John George Brew, 1853-1886

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John George's Birth Certificate

Registration District Lewisham, 1853 birth in the Sub-district of Plumstead and Charlton, in the County of Kent. No.317.

When and where born: 20 November 1853, 54 Frederick Place, Plumstead. Sex: Boy. Name and surname of father: John Brew. Name, surname and maiden name of mother: Elizabeth Martha Brew, formerly Jakman. Occupation of father: Blacksmith. Signature, description and residence of informant: John Brew, father, 54 Frederick Place, Plumstead. When registered: 22 December 1853. Signature of registrar: Eliza Burner, Registrar.

John George and Jane Isabella's Marriage Certificate

Registration District Gateshead. 1872 Marriage solemnized at the Register Office in the District of Gateshead in the County of Durham. No. 5.

When married: 15 July 1872. John George Brew, 21 years old, bachelor, Engine Fitter, residing at Durham Terrace, Gateshead, Father's name: John George Brew, a Foreman at a Laboratory. Jane Isabella Chater, 19 years old, spinster, residing at Durham Terrace, Gateshead. Father: John Chater, a Foreman at a Locomotive Department.

Undersigned by John and Jane. Witnesses were Jane's parents, John and Mary Chater, nee Wardle, and William Usher. Also undersigned by the Registrar, John Usher, and the Deputy Superintendent Registrar, Matthew Clarkson.

[NB. If one refers to John George's Birth Certificate, above, it can be seen that he was, in actual fact, only 19 when he got married, not 21. Jane, too, lied about her age, as she was only 17 years old at the time and already pregnant with their first child, William, who was born before the end of the year]

John George's Descendants

John George Brew was born 20 November 1853 in Plumstead, Kent, England, and died 15 October 1886 in Bideford Bay, Devon, England. He married Jane Isabella Chater, who was born ca. 1855 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, daughter of John Chater and Jane Wardle, on 15 July 1872 in Gateshead, County Durham, England. She died 25 September 1897 in South Shields, Durham, England. Their children were:

  1. William Brew who was born 31 October 1872 and died 18 June 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England
  2. John Brew who was born 10 July 1874 and died 21 July 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England
  3. John George Brew who was born 14 December 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England, and died on 6 April 1918 on the outskirts of Hatton Court, France , during World War One. He married Ann Moffat Clow, who was born ca. 1880 in Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, daughter of William M. Clow and Eva Thompson, on 19 April 1905 in Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. She died 2 March 1960 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their children were:
  1. William Brew who was born ca. 1907, and died ca. 1914 at age 7 of scarlet fever
  2. John Kenneth Brew who was born 17 January 1909 in Portadown, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and died 6 July 1986 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He married Sheila Doreen Haddow, who was born 28 September 1917 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 2 September 1939 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She died 17 May 1998 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  3. Winifred Marion Brew who was born 3 September 1911 in Portadown, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and married Robert Brown, who died before 1960 in Northern Ireland
  1. Thomas Brew who was born 1 April 1878 and died 24 June 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England
  2. Albert Brew who was born 7 October 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England, and died 16 April 1948 in Vaucluse, N.S.W., Australia. He married Maggie Grace Menzies, who was born 18 April 1883 in her parents' home in Maitland St., Stockton, N.S.W., the daughter of George Menzies and Jeanette Sadler Smith, on 18 December 1907 in the bride's parents' home in Maitland St., Stockton, N.S.W., Australia. She died 9 August 1958 in Rose Bay, N.S.W., Australia. Their children were:
  1. Richard Albert Brew who was born and died 17 September 1908 in Stockton, Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia
  2. Maggie Grace (Peggy) Brew who was born 7 April 1912 in Stockton, N.S.W., and died 16 August 1986. She married Robert Gillespie, son of David Gillespie and Emily Jane Dowling, who died February 1974
  3. Albert Halewood Brew who was born 10 March 1913 in Stockton, N.S.W., Australia, and died 28 November 1976 in Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. He married firstly Iris Thelma Bannister who was born 1 February 1913 in Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia, the daughter of Theodore Leonard Bannister and Nellie Lyon, on 7 October 1937 in Pitt Street Congregational Church, Sydney, N.S.W. She died 12 September 1954 in Killara, N.S.W., Australia, after which Albert married secondly Ida Ashton, in 1960. Ida was still alive in 2002
  4. William Aubrey Brew who was born 25 July 1916 in Nobbys Beach, Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia. He married Ingrid Emma Nippard, who was born 19 August 1920, on 8 October 1948 in St. James Church, King Street, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia
  5. John Brew who was born and died 28 February 1926 in Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia
  1. Ernest Brew who was born 8 December 1883 and died 6 March 1884 in Gateshead, Durham, England
  2. Leonard Septimus Brew who was born 28 February 1887 in Gateshead, Durham, England, and died 12 September 1947 in the Irish Sea off the NE Northern Ireland coast. He married Elsie Lavinia Smith, who was born ca. 1890 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on 6 July 1914 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. She died 10 December 1922 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their children were:
  1. John Sidney Brew who was born 27 January 1916 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, and died 15 November 1942 in the Atlantic Ocean, off Gibraltar, during World War Two. He married Violet Mitchell, who was born 11 December 1917, on 19 October 1939
  2. Ralph Leonard Brew who was born 2 July 1919 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and died in Belfast on 31 August 2001. He married Stella Nicol, who was born 17 January 1926 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 5 September 1949 in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Leonard  married secondly Annie Elizabeth Forbes, who was born ca. 1887, in 1925. She died 31 March 1972 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They had a son: 

  1. Alan Wesley Brew who was born 8 February 1925 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and died 19 June 1991 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He married Jeannie Loughead, who died 15 September 1993

John George's Death Certificate

An entry into the Marine Register during the month of November 1886.

Name of Ship: Castleton. Official number: 81774. Date of Death: Supposed lost 15.10.86. Place of Death: [blank]. Name and Surname of Deceased: John G Brew. Sex: Male. Age: 36. Rank, Profession or Occupation: 1st Engineer. Nationality: Woolwich. Last Place of Abode: 49 Exeter Street, Gateshead. Cause of Death: Supposed drowned. Passenger or Member of Crew: Crew.

Jane Isabella's Death Certificate

Registration District South Shields. 1897 Death in the Sub-district of Westoe in the Counties of South Shields and Durham. No.331.

25 September 1897, Woodland Terrace, South Shields, NB, Jane Isabella Brew, Female, 42 years, widow of John George Brew, Marine Engineer (Merchant Service), Cause of Death: phlebitis (veins of leg) 18 days, septicaemia 6 days, congestion of the lungs 2 days, certified by Wm Means MD., Informant: John George Chater, brother, In attendance, 3 Radbourne Tce, Gateshead, Registered: 27 September 1897. Signature of registrar: [illegible].

John George and Jane Isabella's Family

For further information, see Infant Deaths.

Name Birth Marriage Death
John George 20 November 1853 15 July 1872 15 October 1886
Jane Isabella Chater 22 April 1855 15 July 1872 25 September 1897
William 31 October 1872 - 18 June 1874
John 10 July 1874 - 21 July 1874
John George jnr. ("Jack") 14 December 1876 19 April 1905 6 April 1918
Thomas 1 April 1878 - 24 June 1878
Albert 7 October 1879 18 December 1907 16 April 1948
Ernest 8 December 1883 - 6 March 1884
Leonard Septimus 28 February 1887 6 July 1914 12 September 1947

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