Susan (Cook) Bryant was born sometime between 1804 and 1809 in Saxtead, Suffolk.[1] Her parents were Edward Cooke and Honor (Stoffer) Cooke.[2]
Susan married John Philpot (1801 - 1844) on July 28, 1822 at St Mary in Cratfield, Suffolk[3].
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St Mary's Church, Cratfield, Suffolk. Taken by Evelyn Simak (2010) via Wikimedia Commons |
They had the following children:
In the 1841 census Susan (age 35) was in Burston, Depwade, Norfolk, England.[4]
Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Philpot | M | 40 | Ag Lab | |
Susan Philpot | F | 35 | ||
William Philpot | M | 15 | Ag Lab | |
Samuel Philpot | M | 13 | Ag Lab | Norfolk, England |
Eliza Philpot | F | 11 | Norfolk, England | |
Charlotte Philpot | F | 8 | Norfolk, England | |
Emily Philpot | F | 6 | Norfolk, England | |
George Philpot | M | 4 | Norfolk, England | |
Charles Philpot | M | 1 | Norfolk, England | |
Philip Philpot | M | 85 |
Susan was widowed in February 1844.
In the 1851 census Susan (age 44), Nurse, was the widow head of household in Burston, Depwade, Norfolk, England.[5]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Susan Philpot | Head | Widow | F | 44 | Nurse | Saxton, Suffolk, England |
Emily Philpot | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 15 | Burston, Norfolk, England | |
George Philpot | Son | Unmarried | M | 14 | Burston, Norfolk, England | |
Charles Philpot | Son | M | 10 | Burston, Norfolk, England | ||
Elizabeth Philpot | Son | M | 8 | Burston, Norfolk, England | ||
John Philpot | Son | M | 7 | Burston, Norfolk, England | ||
Stephen Bryant | Lodger | Unmarried | M | 23 | Agricultural labourer | Burston, Norfolk, England |
John Oakley | Lodger | Unmarried | M | 20 | Agricultural labourer | Diss, Norfolk, England |
Ten years later she married Stephen Bryant (1828 - 1871) by banns on December 26, 1854 at St Mary in Burston, Norfolk[6]. She signed the marriage record with a "X". Stephen had been a lodger in her home at the time of the 1851 census and was eighteen years her junior.
In the 1861 census Susanne (age 52), Labourers wife, was the wife of Stephen Bryant in Burston, Depwade, Norfolk, England.[7]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Stephen Bryant | Head | Married | M | 34 | Agricultural labourer | Burston, Norfolk, England |
Susanne Bryant | Wife | Married | F | 52 | Labourers wife | Suffolk, England |
John Bryant | Son in law | Unmarried | M | 17 | Drover | Burston, Norfolk, England |
George Bryant | Cousin | Unmarried | M | 13 | Agricultural labourer | Burston, Norfolk, England |
In the 1871 census Susannah (age 65) was the wife of Stephen Bryant in Church Green, Burstow, Depwade, Norfolk, England.[8]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Stephen Bryant | Head | M | 44 | Agr Labor | Norfolk, England | |
Susannah Bryant | Wife | F | 65 | Suffolk, England | ||
John Philpot | Lodger | M | 27 | Norfolk, England |
Susan died on December 1, 1878 in Burston from paralysis and was buried on December 6, 1878 at St Mary's in Burston.[9][10].[11]
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General Register Office, death digital image, Susan Bryant, 1878 Dec DEPWADE 04B 166. |
Her baptism record has not been found. When she marries for the second time in 1854 she states that her father was Edward Cooke, and the census returns have her birth as Saxtead.
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