Gilbert Brown (1708 - 1774)

Born 3 Jun 1708 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes Margaret (Rainie) Brown — married 3 Jun 1731 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Husband of Margaret (Blaine) Brown — married 26 Jun 1744 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1774 at age 66 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Biography

Gilbert was born about 1708. ^[1]

1731 married Agnes Rainie, marriage registered in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland. ^[2]

1742 wife Agnes died, age 34 years, buried Kirkoswald Kirkyard.

26 June 1744 marries 2nd wife Margaret Blain, marriage registered in the Parish of Kirkoswald, Ayrshire. ^[3]

1751 wife Margaret died, age 36 years, buried Kirkoswald Kirkyard.

1774 Gilbert died, age 66 years, buried Kirkoswald Kirkyard, Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire. ^[1]

Research Notes

No baptism record has been found for Gilbert at ScotlandsPeople 1700-1715. His birth year comes from his gravestone.

Marriages of : Gilbert Brown

1731 Marriage between Gilbert Brown and Agnes Rainie

Name: Gilbert Brown Name: Agnes Rainie /FR277-279 (FR277) Date: 03/06/1731 Parish No: 601/ Ref: 20 46 Parish: Kirkoswald

Scotlands People

1744 Marriage between Gilbert Brown and Margaret Blain

Name: Gilbert Brown Name: Margaret Blain /FR289 (FR289) Date: 26/06/1744 Parish No: 601/ Ref: 20 66 Parish: Kirkoswald

Scotlands People

There is another marriage to a Catharine Moat : ??

1765 Marriage between Gilbert Brown and Catharine Moat

Name: Gilbert Brown Name: Catharine Moat /FR302 (FR302) Date: 16/04/1765 Parish No: 601/ Ref: 20 91 Parish: Kirkoswald

Scotlands People

Gravestone Inscription

Here Lyes
The Corps of JOHN BROUN in Litletown
Who Died March 3, 1724, Aged 50
And JANET McGREAN His Spouse
Who Died March 28 1738 Aged 60
And AGNES RENIE [sic] Who Died May 1742 Aged 34
And MARGARET BLAIN [sic] Who Died June 1751 Aged 36
Spouses To GILLBERT [sic] BROUN In Craigentown
And AGNES STIVN Who Died 1748
ALSO JAMES BROWN In Riddeltown
Who Died June 29th 1780 Aged 65 Years.
On this stone was commemorated the
Poets Grandfather GILBERT BROWN
Who Died 31st Oct. 1774 Aged 66.

[Reverse inscription]

Erected by John & Gillbert Broun's & Robert & John & Samuel & William & John Brouns in Roan & Janet Banahtin His Spouse

FindAGrave

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 March 2020), memorial page for Gilbert Broun (1708–31 Oct 1774), Find A Grave: Memorial #185159306, citing Kirkoswald Kirkyard, Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire, Scotland; maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767).
2. ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT28-4ZH : 11 February 2020), Gilbert Brown, ( Gilbert Brown and Agnes Rainie , 3 Jun 1731)
3. ↑ "Old Parish Registers, Marriage," Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland; 26 June 1744; ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. Gilbert Brown and Margaret Blain."

See, also:

• 1731.http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~macfie/familyconnections.html

Acknowledgments

• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• Thank you to Joseph Lesausky for creating WikiTree profile Brown-18302 through the import of JLesausky.ged on Mar 20, 2013.