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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
  • Age: 6
  • Occupation: Scholar
  • Abode: 4, Pickering St, Great And Little Marsden
  • Census record RG11-4162-96-16:  F1  F2
1891-04-05 Census
  • Age: 12
  • Occupation: Cotton Weaver Half Time
  • Abode: 4, Sackville Street, Little Marsden, Brierfield, Nelson
  • Census record RG12-3379-119-31:  F3  F4
1899-04-22 Marriage
Margaret Rothwell (1879 - 1945)
  • Place: St Andrew, Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T2
  • lan-opc:  Link  T3
  • Parish record:  F5  T4
1901-03-31 Census
  • Age: 22
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Abode: 1 Regent Street, Brierfield
  • Census record RG13-3884-92-8:  F6
1911-04-02 Census
  • Age: 32
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Abode: 20 Green Street, Burnley
  • Census record RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233:  F7
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  F20  T6
abt.1958-11-25 Death
  • Age: 80
  • Abode: 10 Tunstill Street, Burnley
  • Estimated from burial record
  • lancashirebmd:  T7
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):  F21
  • lan-opc:  Link  T8


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1878
BROWN  Robert  Colne  Preston  MARLAND  COL/71/24
        
T2
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1899
BROWN  Robert  ROTHWELL  Maggie  Burnley, St Andrew  Preston  CE107/3/225
        
T3
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
        
T4
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
        
T5
Brown Robert    736438  Bomdr   RFA     Green St 20
        
T6
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
        
T7
BROWN   Robert   80   1958   Burnley Second   Preston   Lancashire   BS/4/13
        
T8
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 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-96-16.jpeg
F2 Transcript Census-1881-BROWN-Jane-transcript.pdf
F3 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-119-31.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1891-BROWN-Jane-transcript.pdf
F5 Image Marriage-RobertBrown-MargaretRothwell-1899-04-22-StAndrewBurnley.jpeg
F6 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-92-8.jpeg
F7 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233.jpeg
F8 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_A.jpg
F9 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_B.jpg
F10 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_C.jpg
F11 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_D.jpg
F12 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_E.jpg
F13 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_F.jpg
F14 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_A.jpg
F15 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_B.jpg
F16 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_C.jpg
F17 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_D.jpg
F18 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_E.jpg
F19 Transcript burnleyservedb.htm
F20 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4304-4304B-015.jpg
F21 Transcript Brown_Wheatley.doc


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