BRYANT/HOGG/AND SALT FAMILIES
I am also researching my ancestors with the names of Bryant,Hogg and Salt. My Grandmother's maiden name was Bryant and Hogg and Salt are the family names of my mother Pauline.
The Bryants and the Hoggs originate from Foscott and Wolverton in the north of Buckinghamshire. Interestingly these villages are not that far apart. The Salt family have roots in Dudley, Worcestershire.
BRYANT CONNECTIONS
I have traced my Bryant family back to 1842 and my G-Grandfather Benjamin Bryant who was born in Foscott, Bucks
1860 Married Barbara Ridgway in Akeley, Bucks
1861 Living in Akeley
1871 The family had moved to West Bromwich
They had 9 children
NAME BIRTH PLACE MARRIAGE SPOUSE Alfred B 1861 Akeley 1884 Sarah Woodbridge Sarah B 1863 London 1887 Richard Wiggin Frederick 1866 Smethwick 1897 Elizabeth Grice Ernest Hal 1868 Nethercott, Oxon 1897 Eliza Tuffley Thomas 1871 West Bromwich Annie Jackson Martha 1873 West Bromwich 1891 Ernest Jones Lucy A 1875 Great Bridge, Staffs 1894 Richard Jones Minnie Elizabeth 1877 West Bromwich 1902 James Ernest Ratheram Jane 1882 West Bromwich
1897 Barbara dies and Benjamin remarries the same year to Jessie Ratheram nee Phillips who is the mother of my grandfather James Ernest Ratheram.
1924 Benjamin Dies
THOMAS BRYANT
Thomas and Annie had 11 children although not all survived infancy. The family belonged to the Salvation Army and all played musical insturments.
Thomas was also Bandmaster with the South Staffs Territorial Army Brass Band. This was quite a family affair with his son Thomas joining him along with my grandfather James Ernest and his sons Harold and Herbert.
Bandmaster Thomas and his son Thomas Jnr
HOGG CONNECTIONS
These are my ancestors from my mther's side. Hogg being her Father's surname and Salt being her Mother's maiden name.
HOGG
I have traced my ancestors to Wolverton, Buckinhamshire with my G-G-Grandmother Elizabeth Grenville born in Peltham, Durham about 1815. She marries a Hogg but by 1851 Elizabeth is already a widow so the name of her husband is as yet unknown.
Elizabeth has at least four children before the premature death of her husband.
Mary Ann Born 1835
Elizabeth Born 1841
Isabel Born 1843
William Born 1844
WILLIAM AND EMMA WATSON (my G-Grandfather)
1884 William is not born in Bucks like his sisters but states his birthplace as Crewe in Cheshire
1851 Living at Bury Strrt, Wolverton
1861 Living at Bury Strret, Wolverton. William is occupation recorded as a Millwright.
1864 Married EMMA WATSON at Potterspury, Bucks
They have nine children. This initially caused some confusion as they appear to have two sons called Frederick.
NAME BIRTH PLACE MARRIED SPOUSE Edith Hannah 1864 Stoney Stratford 1883 Philip Campbell Margaret Emma 1868 Stoney Stratford 1886 John Keeley William 1870 George James 1872 1894 Agnes Biddle John J (Jack) 1875 Bertha Srickland Frederick(1) 1878-1882 Smethwick Mary (Elizabeth) 1879 Smethwick Kate Maud 1884 Smethwick 1903 Arthur Smallwood Frederick(2) 1886 Smethwick 1915 Florence Edith Salt
1871 Living at Akeley Bucks.
1881 Living at Raglan Road. By coincidence the house number is 98 and my father was born at 97. It is amazing that at this time the Hogg and Ratheram familiy may have know each other two generations before my parents married. They have a son Frederick who is recorded as 4 (Frederick 1)
1891 Living at Montague Raod, Harborne.
On the this census Frederick was shown again as 4. Initially I presumed the age was an error as my Grandfather Frederick was born in 1887. I now know that he was named after his brother Frederick (on the 1881 census) who met with a horrific death in 1882 when only 5 years old. His death certificate states it was an 'Accidental death - Shock from burns to abdomen and thighs when shirt caught fire'.
There was an inquest and the report shows a stark picture of the living conditions at the time with very liitle sympathy for the mother.
Coroners Report Sat 21st Oct 1882 Birmingham Daily Post
FREDERICK (2)
My Grandfather died in 1958 when I was only 2 so unfortunately I do not have any recollections of him as a person.
Born at Montague Road, Smethwick in 1886.
1914 Unfortunately his new life in Canada was cut short with the onset of WW1. Frederick returned to England to join the Army where he was placed in the Royal Army Medical Corp.
Somewhere in France 1915 Frederick Bottom row 1st on L
From his war Diaries we know that he was a Stretcher Brearer and Ambulance Driver. This must have been a harrowing job particularly as he was at Ypes and the Somme.
1915 Frederick marries Florence Edith Salt
1919 Returns from the war and sets up his own business at a Boot and Shoe Repairer from his home.
1919 Birth of daughter Joan
1924 Birth of daughter Pauline (my mother)
1956 Moved to live with daughter Pauline and family at Hagley Road West, Quinton
Frederick with grand-daighter Jacqueline 1956
1958 Frederick dies whilst staying with daughter Joan in Quinton
SALT CONNECTIONS
I have traced my Salt family back to Dudley in the 1800's and my G-G-G-Granfather William who was born about 1803
1833 Married Alice Wilkinson at St Thomas, Dudley
William and Alice had 7 children
Name Birth Christen Place Died 6 Nov 1834 7 Dec 1834 St Thomas DudleyThomas Hannah 3 Feb 1836 28 Feb 1836 St Thomas Dudley 25 Feb 1838 Mary 10 Jan 1838 4 Mar 1838 St Thomas Dudley 14 Feb 1841 Maria 28 May 1839 16 Jun 1839 St Thomas Dudley William Henry 3 Sept 1841 26 Sept 1841 St thomas Dudley Edward 7 Apr 1844 28 Apr 1844 St Thomas Dudley Alice 7 Feb 1849 11 Mar 1849 St Thomas Dudley
1841-1861 Living at Chapel Street Dudley. William was a Shoemaker
1871 Living atBond Street Dudley
WILLIAM HENRY
My G-G-Grandfather William was a Hairdesser by trade
1864 Married Elizabeth Watts in West Bromwich
They had 10 children who were born in Dudley with the exception of Albert and Agnes who were born in Birmingham
Name Birth Christen Place Lizzie Alice 4 Dec 1864 16 Apr 1865 St Thomas Dudley Edward Thomas 28 Jul 1867 30 Aug 1868 St Thomas Dudley Ellen Beatrice 26 Jul 1869 12 Sept 1869 St Thomas Dudley William Henry 5 Nov 1870 4 Jun 1871 St Thomas Dudley Simeon J 1872 Annie M 1876 Walter H 1879 Alice M 1881 Albert V 1882 Agnes E 1884
1871-1881 Living at Flood Street Dudley
1891-1901 Living at Heath Street, Smethwick