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Hesther BROWNING
Needlewoman of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Alternative names
Hesther SEALY (Married)
Ancestors
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Thomas BROWNING
~1653 - ~1728
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Thomas BROWNING
bap.1690 - 1723
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Ann PARKER
~1653 - 1692
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Samuel BROWNING
bap.1720 - bur.1757
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
John PRICE
~1650 - ~1735
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth PRICE
bap.1691 - 1723
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Mrs John [PRICE]
~1650 - ~1700
Thomas BROWNING
bap.1754 - ~1817
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
John ENGLISH
1692 - ~1751
of Westport St Mary, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Elizabeth ENGLISH
bap.1715 - 1786
of Westport St Mary, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
 
Jeremiah BARTHOLOMEW ALIAS SMITH
~1637 - ~1703
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Jeremiah BARTHOLOMEW ALIAS SMITH
bap.1658 - bur.1695
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Unknown [BARTHOLOMEW ALIAS SMITH]
~1608 - ~1658
Hester BARTHOLOMEW ALIAS SMITH
bap.1676 - ~1726
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Elizabeth [BARTHOLOMEW ALIAS SMITH]
~1652 - ~1718
Isaac BROWNING
bap.1784 - 1848
Stonemason of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Richard MANN
1684 - bur.1772
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Thomas MANN
bap.1718 - bur.1790
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Sarah BAYLY
1685 - bur.1743
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Mary MANN
bap.1759 - ~1819
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
John COX Snr
~1662 - bur.1712
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
John COX Jnr
bap.1682 - bur.1737
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Mrs Mary [COX] Snr
~1665 - bur.1715
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Mary COX
bap.1721 - bur.1789
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Mrs Mary [COX] Jnr
1689 - bur.1763
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Hesther BROWNING
1822 - 1893
Needlewoman of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Thomas LOCK
~1685 - ~1770
of Ashton Keynes, Swindon, Wiltshire
William LOCK
bap.1726 - ~1793
of Doughton, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Phillis [LOCK]
~1685 - ~1735
George LOCK
1757 - ~1821
of Doughton, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Margarett ROBERTS
~1724 - ~1794
of Preston, Circencester, Gloucestershire
Mary LOCK
1787 - 1870
of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
Elizabeth 'Betty' WEBB
1761 - 1844
of Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Hesther BROWNING
1822 - 1893
Needlewoman of Tetbury, Gloucestershire
  m. Charles Hudson SEALY (1812 - 1877)
 
Elizabeth SEALY
1857 - ~1919
of Newington, London, Surrey
  m. William BACKTICK (~1860 - ~1920)
 
Laura SEALY
1863 - ~1922
Teacher of Newington, London, Surrey
Narrative and Notes

Hesther was baptized in Tetbury in 1829 with four of her siblings. Her actual year of birth is unclear partially because all the censuses in which she appears have inconsistent ages:

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
c. 1822
0
Birth 
1
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Jul 1823
1
Death of brother George BROWNING 
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
8 Nov 1829
7
Baptism 
2
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
11 Jun 1835
13
Burial of sister Mary BROWNING 
3
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
2 Sep 1840
18
Marriage of sister Eliza BROWNING and Thomas STOKES 
45
Hempsted, Gloucestershire
17 Jan 1842
20
Marriage of brother Charles BROWNING and Eliza COATES 
67
St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1842
20
Death of sister Charlotte BROWNING 
Dursley R.D., Gloucestershire
Q2 1844
22
Death of sister Matilda BROWNING 
8
Tetbury R.D., Gloucestershire
Q4 1844
22
Marriage of sister Susan BROWNING and William BOWMAN ALS CLEAVER 
9
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
14 Jul 1848
26
Death of father Isaac BROWNING 
10
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18 Aug 1848
26
Witness to the  between sisterLouisa BROWNING and Robert CLAXTON 
11
St Mary, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
22 Jul 1849
27
Marriage of sister Anne BROWNING and Richard Acklain HARRISON 
12
Holborn, London, Middlesex
30 Mar 1851
29
Census 
13
244 High Holborn, St Giles, London, Middlesex, England
13 Mar 1852
30
Marriage of brother George BROWNING and Louisa GAINER 
1415
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
1853
31
Death of brother Charles BROWNING 
 
26 Mar 1854
32
Marriage to husband Charles Hudson SEALY 
16
St Matthew, Bethnal Green, , London, England
16 Sep 1857
35
Death of brother Issac BROWNING 
1718
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
c. 1857
35
Birth of daughter Elizabeth SEALY 
Newington, London, Surrey
7 Apr 1861
39
Census 
19
3 Francis Street, Newington, , London, England
c. 1863
41
Birth of daughter Laura SEALY 
20
Newington, London, Surrey
6 Feb 1870
48
Death of mother Mary LOCK 
21
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Q3 1870
48
Death of brother George BROWNING 
22
 
1871
49
Occupation: Needlewoman 
 
2 Apr 1871
45
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (49).
Census 
23
Amelia Street, Newington, London, Surrey, England
Q4 1873
51
Death of sister Louisa BROWNING 
24
Prancras R.D., London, Middlesex
24 Jan 1877
55
Death of husband Charles Hudson SEALY 
25
52 Amelia Street, Walworth, London, Surrey, England
Q2 1879
57
Death of sister Susan BROWNING 
26
Tetbury R.D., Gloucestershire
3 Apr 1881
53
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (59).
Census 
27
52 Amelia Street, Newington, London, Surrey, England
3 Oct 1886
64
Death of sister Eliza BROWNING 
28
Moreton In Marsh, Gloucestershire
Q2 1893
67
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (71).
Death 
29
Hackney R.D., London, Middlesex
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - UK 1861 Census - 7th April 1861
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2 - St Mary, Tetbury Parish Records
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3 - St Mary, Tetbury Parish Records
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BURIALS in the Parish of Tetbury in the County of Gloucester in the Year 1835

Mary Browning - Tetbury - June 11 1835 - 9 Years

4 - UK General Registry Office Marriage Certificate
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1840 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Hempsted in the County of Gloucester

No: 78

When married - 2nd September 1840

Name and Surname - Age - Condition - Rank or Profession - Residence at the time of marriage - Father's name and surname - Rank or Profession of father

Thomas Stokes - Full age - Bachelor - Carpenter - 24 Littleworth - Thomas Stokes - Stone mason

Eliza Browning - Full age - Spinster - - 24 Littleworth - Isaac Browning - Stone mason

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church after Banns by me Fredk Renold, Curate of St Mary the Crypt Gloucester, offg minr

This marriage was solemnized between us: Thomas Stokes, Eliza her X mark Browning in the Presence of us, Thomas his X mark Ford, Priscilla Ketless[?]

John Boyce, Parish Clerk

5 - Hempstead Parish Records
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1840 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the parish of Hempsted in the County of Gloucester

No

When Married

Name and Surname

Age

Condition

Rank or Profession

Residence at the Time of Marriage

Father's Name and Surname

Rank or Profession of Father

78

2nd September 1840

Thomas Stokes

Eliza Browning

Full age

Full age

Bachelor

Spinster

Carpenter

-

24 Littleworth

24 Littleworth

Thomas Stokes

Isaac Browning

Stone mason

Stone mason

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me Fredk Arnold Curate of Sr Mary de Crypt Gloucester off'g Min

This Marriage was solemnized between us {

Thomas Stoke

Eliza her X mark Browning

in the Presence of us, {

Thomas his X mark Ford

Priscilla Kethro

John Boyce Parish Clerk

6 - Email from Angela Cross

I am descended from Charles Browning born 1819. His parents I believe were Isaac and Mary. He was christened in 1823 - think it must have been a job lot with his sister Ann. The older Anne presumably died young.

My Charles married Eliza Coates in Bristol in 1842. They had 5 children including my greatgrandmother Rosa, born 1848. In the 1851 census she is living with her uncle

John in Tetbury. Her father died in 1853 and her mother remarried.

Mary Lock's last son Isaac was born in 1833 and died in 1857. Mary lived on until 1870 outliving most of her children.

Rosa married William Henry Rees and a number of their descendants moved up to Lancashire where I was born.

Best wishes, Angela Cross

7 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

Author: LDS. Publishing Info: © IGI This information has been reproduced with permission of LDS

First name(s) Charles

Last name Browning

Sex Male

Marital status Single

Marriage year 1842

Marriage date 17 Jan 1842

Place Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe

Town Bristol

County Gloucestershire

Spouse's first name(s) Eliza

Spouse's last name Coates

Spouse's sex Female

Spouse marital status Single

Father's last name Browning

Father's first name(s) Isaac

Spouse's father's first name(s) Thomas

Spouse's father's last name Coates

Country England

Archive Bristol Archives

Archive reference Marriages, 1839-1842 (P/St MR/R/3/10)

Record set Gloucestershire, Bristol Marriage Index

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain

8 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s) Matilda

Last name Browning

Gender Female

Birth day -

Birth month -

Birth year -

Age -

Death quarter 2

Death year 1844

District Tetbury

County Gloucestershire

Volume 11

Page 344

Country England

Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England

9 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s) Susanna

Last name Browning

Marriage quarter 4

Marriage year 1844

Registration month -

MarriageFinderâ„¢ Susanna Browning married one of these people John Horton, Henry Plaster, William Cleaver, George Sutton

District Tetbury

District number -

County Gloucestershire

Country England

Volume 11

Volume as transcribed 11

Page number 631

Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce

Collections from Great Britain, England

10 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Superintendent Registrar's District Tetbury Union

Registrar's District Tetbury

1848 DEATHS in the District of Tetbury in the Counties of Gloucester & Wilts

No.

428

When Died.

Fourteenth of July 1848 at Tetbury

Name and Surname.

Isaac Browning

Sex.

Male

Age.

62 years

Rank or Profession.

Mason

Signature, Description and Residence of Informant

X The mark of Jane Buckingham

present at the death

Tetbury

When Registered

Sixteenth of July 1848

Signature of Registrar

John B Williams

Registrar

11 - St Marylebone, London, Parish Records
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12 - Holborn, St Andrew, Parish Records
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13 - UK 1851 Census - 30th March 1851
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14 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s) George

Last name Browning

Marriage quarter 1

Marriage year 1852

Registration month -

MarriageFinderâ„¢ George Browning married one of these people Mary Combton, Louisa Gainer, Elizabeth Beckett

District Tetbury

District number -

County Gloucestershire

Country England

Volume 6A

Volume as transcribed 6A

Page number 438

Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce

Collections from Great Britain, England

15 - St Mary, Tetbury Parish Records
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16 - Bethnal Green, St Matthew, Parish Records
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17 - Email from Angela Cross

I am descended from Charles Browning born 1819. His parents I believe were Isaac and Mary. He was christened in 1823 - think it must have been a job lot with his sister Ann. The older Anne presumably died young.

My Charles married Eliza Coates in Bristol in 1842. They had 5 children including my greatgrandmother Rosa, born 1848. In the 1851 census she is living with her uncle

John in Tetbury. Her father died in 1853 and her mother remarried.

Mary Lock's last son Isaac was born in 1833 and died in 1857. Mary lived on until 1870 outliving most of her children.

Rosa married William Henry Rees and a number of their descendants moved up to Lancashire where I was born.

Best wishes, Angela Cross

18 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017
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1857 DEATH in the Sub-District of Tetbury in the Counties of Gloucester & Worcester

No.

194

When and where died

Sixteenth September 1857

Tetbury

Name and surname

Isaac Browning

Sex

Male

Occupation

Mason - Journeyman

Cause of death

Phthisis - certified

Signature, description and residence of informant

Mary Lock

present at the death

Tetbury

When registered

Seventeenth September 1857

19 - UK 1861 Census - 7th April 1861
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20 - UK 1871 Census - 2nd April 1871
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21 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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1870 DEATHS in the District of Tetbury in the Counties of Gloucester and Wilts

306 - Sixth February 1870 Tetbury - Mary Browning - female - 83 years - Widow of Isaac Browning, a Mason - Old age, certified - X The mark of Mary Ann Mills present at death Tetbury - Eleventh February 1870 - Registrar

22 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s) George

Last name Browning

Gender Male

Birth day -

Birth month -

Birth year 1828

Age 42

Death quarter 3

Death year 1870

District Tetbury

County Gloucestershire

Volume 6A

Page 275

Country England

Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England

23 - UK 1871 Census - 2nd April 1871
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24 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

Name:

Louisa Claxton

Age:

54

Estimated Birth Year:

abt 1819

Registration Quarter:

Oct-Nov-Dec

Death Registration Place:

Pancras, London, United Kingdom

Death Date:

Dec 1873

Inferred Death Place:

London, United Kingdom

Volume:

1b

Page:

54

25 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s) Charles Hudson

Last name Sealy

Gender Male

Birth day -

Birth month -

Birth year 1812

Age 65

Death quarter 1

Death year 1877

District St. Saviour Southwark

County London

Volume 1D

Page 115

Country England

Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England

26 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s) Susan

Last name Bowman

Gender Female

Birth day -

Birth month -

Birth year 1823

Age 56

Death quarter 2

Death year 1879

District Tetbury

County Gloucestershire

Volume 6A

Page 247

Country England

Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England

27 - UK 1881 Census - 3rd April 1881
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28 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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29 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s) Hester

Last name Sealy

Gender Female

Birth day -

Birth month -

Birth year 1826

Age 67

Death quarter 2

Death year 1893

District Hackney

County London

Volume 1B

Page 308

Country England

Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials

Collections from Great Britain, England