See also

Family of John William Brown and Florence Grace Dobson

  • Husband:

  • John William Brown (1900?- )

  • Wife:

  • Florence Grace Dobson (1902-1966)

  • Children:

  • Harry William Brown (1925- )

  • Status:

  • Divorced

  • Marriage:

  • 8 Jul 1924

  • Register Office, Liverpool, Lancashire, England1 2

  •  

  • John a bachelor of 3 Glynn Street Wavertree working as a taxi driver and son of John Brown a deceased taxi driver. Florence a spinster of 40 Litchfield Road Wavertree and daughter of George Dobson a tailors presser. Married by certificate and witnessed by Alexander and Elizabeth Peterkin

Husband: John William Brown

  • Name:

  • John William Brown1 2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • taxi driver2

  • Birth:

  • 1900 (app)

  •  

Wife: Florence Grace Dobson

  • Name:

  • Florence Grace Dobson3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • George Dobson (1863-1945)

  • Mother:

  • Maria Mary Gooding (1864-1922)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • shop assistant4

  • Birth:

  • 18 Mar 1902

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3 5 4 6

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 9)

  • 365 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents George and Maria, brothers Frank, Percy and Sidney, and sisters Kate and Dorothy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 19 yrs 3 mns)

  • 1 Arthur's Terrace, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried daughter and an out of work shop assistant for Barrons Ltd tobacconists of Hamilton Road Felixstowe living in five rooms with her father George, brothers Percy and Sidney, and sister Dorothy. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 37)

  • 8 Pearl Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her son Harry. Born on 18th March 1902

  • Administrator:

  • 25 Jan 1966 (age 63)

  •  

     

    Florence Grace Dobson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Kate Elsie Dobson on Tuesday on 25 January 1966 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 7 Nov 1966 (age 64)

  • Blythburgh and District Hospital, Blythburgh, Suffolk, England7 8

  • Probate:

  • 10 Jan 1967

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • of 23 Christchurch Street Ipswich died 7th November 1966 at Blythburgh and District Hospital Blythburgh Suffolk, administration of £5,350 (~£87,000 in 2017) to Harry William Brown office manager

Child 1: Harry William Brown

  • Name:

  • Harry William Brown9

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 25 Jul 1925

  • Liverpool "Registration District", Lancashire, England9 6

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 14)

  • 8 Pearl Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried shop assistant living with his mother Florence. Born on 25th July 1925

  • Administrator:

  • 10 Jan 1967 (age 41)

  •  

     

    Harry William Brown was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Florence Grace Dobson on Tuesday on 10 January 1967 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Note on Marriage

divorce assumed as she was back in Suffolk in 1939 and described as feme sole at her sister Kate (Kathleen)'s probate

Note on Husband: John William Brown

Unsure about John's detail as there are very many possibilities, need more information

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Liverpool 1924 quarter:2 volume:8B page:301. Cit. Date: 16 February 2026.

2.

Marriage Certificate. own copy, index:100. Cit. Date: 15 March 2026. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1902 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1048. Cit. Date: 12 February 2026.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9436 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration-district:13 schedule:157. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10839 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration-district:14 schedule:147. Cit. Date: 13 February 2026.

6.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 6640A page:19 line:1 letter code:TXFG. Cit. Date: 16 February 2026.

7.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Blyth 1966 quarter:4 volume:4b page:858. Cit. Date: 16 February 2026.

8.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1967 page:720. Cit. Date: 16 February 2026.

9.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Liverpool 1925 quarter:3 volume:8b page:558. Cit. Date: 16 February 2026.