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Henry Brown

(1815 - 1892)


Father: Thomas Brown (abt.1778 - 1847)
Mother: Mary Dyson (abt.1776 - 1847)

Siblings:

Children:

With Margaret Wilkinson


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1815-07-13 Birth
  • Place: Admergill
  • Estimated from baptism record
1815-08-13 Baptism
  • Place: St Bartholomew, Colne
  • Parish record:  F1  T1
  • Parish record:  F2  T2
  • Bishop's transcript:  F3  T3
  • lan-opc:  Link  T4
1839-11-25 Marriage
Margaret Wilkinson (? - 1894)
  • Place: St Anne, Fence
  • Abode: Lower Spen
  • Witness: George Buck
  • Witness: Henry Wilkinson
  • Parish record:  F4  F5  T5
  • lan-opc:  Link  T6
  • lancashirebmd:  T7
1841-06-07 Census
  • Abode: Brown Brinks, Goldshaw Booth, Lancashire
  • Age: 24
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Birthplace: Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-508-2-18-4:  F6  F7  T8
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 36
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Birthplace: Brogden, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
  • Census record HO107-2254-766-26:  F8  F9  T9
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane Village, Lancashire
  • Age: 45
  • Occupation: Cotton power-loom weaver
  • Birthplace: Barrowford, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3082-49-11:  F10  F11  T10
  • familysearch:  Link
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: New Houses, Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 56
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Barrowford, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4159-46-10:  F12  F13  T11
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Barrowford
  • Age: 67
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Admergill, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4166-25-5:  F14  F15  T12
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 162 Scotland Road, Nelson, Lancashire
  • Age: 76
  • Birthplace: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3376-32-50:  F16  F17  T13
abt.1892-12-25 Death
  • Age: 77
  • Abode: 162 Scotland Road, Nelson
  • Estimated from burial record
1892-12-28 Burial
  • Place: Grave 2/27B, Inghamite Chapel, Wheatley Lane


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Page 132.  BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of [blank] in the County of [blank] in the Year 1815
1815 13 of August  No. 1052.  Henry son of  Thomas & Mary  Brown  Admergill  Weaver  W.W.
        
T2
Page 131.  BAPTISMS solemnized in the Chapelry of Colne in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1815
[1815] 13th Aug't  No. 1046.  Henry Son of  Thomas and Mary  Brown  Admergill  Weaver  W. Wilkinson offg Curate
        
T3
Page 32.  BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Colne in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1815
[1815]
13th of August  No. 252  Henry son of  Thomas and Mary  Brown  Admergill  Weaver  W. Wilkinson officiating Curate
        
T4
Baptism: 13 Aug 1815 St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire, England
Henry Brown - Son of Thomas Brown & Mary
Abode: Admergill
Occupation: Weaver
Baptised by: W. W.
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1819, Page 132, Entry 1054
Source: LDS Film 1471024
        
T5
Page 10.  1839.  Marriage solemnized at Fence Church in the Parochial Chapelry of Newchurch-in-Pendle
in the County of Lancaster
No. 19  Nov'r 25th
Henry Browne        of full age  Bachelor  Weaver  Lower Spen           Thomas Browne    Farmer
Margaret Wilkinson  of full age  Spinster  Weaver  Higher Brown-brinks  James Wilkinson  Weaver
Married in the District Church of Fence according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after banns by me, William Haworth
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  Henry x Browne's mark        }
                                          {  Margaret x Wilkinson's mark  }
in the Presence of us,  {  George Buck               }
                        {  Henry x Wilkinson's mark  }
        
T6
Marriage: 5 Nov 1839 St Anne, Fence, Lancs.
Henry Browne - (X), of full age, Weaver, Bachelor, Lower Spen
Margaret Wilkinson - (X), of full age, Weaver, Spinster, Higher Brownbrinks
    Groom's Father: Thomas Browne, Farmer
    Bride's Father: James Wilkinson, Weaver
    Witness: George Buck; Henry Wilkinson, (X)
    Married by Banns by: William Haworth
    Register: Marriages 1838 - 1925, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: LDS Film 1471066
        
T7
Marriage:  BROWNE  Henry  WILKINSON  Margaret  1839  Fence, St Anne  Lancashire  Preston  CE119/1/19
        
T8
1841 Census HO107 Piece 508/2 Folio 19 Page 6

Township of Goldshaw Booth

Brown Brinks  Henry Brown    24     Weaver  Y  -
              Margrit Brown     23
              Thomas Brown   1              Y  -

Transcribed from Census-1841-HO107-508-2-19-6.jpeg by dh

        
T9
1851 Census  HO107 Piece 2254 Folio 766 Page 26

Parish or Township of  Old Laund Booth
Ecclesiastical District of  St Ann's Fence
Village of  Wheatley Lane

Schedule 90  Wheatley Lane

Henry Brown      Head   Mar  36     Weaver           Yorkshire; Brockden
Margret [Brown]  Wife   Mar     33                   Lancashire; Goldshaw
Thomas [Brown]   Son    U    11     Bobbin Winder    [Lancashire; Goldshaw]
James [Brown]    Son    -    8      [Bobbin Winder]  [Lancashire; Goldshaw]
Henry [Brown]    Son    -    6                       [Lancashire; Goldshaw]
Susy [Brown]     Daur   -       4                    [Lancashire; Goldshaw]
Robert [Brown]   Son    -    2                       [Lancashire]; Old Laund
John [Brown]     Son    -    5m                      [Lancashire; Old Laund]
Mary ann Brown   Niece  U     28    Weaver,          [Lancashire]; Roughlee

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T10
1861 census RG09 Piece 3082 Folio 49 Page 11

Township of  Old Laund Booth
Hamlet of  Wheatley Lane
Ecclesiastical District of St Ann's Church, Fence

Schedule 53  Wheatley Lane Village

Thomas Brown         Head    Mar    21     [Cotton powerloom Weaver]  [Lancashire] Old Laund Booth
Sarah [Brown]        Wife    [Mar]     18  [Cotton powerloom Weaver]  [Lancashire] Goldshaw Booth

Schedule 54  Wheatley Lane Village

Henry Brown          Head    Mar    45     [Cotton powerloom Weaver]  [Lancashire] Barrowford
M[blot]aret [Brown]  Wife    [Mar]     44                             [Lancashire] Old Laund Booth
J[blot] [Brown]      Son     Un     18     Cotton powerloom Weaver    [Lancashire] Goldshaw Booth
Henry [Brown]        [Son]   -      16     [Cotton powerloom Weaver]  [Lancashire Goldshaw Booth]
Susey [Brown]        Daug    -         14  [Cotton powerloom Weaver]  [Lancashire] Old Laund Booth
Robert [Brown]       Son     -      12     [Cotton powerloom Weaver]  [Lancashire Old Laund Booth]
John [Brown]         [Son]   -      10                                [Lancashire Old Laund Booth]
Mary [Brown]         Daug    -         8                              [Lancashire Old Laund Booth]
Elizabeth [Brown]    [Daug]  -         6                              [Lancashire Old Laund Booth]
Margaret [Brown]     [Daug]  -         2                              [Lancashire Old Laund Booth]

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T11
1871 census RG10 Piece 4159 Folio 46 Page 10

Civil Parish or Township of  Old Laund
Village or Hamlet, &c, of  Wheatley Lane
Ecclesiastical District of St Anns

Schedule 47  New Houses, Wheatley Lane

Henry Brown        Head  Mar  56     Cotton Weaver      Lancashire Barrowford
Margaret [Brown]   Wife  Mar     54  Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire] Goldshaw
Robert [Brown]     Son   Unm  22     Carder of Cotton   [Lancashire] Old Laund
John [Brown]       Son   Unm  20     Cotton Spinner     [Lancashire] Old Laund
Mary [Brown]       Daur  Unm     18  Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire] Old Laund
Elizabeth [Brown]  Daur  Unm     16  Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire] Old Laund
Margaret [Brown]   Daur  Unm     12  Breaker of Cotton  [Lancashire] Old Laund
Ellenor [Brown]    Daur  Unm     9   Scholar            [Lancashire] Old Laund

Schedule 49  New Houses, Wheatley Lane

James Haken        Head  Mar  24     Road Survaer   Lancashire, Colne
Sucey [Haken]      Wife  Mar     24  Cotton Weaver  [Lancashire] Old Laund
Margaret [Haken]   Daur          3                  [Lancashire] Old Laund
Phyllis [Haken]    Daur          6m                 [Lancashire] Old Laund

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T12
1881 census RG11 Piece 4166 Folio 25 Page 5

Civil Parish or Township of   Barrowford
Village of   Barrowford
Rural Sanitary District of   Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of   St Thomas

Schedule 22  Pollard Row

John Brown        Head       Mar    28     [Cotton Weaver]    [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Elizabeth Brown   Wife       Mar       24  House keeper       Cumberland Carlisle
John Henry Brown  Son               3                         Lancashire Wheatley Lane
Margaret Brown    Daur                 2                      [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
William Rigg      Boarder    Unmar  14     Cotton Weaver      Cumberland Carlisle
Margaret Rigg     [Boarder]  Unmar     12  [Cotton Weaver]    [Cumberland Carlisle]

Schedule 25  Wheatley Lane

Henry Brown       Head       Mar    67     Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire] Admergill
Margaret Brown    Wife       Mar       65  House keeper       [Lancashire] Goldshaw
Mary Brown        Daur       Unmar     28  Dress Maker                     Wheatley Lane
Elizabeth Brown   Daur       Unmar     26  Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Margaret Brown    Daur       Unmar     22  [Cotton] Beamer    [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Eleanor Brown     Daur       Unmar     19  Cotton Weaver      [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]
Phillis Haken     Grand D              10  Scholar            [Lancashire Wheatley Lane]

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T13
1891 census  RG12 Piece 3376 Folio 32 Page 50

Administrative County of   Lancaster
Civil Parish of   Gt & Little Marsden
Municipal Borough of   Nelson
Municipal Ward of   Bradley
Urban Sanitary District of   Nelson
Town or Village or Hamlet of   Nelson
Rural Sanitary District of   -
Parliamentary Borough or Division of   Clitheroe
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of   St Philip

Schedule 283 [284 struck through]  162 Scotland Rd

Henry Brown    Head    M  76     Supported by family     ___  Lanc Wheatley Lane
Margt [Brown]  Wife    M     74  [Supported by family]   ___  [Lanc Wheatley Lane]
Mary [Brown]   Daur    S     37  Dress Maker             __X  [Lanc Wheatley Lane]
Eliz [Brown]   [Daur]  S     35  Cotton Weaver           _X_  [Lanc Wheatley Lane]

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T14
Burial: 28 Dec 1892 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence in Pendle, Lancs.
Henry Brown -
    Age: 77 years
    Abode: 162 Scotland Road, Nelson
    Grave: 27B
    Notes: Lower side of Ann Peet 2nd grave below Robert Howarth number 25B. Paid 5/3
    Section: 2
    Register: Burials Section 1-4 1877 - 1928, Page 135
    Source: Original Parish Register
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Baptism-HenryBrown-1815-08-13-StBartholomewColne.jpeg
F2 Image Baptism-HenryBrown-1815-08-13-StBartholomewColne-v2.jpeg
F3 Image Baptism-HenryBrown-1815-08-13-StBartholomewColne-BishopsTranscript.jpeg
F4 Image Marriage-HenryBrowne-MargaretWilkinson-1839-11-25-StAnneFence.jpeg
F5 Image LStAnneFence-Marriages-1838-p10.jpg
F6 Image Census-1841-HO107-508-2-19-6.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1841-HO107-508-2-19-6-HenryBrown.text
F8 Image LANHO107_2254_2254-1552.jpg
F9 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2254-766-26-Brown.text
F10 Image Census-1861-RG09-3082-49-11.jpg
F11 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3082-49-11-Brown.text
F12 Image Census-1871-RG10-4159-46-10.jpg
F13 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4159-46-10-Brown.text
F14 Image Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5.jpg
F15 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5-Brown.text
F16 Image Census-1891-RG12-3376-32-50.jpg
F17 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3376-32-50-Brown.text


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