UPDATE: These beautiful old photos are now back with their family. Marianne who lives in Lawrence, KS, USA made contact with me and so they are now in her possession, great they are back with direct descendants.

Last weekend we were lucky enough to go to two Fleamarkets, and I had some lovely finds as usual. This is a group of four great old photos, all kept together thankfully, of the Bryant family in Somerset. So I have compiled a family tree as usual on Ancestry, link here:  Bryant Family Lynns Waffles   Hopefully these will be returned to family eventually, they are in good condition. Just three of them with names as you can see below, the last one is in a glass and wood old photo frame, dated ‘September 1882’ of a man seated with his lovely wife beside him standing and four children, it just says ‘Bryant Family’ as yet I haven’t identified them from the information on the tree. Maybe someone will recognise them, the man does look similar to Frank Bryant below, so obviously the same family, keeping my fingers crossed!

While researching this family I have come across a fantastic family tree for the same Bryant Family on Ancestry, this one has lots of wonder old photos of the family, some of which I have added to my Public Tree, so if you are related to this Bryant family, do get in touch with the owner of the tree, link here:   Bryant Family   I have sent this lady a message, she is in the US, to let her know about my blog and my finds. “mwildcat1 from Lawrence, Kansas, USA”

Bryant Family History

Charles BRYANT was born on 16 Mar 1833 in Nailsea, Somerset, England as the third child of John BRYANT and Martha BROOKES. Charles BRYANT was baptized on 28 Apr 1833 in Somersetshire, England. He lived in Wraxall, Somerset, England in 1851 (Relationship: Son). He lived in Nailsea, Somerset, England in 1861 (Relationship: Son. Unmarried. Glass Maker). He lived in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England in 1863. He lived in Nailsea, Somerset, England in 1871 (Relationship: Head. A Glassmaker). He lived in Clevedon, Somerset, England in 1881 (Marital Status: Widower; Relationship to Head: Head. A Publican at the Railway Arms, Chapel Hill, Clevedon, Somerset) He died on 15 Feb 1886 in Bedminster, Somerset. His estate was probated on 12 May 1886 in Bristol (To George Crease Bryant, Licensed Victualler, Son.)

Charles had nine siblings, namely: Thomas, Harry, Samuel, Martha, Martha, Edgar, Clement, Lavinia, and Emily.

When he was 29, he married Ann CREASE on 03 Feb 1863 in St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Ann CREASE was born in 1840 in Nailsea, Somerset, England as the first child of George CREASE and Elizabeth PARSONS. She had four siblings, namely: John, Salina, Ellen, and Emma.She died in Oct 1878 in Bedminster, Somerset. When she was 23, she married Charles BRYANT.

Ann CREASE lived in Congresbury, Somerset, England in 1841. She lived in Congresbury, Somerset, England in 1851 (Relationship: Granddaughter). She lived in Clevedon, Somerset, England in 1861 (Relationship: Daughter). She lived in Nailsea, Somerset, England in 1871 (Relationship: Wife). She lived in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Charles BRYANT and Ann CREASE had the following children:

George Crease BRYANT was born in 1864 in Nailsea, Somerset, England (BRYANT, GEORGE CREASE CREASE GRO Reference: 1864 J Quarter in BEDMINSTER Volume 05C Page 803 ). He died on 28 Aug 1926 in Somerset, England. He married Jessie Louise MARTIN on 15 Apr 1894 in St Andrew, Barnsbury, England.
Minnie BRYANT was born in 1865 in Bedminster, Somerset, England. She died in Oct 1866 in Bedminster, Somerset.
Lillie BRYANT was born in Oct 1867 in Nailsea, Somerset, England (BRYANT, LILLIE CREASE GRO Reference: 1867 D Quarter in BEDMINSTER Volume 05C Page 697 ). She died on 31 Jul 1958 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She married Henry Donatus ATTKINS on 09 Oct 1895 in Clevedon, St Andrew, Somerset, England.
Edgar BRYANT was born in 1871 in Nailsea, Somerset, England (BRYANT, EDGAR CREASE GRO Reference: 1871 J Quarter in BEDMINSTER Volume 05C Page 761 ). He died in Sep 1871 in Bedminster, Somerset.
Frank BRYANT was born on 29 Sep 1872 in Nailsea, Somerset, England (BRYANT, FRANK CREASE GRO Reference: 1872 D Quarter in BEDMINSTER Volume 05C Page 747 ). He died in Dec 1953 in Devon Central, Devon, England. He married Beatrice Elsie BRYANT in 1917 in Taunton, Somerset, England.

Laura BRYANT was born on 29 Sep 1873 in Nailsea, Somerset, England (BRYANT, LAURA CREASE GRO Reference: 1873 D Quarter in BEDMINSTER Volume 05C Page 727 ). She died on 04 Apr 1948 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England (No Children found). She married Albert DODGE in Sep 1910 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.
Robert Edgar BRYANT was born in 1877 in Bedminster, Somerset, England (BRYANT, ROBERT EDGAR CREASE GRO Reference: 1877 D Quarter in BEDMINSTER Volume 05C Page 731 ). He died in 1959 in Taunton, Somerset, England.
Louis John BRYANT was born on 20 Aug 1878 in Bedminster, Somerset, England (BRYANT, LEWIS JOHN CREASE GRO Reference: 1878 S Quarter in BEDMINSTER Volume 05C Page 724 ). He died on 02 Sep 1956 in Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridgeshire, England.

Isn’t this family group a wonderful photo and I wish I could match them up with the family tree and identify them!

Till next time then………