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John Brown

Male 1817 - 1866  (48 years)


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  • Name John Brown 
    Born 2 Nov 1817  Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1851  [2
    Coal Miner 
    Occupation 1861  [3
    Carpenter (Colliery) 
    Died 16 May 1866  Cowdenfoot, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I2068  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2006 

    Father Adam Brown,   b. C 1786,   d. 3 Jun 1855, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Catherine Smith,   b. 12 Oct 1786, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1860, Iron Works, Gladsmuir, E Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1806  East Lothian, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1841  Well Wynd ,Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1851  Well Wynd ,Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Archibald,   b. C 1816,   d. 20 Jun 1876, 10 East Richmond Street, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 9 Mar 1838  Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1851  Cowdenfoot, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1861  5 Cowdenfoot, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Christian Brown,   b. 8 October 1837, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Catherine Brown,   b. 3 March 1839, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Janet Brown,   b. 19 Jul 1840, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Adam Brown,   b. 7 Aug 1842, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1867, Cowdenfoot, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     5. John Brown,   b. C 1845, Dalkeith, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Janet Brown,   b. 16 Jan 1848, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Margaret Brown,   b. 12 Aug 1849, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. James Brown,   b. 13 Jul 1851, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Andrew Archibald Brown,   b. 13 Nov 1853, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1912, 8 Lorne Terrace, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     10. William Brown,   b. C 1855, Dalkeith, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S682] GRO 722/0, Registrar Tranent, (Scotlands People), 005 Fr1265 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S644] 1851 Census, Registrar Dalkeith, (Scotlands People), ED 10, f 17 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S686] 1861 census, Registrar Gladsmuir, ED 13, p 32 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S486] Death certificate, Registrar Dalkeith, (Scotland's People), 58 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S138] OPR 722/6, Tranent Parish Church.
      Feb 2nd the following irregular marriages were confirmed Adam Brown and Catharine Smith

    6. [S329] 1841 Census, (Freecen), Folio 5 P 29 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S328] 1851 Census, (FreeCEN), P19 Sched 76 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S683] GRO 722/0, Registrar Tranent, (Scotlands People), 0008 (Reliability: 2).