George Briant (b1824 Ashwell, m Emma Pateman 1851 Ashwell,
d
1900
Ballarat)
Emma Pateman (b1827 Arrington Cambridgeshirel, d 1910 Ballarat)
George Pateman Briant (b c1853 Ashwell, m Mary Fanny
Brook 1888 Ballaratl, d 1929 Ballarat)
James David Briant (b 1854 Geelong, m Mary Ann Odgers 1882 Ballarat, d
1943 East Oakleigh Vic)
Emily Ann Briant (b 1858 Ballarat, d 1944)
Julia Victotia Emma Briant (b 1859 Ballarat, d
1862) (Descendants in Ref
39 and 38) Louisa Jane Briant (b
1861 Ballarat, m Edwin Farr 1884 Presb
Manse
Ballarat, d 1945 Northcote) Winifred Emma Farr (b 1890
Northcote,
m Norman Thompson 1918 , d 1994
Preston)
Charles Joseph Briant (b 1863 Ballarat, m Anne
Augusta Lockett 1894, m Isabella Kerr 1906, m Rosabella Lillian
Scott
1909, d 1947)
Alfred Henry Briant (b 1865 Ballarat, m Emma Jane
Campbell 1891, d 1940 Kew)
Julia Victoria Briant (b 1870 Ballarat, m John
George Scott 1893, d 1959 Melbourne)
George Briant
Emma Pateman
George, Emma and George (Jnr) left Southampton on 25/4/1854 on
"Marshall Bennett", arrived Geelong 11/8/1854. See shipping record.
George was given as a carpenter. Disposal seems to be on own
account,
William St Newtown. They were assisted immigeants according to the
Victorian records.
1865-99 ran the Hope Bakery, 38 Seymour St, Ballarat
(George Briant, Hope Bakery in 1862 Directory. James and George Jnr
were bakers also). There are photos of the bakery in Gwen Smalley's
book (below).
George was originally a labourer. George and Emma could read and
write
In the 1851 census, Emma had been a servant to Abraham Hale, 20 High
St
Ashwell. James was a Labourer
Gwen Smalley has written a book on George and Emma (her great
grandparents). It is 44 pages. covering their emigration to
Ballarat in 1854, their establishment of the Hope Bakery at the
corner
of Seymour and Neil Streets and their selection of land at Boort,
northeast of Ballarat in 1773, The bakery was maintained, and the
land
was not a great success. Problems developed with the Lands
Department
due to claims they were absentee landowners. The farming enterprise
finished in the 1880s, when the leases were transferred. The book
finishes with a chapter of personal family recollections.
We were recently contacted bu Michael Charter
from England. He had found a bundle of letters written by the
Briants
in Ballarat over the period of 1854 to 1869, to her mother and
sister
who stayed behind in England. Some research on both ends
established
that they must have been handed down via Emma's sister Mary Ann,
who
married Arthur Charter. Arthur and Mary Ann are Michael's Great
Grandparents.Follow the link above for the letters
Mary Ann (Polly) Odgers
Bev thompson has heaps of stuff about her and her ancestors. If you
are
interested, contact us, and we will forward the email.
Nicholas Odgers (1831-1909) - Extract from Cornish Pioneers of
Ballarat
(Vol 1 (2 pps)
Ann Odgers Death Transcript (1 pps)
Ann Odgers Death Newspaper Report (1 pps)
Mary Ann Odgers list of Parents, Siblings and Children (1 pps)
Reginald Victor Wilfred Briant (son) (4 pps)
Mary Ann Odgers 2pps writeup of her life (2pps)
Polly's 50th Wedding Anniversary photo of family group
Polly's at tea (95th birthday) Newspaper Reports (two)
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Gwen and Harry Smalley, Glenis Crocker, Kel Ellis, Elinor
Moore, Valerie Woodgate and Patricia Hone for their contributions to
this part of our tree
Judy Schumer supplied photos of James David and Polly (Mary Ann).
Also
wills for James David and Emma
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