Harriet Sarah (Dalton) Brown (1824 - 1854)

Born 1824 in Croydon, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Brown — married 28 Aug 1851 (to 28 Jun 1854) in St. Leonard Foster Lane, London, England

Died 28 Jun 1854 at about age 30 in Welland, Ontario, Canada West

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Biography

Harriet Sarah was baptized April 11, 1824 at St. John the Baptist Church in Croydon, Surrey, England. She married Henry Brown, a first cousin, on August 28, 1851 in Christchurch, Newgate Street, London, England. The both returned to Canada where Henry was a prior resident. Harriet died June 25, 1854, in Drummondville, Welland County, Ontario, Canada West at age 30 years^[1]

• Family history notes refer to a son named Alfred on a hand written tree, alongside the name Eliza. There are no official documents proving this.

Christening

Harriet Sarah Dalton Christened 11, April 1824 Place: Croydon, Surrey, England Father: John Dalton Mother: Ann^[2]

Census Data

1841 British Census - Old Town, Croydon, Wallington (First Division), Surrey, England^[3]

Many family members living close to one another in a block of apartments representing 92, 93, 94, 95 Old Town. The age given in the 1841 Census is rounded to the nearest 5 years below the actual age for adults.

------ First Apartment (Listed under Old Town in place column) ------

Edward Brown - 50 (1791-96) b. Surrey; o. Carpenter (Henry Brown's uncle)

Charlotte Brown - 45 (1796-1801) b. Not in Surrey

George Brown - 13 (1828) b. Surrey

Wm Brown - 10 (1831) b. Surrey

Elizabeth Walsham - 45 (1796-1801) b. Not in Surrey

------ Separate Apartment (Listed as Dalton's Rents in place column) ------

John Brown - 60 (1781-86) b. Surrey; o. Carpenter

Ann Brown - 55 (1786-91) b. Surrey

Jas Brown (male) - 20 (1821-26) b. Surrey; o. Cabinet Maker

------ Separate Apartment (Listed as Dalton's Rents in place column) ------

John Dalton - 25 (1816-21) b. Surrey; o. Grocer

Harriett Dalton - 25 (1816-21) b. Not in Surrey

Willm Dalton (male) - 3 (1838) b. Surrey

Eliza Dalton - 1 (1840) b. Surrey

------ First Apartment (Listed under Old Town in place column) ------

Ann Dalton - 55 (1786-91) b. Surrey; o. Grocer

Harriet Dalton - 15 (1826) b. Surrey

Susan Brown - 25 (1816-21) b. Surrey; o. F S

Mary Simmons - 15 (1826) b. Surrey; o. F S

1851 British Census - 92 and 99 Old Town, Croydon, Surrey, England (March 30, 1851)^[4]

92 Old Town

Ann Dalton (Widow) - 64 (1787) b. Croydon, Surrey, England; o. Grocer

Harriett S Dalton (daughter) - 27 (1824) b. Croydon, Surrey, England

Harriett Dalton (daughter-in-law) - 40 (1811) b. East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Eliza Dalton (grand-daughter) - 11 (1840) b. Croydon, Surrey, England; o. Scholar

Emily Dalton (grand-daughter) - 8 (1843) b. Croydon, Surrey, England; o. Scholar

Jane Nash - 19 (1832) b. Longfield, Surrey, England; o. House Servant

------- Separate Apartment, 99 Old Town --------

Edward Brown - 60 (1791) b. Croydon, Surrey, England; o. Carpenter Journeyman

Charlotte Brown - 61 (1792) b. Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Marriage

Marriage between Henry Brown and Harriet Sarah Dalton^[5]

Date: August 28 1851

Place: St. Leonard Foster Lane, London, England

Groom: Henry Brown, bachelor

Occupation: Carpenter

Residence: Newgate Street

Father: John Brown (Deceased)

Bride: Harriet Sarah Dalton, spinster

Residence: Newgate Street

Father: John Dalton (Deceased)

Witnesses: Edward Brown and Jane Ede

The church of St. Leonard's burnt down in 1666 and was not rebuilt. Replaced by Christ Church Greyfriars, Newgate Street, it was bombed the December 29, 1940. St. Leonard's is the name of the parish.^[6]

Immigration

Immigration: November 12, 1851 London to New York City aboard the 'Ocean Queen', Henry Brown and Harriett Sarah Dalton ^[7]

Correspondence

Harriet to Harriet

Harriet Brown (NIagara Falls, Canada) letter to sister-in-law Harriet (Hazelton) Brown (Mrs. John Dalton in Croydon, England) c1853

Dear Harriet,

I received your kind note from Frank and was very glad to hear you were all well. I only wish I could see you it seems a long time since I left England. My little girl has the hooping cough which makes her want more attention. She will be nursed a good deal so you see I am finding out some of the troubles. But I have got a kind note so I don't mind it. Tell Eliza I am much pleased with her present it is admired very much and give my love to both her and Emily, but they must excuse my writing to them this time - You wished to know about Frank's wife. I must tell you Henry and myself went to the Wedding. I wore the dress mother sent me for the first time on that occasion they were married at Chippawa - 3 miles from here and then we went to Niagara 14 miles to dinner and spent a very pleasant day. I like his choice. She is an English girl about 20. He has been in America about 4 years. Her folks are quite respleat able people. I hope they will be comfortable - I am now going to ask you to get me a couple of baby cap crowns and send when Mother writes again. If you will be so kind you guess how it is with me. Henry sends his love to you all and accept the same from your Affectionate Sister Harriet.

In this letter Harriet (nee Dalton) Brown (1824-1854) has written to her sister-in-law, Harriet (nee Hazelton) Dalton (1811-1891), who was at the time a young widow of John Dalton (1815-1843). She mentions a wedding with reference to a Frank. This must be Frank Samuel Dalton (1830-1915) who married Jane Patton (1833-1918) on September 21, 1853, in Chippewa, Ontario. Frank Dalton is Harriet Brown and Harriet Dalton's nephew, son of their brother George Dalton. Harriet's Brown's mother, mentioned in the letter, is Ann (nee Brown) Dalton. Ann Dalton is sister to Henry Brown's mother.

Letter

Dear Emily,

I got the little doll quite safe and am much obliged to you for it and shall save it till Elisa gets bigger. She would break it if I let her have it now. Your letter was dated on your birthday I remember'd it on the 21st. I suppose you have grown a great girl and I should hardly know you. When you see June Ede I should very much like to have a letter from her if she can spare time and she knows my direction. Give my love to your mother and Eliza and cousin. ?Can dish the Plowmans and I would like to [know] where Emma and Esther are. You must write me a long letter next time and tell me about folks. There has been 3 poor men gone over the falls a few weeks ago. There were asleep in a boat about 2 miles above and the rope that tied it broke. When they woke it was too late. The boat was in the rapids but one got out of the boat on a log of wood that was stuck in rock. The other 2 went over the Falls in the boat. This was 10 at night. The man on the log was there 19 hours and every effort was used to save him but they could not. I saw the poor man and shall not soon forget it. I have wrote quite a long letter to you but I must conclude and remain your affectionate Aunt Harriet, Aug 23.

Date: August 23, 1853

Description: While Harriet leaves out the year of this letter it's pretty safe to assume it was 1853 since she describes an event July 16th 1853, along the Niagara River which claimed the lives of 3 men who were swept over the Falls. She writes that she witnessed the effort to rescue one of the men (whose name, for the record, was Samuel Avery) only to see him go over to his death. This link gives the story: http://www.niagarafrontier.com/accident.html. Harriet didn't have much time left of her own life. She would die 4 months after writing this letter.

Harriet makes reference to June Ede, aka Jane Ede. Miss Ede was a witness at Harriet and Henry's marriage in 1851. Was she a relative or friend?

Burial

Drummond Hill Cemetery^[8]

Video

The Brown Family

A YouTube recording of Lois (Brown) Ashenhurst discussing the Brown side of family history with her son Alec and his wife Judy. The recording was made in January 1973 at the Toronto home of Dr. Alex and Lois Ashenhurst, 232 High Park Avenue. Includes mention of Harriet Dalton, Henry Brown, Isabella Cole, Lowell Butters, May Brown, George Brown, Grace Brown, Harry W. Brown, Helen Edy, William D. Edy, and Melinda Haviland. Along with the audio is a video montage of photos and documents assembled together in 2013 by Lois' grandson G. Patrick MacKay.

Sources

• Graeme MacKay, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Graeme and others.

1. ↑ Source: The Descendants of Stephen O'Connor and Elizabeth Ann Dalton, by Robert Schamber, Folsom, California, 1st printing: 2006
2. ↑ Place: Croydon, Surrey, England; Collection: St John the Baptist; -; Date Range: 1811 - 1838; Film Number: 994332.
3. ↑ 1841 Census; Class: HO107; Piece: 1078; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Croydon; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 14; Page: 21; Line: 7; GSU roll: 474665.
4. ↑ 1851 Census; Class: HO107; Piece: 1601; Folio: 208; Page: 17; GSU roll: 193499.
5. ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921; Guildhall, Christchurch Newgate Street, Register of marriages, 1849 - 1863, P69/CTC/A/01/Ms 8951/4.
6. ↑ http://thesmeefamily.com/blog.php
7. ↑ Arrival: November 12, 1851 Port of Liverpool to New York City; Ship: The Ocean Queen; Year: 1851; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: 107; Line: 3; List Number: 1651. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ The Burial Records and Notations of William Dalton 1845-1916; Kamfoly-St. Angelo; Mabel; Niagara Falls Public Library; Victoria Street; LHC 929.371339; Page 16; Website: http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/