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Thomas Brown

(1840 - 1921)


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

Siblings:

Children:

With Sarah Tattersall


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1840-02 Birth
  • GRO index (online):  T1
1840-02-19 Baptism
  • Place: St Anne, Fence-in-Pendle, Lancashire
  • Abode: Higher Brown Brinks, Goldshaw Booth, Lancashire
1841-06-07 Census
  • Abode: Brown Brinks, Goldshaw Booth, Lancashire
  • Age: 1
  • Birthplace: Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-508-2-18-4:  F2  F3  T4
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 11
  • Occupation: Bobbin winder
  • Birthplace: Goldshaw Booth, Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-2254-766-26:  F4  F5  T5
1860-03-31 Marriage
Sarah Tattersall (abt.1843 - 1906)
  • Place: St Anne, Fence-in-Pendle, Lancashire
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: Thomas Holt
  • Witness: George Moorhouse
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane Village, Lancashire
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Cotton power-loom weaver
  • Birthplace: Old Laund Booth, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3082-49-11:  F7  F8  T8
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1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Newhouses, Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 31
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Goldshaw, Lancashire
  • Census record RG10-4159-47-11:  F9  F10  T9
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1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: Wheatley Lane, Lancashire
  • Age: 41
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Goldshaw, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4167-44-12:  F11  F12  T10
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1891-04-05 Census
  • Census record RG12-3377-79-4:  F13  F14  T11
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1901-03-31 Census
  • Census record RG13-3880-39-22:  F15  F16  T12
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1911-04-02 Census
  • Census record RG14PN24947-RD472-SD6-ED2-SN30:  F17  F18  T13
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1921-10-16 Death
  • Age: 81
  • Abode: 13 Dalton Street, Nelson, Lancashire
  • Estimated from burial record
  • Probate calendar
1921-10-20 Burial
  • Place: Grave 7/68, Inghamite Chapel, Wheatley Lane
1921-11-19 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F19  T15


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
BROWN, THOMAS      WILKINSON
GRO Reference: 1840  M Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 21  Page 254
        
T2
Page 7  BAPTISMS solemnized in the District of Fence, Pendle Forest in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1840
[1840] Feb'y 19th No. 50.  Thomas Son of  Henry & Margaret  Browne  Higher Brown-brinks  Weaver  Wm Haworth
P [written in left margin]
        
T3
Baptism: 19 Feb 1840 St Anne, Fence in Pendle, Lancs.
Thomas Browne - Son of Henry Browne & Margaret
    Abode: Higher Brownbrinks
    Occupation: Weaver
    Notes: P [in margin]
    Baptised by: Wm. Haworth
    Register: Baptisms 1837 -1872, Page 7, Entry 50
    Source: LDS Film 1471066
        
T4
1841 Census HO107 Piece 508/2 Folio 19 Page 6

Township of Goldshaw Booth

Brown Brinks  Henry Brown    24     Weaver  Y  -
              Margrit Brown     23
              Thomas Brown   1              Y  -

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T5
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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T6
Page 68  1860.  Marriage solemnized at Fence Church in the Parochial Chapelry of Newchurch-in-Pendle
                in the County of Lancaster
No. 135  March 31st
Thomas Brown      of full age  Bachelor  Weaver  Wheatley Lane   Henry Brown         Weaver
Sarah Tattersall  Minor        Spinster  Weaver  Blackwood-head  Richard Tattersall  Farmer

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

This Marriage   {  Thomas X Brown's mark      }  in the    {  Thomas Holt
was solemnized  {                             }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Sarah X Tattersall's mark  }  of us,    {  George Moorhouse
        
T7
Marriage: 31 Mar 1860 St Anne, Fence, Lancs.
Thomas Brown - (X), of full age, Weaver, Bachelor, Wheatley Lane
Sarah Tattersall - (X), Minor, Weaver, Spinster, Blackwood Head
    Groom's Father: Henry Brown, Weaver
    Bride's Father: Richard Tattersall, Farmer
    Witness: Thomas Holt; George Moorhouse
    Married by Banns by: William Haworth
    Register: Marriages 1838 - 1925, Page 68, Entry 135
    Source: LDS Film 1471066
        
T8
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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T9
1871 census RG10 Piece 4159  Folio 47  Page 11

Civil Parish or Township of Old Laund
Village or Hamlet, &c, of Wheatley Lane
Ecclesiastical District of St Annes

Schedule 52  Newhouses

Thomas Brown   Head  Mar  31    Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Goldshaw
Sarah Brown    Wife  Mar    28  Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Old Laund
James Brown    Son        6     Scholar        Lancashire Old Laund
Susan Brown    Daur         4   Scholar        Lancashire Old Laund
William Brown  Son        2W               

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T10
1881 census RG11 Piece 4167 Folio 44 Page 12

Civil Parish or Township of Old Laund
Town or Village or Hamlet of Wheatley Lane
Rural Sanitary District of Pendle
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Anns Fence

Schedule 62  Wheatley Lane

Thos Brown          Head    Mar   41    Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Goldshaw
Sarah Brown         Wife    Mar     39                 Lancashire Old Laund
Richard Tattersall  Father  Widr  81                   Lancashire Old Laund
James Brown         Son           16    Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Old Laund
Susan Brown         Daur            14  Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Old Laund
William Brown       Son           10    Scholar        Lancashire Old Laund
Mary Brown          Daur            7   Scholar        Lancashire Old Laund
Margaret Brown      Daur            3                  Lancashire Old Laund

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T11
1891 census  RG12 Piece 3377 Folio 79 Page 4

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Great and Little Marsden
Municipal Borough of Nelson
Municipal Ward of Central
Urban Sanitary District of Nelson
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Mary's

Schedule 17  11 George St

Thos Brown      Head  M  51    Cotton Weaver  Employed  Pendle Forest, Lanc
Sarah Brown     Wife  M    48                           Pendle Forest, Lanc
Susan Brown     Daur  S    24  Cotton Weaver  Employed  Pendle Forest, Lanc
Wm Brown        Son   S  20    Cotton Weaver  Employed  Pendle Forest, Lanc
Mary Brown      Daur  S    17  Cotton Weaver  Employed  Pendle Forest, Lanc
Margaret Brown  Daur  S    13  Cotton Weaver  Employed  Pendle Forest, Lanc
Annie Brown     Daur       9   Scholar                  Pendle Forest, Lanc
Fred Brown      Son      6     Scholar                  Nelson, Lanc

Transcribed from LANRG12_3375_3377-0599.jpg by dh


        
T12
1901 census  RG13 Piece 3880 Folio 39 Page 22

Administrative County Lancaster
Civil Parish of Nelson
Ecclesiastical Parish of Nelson St Mary 
Municipal Borough of  Nelson
Ward of Municipal Borough of Central
Parliamentary Division of Clitheroe North East Lancashire

Schedule 132  11 George St

Thomas Brown  Head  M  60    Cotton Weaver  Worker    Lancs Wheatley Lane
Sarah Brown   Wife  M    59                           Lancs Wheatley Lane
Annie Brown   Daur  S    19  Cotton Winder  Worker    Lancs Wheatley Lane
Fred Brown    Son   S  16    Cotton Weaver  Worker    Lancs Nelson


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T13
Registration District 472  Sub-District 6  Enumeration District 2
Thomas Brown  Coppers Farms  Goldshaw Booth  Fence  Nr Burnley
Schedule 30

Thomsa Brown     Head      71    Widower    [11 7 4]  Farmer                         Employer    Wheatley Lane Lanc
Annie Brown      Daughter    29  Single     [11 7 4]  Farmers daughter Dairy Maid    Worker      Wheatley Lane Lanc
Alice Moorhouse  Visitor     26  Single               Cotton Weaver                  Worker      Nelson Lanc

Enumerator JBC  Males 1  Females 2  Persons 3    5 Rooms    Thomas Brown
                                                            Cappers Farm, Goldshaw Booth, Fence Nr Burnley
        
T14
Burial: 20 Oct 1921 Wheatley Lane Inghamite, Fence In Pendle, Lancs.
Thomas Brown -
    Age: 81 years
    Abode: 13 Dalton Street, Nelson
    Grave: 68
    Section: 7
    Buried by: H.Whittaker
    Register: Burials Section 5-7 1889 - 1924, Page 313
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T15
1921  Page 355
BROWN Thomas of 13 Dalton-street Nelson Lancashire died
   16 October 1921 Probate London 19 November to William
   Brown weaver and John Robinson farm labourer.
   Effects £305 14s. 8d.
1851 [hand-written next to entry]
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image StAnneFence-Baptisms-1837-p6-7.jpg
F2 Image Census-1841-HO107-508-2-19-6.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1841-HO107-508-2-19-6-HenryBrown.text
F4 Image LANHO107_2254_2254-1552.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2254-766-26-Brown.text
F6 Image StAnneFence-Marriages-1838-p68.jpg
F7 Image Census-1861-RG09-3082-49-11.jpg
F8 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3082-49-11-Brown.text
F9 Image LANRG10_4157_4159-0661.jpg
F10 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4159-47-11-Brown.text
F11 Image LANRG11_4166_4171-0336.jpg
F12 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4167-44-12-Brown.text
F13 Image LANRG12_3375_3377-0599.jpg
F14 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3377-79-4-Brown.text
F15 Image Census-1901-RG13-3880-39-22.jpeg
F16 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3880-39-22-Brown.text
F17 Image rg14_24947_0059_03.jpg
F18 Image rg14_24947_0060_03.jpg
F19 Image 1921-Probate-ThomasBrown.pdf


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