Frances Browne (1816 - 1879)

Born 16 Jan 1816 in Stranorlar, County Donegal, Ireland

Died 21 Aug 1879 at age 63 in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Frances was an Irish Poet (see Irish Poets Team).

Frances Browne is Notable.

Frances Browne was born in Ireland.

Frances was born in Stranorlar on 16 January 1816. ^[1] She was the daughter of Samuel Browne and Frances Luke, the seventh of their twelve children. When Frances was 18-months-old, she contracted smallpox, which left her blind.

As an adult, Frances became a poet and novelist. She is perhaps best remembered for her collection of short stories for children, Granny's Wonderful Chair.

By 1847 she had moved to Edinburgh and then in 1852 to St John's Grove, Richmond, London. dying of disease ofthe heart at Rosedale Terrace, Notting Hill ^[2]

Frances passed away in 1879.^[1] She is buried in London.^[3] She never married and has no known children; her will designated her lifelong friend and companion, Emma Hickman, as beneficiary.^[4] In 2016, Frances was memorialized in Stranorlar with a statue, in which she is holding a copy of Granny's Wonderful Chair.^[5]

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1879 Death Record: Name: Frances Browne Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year: 1879 Registration District: Richmond (Surrey) County: Surrey Event Place: Richmond (Surrey), Surrey, England Age: 63 Birth Year (Estimated): 1816 Volume: 2A Page: 167 Affiliate Line Number: 5
2. ↑ [http://www.jstor.org/stable/20498972 “Our Poets. No. 29: Frances Brown.” The Irish Monthly, vol. 24, no. 275, Irish Jesuit Province, 1896, pp. 262–68, - Jstor
3. ↑ Find A Grave Index Name: Frances Browne Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1879 Event Place: Greater London, England Event Place (Original): Greater London, England Age (Estimated): 63 Photograph Included: N Death Date: 21 Aug 1879 Cemetery: East Sheen and Richmond Cemeteries Note: Contains Biography Affiliate Record Identifier: 63279097 Affiliate Image Identifier: 63279097
4. ↑ Frances Browne England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957 Name: Frances Browne Event Type: Probate Event Date: 9 Sep 1879 Event Place: England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Principal Registry Death Date: 21 Aug 1879 Beneficiary's Name: Emma Eliza Hickman
5. ↑ Maguire, Stephen. "Stranorlar to honour one of its most famous daughters." 16 January 2016. Donegal Daily. Link: https://www.donegaldaily.com/2016/01/16/stranorlar-to-honour-one-of-its-most-famous-daughters/

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