William Brown (1842 - 1913)

Born 15 Aug 1842 in Ireland

Husband of Jane (Eddington) Brown — married 16 Mar 1871 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1913 at age 70 in Durham, Grey, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William Brown was born in Ireland to parents James and Rebecca Brown.^[1]

He left Ireland for Canada sometime before 1861.

During the 1861 Canada Census, William was a 21 year old laborer. He lived in a log house in Egremont, Grey County, in Ontario with his widowed mother Rebecca and siblings James, Matilda, Ann, John, and Sarah.

On March 16, 1871, at 26 years old, William married 22-year-old Jane Eddington. Their wedding took place in Toronto, Canada. He was a farmer living in Egremont while she lived in Normanby.^[1]

The 1871 Canada Census took place soon after they were married. William was listed as a 27 year old Irish farmer who was a member of the Church of England. He and Jane lived together in Egremont in the Grey South District of Ontario.

The 1881 Canada Census listed William as a 40 year old Irish farmer. He was a member of the Church of England and resided in Egremont in the Grey South District of Ontario, Canada. He lived with wife Jane and children James, Oliver, Emma Jane, and Matilda. His brother John and mother Rebecca lived four houses away (as seen on the microfilm of the original census record).

William, 48, was still a farming in Egremont during the 1891 Canada Census. He lived with wife Jane and children James, Oliver, Emma J., Matilda, John, Sarah, Margaret, Elizabeth, William, and newborn Mary.

The Brown family continued to live in Egremont during the 1901 Census of Canada. The household included William (age 58, farmer) and Jane (age 51) plus their children James (age 30, farmer), James's wife Martha (age 23), Oliver (age 28, farmer), Emma J. (age 26), John (age 22, farmer), Sarah R. (age 20, student), Maggie (age 17), Lizzie (age 15), Willie S. (age 11, student), and Agnes E. (age 9, student).^[2]

William died on July 4, 1913 in Durham, Grey, Ontario Canada at the age of 74. The cause of death was heart failure brought on by an eight week bout of pneumonia.^[3]

Burial took place at Maplewood Cemetery in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. A photo of his marker can be seen here: [1]

Name originally found in daughter Elizabeth's marriage record.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFR-677 : Sun Mar 10 23:14:02 UTC 2024), Entry for Wm Brown and James Brown, 16 Mar 1871.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2Y-HRY : Sat Mar 09 20:27:00 UTC 2024), Entry for William Brown and Jane Brown, 1901.
3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6VH-HJY : Fri Mar 08 05:24:51 UTC 2024), Entry for William Brown and James Brown, 04 Jul 1913.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch (Click here for [2] : accessed 11 February 2015), Rebecca Brown in entry for Wm Brown and Jane Addington, 16 Mar 1871; citing registration 342, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,696.
• Census of Canada, 1881 - Province: Ontario, District: Grey South (154), Sub-District: Egremont (E), Division: 1, Family: 83, Household: 750424, Volume: 20, Page: 19, Microfilm: C-13260, Reference: RG-31 - Statistics Canada. Click here for [3].
• Census of Canada, 1871 - Province: Ontario, District: Grey South (36), Sub-District: Egremont (b), Page: 15, Line: 17, Microfilm: C-9951, Reference: RG-31 - Statistics Canada. Click here for [4].
• Find a Grave record for William Brown, Memorial 68788077. Click here for [5].
• Census of Canada, 1891 - Province: Ontario, District: Grey South (69), Sub-District: D, Division: 1, Family: 31, Page: 7-8, Microfilm: T-6339, Reference: RG-31 Statistics Canada. Click here for [6].
• Census of Canada, 1861 - Province: Canada West (Ontario), District: Grey, Sub-District: Egremont, Page: 13, Line: 46, Microfilm: C-1026-1027. Click here for [7].