in Sedbergh. It looks as if Charles moved to Liverpool to work at his trade for a while and retired back home. Perhaps Agnes Kendal went to be his housekeeper and to care for his daughters.
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Extracts from the diary of Agnes Ann Kendal 1876:
Wed. 9 August Aunt Agnes & Uncle Charley have come back with Father from Sedbergh. It is the first visit since the wedding. I like Aunt far better. Wedding seems to have worked a change with her. It is love or something.
Fri. 11 August Uncle & Aunt have been to Uncle Williams for the afternoon.
Sat. 12 August Father drove Uncle & Aunt up to Sedbergh this morning.
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1881 census Frostrow, Sedbergh:
Mortar Pitts
Charles Bragg H M 54 tailor bn. Yorks, Sedbergh
Agnes Bragg W M 52 Yorks, Sedbergh
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Burials at Killington:
Jan 1892 Agnes BRAGG 62 of Kendal wife of Charles BRAGG
21 Jan 1892 Charles BRAGG 64 of Kendal