Julia (Brown) Chamberlain (1840 - 1868)

Born 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of George Seymour Chamberlain — married 12 Apr 1866 (to 1868) in La Poile, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1868 at about age 28 in Otter Point, western shore, Newfoundland

Biography

Julia was born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.. Her family are in the 1851 England Census in 37 Bow Street, Castle Donnington, Manchester. Her father was Thomas Brown, a Surgeon and GP. She was one of 9 children! I am guessing the whole family emigrated to Newfoundland, Canada in the 1850s as they are not in the 1861 UK census. Perhaps Thomas Brown got a posting there as a Doctor?

Later Julia married Rev. George S. Chamberlain from Bristol, in La Poile, Newfoundland on 9 Jun 1866. George was a Missionary who had come out to Newfoundland to work. Julia passed away in 1868 aged 27 due to a tragic drowning accident at sea in Newfoundland, Canada in the ship Quitto (a Schooner). It was on a short trip to see some friends along the coast. It happened at Otter Point, Western Shore, Newfoundland. The ship missed the port due to fog and they stopped near some rocks. Julia tried to get to shore by stepping over the rocks but sadly got washed away by a wave with another passenger too. Her husband and only child Julia, a one year old baby at the time, survived. I have some newspaper notices with this info to post soon.

Marriage Record is on Ancestry.com: As follows...

Julia Brown

Gender: Female

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1866

Marriage Place: La Poile, Newfoundland

Church: Church of St. Thomas Apostle and Martyr

Spouse : George Seymour Chamberlain

Father: Thomas Brown

Cleric 1 Name: Rev. Cunningham

Reference Date 1: 15 May 1866

Source: Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807-; Express (Newfoundland :Express) 1851-1876; Newfoundlander 1827-1884

Notes: Bride was the third daughter of Thomas Brown, M.R.C.S., Manchester, England. Groom was Rev. George Seymour, S.P.G. Missionary, the third son of the late William Taylor Chamberlain, West Indies merchant, Bristol.

Census

• 1851 England Census: Name: Julia Brown; Event Place: Castle Donington, Derbyshire, England; Registration District: Shardlow; Residence Note: Borough Street; Gender: Female; Age: 10; Occupation: Scholar; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Birth Year (Estimated): 1841; Birthplace: Manchester,

Thomas Brown Head M 38 Manchester,

Mary Ann Brown Wife F 39 Tideswell, Derbyshire

Eliza Moulson Brown Daughter F 18 Crowfield, Derbyshire

Mary Loues Brown Daughter F 15 Preston, Lancashire

Thomas Brown Son M 13 Manchester,

Julia Brown Daughter F 10 Manchester,

Letitia Ann Brown Daughter F 8 Manchester,

Tessrie Brown Daughter F 4 , London

Ambrose Pare Brown Son M 2 Castle Donington, Leicestershire

Arthur Douglas Brown Son M 0 Castle Donington, Leicestershire

Mary Ann Halford Servant F 13 Lockington, Leicestershire

Sources

• https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp BROWN, JULIA; Mother’s Maiden Name: WOODWARD; GRO Reference: 1840 D Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 20 Page 505
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDD-WQS : 8 November 2019), Julia Brown in household of Thomas Brown, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, England; citing Castle Donington, Derbyshire, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSH-NJSY : 18 April 2019), Julia Brown in entry for George S Chamberlain, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, 9 Jun 1866, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

A recent email from a distant cousin in Newfoundland who knew the story of Julias death.

Marriage Record on Ancestry.com (as copied out above)

England Census 1851 (on Ancestry.com) http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=VTH3&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gl=CEN_1850&gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Julia&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Brown&gsln_x=0&msypn__ftp=Manchester&msbdy=1841&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&MSV=0&uidh=9xu&so=2

This is the link to the Death notice in the paper of the drowning... on Ancestry.com

http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=julia&gsln=chamberlain&mswpn__ftp=Newfoundland+and+Labrador%2c+Canada&mswpn=5006&mswpn_PInfo=5-|0|1652393|0|3243|0|5006|0|0|0|0|&MSAV=0&msbdy=1841&catbucket=rstp&uidh=dw5&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=33000&recoff=8+9+20+62&db=General-9275&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1

• Gertrude Crosbie Book in my possession