Birth of Alexander Resistance Brander, 1850

Context Note: John Brander, the father, was a sergeant in the Royal Artillery serving in Canada. Brander junior sadly didn’t live up to his name (which appears to bear a Scottish nationalist tone) and died two years later.


1850 - Birth - Alexander Resistance Brander

Date of the Child’s Birth 14th June 1850
Place of Baptism St Johns Newfoundland
Date of Baptism 28th July 1850
Christian Name of the Child Alex’r Resistance
Parents Christian [Name] John & Lavender [sic]
Parents Surname Brander
Rank of the Father Coy. Sergeant
Name of Chaplain or other Clergyman by whom the Ceremony was performed Revd Chas Blackman G.C.
Signature of the Adjutant that the Registry is correct R. Philips Cap’n

(General Register Office)