William Redman Brown Ph.D. (1897 - 1952)

Born 2 Aug 1897 in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Died 26 Sep 1952 at age 55 in Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William Brown Ph.D. was born in Dover, Kent, England.

William Redman Brown was born on 2 Aug 1897 in Deal, Dover, Kent, England. ^[1] He was christened on 19 Sep 1897 in St. Andrew's Church, Deal, Kent, England. ^{[2] [3]}

He immigrated to Canada in May 1912 arriving in Quebec, Canada. ^[4]

He married Evangeline Olive Mann about 1924 in Alix, Alberta, Canada. ^[5]

They immigrated to America in 1928 and settled in Minnesota. ^[6]

Children: Harold William Redman, Doris Amy Edna, Arild Robert Redman, ___. ^[7]

William served in the US Army during World War I. ^[8]

William died on 26 Sep 1952 in Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, and was buried in the Bangor Episcopal Cemetery, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F7D-NBD : 1 Oct 2014), William Redman Brown, 1897; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Eastry, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Christening Date: September 19, 1897. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS71-VZD : 30 Dec 2014, William Redman Brown, ); citing St. Andrew's Church, Deal, Kent, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,786,326.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW64-XD3 : 2 August 2017), William Redman Brown in household of William Brown, Sandwich St Clement, Sandwich, Kent, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HLP-7K5 : 23 February 2021), Wm R Brown, May 1912; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-4785, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3D3-FH9 : accessed 17 January 2022), William R Brown, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 126, sheet 22A, line 25, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1120; FHL microfilm 2,340,855.
6. ↑ "Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QF-X77D : accessed 17 January 2022), William Redmond Brown, 1928; citing Minnesota, United States, various NAID. Records of District Court of the United States, 1685 - 2009, RG 21. National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri; FHL microfilm 1,064,676.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQDR-24V : 21 January 2020), William Brown, Bryn Mawr, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-86, sheet 4A, line 26, family 54, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3580.
8. ↑ Military Service: Personnel Records of the First World War
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21272217