William was born about 1871, Christened 06 Aug 1871 at THURSBY,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND. He is the son of Nicholas Brown and Mary Stoddart.
Sources
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5CL-8JN : 11 February 2018, William Brown, 06 Aug 1871); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,667.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WM-NHMJ : 11 December 2017), William Brown in household of Mary A Brown, Thursby, Cumberland, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 5165/106, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,427.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4J94-5N2 : 8 May 2019), William Brown in household of Lowther Brown, Cummersdale, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cumberland county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVV-D3X : 21 May 2019), William Brown in household of Lowther Brown, Cummersdale, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Dalston subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: