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JOHN BROWN c1840

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Nigel

Nigel Report 17 Nov 2007 20:18

LOOKING FOR ANY INFO ON JB.
I DO KNOW HE WAS FROM GLASGOW, MARRIED TO AGNES, AND HAD A DAUGHTER MARY BROWN, c1864.
ALSO HAD A GDAUGHTER ANN MCMILLAN, DEC 26 1886 - FEB 9 1968.
ALL IN THE GLASGOW AREA

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Nov 2007 20:47

There are these three births in the Glasgow area showing



MARY BROWN Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
24 JUN 1863 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOHN BROWN Family
Mother: AGNES HAMILTON


MARY BROWN Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
13 MAY 1859 Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOHN BROWN Family
Mother: AGNES ANDERSON






MARY MCGILL BROWN Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
01 JAN 1869 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOHN BROWN Family
Mother: AGNES CARWELL


The Mary in the census above is




MARY BROWN Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
06 JUN 1865 Row, Dunbarton, Scotland
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOHN BROWN Family
Mother: AGNES MC EWEN

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 17 Nov 2007 20:54

So -- could this be him in 1901?


Name: John Brown
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Agnes
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/4
Registration district: Calton
Civil Parish: Glasgow St James
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 169 Gt Hamilton St
Occupation: Carter For Metal Merchant
ED: 19
Page: 7 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 37
Line: 20
Roll: CSSCT1901_281

Household Members:
Name Age
Agnes Brown 50
Hugh Brown 25
James Stewart Brown 12
John Brown 62
Margaret Gardner Brown 21
William Stewart Brown 10


Before going any further -- you say (please don't type in all caps!):

ALSO HAD A GDAUGHTER ANN MCMILLAN, DEC 26 1866 - FEB 9 1968.

Hmm ... is this correct? He was born circa 1840, and he had a grandddaughter born 26 years later? Typo, methinks! (proofread proofread proofread)


In 1871, the only Mary Brown with parents John and Agnes I can see in Glasgow was born c1859, and the parents are much older than the date you have for John. They're also there in 1861, so that Mary's approx birth date would be correct.


--- Heh, I see that while I was fighting with Ancestry, others were doing better. Ancestry wants to give me results in Scotland when I do a general search for things in English censuses, but when I'm looking for things in Scottish censuses, it won't give me any ... and then when I search Scottish censuses specifically, it completely ignores everything I tell it about parents' names and such. So I'll leave this to those who seem to have access to better info!