John Bramwell was born 1st July 1851 in Gateshead England to William Bramwell and Margaret Fairs.

Mary Ann Thackray was born abt 1853 in Walker, Northumberland England.

John was working as a coalminer when he married, a job he continued throughout his life, until his death in 1906.

John and Mary Ann married in 1873 in England.

During their time together they had 7 children,

The following table contains Birth, Marriage and Death dates we currently have and, if the date is underlined, will link to the certificate for that event.

In order of birth the children were;

Name of Children	Photo	Birth	Marriage	To	Photo	Death
John Thomas Bramwell		1875
Margaret Bramwell		1876
Joseph Bramwell		1878
Jane Ann Bramwell		1881
Elizabeth Bramwell		1884
Matthew Thackray Bramwell		1889
Anthony Thackray Bramwell		1892

In 1894, Mary Ann passed away at the young age of 41, the following year John went on to marry a lady by the name of Ann McWaters in Newcastle.

The death of Mary Ann at such a young age, left John with 7 children to look after including his youngest, Anthony Thackray,
who was only 2 when his mother died, a fate that had stricken John himself when his own mum died from Cholera in 1853 when John himself was only 2.

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John & his second wife Ann, were living at 53 Arthur Street Hebburn with John working at Hebburn Colliery as a Hewer when
he was killed in an accident at Hebburn Colliery on the 13th December 1906 while working at the coalface.
Durham Mining Museum's website has a memorial page to John and a report on the cause of the accident.
John's death left his wife Ann a widow and his youngest child, Anthony, without both parents at the tender age of just 14 years old.