Thomas Brain was born 1815 in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom to George Brain (1790-1823) and Sarah Gray (1789-1826) and died 10 December 1854 Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Maria Butler (1818-1848) 14 May 1838 in Wootton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Thomas Brain was born in 1815 in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, a idyllic village north of Oxford. He married Maria Butler in 1838 and they had 7 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. Maria Brain died in 1848 aged 30 and Thomas' cousin Martha Brain took over as the housekeeper. The cottage they lived in was on the Islip Road. Thomas' health declined and in December 1854, he died aged 39 of phthisis. His 3 surviving daughter all went into service in Oxford, and his son into the Oxford Militia.
Children
| Offspring of Thomas Brain and Maria Butler (1818-1848) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Ann Brain (1838-1840) | |||
| Barbara Brain (1839-1910) | |||
| George Brain (1840-1868) | 1840 Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | 1 May 1868 Shahjehanpore, Bengal, India | Robina Scott (1839-1908) |
| Sarah Brain (1842-1896) | 25 November 1842 Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | 30 December 1896 Great Stambridge, Essex, England, United Kingdom | John Wallaker (1842-1917) |
| Thomas Brain (1845-1846) | |||
| Maria Brain (1847-1931) | |||
| William Brain (1848-1848) | |||
Siblings
| #g1: Offspring of George Brain (1790-1823) and Sarah Gray (1789-1826) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Brain (1815-1854) | 1815, Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | 10 December 1854, Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | Maria Butler (1818-1848) |
| Several other children | , | , | |
