Brazier

Charles Brazier was born Nov. 5, 1837 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England to Thomas and Mary Brazier in the Wale’s Estate and baptized as his father, brothers and sisters were in All Saint’s Church of England. Charles aided his father in the management of the estate until he emigrated to Winnipeg in 1872, a few months before his wife and children came to establish landscapes of St. John’s Cathedral, College and Bishop’s palace; his wife as cook at Palace.

By 1878 they were on a homestead at St. James, now part of Winnipeg. Thomas Brazier was Bailiff for 60 years for the Wales’ family, who were absent with the army in India. he received gold bar by Prince who became Edward VII. He died suddenly in 1876 at the age of 86 years. His wife Mary was paralyzed for six years before her death at the age of 86 years. It is reported that his ancestor came from Normandy as a foot soldier with William the Conqueror in 1066.

Their children born and baptized in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire. William died in Australia where he took his family in 1872; Sara, Sophie and Eliza died in England. George’s daughter married Smith and had Jane. Martha and James died in England. Tom was alive in 1840 at the age of 76 years, and lifed at Brownland Road, Finchly, London, England. Charles died Sept. 24, 1915 and is buried by his wife in St. John’s Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.