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You'll find William Bryan Hall in the earlier section on the Mallards and Dorothy Rawleigh Hall in the earlier section on William Hall and Dorothy Grey Jackson. They were first cousins, this is the only cousin marriage in the Family Register (although other cousin marriages occurred later).
William Bryan Hall and Dorothy Rawleigh Hall had four children, all daughters, all of whom are said to have died childless. Here is some info on them, mostly from the Family Register, note the detail:
Dorothy Rawleigh HALL, Father: William HALL, Mother: Dorothy Gray JACKSON, Godfather: James McGowan, Godmothers: Mrs Maria Grosicard & Mrs Arbouin.
Born about 4 am on 7 May 1810 at Miss Hunter's house next door to Mrs McKenzie's house in Hannover Street, Kingston, Jamaica.
Baptised in Happy Retreat, Port Royal Parish, Jamaica
Died on 12 Oct 1868 at 43 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
William Bryan HALL, Father: Richard HALL, Mother: Margaret MALLARD
Godfathers: William Schroecker & William Lowe, Godmother: Jane F Clarke
Born on 4 Dec 1802 in Mount Pleasant, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Baptised on 14 Jun 1803 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Died on 22 Sep 1860 in Janefield, Upper Plenty Road, Victoria, Australia
Minister at baptism: John Campbell.
William Bryan HALL and Dorothy Rawleigh HALL were married 19 Dec 1837 in Kingston, Jamaica by the Reverend S H Cooke.
with children:
Dora Mignot HALL
Godfathers: Dr David Mignot & John Herman Hall
Godmothers: Dorothy Gray Hall & Allegonda Ann Paterson
Born at 8 pm on Sunday 11 Nov 1838 in North Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Baptised on 21 Nov 1838
Died in 1915 in Victoria, Australia
Minister at baptism: Reverend Thomas Bryett Turner.
Georgina Paterson HALL
Godfather: George Paterson, Godmothers: Mrs Mary Johnston & Mrs Blythe
Born at 9 am on Wednesday 3 Mar 1841 in Up Park Villa, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Baptised in Cocoa Nut Grove, Jamaica
Died after 1922 in Victoria, Australia
Madeline MacFadyen HALL
Godfathers: Dr MacFadyen & Robert Jackson Hall
Godmothers Mrs Mary Ann Gordon & Mrs Jane Edgill Hall
Born at 9 am on Tuesday 13 Aug 1844 in Devonshire Lodge, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Baptised on 24 Aug 1844
Died at 1/2 past 10 am on 21 Jan 1852 at Monaltrie, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Buried on 22 Jan 1852 at Half-Way Tree Church, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Emily Handasyde HALL
Godfathers: Gilbert Handasyde & Duncan Colthirst Paterson Esq.
Godmothers: Miss Emily Clements & Miss Dora Letitia Paterson
Born on 9 Feb 1850 at Collins Green, Saint Andrew, Jamaica
Baptised on 12 May 1850 at Half-Way Tree Church, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Died after 1922 in Victoria, Australia
Buried at Church of England Compartment L574 Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Minister at baptism: Reverend Thomas Bryett Turner.
Pat Wyatt has much more to say about Dora, Georgina and Emily. All I want to repeat here is that they founded a school in the 1870s, which closed after Dora died in 1915. Another sister (Georgina or Emily) died in 1922 and the final one later.
Although William Bryan and Dorothy Rawleigh have no current descendants, William Bryan played a large part in the preparation of this report. That's because finding a copy of the Family Register prompted me to begin this investigation. The Family Register in Appendix 1 begins with the note:
Copied
verbatim from the original in the possession of John H. Hall of Hopewell Saint
Thomas in the Vale, Jamaica.
W. B. Hall
Collins Green, St Andrew
May 1st 1845
W. B. Hall is William Bryan Hall. This version of the family register has been the origin of many family tree charts. Further, William Bryan continued adding to the Family Register until his death in 1860.
Why did William Bryan Hall copy the Family Register? Part of the reason must be because he and his wife are both grandchildren of John Hall and Allegonda Boom / Hall. The other part of the reason was that he and many other descendants were planning to leave Jamaica.