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I wondered if you might have a connection to the coram Family of Holcombe Rogus and Burlescombe .They are to be found in mmany surrounding villages. I have enjoyed visiting your site as i am researching in the same area of Devon. Jill Hurst
I wondered if you might have a connection to the Coram Family of Holcombe Rogus and Burlescombe .They are to be found in many surrounding villages. I have enjoyed visiting your site as I am researching in the same area of Devon. Jill Hurst
A most interesting site. I was amazed to find this facinating information, for I too am a Brinsmead. My name is Glen and I live in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. My father was Reginald, son of Victor who was a son of Thomas Edward in turn nephew of John Brinsmead (piano). Victor arrived in Tasmania in 1913. Regards Glen.
very interesting as ilive 30 yards from the manor in bishops hull dvydvycrckett@aol.com
Hi Andy I have not had a look at the updates for a while,very well done. Greg.
Great site Andy. Keep it up
Max Brinsmead demwb@midcoast.com.au
looking for any information on Regional Brinsmead with sons of Thomas Regional, Patrick, Patrick passed in the 40's and daughter Ruth Brinsmead Lawarance, Ruth passed in the 90's in Idaho Diane Brinsmead Taylor - - gtaylor@cervnet.com
Andy Is the e-mail address for Glen, who had Brinsmead family in Austrila available or do you have more information Date of message was March 28,2001 at 1:51:13 Something about Austrila sounds like something I had heard before Diane gtaylor@cervnet.com
Andy, Do you have any more information on Rev. Keith Brinsmead? Diane
Hi Andy Your Brinsmead site is terrific. I would love you to do a similar one for Sims. Regards from an Aussie Sims cousin Marion marionk@primus.com.au
Thanks for putting together such an interesting site. I am also a Brinsmead - Howard and am an Australian relative of John Brinsmead currently living in New Jersey. Unfortunately I don't know much family history to contribute to your site. Regards. hbrinsmead@hotmail.com
Hello all. I have just discovered that my Grandfather, Thomas Brinsmead Williams was married 3 times. Trying to discover the info so it can be added although it won't make any difference to tree. Also I think he had more siblings than I know of so there may be a few Brinsmeads still "knocking" around. Regards to all Tessa
My grandfather was William Latey who was married to my grandmother Annie Emily Brinsmead.
Hello, I am Alan William Brinsmead, originally of Worthing England. My uncle, John Brinsmead, has recently made me aware of your web site which I have found very interesting. I am presently living in Penang Malaysia. On the wall of my apartment is an original picture advert from a Victorian newspaper for John Brinsmead & Sons If you would like me to scan this in and send it to you, please let me have your e mail address. Thank you alanwb@bigfoot.com
I am in awe of your wonderful site. I have just started research on my husband's family and his grandmother was Florence Brinsmead who married John Sidey. Her father was Edgar William Brinsmead. Tia Sidey sidey@erols.com
Hello! Great site! I am looking for Aubrey James Simms or his children, Nelson, Anne, James and Betsy-Jean. They use to live in North Bay, Ontario back in the mid-1950"s. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Mary Anne Simms-Commandant email me at salem2214@hotmail.com
Hello Andy, Just updating anything New. Would you like to Add anything on the Australia's or keep it Uk Mainly. Greg
I am searching for more information about my gt gt grandfather George Heanes Youatt (1812~95) who almost certainly trained as a cabinet maker with John Brinsmead (who was two years younger) in Great Torrington, Devon. Another piano maker who probably went up to London in 1836 with them from Great Torrington was John Squires (the same age as George).
GHY advertised in Trade Directories, and had a shop at 128 Regents Park Road from c.1865~92. Before that he was at 105 Prince of Wales Road, before that at 3 Stanhope Street, and I have verified all these addresses with Census returns and family documents. A family letter of 1849 refers to a trip by GHY to France “with John” which I suspect may be a visit to a French firm.
Since he did not take out any patents, I imagine that GHY was a good cabinet maker but not an innovative piano maker like Brinsmead, but he made a respectable living out of his shops, and one of his three sons joined him in the business which closed in 1892.
An 1849 family portrait in my possession shows GHY with his eldest son (who moved to Manchester and played in the Halle) sitting in front of a Youatt pianoforte. I have a distant cousin who once saw a Youatt piano-player which he guesses must have been a conversion. Unfortunately he didn't realise the significance of it at the time and none of us has ever seen another.
Please could you let me know if you ever hear of him? I have searched St Pancras and Hampstead newspapers with no luck, but propose to go soon to Colindale library to see the Piano Trades Journal.
Judy Buckley mnjbuckley@lineone.net
Hello all Brinsmeads. I have found the Sims site very interesting and have passed it to my nephew in Penang, Alan Brinsmead, plus of course my son Keith and daughter Jane. My grandfather,it appears was Edward George Stanley Brinsmead. I found some of the more recent history most interesting as I, my brother, and father are all mentioned. Further information would be appreciated. Many thanks John Brinsmead. johnbrins@btopenworld.com
I was delighted to find the history of the Brinsmead family on the internet. I am researching my family, the BEERs, from North Devon, which so far traces back to Huntshaw, a parish very close to Weare Gifford where Elizabeth BEER (bp. 28.1.1781) who married Henry Brinsmead came from. There are many BEER / BEAREs in North Devon and I have not yet been able to link my line to the BEERs of Weare Gifford. If anyone else is searching for BEERs in the area I would be happy to make contact with them. Jackie Ellison ellison@tecres.net
You have a wonderfull website. I am a descendant of Dougal Livingston and Ellen(Helen) Brimsmead, their oldest daughter Ann is my gggrandmother. did you happen to notice there is an Anne Brimsmead living with the Steele family in 1861. Film C1073 Dist 2 Page 25, District of Orillia. She is 75 years old and a widow. Possible she could be Richards widow and maybe Ellen's mom. Just a theory. Dougal did end up owning Richards land in Medonte by 1858, per the tax assessment, so Richard could have died between 1836 and 1857. Anyway I would appreciate any and all help regarding this family as the information is very sketchy. Thankyou Wendy Gust Burnaby, B.C.
I forgot to include my email address Wendy Gust wgust@sprint.ca Thankyou again for your wonderful site.
excted to see the family tree hope to corresppppond with other Brinsmeads. Sincerely, Donald Bruce Brinsmead. Donaldo_b@hotmail.com
Brinsmead piano and family archive.
Dr.Alastair Laurence Braten gt 36 1515 Moss Norway
Hi Andy: You have created a very admiral site for your family records. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the pictures you have of the churchs and grounds. I congratulate you on your work and the family history. Ken Balkwill ken.balkwill@ns.sympatico.ca
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Dear Guest: Please leave your e-mail address - I do have a collection of transcribed letters that may be of interest to you, but I have no information on where to send it to. Thank you.
My village is very close to the place where the 58th BN CEF fought on 8th august 1918. I'm writing a book on this topic and a ggod friend of mine is writting a book on the 58th Bn. Both of us is searching any information (letters, diary, pictures, map)regarding this unit.
regards
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My name is Michael Wayne Brinsmead, of Sooke, British Columbia. My grandfather was George Aubrey Brinsmead, son of John Brinsmead, son of Hugh. George was born June 7, 1887 in Toronto, and he married my grandmother (Marie [or Mary] Sophia Wilson on June 5, 1912 in Toronto. They had 2 children: Reginald John Brinsmead was born June 4, 1912 (the day before his parents were married? - questionable) in Toronto, and my father, Gordon Wilson Brinsmead was born March 11, 1926, also in Toronto. George Aubrey Brinsmead died in 1968 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. His wife predeceased him, dying in 1967 in Niagara-on-the-Lake. They are both buried in Brampton, Ontario. Reginald John married Evelyn Alice Smallwood and they had two children, Vern & Ronald. Reginald John died in February, 1981, in Toronto. Evelyn died later in the 1980s. Vern married Lois, and they had two children, Jeff and David, who is married to Jessica. Ronald married Merike, and they had two children, Allison and Craig. Vern lives in Toronto with his current partner Mervis, as do his two children. Ronald and Merike and their son Craig live in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Their daughter Allison lives in Toronto. My father Gordon married my mother, Joyce Hilda Taverner (born in London, England, June 26, 1930) in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario on October 6, 1951. My parents have lived in Niagara-on-the-Lake ever since. They have five children: Stephen Mark Brinsmead, born August 6, 1952 in St. Catharines, Ontario Raymond Craig Brinsmead, born August 8, 1955 in Niagara-on-the-Lake Michael Wayne Brinsmead, born April 5, 1959 in Niagara-on-the-Lake Sharon Kristen Brinsmead, born June 7, 1966 in Niagara Falls, Ontario Rachelle Anne Brinsmead, born November 15, 1969 in Niagara Falls, Ontario
My oldest brother Stephen was first married to Sally Ann Dakin on July 31, 1981. He is now married to Carol. He has no children and lives in Brantford, Ontario.
Raymond was first married to Suzanne Pearl VanderBrugge. He then married Heather Regehr. He currently lives with his partner in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and he has no children.
I have never been formally married. I have a son, Tommy Joe, who was born in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory in December, 1978. His mother is Laura Joe. I have a daughter, Hilary Sierra Tamsyn Taverner Wejr, who was born in Nakusp, British Columbia on July 20, 1982. Hilary lives in Saanich (Victoria), British Columbia. her mother is Barbara Marie Wejr. I live with my partner Jeanne Elizabeth Anne Murphy in Sooke, British Columbia.
Sharon has a son named Shawn Brinsmead (Walton). His father is John Walton. Sharon lives with her husband Tony Taylor in Niagara-on-the-Lake. She has 2 children with Tony: Bethany and Emily.
Rachelle is married to Joe Lachnit and lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake. they have three children who all still live with them: Allison, Tyler and Hannah.
My e-mail address is: murphmead@pacificcoast.net
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hello, I am hoping you may have some more information on the Brinsmead's lime kilns and lime making activities? As you probably know Bideford appears in Charles kingsley's novel 'Westward Ho!' as the "little white town". This description comes from the white limewash that was used extensively to paint the stone houses of bideford. The Brinsmeads would have been one of the local lime suppliers for the many houses built in bideford in the 18th and 19th century. Any information you may have would be very appreciated. V.Adams. Bideford Civic Society civic@bideford.uklinux.net
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Enjoyed reading the site, although not linked to the Brinsmead side of the family, I am the great grand daughter of Thomas Couch, Shoemaker, who lived in St Giles and was attending the first services with William Brinsmead. My family, the Kennetts, lived in St Giles for a good many years, after Violet Couch, Thomas's daughter, married the huntsman Harold Kennett,Stevenson Hunt. If you have any further info, I would be delighted to receive it. Great work.
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I really get very happy when i meet and talk with peacefull and honorable and cooperative people, its really a nice family, actually i live to pakistan and 30 years old. I wish in my life that i visit the great austrila. my email address is:
peace_lover@pakistanmail.com
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I really get very happy when i meet and talk with peacefull and honorable and cooperative people, its really a nice family, actually i live to pakistan and 30 years old. I wish in my life that i visit the great austrila. my email address is:
peace_lover@pakistanmail.com