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Joshua Brown

(1864 - 1917)


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

Siblings:

Children:

With Margaret Ann Butson


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1864-06-12 Birth
  • Place: Pickering Street, Brierfield
  • 1911 Census
  • GRO Index:  F1  T1
  • lancashirebmd:  T2
  • Birth Certificate:  F2
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Hudson Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 7
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Note: Surname recorded as Buck
  • Census record RG10-4155-99-19:  F3  F4  F5  T3
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 4 Pickering St, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 16
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4162-96-16:  F6  F7  F8  T4
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 4 Sackville Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 26
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3379-119-31:  F9  F10  F11  T5
1892-01-16 Marriage
Margaret Ann Butson (1871 - 1933)
  • Age: 27
  • Occupation: Cotton Weaver
  • Abode: 14 Coal Pit Road, Brierfield
  • Note: Father recorded as Robert Brown (deceased) Colliery Labourer
  • BMD Index:  F12  F13  T6
  • Marriage Certificate:  F14
    • Note: (from Chris Brown)
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 7, Ross Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 36
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3884-74-19:  F15  F16  T7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 110 Burnley Road, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 46
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Pickering Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN42:  F17  F18  T8
1917-06-08 Death
  • Place: 14 Queens Terrace, Morecambe
  • Age: 51
  • Occupation: Labourer, Munition Factory
  • Abode: 110 Burnley Road, Brierfield
  • Informant: Jane Rukin (Mother), 110 Burnley Road, Brierfield
  • Death Certificate:  F19  F20
    • Note: (from Chris Brown)
1917-06-12 Burial
  • Place: Grave 11/42, Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel
  • Burial record (cemsearch.org):  F21  F22
  • lan-opc:  Link  T9


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Births Jul/Aug/Sep 1864   Brown  Joshua  Burnley  8e 221
        
T2
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1864
BROWN  Joshua  Colne  Preston  MARLAND  COL/43/42
        
T3
1871 census RG10 Piece 4155 Folio 99 Page 19

Civil Parish or Township of Little Marsden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of Brierfield Local Board
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of Little Marsden
Village or Hamlet, &c, of Brierfield
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical District of Little Marsden

Schedule 104   Hudson Street

Robert Buck   Head  Mar  34     Colliery Labourer  Lancashire; Pendle Forest
Jane Buck     Wife  Mar     27  Cotton Weaver      Lancashire; Ashton
Joshua Buck   Son        7      Scholar            Lancashire; Brierfield
William Buck  Son        4      Scholar            Lancashire; Brierfield

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T4
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

        
T5
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

        
T6
Marriages Mar 1892
BUTSON Margaret Ann - Burnley 8e 332
BROWN Joshua - Burnley 8e 332
        
T7
1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 74 page 19

Administrative County Lancaster
Civil Parish of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical Parish of Brierfield St Lukes
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Brierfield
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of West
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe NE Lancs
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule 131   7 Ross Street

Joshua Brown  Head  M  36     Cotton Weaver             Lancs Brierfield
Maggie Brown  Wife  M     30  Cotton Weaver  Worker     Durham Newcastle
Thomas Brown  Son      9      Cotton Weaver  Worker     Lancs Brierfield
Robert Brown  Son      7                                Lancs Brierfield
Willie Brown  Son      5                                Lancs Brierfield
Edith Brown   Daur        3                             Lancs Brierfield

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T8
1911 census RG14PN24909 RG78PN1424 RD472 SD4 ED29 SN42

Regisration District 472
Registration Sub-district 4
Enumeration District 29

Schedule 42   110 Burnley Rd Brierfield

Nathan Rukin    Head      62     Married [struck out]  Cotton Weaver  weaver   worker  Wensydale Yorshire [sic]    Engilsh [sic]
Jane Rukin      wife         66          19 6 1 5                     at home          Oldham Rd Aston under Lyne
Margaret Rukin  Daughter     27  Single                Cotton         weaver   worker  Burnley Rd Brierfield
Jos Brown       Son       46     Married               Cotton         weaver   worker  Pickering St Brierfield
Tom Simpson     Grandson  4                                                            12 Byrden St Burnley

Enumerator: WS  Males: 3  Females: 2  Persons: 5    No. of Rooms 6 4 up 2 down   Signature Nathan Rukin  110 Burnley Rd Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN42.jpeg by dh

        
T9
Burial: 12 Jun 1917 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence In Pendle, Lancs.
Joshua Brown -
Age: 51 years
Abode: 110 Burnley Rd, Brierfield
Grave: 42
Notes: Paid 7/3
Died At: 12 Queens Terrace, Morecambe
Section: 11
Buried by: Hy. Holt
Register: Burials Section 9-11 1911 - 2002, Page 68
Source: Original Parish Register
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1864B3-B-0138.jpg
F2 Image BC-1864-JoshuaBrown.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-99-19.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1871-BUCK-Robert-transcript.pdf
F5 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4155-99-19-Buck.text
F6 Transcript Census-1881-BROWN-Jane-transcript.pdf
F7 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-96-16.jpeg
F8 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4162-96-16-Brown.text
F9 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-119-31.jpeg
F10 Transcript Census-1891-BROWN-Jane-transcript.pdf
F11 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3379-119-31-Brown.text
F12 Image Marriage-1892Q1-BROWN-Joshua.tif
F13 Image Marriage-1892Q1-BUTSON-MargaretAnn.tif
F14 Image MC-1892-JoshuaBrown-MargaretAnnButson.jpeg
F15 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19.jpeg
F16 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19-JoshuaBrown.text
F17 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN42.jpeg
F18 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN42.text
F19 Image DC-1917-JoshuaBrown.jpeg
F20 Photo QueensTerrace_Morecambe_1889.jpg
F21 Transcript Haworth_Wheatley.doc
F22 Transcript Brown_Wheatley.doc


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