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Re: Looking for "Brabont" family.
I believe that the surname may be Brabant; they were from Belgium. At least the ones I have known were from that country.


In the 1891 census there are a couple of Brabant households from Belgium, and a couple of different ones in 1901. A Brabant and a Brabants born in Belgium in 1911, and a Brabant and a Van Brabant born in France.


And another coincidentally interesting name:

Marriages Mar 1922
BRABANT Eugenie Moor[e_] Bromley 2a 875
MOORE Frank Brabant Bromley 2a 875

What an odd coincidence

Name: Eugenie M A Wright
Spouse Surname: Contes
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
Registration district: Fulham
Registration county (inferred): London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 889

and of course there's no matching spouse entry. Ha. It looked French, but I think it's William H B Coates. Still, an odd coincidental name! I was looking to see whether either party might have remarried ...


How about Wilfred Wright, do you have a death for him?

Seems to be him in 1911

WRIGHT WILFRED 1900 11 Boston Lincolnshire

Excellent.

Can't see him in 1901 or 1911 (I'd searched for every possible bar*t) but there is a Léonie Barbet born France c1865 in Folkestone in 1901 and there are two other French-born Barbets, stepchildren of Arthur Luck, i.e. children of Caroline Luck, born France.

Marriages Mar 1897
Barbet Caroline Louise E St. Olave 1d 343
LUCK Arthur St. Olave 1d 343

an obviously French family here:

Births Jun 1905 (died same quarter)
Barbet Marcel François Fulham 1a 372

Just hanging onto this

Marriages Dec 1892 (>99%)
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BARBET Charles Augustin Dover 2a 1972 <<
Duvillier Argentine Marie Dover 2a 1972
Richardson Kate Elizabeth Dover 2a 1972
WILMSHURST Harry Dover 2a 1972
WILMSHURST Kate Elizabeth Dover 2a 1972

Wow, thank you so much everyone for all of the wonderful help and advise, I ddn't expect such a fast response! You've certainly given me some ideas to work with, if I get any further, I'll let you know.
Again, thank you.

I searched FreeBMD for all events for surname BARB*NT (if French, the pronunciation might lead to different vowels in English)

The marriage:

Marriages Mar 1920
BARBONT Eugenie M A Wright Boston 7a 808

This birth sure looks like it might be connected:

Births Jun 1852
Barbent Albert Boston 7a 362

(in French, that would be pronounced the way Barbont is in English but without the T)

And how about, also in Lincolnshire:

Marriages Mar 1948
Barbant Liliane S Gray Grimsby 5b 571

(which would be pronounced the same way as Barbent, in French)


f'r example, in 1871

Name: E Barbent
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Bologne, France
Civil parish: Kensington
Ecclesiastical parish: Brompton Holy Trinity
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Kensington

A possibly interesting birth?

Births Mar 1897
Conte Eugenie Marian Liverpool 8b 136

Conte is a French surname. ;)


but no -- 1911

CONTE MARION EUGENIE 1897 14 Thanet Kent
CONTE LOUIS CLEMENT 1857 54 Thanet Kent
CONTE SARAH 1859 52

If she knows how to,so many sadly dont ...
Wheres Cynthia when you need her and her explanations on how??

d'you suppose Marion will come back some time and see how we are struggling?

BRABONT Lincolnshire Protestation Returns 1641-2

French could be right

BRABON: Genealogy Queries
29 Aug 2004 ... Search and post genealogy queries for Surname BRABON in All regions. ... Oliver F. Brabont was born in Beauharnois Providence Quebec on ...

www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/0/s/BRABON - Similar pages

http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/0/s/BRABON

I wonder if there is a connection to this family group?? Has the surname been anglicised(sic)?


1901 England Census
about Minnie Eugenie Maria Harris
Name: Minnie Eugenie Maria Harris
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Theodore Bognes
Mother's Name: Minnie Eugenia Maria
Gender: Female
Where born: Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England

Civil parish: Liscard
Ecclesiastical parish: Liscard St Mary
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Birkenhead
Sub-registration district: Wallasey
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 122
Household Members: Name Age
Theodore Bognes Barton 23 Born Guernsey
Minnie Eugenie Maria Harris 23
Maria Isabel Barton 1
Josephine Marie Barton 1 month
Minnie Eugenia Maria Harris


Andy

I've tried every forename I can think of, male and female - nothing!

It does seem to be a Scottish or French/Italian Surname.

Name: Jean Barbont
Birth: abt 1899 - Scotland
Arrival: 1913
Residence: 1920 - Brilliant, Colfax, New Mexico

I can only find one Barbont anywhere in UK besides Eugenies marriage ,and it is no help at all........

Name: David Barbont
Birth: abt 1816 - Scotland
Residence: 1841 - Liverpool, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

well I can't for the life of me find anyone by the name of Barbont - someone will though I expect!

My Husband's Great Uncle Wilfred Wright, born 1899 in Swineshead near Boston Lincolnshire, married Eugenie Maria Aimee Barbont in Swineshead Parish Church in 1920. I have a copy of the Marriage certificate and it's 100% the right Wilfred, son of Charles Wright. Eugenie was a Daughter of Charles Augustin Barbont, a Coal Merchant of Swineshead. I have been unable to find any more information about Eugenie or her Father, the name sounds French to me The witnesses were both from the Wright family.
. There are no Wright/Barbont births after 1920 on FREEBMD, there is a death for a Eugenie Wright in Derby district 1978, her birh year is given as 1897, but there are no middle initials. I think they must have left the Boston area as my 89 year old Father in Law can't remember anything about them, and he remembers his other Aunts and Uncles well.
I don't know where else to look, so any help or advise would be very welcome, many thanks.