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Poe and his English Schoolmaster

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Gordon

Gordon Report 22 May 2019 02:34

The Literary Magazine The Athenaeum dated Oct 19, 1878 pg 496 makes reference to the fact that Revd John Bransby, Poe's schoolmaster at Stoke Newington was a cousin of the eminent surgeon Sir Astley Cooper. I am trying to confirm this statement but have been unable to do so this far.

I have John Bransby baptised 8 Feb 1783 at Wisbeach, Cambridge with his parents being William Bransby and Elizabeth (possibly Reynolds). But have not been able to locate any birth date or parents for William Bransby in FamilySearch or Ancestry.

Sir Astley Paston Cooper born 23 Aug 1768, mother was a Maria Susanna Bransby born 1737 and her father was James Bransby of Shottisham Norfolk born 1708.
Maria had one brother James he was born 1738 and died 1760 .well before John Bransby was born.

I am hoping to arrive at a family connection but have been unsuccessful so far. Does anyone have further details on the Bransby family of Shottisham Norfolk that will confirm the statement in The Athenaeum?

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 May 2019 08:23

Have you checked out https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_queries/new?locale=en ?

They have a number of transcriptions for a William

It could be that the records you’re looking for either haven’t been transcribed, have a different spelling to that expected, or haven’t survived/are illegible. It’s also possible that the family originated out of the county.

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 May 2019 10:01

Have you checked whether anyone on GR has the names in a tree?

Only someone connected would be likely to have info without looking for it

Maddie

Maddie Report 22 May 2019 12:11

Anna Maria
Last name Paston
Sex Female
Birth year -
Year 1736
Date 27 Oct 1736
Event type Marriage
Place Norwich
Spouse's first name(s) James
Spouse's last name Bransby
Spouse's sex Male
County Norfolk
Country Englan


childen of james and anna maria
Elizabeth
Last name Bransby
Sex Female
Birth year 1742
Birth date 10 Mar 1742
Baptism year 1743
Baptism date 08 Sep 1743
Father's first name(s) James
Mother's first name(s) Anna Maria
Parish Shotesham, All Saints

James
Last name Bransby
Gender Male
Birth year 1738
Birth place Shottesham-All Saints, Norfolk, England
Baptism year -
Residence Shottesham-All Saints, Norfolk, England
Place -
County Norfolk
Country England
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Bransby
Mother's first name(s) Anna Maria
Mother's last name Bransby

Margaret
Last name Bransby
Sex Female
Birth year -
Baptism year 1747
Baptism date 08 Feb 1747
Father's first name(s) James
Mother's first name(s) Anna Maria
Parish Shotesham, All Saints
Diocese Norwich
County Norfolk
Country England
Archive Norfolk Record Office

Maria Susanna
Last name Bransby
Gender Female
Birth year 1737
Birth place Shottesham-All Saints, Norfolk, England
Baptism year -
Residence Shottesham-All Saints, Norfolk, England
Place -
County Norfolk
Country England
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Bransby
Mother's first name(s) Anna Maria
Mother's last name Bransby

if james had no issue that branch of bransby name would have died out