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James Robert Brown

(1899 - 1977)


Father: Thomas Brown (1872 - 1950)
Mother: Priscilla Holden (abt.1874 - 1927)

Siblings:

Children:

With Alice Calvert


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1899-02-06 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • Baptism record
1899-02-26 Baptism
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Burnley
  • Abode: 15 Scotts Terrace, Burnley
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 9 Ross Street, Brierfield
  • Age: 2
  • Birthplace: Lancs Burnley
  • Census record RG13-3884-74-19:  F2
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 114 Burnley Road, Brierfield
  • Age: 12
  • Occupation: Tenter (weaving)
  • Birthplace: 15 Scott Terrace, Burnley
  • Census record RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44:  F3  F4  T4
1925 Marriage
Alice Calvert (1900 - 1981)
  • Place: Methodist Chapel, Burnley Rd, Brierfield (formerly Primitive Methodist Chapel)
  • lancashirebmd:  T5
  • GRO index:  F5  F6  T6
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1899-02-06
  • Abode: 14 Albert Street, Brierfield
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • 1939 register RG101-4709I-006-11:  Link  F7  T7
abt.1977-02 Death
  • Birthdate: 1899-02-06
  • GRO index:  F8  T8


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
BROWN   James Robert   HOLDEN   1899   Burnley West   Preston   Lancashire   BUW/7/13
        
T2
Page 10.
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of HaberghamEaves, Holy Trinity
in the Counties of Burnley & Lancaster in the Year 1899
No. 75.  Feb'y 26  James Robert  Thomas & Priscilla  Browne  [illegible]  Weaver  [illegible] Asst curate
[Born] Feb 6th 1899 [in left margin]
        
T3
Baptism: 26 Feb 1899 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
James Robert Browne - [Child] of Thomas Browne & Priscilla
    Born: 6 Feb 1899
    Abode: 15 Scotts Terrace
    Occupation: Weaver
    Baptised by: Campbell R Horne, Assistant Curate
    Register: Baptisms 1898 - 1903, Page 10, Entry 75
    Source: LDS Film 1526142
        
T4
RG14 PN24909 (RG78 PN1424) RD472 SD4 ED29 SN44

114 Burnley Road, Brierfield   2 rooms up 2 down

1  Thomas Brown        Head      38      Married                        weaver (cotton)                Smith st Brierfield            English
2  Priscilla Brown     Wife          37           16 years  3  3  none  at Home                        1 cog lane Burnley
3  Martha Jane Brown   Daughter      14                                 tenter weaving       (Cotton)  Union Hotel, Burnley
4  James Robert Brown  Son       12                                     tenter weaving       (Cotton)  15 Scott Terrace, Burnley
5  Edith Alice Brown   Daughter      4                                                                 19 carleton st Brierfield
6  James Holden        Brother   42      Single                         Commercial Traveler  (Draper)  12 Daneshouse Rd Burnley Lanc

Signed: Thomas Brown

[Transcriber's note: James Holden is probably Priscilla's brother]


        
T5
BROWN  James Robert  CALVERT  Alice  1925
...  Brierfield, Methodist Chapel, Burnley Rd (formerly Primitive Methodistl Chapel   Lancashire  Preston  CL=U/1/37
        
T6
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1925
[Page 145]  Brown,    James R.  Calvert  Burnley  8e 819
[Page 172]  Calvert,  Alice     Brown    Burnley  8e 819
        
T7
E.D. Letter code NTQI  Borough, U.D. or R.D. Brierfield  Reg. District and Subdistrict 472 A/2
[ Borough and R.D. struck through]
Address:      14 Albert Street
Sch.no./sub:  68  2
Name:         Brown  James R
OVSPI:        -
M/F:          M
Birthdate:    6 Feb  99
SMWD:         M
Occupation:   Cotton Weaver
        
T8
DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 1977
[Page 127]  BROWN  JAMES ROBERT  06 FE 1899  BURNLEY/PEN  40 1329
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Baptism-JamesRobertBrown-1899-02-26-HolyTrinityHaberghamEaves.jpg
F2 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44.text
F5 Image 1925M3-B-0145.jpg
F6 Image 1925M3-C-0172.jpg
F7 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4709-4709I-006.jpg
F8 Image 1977D1-B-0127.jpg


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