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James Robert Brown

(1899 - 1977)


Father: Thomas Brown (1872 - 1950)
Mother: Priscilla Holden (abt.1874 - 1927)

Siblings:

Children:

With Alice Calvert


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1899-02-06 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • Baptism record
1899-02-26 Baptism
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Burnley
  • Abode: 15 Scotts Terrace, Burnley
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 9, Ross Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 2
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3884-74-19:  F2  F3  T4
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 114 Burnley Road, Brierfield
  • Age: 12
  • Occupation: Tenter (weaving)
  • Birthplace: 15 Scott Terrace, Burnley
  • Census record RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44:  F4  F5  T5
1925 Marriage
Alice Calvert (1900 - 1981)
  • Place: Methodist Chapel, Burnley Rd, Brierfield (formerly Primitive Methodist Chapel)
  • lancashirebmd:  T6
  • GRO index:  F6  F7  T7
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1899-02-06
  • Abode: 14 Albert Street, Brierfield
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • 1939 register RG101-4709I-006-11:  Link  F8  T8
abt.1977-02 Death
  • Birthdate: 1899-02-06
  • GRO index:  F9  T9


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
BROWN   James Robert   HOLDEN   1899   Burnley West   Preston   Lancashire   BUW/7/13
        
T2
Page 10.
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of HaberghamEaves, Holy Trinity
in the Counties of Burnley & Lancaster in the Year 1899
No. 75.  Feb'y 26  James Robert  Thomas & Priscilla  Browne  [illegible]  Weaver  [illegible] Asst curate
[Born] Feb 6th 1899 [in left margin]
        
T3
Baptism: 26 Feb 1899 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
James Robert Browne - [Child] of Thomas Browne & Priscilla
    Born: 6 Feb 1899
    Abode: 15 Scotts Terrace
    Occupation: Weaver
    Baptised by: Campbell R Horne, Assistant Curate
    Register: Baptisms 1898 - 1903, Page 10, Entry 75
    Source: LDS Film 1526142
        
T4
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

        
T5
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]


        
T6
BROWN  James Robert  CALVERT  Alice  1925
...  Brierfield, Methodist Chapel, Burnley Rd (formerly Primitive Methodistl Chapel   Lancashire  Preston  CL=U/1/37
        
T7
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1925
[Page 145]  Brown,    James R.  Calvert  Burnley  8e 819
[Page 172]  Calvert,  Alice     Brown    Burnley  8e 819
        
T8
E.D. Letter code NTQI  Borough, U.D. or R.D. Brierfield  Reg. District and Subdistrict 472 A/2
[ Borough and R.D. struck through]
Address:      14 Albert Street
Sch.no./sub:  68  2
Name:         Brown  James R
OVSPI:        -
M/F:          M
Birthdate:    6 Feb  99
SMWD:         M
Occupation:   Cotton Weaver
        
T9
DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 1977
[Page 127]  BROWN  JAMES ROBERT  06 FE 1899  BURNLEY/PEN  40 1329
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Baptism-JamesRobertBrown-1899-02-26-HolyTrinityHaberghamEaves.jpg
F2 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-74-19-ThomasBrown.text
F4 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24909-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED29-SN44.text
F6 Image 1925M3-B-0145.jpg
F7 Image 1925M3-C-0172.jpg
F8 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4709-4709I-006.jpg
F9 Image 1977D1-B-0127.jpg


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