See also

Family of William Brown and Susan Reed

Husband: William Brown

  • Name:

  • William Brown3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Thomas Brown (1797-1877)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Bruty (1810?-1869)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • groom and domestic servant then a general labourer and a gardener4,5,6,7

  • Birth:

  • 1834 (app)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England3,6,7,8,9

  •  

  • 1891 census says born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Jun 1834 (age 0)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son of Thos. Brown and Sarah Bruty

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 6-7)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 8, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 16-17)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • visitor aged 16, groom living with James Smith and family. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 26-27)

  •  

  •  

  • unable to locate William in the 1861 census

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 33)

  • Bexwell, Norfolk, England9

  •  

  • married head of the household as a groom and domestic servant and living with his wife Rachel, sons William and James, daughter Sarah, and a visitor Maria Bilney. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 43)

  • 26 Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer and living with his wife Rachel, sons James and Harry, and daughter Sarah. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 52)

  • St. Michaels Square, Bridge Street, Downham Market, Norfolk, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gardener and living with his unnamed wife, and son Harry. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Aug 1896 (age 59)

  • Downham "Registration District", Norfolk, England10,11

  • Burial:

  • 1 Sep 1896

  • St. Edmund's Church, Church Road, Downham Market, Norfolk, England11

  •  

  • aged 59

Wife: Susan Reed

  • Name:

  • Susan Reed1,12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1840 (app)12

  •  

  • Death:

  • 24 May 1868 (age 28)

  • Crimplesham, Norfolk, England12,13

Child 1: William Brown

  • Name:

  • William Brown5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1865 (app)

  • Crimplesham, Norfolk, England9

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 6)

  • Bexwell, Norfolk, England9

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his father William, step-mother Rachel, brother James, half-sister Sarah, and a visitor Maria Bilney. Born in Crimplesham Norfolk

Child 2: James Brown

  • Name:

  • James Brown5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • general labourer6

  • Birth:

  • 1866 (app)

  • Crimplesham, Norfolk, England6,9

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 4)

  • Bexwell, Norfolk, England9

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his father William, step-mother Rachel, brother William, half-sister Sarah, and a visitor Maria Bilney. Born in Crimplesham Norfolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • 26 Kemball Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son working as a general labourer and living with his father William, his step-mother Rachel, half-brother Harry, and half-sister Sarah. Born in Crimplesham Norfolk

Sources

1.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:I07424-8 sys:England-EASY film:2186282 p 49.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Thetford 1866 quarter:1 volume:4b page:659.

3.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1021 folio:23 page:4.

4.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1801 folio:243 page:2.

5.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1867 folio:161 page:15.

6.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1875 folio:45 page:6 schedule:359. Cit. Date: 23 May 2023.

7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1572 folio:32 page:18 schedule:123. Cit. Date: 23 May 2023.

8.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C01429-2 sys:England-ODM film:919625.

9.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1867 folio:161 page:15 schedule:70. Cit. Date: 25 September 2023.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Downham 1896 quarter:3 volume:4b page:199.

11.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Downham 1868 quarter:2 volume:4b page:228.

13.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Norfolk Chronicle Saturday 30 May 1968 page:5.