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ABODES:
1826 ..... Southwick, Hampshire
1841 ..... West Street, Southwick, Hampshire
1851 ..... 67 West Street, Southwick, HampshireRichard emigrated to Australia, following his brother George, who emigrated in 1849. He arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on the "Chatam" in Nov 1852. His brother, Henry, followed a year later.
1841 Census: West Street, Southwick, Hampshire
John Colwell, 60, Shoemaker, b. Hampshire
Elizabeth Colwell, 50, b. Hampshire
Francis Colwell, 20, Shoemaker, b. Hampshire
Joseph Colwell, 15, b. Hampshire
Richard Colwell, 13, b. Hampshire
Elizabeth Colwell, 10, b. Hampshire
William Colwell, 9, b. Hampshire1851 Census: West Street, Southwick, Hampshire
John Colwell, Head, Mar, 74, Shoemaker, b. Hambledon, Hampshire
Elizabeth Colwell, Wife, Mar, 64, b. Southwick, Hampshire
Henry Colwell, Son, Un, 40, Ag Labourer, b. Southwick, Hampshire
Richard Colwell, Son, Un, 23, Ag Labourer, b. Southwick, Hampshire
William Colwell, Son, Un, 19, Shoemaker, b. Southwick, Hampshire
Probable Christening: About 4 miles from Meon Stoke (Marriage place)
SARAH STUBBINGTON
Christening: 30 MAR 1752 Kilmeston, Hampshire
Father: MOSES STUBBINGTON
Mother: MARTHA
Ancestor of Eugene A. Colwell:
Possible marriage: 04 NOV 1799 Hambledon, Hampshire
Spouse: MARY MOLTON
Possible death: (Free BMD)
Deaths Sep 1839
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COLWELL Mary Maria St George Southwark 4 263
NOTE:
An Eliza Jane Colwell, daur of Joseph (labourer of Weston) and Maria was christened at Buriton 2 Oct 1853. Was this Joseph and Maria (nee Gregory) or was it Joseph Moulten Colwell ?
Possible death: (Free BMD)
Deaths Mar 1839
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COLWELL Jane Sarah St Geo Southwk 4 108
Marriages Dec 1839
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BELL Joseph St. Geo. Southk. 4 451
COLWELL Ann Silver St. Geo. Southwark 4 451
MANSFIELD Elizabeth St. Geo. Southwark 4 451
NASH Moses St. Geo. Southwark 4
Possible parents:
THOMAS COLLWEELL
Spouse: ANNE LAMPORT
Marriage: 28 FEB 1719
Place: Crondall, Hampshire (abt 7.5 miles from Shalden)or Robert Colwell and Mary Pink
TIMELINE:
1776 ..... Married Martha Shrubs in Portsmouth, HampshireWilliam's roots are still a mystery at present. Hopefully, we will learn more once his and Martha's death have been discovered. We should then, at least, know when he was born.
Assuming he was aged 20 - 30 when he married, this would put his birth between 1746 - 1756, but his birthplace could be anywhere. Some believe he was born in or near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, and was a close relative of William Bridgen, the Lord Mayor of London 1763-64 (see below).
However, I believe it is most likely that he was born in one of the villages near Alton in Hampshire. The nucleus of the Bridgen surname appears to centre around the counties of West Midlands; Leicestershire, Worcestershire, Shropshire & Staffordshire. The IGI shows many records of Bridgen's in these counties, starting with the birth of Margery Brigen in Long Whatton, Leicestershire c.1542. There was a marriage of Alice Brigen in Ringwood, Hampshire, in 1564, but the next entry for Hampshire is almost 150 years later, when Joseph Bridgen was christened in St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, son of Thomas & Sarah. This is only 20 miles North of Alton. Perhaps Joseph's ancestors had slowly drifted South over the previous 150 years.
It seems likely that two of Joseph's descendants, Edward & Joseph, settled in Alton and married their spouses in 1777 & 1786. It is possible that "our" William was a brother of Edward & Joseph, and decided to travel further South to Portsmouth (about 25 miles), possibly with another brother, Thomas, who married Mary Knight in 1785 at Portsmouth.
The names of the children of Edward & Joseph (of Alton), are almost a replica of William's descendants. However, most of the parishes surrounding Alton & St Mary Bourne have not been transcribed by the Latter Day Saints, so much research is required at Winchester Record Office. Other members of this line moved to Southampton, so creating a large triangle of parishes to investigate.
Other possible birth places for William include Sussex & Oxfordshire. Some Bridgen's from Sussex are found in Portsmouth (and Southampton) in early Census returns.
It is also possible that William and Martha came to Portsmouth from Oxfordshire and may have returned there after Charles' birth in 1796. Their first surviving child, James, married his wife, Ann, there and they had their first child, Harriett, there. Harriett's husband was also born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
William may have had a brother Thomas:
Thomas BRIDGEN
Spouse: Mary KNIGHT
Marriage: 3 Feb 1785
Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire, England
NOTE from John Bridgen (RIN: 2584)
A William Bridgen was Lord Mayor of London 1763-64, married three times but left no legitimate issue.(His marriages appear to have been determined with an eye to worldly considerations, the women being advanced in life at the time of marriage.)He died on October 19th 1779, and was buried on 27th September 1779 under a pew in the south aisle of St Andrew's Church, Enfield, Middlesex near the Middlemore family of Forty Hill. The initial nucleus of his family was in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
It has to be conjectured that one or more Bridgens moved south to the Portsmouth area during the Napoleonic wars when the economy in those parts burgeoned with ship-building and their supply and victualling.
MESSAGE from Ancestry.com by: Constance (McBryde) Meeks"BRIDGEN is the Gaelic name for McBryde/or MacBryde; and they are generally called in their native country, MacIlbridgen."
"One Ilbridgen king landed at Morven in Argyle, with a large army he had collected, and took up lodging in a cave which is called by his name "
"The antiquarians of Argyle maintain that this was the most renowned name amoungst the Caledonians, some will have it that they are descendants of Bridius, the first British king, but be that as it may, it is certain that the Bridgens were `Kings of the Western Isles of Scotland,' ages before the Roman Invasion."
"Most of the principal clans now in Scotland are sprung from the Bridgens, particularly the McDonalds, so called from Donald MacIlbridgen, who had sons, and is now called Clan Donnel, which signifies sons of Donald."
"The MacDonalds were Kings of Scotland, and Lords of the Isles." "McBryde/McBride, Angus Origin>sept of McDonald Clan." "the Mac Dougals, the Brodies>Bryde, a sept of Brodie, MacAlisters sprung from the Bridgens."
European Magazine, Vol. XXIII, Pg. 357, 1793
It is possible that Martha and William came from Oxford
ABODES:
1776 - Portsmouth.Possible christening: (LDS)
MARTHA SHRUB
Christening: 07 MAY 1750 Benson, Oxford, England
Father: JOHN SHRUB
Mother: MARY
Possible spouse: LDS
MARY ANN BRIDGEN
Spouse: JOSEPH PAYNE
Marriage: 06 JUL 1822 Saint Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire
ABODES:
1789 ..... Portsea. - (Christening)
Possible children & wife: LDS
THOMAS BRIDGEN
Christening: 19 SEP 1816 Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire
Father: THOMAS BRIDGEN
Mother: JANEMARY ANN BRIDGEN
Christening: 19 DEC 1819 Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire
Father: THOMAS BRIDGEN
Mother: JANEJAMES BRIDGEN
Christening: 24 FEB 1823 Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire
Father: THOMAS BRIDGEN
Mother: JANETHOMAS BRIDGEND
Christening: 01 JAN 1827 Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire
Father: THOMAS BRIDGEND
Mother: JANE
ABODES ......... 1787 (Born at)
Portsmouth.
ABODES .......... 1789
Portsmouth.
ABODES ......... 1796
Portsmouth.