Brian

Submitted by edpope on

7.8.1806 Brian & Mulready call

The only Brian in Godwin's diary. There are a number of examples of O'Brien and O'Briens but none of Brien Briens Brians O'Brian or O'Brians. No reason to think Brian was connected to Mulready who may have just happened to call on the same morning.

This was possibly Peter Brian who lived near Godwin at 4 Charles St, Clarendon Square, Somers Town (Holden's directory 1811). He was there in Land Tax records from 1809, I couldn't find records for Charles Street before that date. He may have been the Peter Brian at 7 Cooks Row, St Pancras (Holden's 1805). There was also a Peter Brian at 38 Devonshire Street Marylebone in 1808 Land Tax, Peter Nathaniel Brian otp bach = Marylebone 25.12.1784 Mary Coffey otp sp banns sigs wits Francis Hardwick, EstherXKimbert. Thomas Henry s of Peter & Mary Brian b 27.3.1792 bt 27.5.1792 St Pancras, Robert Thomas son of Peter & Mary Brian b 2.6.1794 bt 27.7.1794 St Pancras. The will PCC 29.8.1836 dated 13.1.1835 of Peter Nicholas Brian late of Somers Town but now near Tours France mentioned his friends Charles Sewell and John Matthews of Somers Town execs, his wife Magdeleine, his dau Jane, the wife of his son Thomas Henry, his "grandson whose mother is a daughter of Mr Parker's of Somers Town", his wife's 3 sisters Jeanne wife of Francis Sovineau, Nanette and Therese and his wife's brother Pierre Messire living at St Sauveur (which is near Tours). The will also spoke of his loss of fortune. A Peter Brian age 82 and a Jane Brian age 46 were in the St Pancras workhouse from 31.12.1833 to 1.9.1834. At Holborn on 11.9.1834 Peter Brian = MagdelaineXMessire. A very curious arrangement. Peter Brian's son Thomas Henry Brian of St Pancras bach = St Martin i t Fields 1.4.1820 Sophia Steinbach otp sp lic sigs wits George & Maria Steinbach. Sophia Brian d of Thomas Henry & Sophia of Union Terrace iron merchant b 25.2.1823 bt 26.3.1823 St Pancras, George Steinback Brian s of same parents & address timber merchant b 25.4.1825 bt 26.6.1825 St Pancras, Alfred Brian s of same parents & address gent b 16.10.1829 bt 1.1.1830 St Pancras. Pigot's Directory 1839 Thomas Henry Brian 7 Savage Gdns, wine & brandy merchant. Thomas Henry Brian buried 13.6.1850 St Giles i t Fields age 58 from Kennington Green.The will PCC 22.1.1851 of John Parker of 36 formerly 30 Middlesex Street, Somers Town mentioned his daughter Elizabeth Hunt and her child or children or reputed child or children. The only other Brian surname in Holden's 1811 was Joshua Brian cabinet maker 35 lambs Conduit Passage red Lion Square