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George Brown

(1874 - 1953)


Father: Robert Brown (1841 - 1879)
Mother: Jane Marland (1845 - 1926)

Siblings:

Children:

With Sarah Jane Butson


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1874-12-25 Birth
  • Place: Brierfield
  • 1939 register
  • Census 1881,1891
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 4 Pickering St, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 6
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4162-96-16:  F1  F2  F3  T2
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 4 Sackville Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 16
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3379-119-31:  F4  F5  F6  T3
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 110 Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 26
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3884-100-24:  F7  F8  T4
abt.1903-02 Marriage
Sarah Jane Butson (1874 - 1940)
  • Deduced from 1911 census
  • Marriage record index (freebmd):  T5
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 23 Regent Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 36
  • Occupation: Cotton Weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN311:  F9  F10  T6
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1874-12-25
  • Abode: 23 Regent Street, Brierfield
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • 1939 register RG101-4709A-012-40:  Link  F11  T7
1953-04-27 Death
  • Age: 78
  • Abode: 3 Regent Street, Brierfield
  • Estimated from burial record
  • Probate calendar
  • Death notice:  T8
    • Edition: Nelson Leader - Friday 1 May 1953
    • Note: Extracted from BNA transcript by cb. Apparent typos are OCR errors.
1953-05-01 Burial
  • Place: Grave A/828, Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel
  • Burial record (cemsearch):  F12
  • lan-opc:  Link  T9
  • Newspaper:  F13  F14  T10
    • Edition: Nelson Leader - Friday 8 May 1953
1953-05-27 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F15  T11


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1875
BROWN  George  Colne  Preston  MARLAND  COL/62/70
        
T2
1881 census RG11 piece 4162 folio 96 page 16

Civil Parish or Township of Little Marsden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of Brierfield
Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Luke's

Schedule 70   4 Pickering St

Jane Brown     Head  W       36  Housekeeper    Lancashire Ashton Under Lyne
Joshua Brown   Son   Unm  16     Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Brierfield
William Brown  Son   Unm  13     Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Brierfield
Kate Brown     Daur  Unm     9   Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Brierfield
Thomas Brown   Son   Unm  8      Scholar        Lancashire Brierfield
George Brown   Son   Unm  6      Scholar        Lancashire Brierfield
Betty Brown    Daur  Unm     4   Scholar        Lancashire Brierfield
Robert Brown   Son        2                     Lancashire Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4162-96-16.jpeg by dh

        
T3
1891 census RG12 piece 3379 folio 119 page 31

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Little Marsden
Municipal Borough of -
Municipal Ward of -
Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield
Town or Village or Hamlet of Brierfield
Rural Sanitary District of -
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Luke's

Schedule 193 [198 struck out]   4 Sackville St

Jane Brown     Head  Wid        47                                  Lanc Ashton under lyne
Joshua Brown   Son   Single  26     Cotton Weaver            _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
William Brown  Son   Single  23     Cotton Weaver            _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
Kate Brown     Daur  Single     19  Cotton Weaver            _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
Thomas Brown   Son   Single  18     Cotton Weaver            _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
George Brown   Son   Single  16     Cotton Weaver            _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
Betty Brown    Daur  Single     14  Cotton Weaver            _ X _  Lanc Brierfield
Robert Brown   Son           12     Cotton Weaver half time  _ X _  Lanc Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3379-119-31.jpeg by dh

        
T4
1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 100 page 24

Administrative County Lancaster
Civil Parish of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical Parish of Brierfield St Luke's
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Brierfield
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of South
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule [26 struck out] 162   110 Burnley Road

Nathan Rukin    Head      M  50     Cotton Weaver  worker     Yorks. Swaledale
Jane Rukin      Wife      M     56  Cotton Weaver  worker     Lancs. Ashton
Margaret Rukin  Daughter  S     17  Cotton Weaver  worker     Lancs. Brierfield
George Brown    Boarder   S  26     Cotton Weaver  worker     Lancs. Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-100-24.jpeg by dh

        
T5
Marriages Mar 1903; Brown, George  Burnley 8e 326; Butson, Sarah Jane  Burnley 8e 326
        
T6
1911 census RG14PN24908 RG78PN1424 RD472 SD4 ED28 SN311

Regisration District 472
Registration Sub-district 4
Enumeration District 28

Schedule 311   23 Regent Street Brierfield

George Brown   Head           36     Married  [struck out]  Cotton Weaver  Worker  Lanc Brierfield
Sarah J Brown  Wife              37  Married  8 2 2         Cotton Weaver  Worker  Durham Spennymoor
Herbert Brown  Son            3                                                    Lanc Brierfield
Cissy Brown    Daughter          7                                                 Lanc Brierfield
Mrs Orton      Mother in law     66  Widow                                         Durham Spennymoor

Enumerator: BM  Males: 2  Females: 3  Persons: 5   No. of Rooms 4   Signature George Brown  23 Regent Street Brierfield

Image: Census-1911-RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN311.jpeg

        
T7
E.D. Letter code NTQA  Borough, U.D. or R.D. Brierfield  Reg. District and Subdistrict 472A/2
[Borough and R.D. struck out]
Address:      23 REGENT ST.
Sch.no./sub:  172  1
Name:         Brown  George
OVSPI:
M/F:          M
Birthdate:    25 DEC  74
SMWD:         M
Occupation:   Cotton Weaver
        
T8
BROWN. On April 27th: George Brown, aged 78 years, of 3. Regent Street.
Brierfleld. Interment today (Friday), Wheatley Carr. Enquiries: Burnley
Co-op. Funeral Services. Tel. 3169.
        
T9
Burial: 1 May 1953 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence in Pendle, Lancs.
George Brown -
Age: 78 years
Abode: 3 Regent Street, Brierfield
Grave: 828
Notes: Sarah Jane Brown
Section: A
Buried by: A.S.Austin
Register: Burials Section 1-4 1928 - 1978, Page 273, Entry 2938
Source: Original Parish Register
        
T10
Transcript of NelsonLeader-1953-05-08-p5.pdf

Nelson Leader - Friday May 8. 1953 - Page ?, Column 5

Mr. George Brown.

The interment took place at Wheatley Lane Burial Ground on Friday
last of Mr. George Brown, of 3. Regent Street. Brierfleld, who
died the previous Monday in Victoria Hospital, aged 78. Mr. Brown
had lived in Brierfield all his life, and worked at Edmondson's,
Hollin Bank, up to his retirement. He was an honorary member of
the Conservative Club and a life member of the Poultry Fanciers'
Club. Rev. A. S. Austin officiated throughout.

Floral tributes: - "In loving memory of Dad." from Cissy;
Herbert and Mary; Edith and John; Florrie; Mr. and Mrs. Hebden;
Percy; Mrs. Ralph; Mr. and Mrs. Heyworth, Mr. and Mrs. Fairhurst,
Mr. and Mrs. Luther; sister Kate and family; Mr. and Mrs. Ashworth;
Susan and Stephen; Mr. J. Hogarth; Ben Hogarth and family; all at
Heap's; Poultry Fanciers' Club; Members and Committee. Brierfield
Conservative Club: Mr. and Mrs. Weatherill; Mr. and Mrs. Kay, Ron
and Peggy; Mrs. Clegg. Harry. Margaret and Eric; Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Bewley; Ben and Elsie and Mr. Smith: Dick and Ellen; Tom, Ida and
Maureen: Uncle Tom and family; Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Winnie, Bill
and Carole; and others. Burnley Co-operative Funeral Service carried
out the arrangements.

        
T11
1953
BROWN George of 3 Regent-street Brierfield Lancashire died 27 April 1953 Administration London 27 May
to Cissy Brown spinster. Effects £488 16s. 7d.
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Transcript Census-1881-BROWN-Jane-transcript.pdf
F2 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-96-16.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4162-96-16-Brown.text
F4 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-119-31.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1891-BROWN-Jane-transcript.pdf
F6 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3379-119-31-Brown.text
F7 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-100-24.jpeg
F8 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-100-24-Rukin.text
F9 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN311.jpeg
F10 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN311.text
F11 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4709-4709A-012.jpg
F12 Transcript Brown_Wheatley.doc
F13 Image NelsonLeader-1953-05-08-p5.pdf
F14 Transcript NelsonLeader-1953-05-08-GeorgeBrown.text
F15 Image 1953-Probate-GeorgeBrown.jpeg


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