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John Brown

(1850 - ?)


Father: Henry Brown (1815 - 1892)
Mother: Margaret Wilkinson (? - 1894)

Siblings:

Children:

None


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1850 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 5 months
  • Birthplace: Old Laund Booth, Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-2254-766-26:  F1  F2  T2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane Village, Lancashire
  • Age: 10
  • Birthplace: Old Laund Booth, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3082-49-11:  F3  F4  T3
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1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: New Houses, Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 20
  • Occupation: Cotton spinner
  • Birthplace: Old Laund Booth, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4159-46-10:  F5  F6  T4
1876-08-19 Marriage
Elizabeth Rigg (abt.1857 - ?)
  • Place: St Anne, Fence-in-Pendle, Lancashire
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: James Brown
  • Witness: Mary Potter
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: Pollard Row, Wheatley Lane, Barrowford
  • Age: 28
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4166-25-5:  F8  F9  T7
? Death
  • Assumed; date not known


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Birth:  BROWN  John  WILKINSON    1850  Pendle  Lancashire  Preston  PE/3/67
        
T2
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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T3
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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T4
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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T5
Page 126  1876.  Marriage solemnized at -St Anne's Fence in the Parish of Fence in the County of Lancaster
No. 252  Aug'st 19th 1876
John Browne     of full age  Bachelor  Weaver  Wheatley Lane  Henry Browne  Weaver
Elizabeth Rigg  Minor        Spinster  Weaver  Wheatley Lanr  John Rigg     Weaver

Married in the Parish Church of Fence according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after banns by me, Wm Haworth

This Marriage   {  John X Browne's mark     }  in the    {  James X Browne's mark
was solemnized  {                           }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Elizabeth X Rigg's mark  }  of us,    {  Mary Potter
        
T6
Marriage: 19 Aug 1876 St Anne, Fence, Lancs.
John Browne - (X), of full age, Weaver, Bachelor, Wheatley lane
Elizabeth Rigg - (X), Minor, Weaver, Spinster, Wheatley Lane
    Groom's Father: Henry Browne, Weaver
    Bride's Father: John Rigg, Weaver
    Witness: James Brown, (X); Mary Potter
    Married by Banns by: William Haworth
    Register: Marriages 1838 - 1925, Page 126, Entry 252
    Source: LDS Film 1471066
        
T7
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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File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image LANHO107_2254_2254-1552.jpg
F2 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2254-766-26-Brown.text
F3 Image Census-1861-RG09-3082-49-11.jpg
F4 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3082-49-11-Brown.text
F5 Image Census-1871-RG10-4159-46-10.jpg
F6 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4159-46-10-Brown.text
F7 Image StAnneFence-Marriages-1838-p126.jpg
F8 Image Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5.jpg
F9 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4166-25-5-Brown.text


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