Brake, Robert Albert

Notes:

Robert was born circa 1852 at Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. Robert was the son of John BRAKE and Ann WHEELER. He married «b»Eliza Ann«/b» «b»PAYNE«/b» December 6, 1874 at Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. Entry No. 46 - Robert BRAKE of Bay of Islands, bachelor, and Eliza PAYNE of Bonne Bay, spinster, were married according to the rites of the Church of England on the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy four. (The said Robert BRAKE and Eliza PAYNE having been married, by a layman on the 25th November 1872, there being no clergyman to be found in the place at the time, according to a custom prevailing on the shore). By me Joseph J CURLING, Missionary Priest. The above marriage was solemnized between us; his mark X Robert BRAKE and her mark X Eliza PAYNE. In the presence of us; his mark X Mark R ROBERTS, her mark X Frances LUNDRIGAN.

«tab»Robert died 1920 at Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland, at age 68. Robert was settled at Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay by 1872, however, he left in the late 1880's and settled permanently at Trout River.

He married twice:

He married «b»Hannah Maria«/b» «b»CROCKER«/b» July 14, 1889 at Woody Point, Bonne Bay, Disrtict of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. Marriage solemnized in the Church of the Epiphany, Woody Point, in the Mission of Bonne Bay in the Diocese of Newfoundland, July 14, 1889, Robert BRAKE, age 36, widower and fisherman of Winterhouse Brook Cove, son of John BRAKE, fisherman and Anna Maria CROCKER, age 18, spinster of Winterhouse Brook Cove, daughter of Charles CROCKER, fisherman. Married in the Church of the Epiphany according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, By me Charles William HOLLANDS. This marriage was solemnized between us: The mark of X Robert BRAKE & the mark of X Anna Maria CROCKER. In the presence of us: his mark X Elijah PAYNE, Diana PAYNE.

«tab»Robert died 1920 at Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland, at age 68. Robert was settled at Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay by 1872, however, he left in the late 1880's and settled permanently at Trout River.

Robert married Payne, Eliza Ann on 6 Dec 1874 in Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. Eliza (daughter of Payne, Phillip and Brake, Catherine Blanchard) was born about 1850 in Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died about 1881 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Brake, Issac John was born on 9 Feb 1873 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died about 1955 in Shoal Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland.
2. Brake, Phillip Edward was born in Dec 1875 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died about 1958 in Unknown Location.
3. Brake, Hubert was born on 23 Sep 1877 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; was christened on 12 Nov 1877 in Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died in in Unknown Location.
4. Brake, William Robert was born in 1879 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; was christened on 31 Aug 1879 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died before 29 Dec 1880 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland.
5. Brake, Mary Jane was born in 1881 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died in 1882 in Winter House Brook, Bonne Bay, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland.

Robert married Crocker, Hannah Maria on 14 Jul 1889 in Woody Point, Bonne Bay, Disrtict of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. Hannah (daughter of Crocker, Charles and Payne, Catherine Jane (Kitty)) was born on 4 Jan 1871 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; was christened on 6 Aug 1872; died on 13 Sep 1961 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Brake, William Israel was born on 28 Sep 1889 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; died on 28 Sep 1889 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
2. Brake, Albert Thomas was born about 1890; died about 1972.
3. Brake, Azariah was born about 1891; died about 1938.
4. Brake, Eliza Catherine was born on 16 Dec 1894 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; died on 10 May 1912 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
5. Brake, Robert was born about 1897; died about 1981.
6. Brake, George Walter was born about 1899; died about 1954.
7. Brake, Roland Lemeul was born about 1901 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; died about 1984 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
8. Brake, Leslie was born on 2 Sep 1903 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; died about 1974.
9. Brake, Evelyn Mildred was born in Dec 1905 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; and died.
10. Brake, Martha Grace was born in Apr 1907 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; and died.
11. Brake, Aaron was born in 1910 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; died in 1910 in Trout River, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
12. Brake, Francis Stanley was born about 1912; and died.
13. Brake, Clayton James was born about 1914; died about 1982.
14. Brake, Annie Caroline was born about 1916; died about 1988.

John married Wheeler, Ann about 1847. Ann (daughter of Mary) was born on 8 Aug 1836 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; was christened on 13 Jun 1852 in Labrador, Newfoundland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ann was born circa 1830. Believed to be the daughter of one of three brothers William, John or Richard Wheeler. She married John Brake circa 1847 son of John Mathews Brake and Elizabeth Blanchard. Ann died at age unknown.

John married Blanchard, Elizabeth. Elizabeth (daughter of Blanchard, William and Joe (Native), Elizabeth) was born in 1795 in Gillams, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; was christened about 1835; died before 1849 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Matthews Brake married Elizabeth Blanchard, daughter of William and Elizabeth. (We know this from notes to the will of Joseph Blanchard, Elizabeth's brother). John was one of Ralph and Jane's older child ren...born in Burgeo I believe. He was a widower at the time of Feild's visit. We believe that most of John's progeny constitute the Brake's of Trout River and Woody Point area.

Notes:

Ralph Brake was born in Yetminster, Dorset and was apprenticed to the fishing trade in Newfoundland by a Charity when he was 13 Years Old. He settled in the Bay of Islands, married and had eight sons and two daughters (proof in his will) . All Bay of Islands Brakes desend from Ralph.

Contents of Ralph Brakes Will as sent from Diana Southern email - DianaMSouthern@aol.com

Briefly, here are the contents of Ralph Brake's will dated 1838. It was
proved at it's third attempt in 1866, previous years, 1844 and 1848, but by
that time only one son, William Matthews Brake survived. Apparently Edward,
the educated one, had intermeddled with his father's estate in England and I
don't know what happened to the money. It is all down on the administration
of 1866 in "black and white"

In the will Ralph left:- son, John Matthews Brake - £40, son, Joseph
Matthews Brake - £100, daughter Elizabeth Matthews Brake, wife of Thomas Park
- £20, daughter Jane Matthews Brake, wife of William Wheeler - £20, son,
Robert Matthews Brake - £100, remainder after payment of debts etc. to sons,
Robert Matthews Brake, Ralph Matthews Brake, William Matthews Brake, Thomas
Matthews Brake, and Edward Matthews Brake equally as long as these six
remained in partnership with each other, but if any of the sons came out of
the partnership before Ralph's death, then he was to be paid £100 in full
discharge of his share. If any of the brothers in partnership should died
before Ralph's death, then the business was to be diviided amongst the
remaining brothers in that partnership.
William Blanchard of the BOI and Joseph Bird from England were the executors.

Ralph married Matthews, Jane about 1795 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Jane (daughter of Matthews, Old Man) was born about 1773 in Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; died about 1819 in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; was buried in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possibly a native from the southwest coast of Newfoundland

Buried:
Sacred to the memory of Jane BRAKE who departed this life|August the 23, 1819 age 46 years.

Notes:

The BLANCHARD's of Parson's Pond and Bonne Bay are

descendants of William BLANCHARD of the Bay of Islands.

William, however, was orignally from Dorsetshire, England.

Papers of Governor Duckworth record William BLANCH ARD living

on the Humber River in 1810: a "cod and salmon fisherman,

selling fish to St. John's."

It is not known how many children William had, but their

were at least 5, including 2 sons William Jr. and Thomas.

Hi s grandson another Thomas (1845 - 1929) may have been the

son of William or Thomas.

J. B. Jukes, an American mentions the BLANCHARD's during a

voyage to the Bay of Islands on August 20, 1839: "We visited

one family about half way down the [Humber] sound .... Their

name was BLANCHARD, and the old man had lived here about

sixty years, having settled there before the breaking out of

the American War. He had several sons that were getting

mar ried and beginning to settle about him. His house, though

small, was neat and comfortable, and he had two or three

small fields under cultivation. They were just getting in

the hay from one small meadow, andit appeared of good

quality. They had very good currants, raspberries, and

gooseberries growing in the garden edges."

Bishop Feild also spoke of William BLANCHARD during a visit

to Gilliam's Cove, Bay of Islands in 1849: "The house is

m ean and dirty, and the old patriarch, who has lived here

nearly seventy years, was in a state of great filth and

discomfort. He is nearly ninety years of age. His mental

faculties are good, but his bodily strength is nearly gone .

He welcomed us kindly, spoke with pleasure of Archdeacon Wix

.... This is, I believe, the second time only in nearly 70

years that he has seen a clergyman..." [CI:136:?2:CI]

William married Joe (Native), Elizabeth in Unknown Location. Elizabeth (daughter of Joe (Native), Thomas) was born in in Unknown Location; died on 24 Jun 1841 in Unknown Location. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]