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The main content of BFBI.uk is a one-name genealogical study 'The BRUSH families of the British Isles'. But it also includes sections on other families linked somehow to my particular BRUSH family (Blake, Umpelby, Wallis, Gurnett, Lewis, Mardlin, Freeman, John,....). The full list of contents is below but here are some key links:
The introductory section of the BFBI,if you want to read the whole history as if it was a book. It's a long read!
The early BRUSH family in Tewkesbury, c.1550. and in other parts of Gloucestershire
The roots of BRUSH families in the USA, c.1650
The English roots of the BLAKE family of Brisbane, Australia, c.1850
The 19th century WALLIS family in Westminster.
Wills - Images and transcripts
Trees - Some outline trees
This list links to the chapters available online and gives an indication of the material available offline. The task of uploading and formatting it all is not going to be a quick job!!!
In the meantime do feel free to contact me : brushdw@gmail.com
Simplified contents list of sections without chapters.
Chapter 1.A Summary and
My own Line of Descent
Chapter 1.B Preface
Chapter 4 The earliest Brush entries
Chapter 5 The state of play at 1588
Chapter 1.C The origin of the Brush name?
Chapter 1.D Conventions used in this history
Section 2 Suffolk and the east of England
Chapter 2.A Suffolk and other eastern England entries
Chapter 2.B Essex and Kent
Chapter 2.C Conclusion
Section 3 Rooted in Tewkesbury
From a single individual in Tewkesbury, Richard, six generations live in Tewkesbury. The line almost dies out but from Benjamin of Ripple a large section of the Brush family develops and spreads out from the West Midlands.
Chapter 3.A Richard of Tewkesbury
Chapter 3.B Richard's children
Chapter 3.C Multiple Richards
Chapter 3.D Thomas of Pershore
Chapter 3.E Benjamin of Ripple, his children and grandchildren.
Chapter 3.F West Bromwich and beyond
Chapter 3.G West Bromwich and beyond
Section 4 Gloucestershire and thereabouts 1454-16??
Chapter 4.A Gloucestershire Introduction
Chapter 4.B Brockworth
Chapter 4.C Brockworth continued
Chapter 4.D Cheltenham, Cirencester & Wiltshire
Chapter 4.E Early Gloucestershire conclusions
Chapter 5.A East Midlands
Chapter 6.A Wotton under Edge 1589-1642
Chapter 6.B Thomas of Wotton
Chapter 6.C Robert & Richard
Chapter 6 : Appendix Wotton register entries
Chapter 7.A Yorkshire
Chapter 8.A Herefordshire
Chapter 8.B Herefordshire
Chapter 8.C Herefordshire
Chapter 8.D Herefordshire
Chapter 8.E Herefordshire
Chapter 8 : Appendix Herefordshire register entries
Chapter 9.A Early South West
Chapter 9.B Early South West/a>
Chapter 9.C Early South West
Chapter 9 : Appendix Early South West register entries
Section 10 Oxfordshire & Berkshire
Chapter 10.A Oxfordshire & Berkshire
Chapter 11.A London 1575-1700
Section 12 Emigrants to America
Chapter 12.A Brush families in the USA
Chapter 12.B Thomas Brush of Southold and Huntington
Chapter 12.C Richard Brush of Huntington
Chapter 12.D The children of Thomas and Richard
Chapter 12.E ????
Section 13 Wiltshire 1641-1800
Chapter 13.A Wiltshire
Chapter 13.B Wiltshire
Chapter 13.C Wiltshire
Chapter 13.D Wiltshire
Chapter 14.A Kildwick
Section 15 South West 1701-1851
Chapter 15.A South West 1701-1851
Chapter 16.A BLANK
Chapter 17.A Ireland - a single source?
Chapter 17.B Ireland; John in 1599?
Chapter 17.C Ireland; other families
Chapter 17.D Ireland; 3 sons of Crean
Chapter 17.E Ireland; Crane, son of James
Chapter 17.F Ireland; Richard of Madeira
Chapter 17.G Ireland; Generation 5
Chapter 17.H Ireland; 3 sons of Crean
Chapter 17.I Ireland; 3 sons of Crean
Chapter 17.J Ireland; James the Jeweller
Section 18 Gloucestershire & Wiltshire 1701-1851
Chapter 18.A Section 18 Gloucestershire & Wiltshire
Chapter 18.B Section 18 Gloucestershire & Wiltshire
Chapter 18.C Section 18 Gloucestershire & Wiltshire
Section 19 London & Middlesex 1701-1851
Chapter 19.A London & Middlesex 1701-1851
Chapter 20.A Berkshire & Bruch
Chapter 21.A John the Gunsmith
Section 22 Newington to Dartford 1809 onward
Chapter 22.A Newington to Dartford
Section 23 Inglesham and Swindon
Chapter 23.A William of Inglesham
Chapter 23.B Thomas of Swindon
Chapter 23.C ???
Section 24 The children of William of Inglesham
Four sons who moved to London
Chapter 24.A Samuel of Harrow
Chapter 24.B Isaac of Leavesden
Chapter 24.C William the Cheesemonger
Chapter 24.D Thomas the much married 1777-1864
Section 25 Grandchildren of William of Inglesham
Chapter 25.A BLANK
Chapter 25.B BLANK
Chapter 25.C Children of William the Cheesemonger
Chapter 25.D Children of Thomas the much married'
Chapter 25.E ???
Section 26 The great-grand-children of William of Inglesham
Chapter 26.A BLANK
Chapter 26.C Children of William the Decorator
Chapter 26.E ??
Chapter 27.A BLANK
Section 28 Isaac James & family
Chapter 28.A Isaac James
Section 29 London Direct from 1809
Chapter 29.A London Direct
Chapter 29.B London Direct
Chapter 29.C The younger children of Samuel and Sarah, from 1833
Chapter 29.D Arthur Wallis BRUSH and his siblings, from 1855
Chapter 29.E Arthur Wesley BRUSH, his children and siblings.
Chapter 30.A Umpleby
Chapter 31.A Lewis & Mardlin
Chapter 32.A Wallis
Chapter 32.B Wallis
Chapter 32.C Wallis
Chapter 32.D Wallis
Chapter 32.E Wallis
Section 33 Webb, Freeman, Hobbs & Smedley
Chapter 33.A From Freeman to Webb
Chapter 33.B From Freeman to Smedley
Chapter 33.C The Webb family of Coventry
Chapter 34.A Pleming & Savage
Chapter 35.A BLANK
Section 36 Worcester & Birmingham
Beginning with Thomas [W1] marrying in 1775, a substantial BRUSH family develops in the Birmingham area. It seems most likely that this was an offshoot from the Tewkesbury family.
Chapter 36.A
Worcester: early entries
Chapter 36.B
Worcester: Joseph & family 1783-1948
Worcester: ???
Chapter 36.C Worcester: John & family 1783-1948
Chapter 36.D
Birmingham: Cornelius & family from 1828
Chapter 36.E
Birmingham: George & family from 1880
Chapter 37.A Crean 1725-1788
Section 38 Charles William 1869-19?? and his descendants
Chapter 38.A Charles William 1869-19??
Chapter 40.A Bruch
Chapter 41.A Bruge
Chapter 42.A Brugh
Chapter 45.A Surrey
Chapter 50.A Australasia
Chapter 60.A The John family
Chapter 70.A Military Brushes
Chapter 71.A ??
Chapter 72.A ???
Section 73 The Brush electrical companies
Chapter 73.A Brush group history
Chapter 80.A Fictional Brushes
Chapter 98.A ??
Chapter 99.A ??
From Canterbury 1800 to 18??Blake 1
1612 William "the younger" of Brockworth
T3 Sherston Families from 1641
TD1 Descendants of William of Dufton (born c.1630)
TD2 Descendants of Thomas Brush of Sherston
TD3 Descendants of William of Inglesham
TW4 Descendants of William the Cheesemonger(1777-1864)
Errors? More information? Comments? Please do get in touch: brushdw@gmail.com