Jane Pryce

Events

Date of Birth: about 1794.

Place of Birth: Llandinam, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

The (implied) date and the place are given in the 1851 and 1861 censuses.

Date of Baptism: uncertain (See the Commentary section).

Place of Death: Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Date of Death: 1863.

Jane's age at death was recorded as 68 on her death certificate.

Relationships

Father: John Pryce. (See the Commentary section).

Mother: Sarah. (See the Commentary section).

Spouse: James Powell Brees. Married 15 July 1809 in Llandinam, Montgomeryshire (St Llonio).

The marriage is given in a transcription of the parish registers by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

James Brees (born in Caersws, baptized 14 August 1811 in Llanwnnog) married Ann Griffiths. James was a baker.

Mary Brees (baptized 17 November 1812 in Llanwnnog).

John Brees (born in Caersws, baptized 24 September 1815 in Llanwnnog - buried 18 January 1874 in Kidderminster) married Mary Ann Pardoe Mayers 8 February 1836 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire. John was a tailor.

Sarah Brees (baptized 6 June 1819 in Llanwnnog).

Thomas Brees (born 2 December 1821, baptized the same day in Llanwnnog - died 4 December 1821, buried the same day in Llanwnnog).

Thomas Brees (baptized 5 June 1825 in Llanwnnog).

Thomas Brees (baptized 18 May 1831 in Shrewsbury, St Chad’s) married Hannah. Thomas was a blacksmith and later an innkeeper.

Evidence

Jane was a witness to these marriages in Llandinam:

Thomas Jarman and Elizabeth Davies in 1807.

John Lloyd and Jane Mantle in 1807.

Edward Price and Mary Clayton in 1808.

James Breese - Jane Pryce marriage (Llandinam, Montgomeryshire, St Llonio)

James Breese of the Parish of Llanwnog singleman & Jane Price of the Parish of Llandinam were Married in this Church by Licence this seventeeth Day of July in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred and nine By me John Tilsley

This Marriage was solemnized between Us James Breese Jane Pryce

In the Presence of Us Elizabeth Arthur Mau. Davies

James Breese - Jane Pryce marriage bond

Breese, James, bach., blacksmith, Llanwnnog, Montgomeryshire to Price, Jane, sp., Llandinam, Montgomeryshire: 1809 Jul 15. Marriage at Llandinam.

1841 census of England (Shrewsbury, St Julians)

Coleham

James Breeze, 55, Blacksmith, N [“N” means not born in Shropshire]

Jane Breeze, 45, N

Thos Breeze, 10, Y

1851 census of England (Shrewsbury Holy Cross and St Giles)

Abbeyforegate

James Breeze, Head, Mar, 60, Blacksmith, [born] Montgomerysh Aberhafesp

Jane [Breeze], Wife, Mar, 56, [born Montgomerysh] Llandinam

Thomas [Breeze], Son, Un, 19, Blacksmith, [born] Shropsh Shrewsbury

1861 census of England (Shrewsbury St Mary, Holy Cross, Shropshire)

Abbey Foregate

James Breeze, Head, Mar, 72, Blacksmith, [born] Montgomeryshire Aberhavesp

Jane [Breeze], Wife, Mar, 66, [born Montgomerysh] Llandinam

Thomas [Breeze], Son, Un, Blacksmith, [born] Salop Shrewsbury

Commentary

A complication in determining Jane’s baptism is that there were four baptisms of a Jane Pryce recorded in Llandinam between 1792 and 1794 in the bishop's transcripts, and no burials. Strangely, all baptisms were to parents named John and Sarah Pryce. The original records on which the bishop's transcripts were based appear to be somewhat chaotic, to go by those available as digital images on Ancestry.com and Findmypast.co.uk, although I haven't done a careful investigation. Only one John Pryce is listed in the 1798 Land Tax Redemption as living in Llandinam (on College Lands, in the parish of Dethenydd). Other evidence suggests there were other John Pryces active in the area in the time period.

Jane's signature in the marriage entry in the parish register matches that of a Jane Pryce who was a witness, along with a John Pryce, to an 1808 marriage of an Edward Pryce. John, Jane, and Edward are all names of children mentioned in the will of John Pryce of Llandinam, made in 1791 and proved in 1802. He also names his wife, Sarah, and another daughter, Mary. The sons, at least, are underage. John's signature on the will matches that on a 1788 marriage entry in the Llandinam parish register for a marriage between John Pryce, widower, and Sarah Davies, widow. It also matches the signature of the John Price who married Mary Williams in Llandinam in 1781.

The will of the mother of John's first wife, Mary Williams, made in 1800, names "my Grandchildren John Pryces Children /that is to say/ John Pryce and Edward Pryce," but does not name Mary or Jane. She seems to name all of her other grandchildren, male or female.

Taken together, I believe the evidence points towards John's will being that of the father of the Jane of this page. The Jane mentioned in that will died between 1791 and 1794, and another Jane (perhaps more than one) was born at that time.

References

Montgomeryshire Baptisms, Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, available on Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 18 April 2014).

Montgomeryshire Marriages, Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, available on Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 18 April 2014).

Marriage Bonds, ca. 1750 - 1837, National Library of Wales online index (accessed 18 April 2014).

James Breeze household, 1841 census of England. Shropshire, Shrewsbury St Mary, piece 926, book 10, folio 33, page 2, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 18 April 2014).

James Breeze household, 1851 census of England. Shropshire, Shrewsbury, St Mary ED 1b, Shrewsbury Holy Cross and St Giles, piece 1992, folio 34, page 18, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 18 April 2014).

James Breeze household, 1861 census of England. Shropshire, Shrewsbury St Mary, ED 21, piece 1872, folio 57, page 25, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 18 April 2014).

Llandinam registers. Digital images of some, at least, on Ancestry.com and Findmypast.co.uk accessed 9 January 2022.

Will of John Pryce of Llandinam. Proved 1802. Digital images at the National Library of Wales website.

Will of Elizabeth Williams of Llandinam. Proved 1814. Digital images at the National Library of Wales website.