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LOOKING FOR BROWN FAMILY IS LIKE LOOKING FOR NEEDL

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Michael

Michael Report 3 Oct 2007 11:01

Thanks Janet

Purnells are my wife's family and I still have (seems like) hundreds to checkout!
Keep searching,you will find things from the most unexpected places!

Mike

Researching:
Stephenson,Boggon,Gilroy, Newcastle,Coxlodge,North Shields

Gerry

Gerry Report 2 Oct 2007 20:57

You don't need to tell me how much of a problem it is. My Mum's maiden surname was Smith....My Dad's was Brown. When I got married for the second time, it was to another 'Brown'. Family history is a bit of a nightmare !

My Browns (some with an 'e') are from Kent and Suffolk areas. My Hubby's are from Grimsby and Shropshire.

Janet

Janet Report 2 Oct 2007 20:55

Thanks to you all for your encouragement! By the way Mike, I know a Purnell maybe she's one of your relatives!

Janet

Michael

Michael Report 2 Oct 2007 20:46

Tell me about it! Trying to trace Stephensons in Newcastle upon Tyne or Purnells in Bristol is very challenging! Do not give up,the ancestors will find you when they want to be found!

cheers

Mike

Researching:
Stephenson,Boggon,Gilroy, Newcastle,Coxlodge,North Shields

Vicki

Vicki Report 2 Oct 2007 18:50

I know the feeling, I am also looking up the Brown/Lloyd Family's, they are from Suffolk.
If you have at least one with all a lot of the information, work backwards from that. See what other relatives (not named Brown) are in the same area. Let me know if I can help

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 2 Oct 2007 17:53

If you want to research their history, you will have to start with at least one birth cert, to find out the full names of the parents.

Reg

Janet

Janet Report 2 Oct 2007 17:50

I am looking for Brown family who originally came from Bromley-by Bow/Poplar and then moved to Dagenham in Essex. I have quite a lot of names etc. but because the name is so common and they were born in 1920's onwards, they weren't on the 1901 census. Can anyone give me any advice please?