Thomas Bryans

b. 1 April 1829, d. 8 November 1886
  • Thomas Bryans was born on 1 April 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • He married Jane Graham, daughter of Archibald Graham and Jan Fair, circa 1856.
  • Thomas Bryans and Jane Graham appeared in the 14 January 1861 provincial census of "Canada" in Township of Arthur, Wellington County, Canada West (later Ontario). Other members of the household included George A. Bryans and Isabella A. Bryans. Also in the household (or living adjacent) was widower George Bryans (age 59), Alexander Graham (age 20), presumably Jane's brother, and Robert Bryans (age 10). It is worthy of note that there were numerous other Bryans also living in Arthur at the time.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1861 census.
  • Thomas Bryans appeared in the New York state census of 1 June 1865 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, enumerated in the household of John and Mary Carson, identified as "brother."
  • He was a laborer, according to the 1865 census.
  • Thomas Bryans and Jane Graham appeared in the 2 April 1871 first national census of Canada in Arthur, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. Other members of the household included George A. Bryans, Isabella A. Bryans, Christina Bryans, Mary A. Bryans, Letitia Bryans and Anna Bryans.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1871 census.
  • Thomas Bryans and Jane Graham appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at Main Street. Other members of the household included George A. Bryans, Mary A. Bryans, Letitia Bryans and Anna Bryans.
  • He was a laborer, according to the 1880 census.
  • At the time of his death Thomas Bryans was living in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 174 Dewitt.
  • Thomas Bryans died on 8 November 1886 at age 57 in Buffalo, New York.
  • Jane Graham became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
  • Last Edited: 25 Aug 2015

Family: Jane Graham b. circa 25 September 1836, d. 2 January 1893