Richard Bryan's death
Richard Bryan's death
This Richard Bryan drives me nuts. One thing I definately know about him, he's a bit of a nomad. He never stays in one place, and is living somwhere totally different each census. To add to it, he is even a lodger for the 1881 census, with his wife and kids living elsewhere. He comes from Worcester, so it appears, and family had me believe by now I'd be somewhere in rural Ireland. His name seems to change from: Brian, Bryon and Bryan. I can't quite pinpoint his year of birth either, and it seems to differ between 1819 and 1820. Maybe there's two of them, which is all I need!
I'm now trying to pinpoint the index reference for his death. I'm assuming he died between 1881 and 1891 (from the census), and his death took place in Shropshire.
This is what Free BMD came up with for that time:
Deaths Sep 1882 Bryan Richard 44 Shiffnal 5a 375 Deaths Jun 1885 Bryan Richard 0 W. Bromwich 6b 472
Deaths Sep 1887 Bryan Richard 72 Wolverhampton 6b 306
Deaths Sep 1890 Bryan Richard 56 Bridgnorth 6a 331
Deaths Mar 1891 Bryan Richard 87 Shifnal 6a 480
There's too many Richard Bryans, and secondly none of them fit his age! The census in 1881 has him at 62. Therefore he must have died between the ages of 62 and 72.
If I expand a search for Richard Bryan nationally, the only ones I can come up with that are within the age range are:
Deaths Jun 1883 Bryan Richard 66 W. Derby 8b 373
Deaths Mar 1890 BRYAN Richard 69 Stratford 6d 477
The W.Derby one is too old, and the Stratford one is a possibility but I think its a year out? In any case, what would he be doing there? In 1881 he was a lodger in Shifnal whilst his family were living in Chetton. His family had moved back to Bridgnorth by 1891, but still in Shropshire giving him no reason to move out of county, unless of course he fell out with all of them, and/or he was determined further release those nomad tendancies!
I realise that Free BMD is not fully transcribed, but other indications show that deaths for Shropshire for that period is?
Does anyone know where I should go from here? Is there any clues as to the above.
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