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William Brown (abt. 1820)

William Brown
Born about in Chichester, Sussex, Englandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 9 Dec 1839 (to before 1871) in Chichester, Sussex, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

Sussex (historic flag, adopted 2011)
William Brown was born in Sussex, England.

William BROWN.[1]

Baptised 26 Jul 1820, parents William and Sarah.[2]

William married Sarah Ann Brown in Chichester, St Peter the Great on 9 December 1839. William was a servant of Bognor, Sussex and the son of William Brown, also a servant. Sarah was living in West Street, Chichester and was the daughter of Andrew Brown, a labourer. [3]

Census

1851 Manor Place, South Bersted, Chichester [4]
William Brown Head Married Male 30 1821 Stableman Chichester, Sussex, England
Sarah Ann Brown Wife Married Female 30 1821 Charwoman Chichester, Sussex, England
Fanny Brown Daughter - Female 11 1840 Scholar Chichester, Sussex, England
William Brown Son - Male 6 1845 Scholar Bognor, Sussex, England
Arthur Brown Son - Male 5 1846 Scholar Bognor, Sussex, England
Hannah Brown Daughter - Female 0 1851 - Bognor, Sussex, England
1861 East Wing, South Bersted, Chichester [5]
Ann Moseley Head Widow Female 52 1809 Fundholder London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Ann Moseley Daughter Unmarried Female 27 1834 - London, Middlesex, England
William Brown Servant Married Male 41 1820 Coachman Omnibus Chichester, Sussex, England
Sarah Ann Brown Servant Married Female 40 1821 House Servant Chichester, Sussex, England
1871 Bruce Villa, Holdenhurst, Hampshire [6]
William Brown Head Male 50 Chichester, Sussex, widowed, coachman
William Brown Son Male 26 Bognor, Sussex
Jane Brown Daughter Female 18 Bognor, Sussex
Charles Brown Son Male 13 Bognor, Sussex
1881 Maderia Vale, Maderia Road, Holdenhurst [7]
William Brown Head Married Male 61 1820 Coachman (D) Chichester, Sussex, England
Jane Brown Wife Married Female 56 1825 - Poole, Dorset, England
Martha Paice Visitor Single Female 29 1852 Dom Serv Droxford, Hampshire, England
Henry Paice Visitor Single Male 17 1864 Invalid Droxford, Hampshire, England
Edith M Courtney Lodger Single Female 13 1868 Scholar Forton, Hampshire, England
Abigail A Courtney Lodger Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Woolwich, Kent, England

Children

Based on the census information children of William and Sarah appear to be:

Fanny Brown Daughter Female1840 Scholar Chichester, Sussex, England
William Brown Son - Male 1845 Scholar Bognor, Sussex, England
Arthur Brown Son - Male 1846 Scholar Bognor, Sussex, England
Hannah Brown Daughter Female 1851 Bognor, Sussex, England
Sarah Brown b1853 [8]
Jane Brown Daughter Female 1853 Bognor, Sussex
Charles Brown Son Male 1858 Bognor, Sussex

Research Notes

There are possibly 2 William BROWNS - need to sort out.. The Surrey William in 61 is a labourer, probably not ours. are there two Janes as well?

This William is a widower by 1871 and married to Jane2 by 1881.

Whilst the 1851 census reflects different birth details they are similar AND occupation is also Coachman!! If this is right they may have been married as early as that. Wife Jane, but if a widow in 71 can't be the same one

Sources

  1. Brown-30383 was created by Veronica Williams through the import of COURTNEY PAICE - Stray relations.ged on Aug 10, 2014.
  2. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ND6M-WX1 : 10 February 2018, William Brown, ); citing item 6 p 128, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,068,510.
  3. Sussex Family History Group CD, marriages for Chichester, Sussex
  4. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8S-191 : 8 November 2019),
  5. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71N-BX8 : 3 March 2021),
  6. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFXJ-ZDK : 19 February 2021),
  7. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-GG52 : 13 December 2017),
  8. Sarah are likely to be another sibling given she is living with his other children Jane and Charles in 1861. William jnr is not there, probably working elsewhere as he would be 16.




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