Allan Lister Bramwell was born 7 May 1876 at 19 Oakwellgate Lane, Gateshead. He was the second of 14 children born to William Lister Bramwell and Ann Brown between 1874 and 1901.

Charlotte Singleton was born at 5 Pitmans Row Forth Banks in Newcastle on 23 October 1874 to Thomas and Mary Singleton nee Dodd.

Charlotte was a witness to the marriage of Isabel Ann Lister Bramwell, Allan's older sister, at Christ Church Gateshead in 1894,

some 4 years before Allan and Charlotte themselves got married, perhaps this is where they first met.

Allan and Charlotte were married on 28 May 1898 at The Parish Church Holy Trinity in Gateshead.


In the years after their marriage, Allan and Charlotte had 7 children between them.

The following table contains dates of births, marriages and deaths, and a camera icon next to the name, will show a photo of that person when you click on it.

In order of birth, the children were;

Name of Children	Photo	Birth	Marriage	To	Photo	Death
Louisa Lister Bramwell		27 Aug 1900	1920	Harold Thompson		1986
John Thomas Lister Bramwell		15 Jul 1901	1 October 1927	Alice Adamson		10 Oct 1971
Albert Lister Bramwell		1903				6 Jul 1913
Charlotte Lister Bramwell		5 Jan 1905	1932	Albert Gibbon		1959
Allen Lister Bramwell		20 Sep 1907	20 March 1929	Ada M G Derry		28 July 1966
Elizabeth Lister Bramwell		28 Jul 1909	1928	John Tuck		1988
Violet Lister Bramwell		20 Sep 1911	1930	Robert Mitchison		1989

In July 1913, Allan and Charlotte's third child Albert, only 9 years old at the time, drowned in the River Tyne while playing with friends near the North Eastern Railway Company's goods yard at Pipewellgate Gateshead.
The article from the Newcastle Journal dated 8 July 1913 is here





During World War 1, Allan served as a private with the 36th Northumberland Fusiliers where he was awarded both the War Badge and the Victory Medal.
He was discharged 30 August 1916 less than a year after enlisting due to illness.


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Allan passed away on 1 August 1937 aged 61, while Charlotte lived for 12 more years before she passed away on 20 October 1949 aged 74.