Mary Brown
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Mary Brown (1848 - 1868)

Mary Brown
Born in Hilgay, Norfolk, Englandmap
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Died at about age 20 in Downham, Norfolk, Englandmap
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Mary Brown was born in Hilgay, Norfolk, England.

Biography

Mary Brown was the ninth child of Drew Brown and Margaret Fuller. She was born in 1848 at Hilgay, Norfolk, England.[1] She was baptised at St. Mark, Hilgay on August 6, 1854[2] when she was 6 years old, her sister Ann, three years older was baptised the same day. The father's occupation is given as labourer on one record and carpenter on the other!

Baptism record of Mary Brown and her sister Ann

In the 1851 census Mary is listed at Hilgay with her parents and four older siblings.[3] In the 1861 census she is still living at Ten Mile Bank, Hilgay. with her parents, by this time her eldest sister has left home and a younger brother has been born. Mary, now thirteen, is working as an agricultural labourer.[4]

Mary died in Norfolk at the age of 20 in 1868. Her death was registered at Downham. [5]

Sources

  1. FS England and Wales Birth Registration Index Name Mary Brown Event Type Birth Registration Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun Registration Year 1848 Registration District Downham County Norfolk Event Place Downham, Norfolk, England Volume 13 Page 73 Line Number 15 Citing this Record "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N3H-GKS : 1 October 2014), Mary Brown, 1848; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Downham, Norfolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. See image of baptism register
  3. 1851 England Census Civil Parish: Hilgay County/Island: Norfolk Country: England Registration district: Downham Sub-registration district: Wiggenhall ED, institution, or vessel: 10c Household schedule number:42 Piece:830 Folio:452 Page Number:13 Household Members: Name Age Role Birthplace Occupation Drew Brown 46 Head Wretton Ag. Lab. Margt Brown 44 Wife Methwold Fuller Brown 12 Son Wretton Frances Brown 10 Dau. Wretton Scholar Harriott Brown 8 Dau. Hilgay Scholar Ann Brown 6 Dau. Hilgay Scholar Mary Brown 3 Dau. Hilgay
  4. England and Wales Census, 1861 Name Mary Brown County Norfolk Event Place Hilgay, Norfolk, England Ecclesiastical Parish Deanery Of Fincham Registration District Downham Residence Note Ten Mile Bank Gender Female Age 13 Marital Status Unmarried Occupation Ag Lab Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1848 Birthplace Hilgay, Norfolk Page Number 36 Registration Number RG09 Piece/Folio 1260 / 21 Affiliate Record Type Household Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Drew Brown Head M 56 Wretton, Norfolk Margaret Brown Wife F 54 Methwold, Norfolk Fuller Brown Son M 23 Wretton, Norfolk Harriet Brown Daughter F 19 Hilgay, Norfolk Ann Brown Daughter F 16 Hilgay, Norfolk Mary Brown Daughter F 13 Hilgay, Norfolk Henry Brown Son M 7 Downham, Norfolk Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7N2-Y7X : 28 September 2016), Mary Brown in household of Drew Brown, Hilgay, Norfolk, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  5. FS England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 Name Mary Brown Event Type Death Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun Registration Year 1868 Registration District Downham County Norfolk Event Place Downham, Norfolk, England Age (available after 1866) 20 Birth Year (Estimated) 1848 Volume 4B Page 225 Line Number 78 Citing this Record "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J6Y-9D3 : 31 December 2014), Mary Brown, 1868; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Downham, Norfolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England




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