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Robert Brown

(1878 - 1958)


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

Siblings:

Children:

With Margaret Rothwell


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1878-11-04 Birth
  • Place: Brierfield
  • 1939 register
  • Census 1881,1891
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 4 Pickering St, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 2
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4162-96-16:  F1  F2  F3  T2
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 4 Sackville Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 12
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver (half time)
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3379-119-31:  F4  F5  F6  T3
1899-04-22 Marriage
Margaret Rothwell (1879 - 1945)
  • Place: St Andrew, Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
  • lan-opc:  Link  T5
  • Parish record:  F7  T6
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 1 Regent Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 22
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3884-92-8:  F8  F9  T7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 20 Green Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 32
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233:  F10  F11  T8
abt.1916 Military service
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1878-11-04
  • Abode: 10 Tunstill Street, Burnley
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • 1939 register RG101-4304B-015-16:  Link  F24  T10
abt.1958-11-25 Death
  • Age: 80
  • Abode: 10 Tunstill Street, Burnley
  • Estimated from burial record
  • lancashirebmd:  T11
1958-11-28 Burial
  • Place: Grave A/1166, Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel
  • Note: There is only one death of a Robert Brown in Burnley in 1958, and the age at death matches this Robert. Presence of a Margaret that matches Margaret Rothwell, and a Thomas that matches their son (b1916) provides further evidence.
  • Burial record (cemsearch.org):  F25
  • lan-opc:  Link  T12


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1878
BROWN  Robert  Colne  Preston  MARLAND  COL/71/24
        
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
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1899
BROWN  Robert  ROTHWELL  Maggie  Burnley, St Andrew  Preston  CE107/3/225
        
T5
Marriage: 22 Apr 1899 St Andrew, Burnley, Lancs.
Robert Brown - 20, Weaver, Bachelor, 110 Burnley Road, Brierfield
Maggie Rothwell - 19, Weaver, Spinster, 5 Brennand St.
    Groom's Father: Robert Brown, Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Rothwell, Collier
    Witness: Richard Simpson; Betty Brown
    Married by Certificate by: Charles Jones B. A. Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1896 - 1904, Page 113, Entry 225
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T6
1899. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of S. Andrew, Burnley
in the Counties of Lancaster & Burnley
No. 225  22nd April 1899
Robert Brown     20  Bachelor  Weaver  110 Burnley Road, Brierfield  Robert Brown     Collier
Maggie Rothwell  19  Spinster  Weaver  5 Brennand St.                Thomas Rothwell  Collier
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church
on Superintendent Registrar's Certificate by me, Charles Jones BA, Vicar
This marriage was solemnized between us,  { Robert Brown     in the presence of  { Richard Simpson
                                          { Maggie Rothwell                      { Betty Brown
        
T7
1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 92 page 8

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 West
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe N.E. Lancs
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule 61   1 Regent St

Robert Brown           Head            M     22     Cotton Weaver                          Lancs. Brierfield
Maggie Brown           Wife            M        21                                         Lancs. Hindley
Nellie Brown           Daur                     1                                          Lancs. Burnley
William H. Bowskill    Boarder         Widr  29     Labourer - Brick & Lime Works  Worker  Lancs. Ray Nr Hornby
Rachel Alice Bowskill  Dau to Boarder           3                                          Lancs. Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-92-8.jpeg by dh

        
T8
1911 census RG14PN24807 RG78PN1421 RD472 SD1 ED29 SN233

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  1
Enumeration District       29

20 green st

Schedule 233

Robert Brown    Head      32    married           Cotton Weaver  Worker  Lancashire Brierfield
Margaret Brown  Wife        31  married 11 7 4 3  Cotton Weaver  Worker  Lancashire Hindley
Ellen Brown     Daughter    11                                           Lancashire Burnley
Robert Brown    Son       6                                              Lancashire Burnley
William Brown   Son       4                                              Lancashire Burnley
Herbert Brown   Son       3 month                                        Lancashire Burnley

Enumerator AA    4 Males  2 Females  6 Persons     5 rooms. Signed Robert Brown  20 green st

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233.jpeg by dh

        
T9
Brown Robert    736438  Bomdr   RFA     Green St 20
        
T10
E.D. Letter code NFAW  Borough, U.D. or R.D. BURNLEY C.B. (Pt)  Reg. District and Subdistrict 472/1
Address:      10 Tunstill Street
Sch.no./sub:  193  1
Name:         Brown  Robert
OVSPI:        -
M/F:          M
Birthdate:    4th Nov  78
SMWD:         M
Occupation:   Cotton Weaver
        
T11
BROWN   Robert   80   1958   Burnley Second   Preston   Lancashire   BS/4/13
        
T12
Burial: 28 Nov 1958 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence In Pendle, Lancs.
Robert Brown -
    Age: 80 years
    Abode: 10 Tunstill Street, Burnley
    Grave: 1166
    Notes: F.I. Margaret Brown
    Section: A
    Buried by: Arthur Slaughter
    Register: Burials Section A 1956 - 2012, Page 12
    Source: Original Parish Register
        


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 Marriage-RobertBrown-MargaretRothwell-1899-04-22-StAndrewBurnley.jpeg
F8 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-92-8.jpeg
F9 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-92-8-Brown.text
F10 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233.jpeg
F11 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233.text
F12 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_A.jpg
F13 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_B.jpg
F14 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_C.jpg
F15 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_D.jpg
F16 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_E.jpg
F17 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_F.jpg
F18 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_A.jpg
F19 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_B.jpg
F20 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_C.jpg
F21 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_D.jpg
F22 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_E.jpg
F23 Transcript burnleyservedb.htm
F24 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4304-4304B-015.jpg
F25 Transcript Brown_Wheatley.doc


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