Louisa (Wells) Brown (1840 - 1920)

Born 1840 in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Brown — married 1869 in Headington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1920 at about age 80 in Headington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Louisa Wells, daughter of Thomas Wells and Sarah Batchelor, is born in 1840 at Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire.^[1]

Louisa is recorded with her parents on the 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census for Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.^[2]

1841 Census

First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place

Thomas Wells Male 35 1806 Oxfordshire, England

Sarah Wells Female 30 1811 Oxfordshire, England

John Wells Male 6 1835 Oxfordshire, England

Deborah Wells Female 3 1838 Oxfordshire, England

L???A Wells Female 1 1840 Oxfordshire, England

Louisa is recorded, as an 11-year old student, with her parents and siblings on the 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census for Cropredy Mill, Cropredy, Bunbury, Oxfordshire, England.^[3]

1851 Census

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Thomas Wells Head Male 47 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Sarah Wells Wife Female 41 Byfield, Northamptonshire

John Wells Son Male 16 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Deborah Wells Daughter Female 13 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Louisa Wells Daughter Female 11 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Daniel Wells Son Male 8 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Mary Wells Daughter Female 6 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

William Wells Son Male 2 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Louisa Wells marries John Brown at Headington, Oxfordshire in Q1 1869.^[4] John Brown is born at Headington, Oxfordshire, England in Q3 1848 to a mother whose maiden name is Brown.^[5]

John Brown, baker, is recorded on the England and Wales Census, 1871 for St Clement, Oxfordshire, England.^[6]

1871 Census

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Brown Head Male 23 Cowley, Oxfordshire

Louisa Brown Wife Female 28 Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Sarah Thomas Female 19 St Clements, Oxfordshire

Louisa, husband John Brown, baker, and children are recorded on the 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census at Bakers Arm, 28, New Street, Oxford St Ebbe, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.^[7] The Bakers Arms was a pub.^[8]

1881 Census

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Brown Head Male 33 Cowley, Oxfordshire, England

Louisa Brown Wife Female 38 Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England

Albert J Brown Son Male 9 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

John Brown Son Male 7 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Louisa A Brown Daughter Female 5 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

The Directory of Pubs, recorded after the census, listed a newborn daughter and a lodger.^[8]

1881/Ada Brown/Daughter/5 months/Oxford, Oxford/Census

1881/Ann Harris/Lodger, Formerly Dressmaker, Widow/64/London, Middlesex/Census

John is still a baker on the 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census at Bridge Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sons Bert and John are also recorded as bakers, and daughter, Annie, a domestic servant.^[9]

1891 Census

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Brown Head Male 44 Oxfordshire, England

Louisa Brown Wife Female 48 Oxfordshire, England

Bert Brown Son Male 19 Oxfordshire, England

John Brown Son Male 17 Oxfordshire, England

Annie Brown Daughter Female 16 Oxfordshire, England

Ada Brown Daughter Female 10 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Florence Brown Daughter Female 6 Oxfordshire, England

John dies before 1901 when Louisa Brown is head of the household in Headington, St Clement, Cowley St John, Oxfordshire. She is recorded as charwoman domestic, 60 years old, born about 1841 at Croperdy. Her daughters Ada and Florence are dressmakers.^[10]

Louisa is still living at Headington, Cowley in 1911. She is 71, widowed and head of the household. Daughter Florence Brown, age 26, a machinist general sewing, lives with her.^[11]

Louisa dies at Headington in Q3 1920 At the age of 80.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NSW-BSD : 1 October 2014), Louisa Wells, 1840; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Find My Past, 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Wells : $subscription site, accessed 11 May 2020
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXK-RQB : 9 November 2019), Louisa Wells in household of Thomas Wells, Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England; citing Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DK1-W9F : 13 December 2014), John Brown, 1869; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1869, quarter 1, vol. 3A, p. 707, Headington, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Find My Past, England & Wales Births 1837-2006 John Brown : accessed 11 May 2020, $subscription site
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXS1-P73 : 23 April 2019), John Brown, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-T2WB : 11 December 2017), John Brown, Oxford St Ebbe, Oxfordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 47, Piece/Folio 1503/27, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,466.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Pub Wiki John Brown : accessed 11 May 2020
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LYY-5ZM : 2 May 2019), John Brown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Oxfordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9Y2-MGH : 20 May 2019), Louisa Brown, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Clement subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ Record "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7KW-Z3X : 22 July 2019), Louisa Brown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; 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.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JHN-QX8 : 31 December 2014), Louisa Brown, 1920; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Headington, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.