George Brown (1857 - 1894)

Born 21 May 1857 in Waimea South, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Ancestors

Died 27 Dec 1894 at age 37 in Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

George Brown was born in Waimea South, in the Nelson district of New Zealand, on the 21st of May 1857. He was the son of Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Wadsworth. ^[1]

George Brown passed away in 1894, aged 37.
He died at Nelson hospital on the 27th of December 1894.

Death. Nelson Evening Mail – 29 December 1894 ^{[2] [3]}

Death. BROWN – December 27, 1894, at the Nelson Hospital, George BROWN, aged 36 yrs.

George was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery, in Nelson, New Zealand. ^[4]

His mother, Elizabeth Betsy Brown was also later buried in the same plot in 1920 and her inscription was added to the headstone.
The headstone is on the bank near the Ancestors Attic. Baptist block 5, plot 70.
By 2004 the headstone was no longer standing and was partially concealed in long grass. ^[5] In October 2019, relative Mike Brown, with the help of family, re-erected the headstone.

Headstone inscription: ^[6]

A black and white photo of the headstone, taken before 1920 can be viewed at Nelson Provincial Museum website. ^[7]

Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ Birth Index. New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages, Historical Records. Department of Internal Affairs. (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz). "Birth Registration: 1857/5812; BROWN NR; Mother: Elizabeth; Father: Thomas." [Event date: 21 May 1857.] Accessed 9 Jun 2015 by Michele Flanagan.
2. ↑ The Colonist. Death Notices 1857 - 1920. Ancestors Attic. Wakapuaka, Nelson. Accessed 7 Mar 1999 by Michele Flanagan.
3. ↑ Death. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 274, 29 December 1894. Accessed 9 Jun 2015 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124827065. Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand. "George Brown (1857 - 1894)." Memorial created 9 Feb 2014 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
5. ↑ Michele Flanagan Observation at Wakapuaka Cemetery 18 Jul 2004.
6. ↑ Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand. Headstone of George BROWN (1858 - 1894). Personally photographed by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg on 18 Jul 2004.
7. ↑ Digital NZ - https://digitalnz.org/records/37833442/tombstone-george-brown

Source list:

• Michele (Flanagan) Gregg, "Flanagan – Presenting the Past," Compiled from 1996 by Michele Gregg nee Flanagan. Unpublished. New Zealand. Last revised 10 Mar 2018.
• New Zealand, Notices of deceased Estates, 1880 – 1950. Ancestry.com. Accessed 9 Jun 2015 by Michele Flanagan
• New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800 – 2007. Ancestry.com. Accessed 9 Jun 2015 by Michele Flanagan
• Nelson City Council Cemetery database. Accessed 22 Jul 2004 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Nola Moses for starting this profile. See the changes page for details of edits by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg, and others.