Ancestry of Sir Don Bradman

compiled by Michael J. Wood


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Sir Don Bradman should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

This report is by Michael J. Wood. The contribution of the undersigned is that of HTML-izing Mr Wood's report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Sir Don Bradman
1 Donald George ("Don") Bradman, from 1949 "Sir Don Bradman KB", b. Cootamundra, NSW, 27 Aug. 1908, d. Adelaide, South Australia, 25 Feb. 2001,
m. St. Pauls, Burwood, NSW, Jessie Menzies, b. Mittagong, NSW, 11 May 1907, d. Adelaide, South Australia, ... Sept. 1997.
PARENTS
2 George Bradman, b. Cootamundra, NSW, 29 Nov. 1875, d. Bowral, NSW, 18 April 1961
m. Cootamundra, NSW, 16 Dec. 1893
3 Emily Whatman, b. Mittagong, NSW, 4 Sept. 1871, d. Campbelltown, NSW, 16 Dec. 1944
GRANDPARENTS
4 Charles Andrew Bradman, b. 23 Dec. 1832, bapt. Withersfield, Suffolk, 23 May 1833, emigrated 1852, d. Cootamundra, NSW, 26 Oct. 1907
m. Berrima, NSW, 21 Feb. 1860
5 Elizabeth Biffin, b. Mittagong, NSW, 10 Dec. 1844, bapt. St Bede's Roman Catholic Church, Appin, NSW, 26 April 1845, d. Cootamundra, NSW, 23 Dec. 1924
6 William George Whatman, b. ... 1843, d. ... , NSW, ... 1903
m. Berrima, NSW, ... 1862
7 Sophia Jane Neich, b. ... 1846, d. Bowral, NSW, ... 1926
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 John Bradnam/Bradman, bapt. Withersfield, Suffolk, 17 Aug. 1806, d. ... [death registered as Bradnam, John in Mar qtr 1874 ae. 67 (Risbridge 4a 295)]
m.
9 Lucy Rawlinson, bapt. Withersfield, Suffolk, 28 Feb. 1808, d. ... [death registered as Bradnam, Lucy in Sept qtr 1881 ae. 71 (Risbridge 4a 298)]
10 Thomas Biffin, bapt. West Lavington, Wilts, 6 Sept. 1792, d. Mittagong, NSW, 17 Sept. 1853
m. Fovant, Wilts, 9 Oct. 1836
11 Grace Goodfellow, b. Fovant, Wilts, 16 Oct. 1803, d. Mittagong, NSW, 2 March 1853
12 Henry Whatman, bapt. Brede, Sussex, 15 Sept. 1805, emigrated with wife to NSW 1839, d. ... , NSW, 9 April 1876
m. ... , England, ... 1824
13 Mary Eldridge, b. ... 1806, d. ... , NSW, 28 Dec. 1879
14 Emanuel Sebastiano Danero, b. Genoa, Italy, 20 Jan. 1807, emigrated to Australia about 1826, then changed his name to "Emanuel Neich", d. Burwood, NSW, ... 1893
m. (2) ...
15 Mary Cupitt, b. Windsor, NSW, 25 June 1827, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 John Bradnam, b. Horseheath, Cambs., ... 1745 (sic), d. ...
m.
17 Ann Hi(gh)ner, bapt. West Wratting, Cambs, 4 Aug. 1773, d. Withersfield, Suffolk, ... 1855
18 John Rawlinson, of Withersfield, Suffolk, b. ... , d. ...
m. Witersfield, Suffolk, 23 Nov. 1790
19 Mary Mead, b. ... , d. ...
20 John Bevan/Biffin, b. West Lavington, Wilts, ... [ca. 1767], d. ...
m. Maddington, Wilts, 9 Nov. 1789
21 Susannah Yates, bapt. Maddington, Wilts, 6 Jan. 1771, d. ...
22 Francis Goodfellow, b. Fovant, Wilts, ... 1767, d. ...
m. Fovant, Wilts, ... 1795
23 Diana Lawrence, b. Fovant, Wilts, ... 1769, d. ...
24 William Whatman, perhaps bapt. Headcorn, Kent, 13 March 1767 [IGI], d. ...
m. Brede, Sussex, 5 May 1790
25 Mercy Furner, bapt. Brede, Sussex, 18 Nov. 1770, d. ...
26 Jesse Eldridge, b. ... , Sussex, ... 1778 d. ...
m. ... 1801
27 Frances Ann Simmons, b. ... , d. ...
28 Antonia Danero, b. ... , d. ...
m.
29 Angela G ... , b. ... , d. ...
30 William Augustus Cupitt, farmer, b. ... , NSW, 3 Oct. 1797, d. Berrima, NSW, 17 April 1876
m. (1) ... 20 Oct. 1823
31 Lucy Freeman, b. ... [ca. 1802], d. ... [by 1853] (she had m. (1) John Gaggin)
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
34 ... , b. ... , d. ...
m.
35 Elizabeth Highner, b. ... , Cambs., ... 1753, d. ...
40 Thomas Bevan, bapt. West Lavington, Wilts, 15 June 1743, d. ...
m.
41 Mary Lane, b. West Lavington, Wilts, 26 July 1744, d. ...
42 Joseph Yates, of Fovant, Wilts, b. ... , d. ...
m.
43 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
44 Richard Goodfellow, b. Fovant, Wilts, ... 1734, d. Fovant, Wilts, ... 1797
m.
45 Mary Stevens, b. ... , d. ...
50 Nathaniel Furner, bapt. Brede, Sussex, 1 Jan. 1726, d. ...
m. Brede, Sussex, 21 April 1757
51 Mary Gad, bapt. Brede, Sussex, 10 Oct. 1737, d. ...
52 Edward Eldridge, of Westfield, Sussex, b. ... [ca. 1744], d. ...
m. Brede, Sussex, 26 April 1765
53 Frances Smith, b. ... , d. ...
60 George Cupitt, of Sirland, Derbyshire, b. ... , d. ...
m.
61 Mary Wicks, b. ... , d. ...
62 William Freeman, b. ... 1761, transported to Australia 7 Oct. 1792 in the convict ship The Royal Admiral, d. Windsor, NSW 21 Oct. 1820
m.
63 Elizabeth Chaffrey, b. Dublin ... 1780, transported to NSW 11 Feb. 1796 in the convict ship The Marquess of Cornwall, d. Windsor, NSW, 24 Feb. 1816
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
70 Robert Highner, b. ... , d. ...
m.
71 Elizabeth Marshall, b. ... , d. ...
80 John Bevan, b. ... , d. ...
m.
81 Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ...
82 Richard Lane, of West Lavington, Wilts, b. ... , d. ...
m.
83 Mary Davis, b. ... , d. ...
88 George Goodfellow, of Fovant, Wilts, b. ... , d. ...
m.
89 Elizabeth Scammell, b. ... , d. ...
100 Thomas Furner, bapt. Brede, Sussex, 17 July 1692, d. ...
m. Brede, Sussex, 1 Jan. 1711
101 Elizabeth King, b. ... , d. ...
102 Stephen Gad, b. ... , d. ...
m.
103 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
120 Austin Cupitt, b. ... , d. ...
m. Sirland, Derbyshire, ... 1769
121 Mary Siddall, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
200 Nicholas Furner, bapt. ... 30 April 1665, bur. Brede, Sussex, 1 Oct. 1717
m.
201 Mary (Gate?), b. ... , d. ...
240 Austin Cupitt, b. ... 1713, d. ... 1753
m. Ashover, Derbyshire, ... 1735
241 Rebecca Basford, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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NOTES






28 & 29 -- These names are from the death registration of their son Emanuel (number 14).





















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