The Lancashireman's family history

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Thomas Brown

(1872 - 1950)

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

Siblings:

Children:

With Priscilla Holden

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1872-12-04	Birth	Place: Brierfield	1939 register Census 1881,1891 lancashirebmd: T1
1881-04-03	Census	Abode: 4 Pickering St, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 8 Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG11-4162-96-16: F1 F2 F3 T2
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 4 Sackville Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 18 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3379-119-31: F4 F5 F6 T3
1895-10-01	Marriage Priscilla Holden (abt.1874 - 1927)	Place: Holy Trinity, Burnley Age: 22 Occupation: Weaver Abode: Bread Street, Burnley	Parish record: F7 T4 lancashirebmd: T5 lan-opc: Link T6
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 9, Ross Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 29 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3884-74-19: F8 F9 T7
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 114 Burnley Road, Brierfield Age: 38 Occupation: Weaver (cotton) Birthplace: Smith Street, Brierfield	Census record RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44: F10 F11 T8
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1872-12-04 Abode: 32 Belford Street, Burnley Occupation: Cotton weaver	1939 register RG101-4306H-008-31: Link F12 T9
1950-12-17	Death	Place: Victoria Hospital, Burnley Age: 78 Abode: 32 Belford Street, Burnley	lancashirebmd: T10 freebmd: T11 Death notice: F13 F14 T12 Edition: Burnley Express - Saturday 23 December 1950 - Page 8, Column 5 Newspaper: F15 F16 T13 Edition: Nelson Leader - Friday 29 December 1950 - Page 3, Column 5 Newspaper: F13 F17 T14 Edition: Burnley Express - Saturday 23 December 1950 - Page 8, Column 7
1950-12-21	Burial	Place: St Paul, Little Marsden	Death notice

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1872 BROWN Thomas Colne Preston MARLAND COL/58/36
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	1895. Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity church in the parish of Habergham Eaves in the County of Burnley & Lancaster No. 273 October 1st 1895 Thomas Brown 22 Bachelor Weaver Bread Street Robert Brown Deceased Priscilla Holden 22 Spinster Weaver Padiham Road James Holden Deceased Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after banns by me, H. T. Greaves This Marriage was solemnized between us, { Thomas Brown } { Priscilla Holden } in the Presence of us, { George Brown } { Mary Jane Astin }
T5	BROWN Thomas HOLDEN Priscilla 1895 Burnley, Holy Trinity Preston Lancashire CE104/10/273
T6	Marriage: 1 Oct 1895 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs. Thomas Brown - 22, Weaver, Bachelor, Bread Street Priscilla Holden - 22, Weaver, Spinster, Padiham Road Groom's Father: Robert Brown, Deceased Bride's Father: James Holden, Deceased Witness: George Brown; Mary Jane Astin Married by Banns by: H. T. Greaves Register: Marriages 1893 - 1897, Page 137, Entry 273 Source: LDS Film 1526143
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 132 9 Ross Street Thomas Brown Head M 29 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Brierfield Priscilla Brown Wife M 28 Lancs Burnley Martha Brown Daur 4 Lancs Burnley James R Brown Son 2 Lancs Burnley James Holden Bro S 30 Clerk, Cotton Mill Worker Lancs Burnley Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19.jpeg by dh
T8	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]
T9	E.D. Letter code NFBS Borough, U.D. or R.D. BURNLEY C.B (pt) Reg. District and Subdistrict 472/1 Address: 32 Belford St Sch.no./sub: 107 1 Name: Brown Thomas OVSPI: - M/F: M Birthdate: 4 Dec 72 SMWD: W Occupation: Cotton Weaver
T10	BROWN Thomas 78 1950 Burnley East Lancashire Preston BUE/37/43
T11	Deaths Dec 1950 Brown Thomas 78 Burnley
T12	BROWN.-On December 17th. Thomas Brown, aged 78 years, of 32, Belford- street. Interred, Thursday, St Paul's Church, Little Marsden. - Burnley Co-op Funeral Services. Tel. 3169
T13	THANKS FOR SYMPATHY. ... THE FAMILY of the late Mr. Thomas Brown wish to thank all relatives. friends and neighbours for their kind- ness and sympathy and for the floral tributes received during their sad bereavement. 32, Belford Street, Burnley.
T14	The family of Mr. Thomas Brown wish to thank all relatives and friends for their kindness, sympathy and floral tributes during their sad bereavement. They would also like to thank all con- cerned at Victoria Hospital.-32. Belford- street.

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-ThomasBrown-PriscillaHolden-1895-10-01-HolyTrinityHaberghamEaves.jpeg
F8	Image	Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19.jpeg
F9	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19-ThomasBrown.text
F10	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44.jpeg
F11	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44.text
F12	Image	1939-Register-TNA-R39-4306-4306H-008.jpg
F13	Image	BurnleyExpress-1950-12-23-p8.pdf
F14	Image	BurnleyExpress-1950-12-23-p8c5.jpg
F15	Image	NelsonLeader-1950-12-29-p3.pdf
F16	Image	NelsonLeader-1950-12-29-p3c5c7-ThomasBrown.jpg
F17	Image	BurnleyExpress-1950-12-23-p8c5c7-ThomasBrown.jpg

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