The relationships proposed here are given in a Family Tree see here

William Brewer and Anna Maria Adams were married on 22 July 1801 at Heavitree, 

Exeter Devon . They were both of the parish, and the witnesses were: Jacob Payne and 

Elizabeth Adams. Elizabeth was probably Anna Maria Adams’ sister and Jacob Payne her brother

in law who married Anna Maria’s sister Hagar in 1798).

 Their first three children were baptised at Heavitree ex FMP PR (Findmypast Parish  Registers):

1.1 THOMAS BREWER on 25 Dec 1801 son of William and Anna Maria.      

1.2 ANNA MARIA BREWER, born 6 December 1803 and baptised 25 December 1803 daughter of 

William and Anna Maria.

1.3 WILLIAM BREWER, born 23 July 1806, and baptised 10 August 1806, son of William and Anne.

Sometime in the period 1806 – 1810 the family moved from Heavitree to nearby Exminster where seven more children were born and baptised (ex FMP PR except where stated).

1.4 JAMES BREWER born 1808 – 10, Exminster (census data). His baptism has not been found. His marriage certificate establishes his father was William Brewer, Limeburner and his bible establishes his mother was Anna Maria.

1.5 JOHN C. BREWER born 14 July 1811 baptised as 11 Aug 1811 son of William and Ann.

1.6 CHARLES BREWER born 18 March 1813 and baptised 4 April 1813 son of William (Limeburner) and Ann 

1.7 SARAH BREWER father William limeburner (marriage certificate) born 1815/16 Exmouth (census data). Her baptism has not been found either but a gap in the Exminster records is recorded about this time.

Then there were three more daughters of William Brewer (occupation labourer/limeburner) and his wife Anne also known as Anna Maria, living at Wrecomb Cottage, Exminster. Ex FMP PR:

1.8 MARY BREWER baptised Apr 1817 dauf of William (labourer)and Anne 

1.9 SELINA BREWER baptised 18 Oct 1818 daughter of William (labourer) and Anna Maria.

1.10 CHARLOTTE BREWER born 19 Aug 1820 and bapttised 10 Sept 1820 dau. of William (limeburner ) and Anna Maria.

William must have fallen on hard times about 1820 when his youngest child Charlotte was born and he sought poor relief and had his four younger sons apprenticed see here. Presumably his eldest son, Thomas, then aged 20, was employed and had left home. 

William Brewer, 13, apprenticed to Jennetta Dawe, spinster, for her house, 24 June 1820 

James Brewer, 11, apprenticed to James Tilyer Blunt, esq., for his house 26 Jun 1820

John Brewer, 9, apprenticed to John Hooper, baker, husbandry work 6 Apr 1821.

Charles Brewer, 10, apprenticed to James Ponsford, butcher, husbandry work 15 April 1824 

Heavitree Poor Law, Outdoor Relief, payment to registered poor, 1820 – 27, ex Sheila Jewell DFHS:

Pair of shoes for William Brewer Dec 15 1821, not given.

20 April 1820, William Brewer and family receiving weekly payments of 4 shillings up to 1823.

Sheila says “this period was also when the sons were apprenticed so William may not have been able to work and may have been ill as he died a few years later in 1827. He was buried at Exminster on 14 Oct 1827 aged 48 ex FMP PR. Was his premature death in any way to his  death in any way to his work?

Sometime after William’s death Anna Maria went back to Heavitree and she was buried there on 16 Aug 1840 aged 59 ex FMP PR.  We know from James’s bible that his mother died 10 Aug 1840 aged 58. Anna Maria is therefore probably Anna Maria Adams baptised Heavitree 20 Nov 1781, daughter of Thomas and Mary who had at least six other children baptised there ex FMP PR: 

            Grace bap 20 Dec 1767  

Elizabeth bap 25 Dec 1769 

Sarah bap 9 Sep 1773 

Hagar bap 5 Jun 1775 

Thomas bap 12 Mar 1777 

Anna Maria bap 20 Nov 1781

Susannah bap 11 Mar 1784.

There was possibly another daughter Mary born 1771 but the parish records do not show Thomas and Mary as parents. 

Hagar married Jacob Payne by banns on 15 Feb 1798 at Pinhoe.  Jacob Payne was a witness to Amna Maria’s marriage to William Brewer. He would have been her brother-in-law.

2 The marriages of the children of William Brewer and Anna Maria Adams

Thomas Brewer married Mary Brewer 4 Feb 1823 at Alphington. Mary was Mary Langsford sister of Thomas Langsford, she had  married William Solomon Brewer (in 1814) who died in 1819. 3 DNA matches*

Anna Maria Brewer married Thomas Langsford in 1823 at Exminster

William Brewer unmarried in 1851 census and buried Heavitree later that year

James Brewer married first Mary Lethbridge at St Leonards, Exeter 1836 and second Harriet Day in 1842 at St Sidwells, Exeter.

John C Brewer married Elizabeth Langworthy in 1835 at Alphington. 1 DNA match

Charles Brewer married first Elizabeth Watts at St Mary Arches, Exeter in 1836 and second Elizabeth Stevens at Starcross in 1849. 1 DNA match

Sarah Brewer married William Loram at St John, Exeter in 1841.

Mary Brewer married Issac Dawe in 1839 at St George , Exeter. I thought she married William Furse 10 Oct 1836 Alphington see later

Selina Brewer married Richard Reeve at Whitstone (nr Exeter) in 1837

Charlotte Brewer married Robert Hurley at Exminster in 1852. I DNA match

• The DNA matches are with distant living cousins and indicate the family tree we have developed  here is essentially correct.