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William Brown

(1906 - 1971)


Father: Robert Brown (1878 - 1958)
Mother: Margaret Rothwell (1879 - 1945)

Siblings:

Children:


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1906-05-01 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • Father's army papers:  F1  F2
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 20 Green Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 4
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233:  F3  F4  T2
1931-04-18 Marriage
Mary Tattersall (abt.1910 - ?)
  • Place: St Andrew, Burnley
  • Parish record:  F5  T3
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
abt.1971-02 Death
  • Age: 64
  • GRO index:  F6  T5
  • lancashirebmd:  T6


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1906
BROWN  William  Burnley East  Preston  ROTHWELL  BUE/30/59
        
T2
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

        
T3
1931. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St Andrew Burnley in the County of Lancaster & Burnley
No. 73  18th April 1931
William Brown    24  Bachelor  Weaver  27 Ennismore Street  Robert Brown      Corporation Labourer
Mary Tattersall  21  Spinster  Weaver  61 Briercliffe Road  James Tattersall  Weaver
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns
by me, Wm. Henry Cooper  Vicar
This marriage was solemnized between us,  {  William Brown    }  in the presence of us  {  Robert Brown  }
                                          {  Mary Tattersall  }                         {  Ellen Brown   }
        
T4
BROWN  William  TATTERSALL  Mary  1931  Burnley, St Andrew  Preston  Lancashire  CE107/6/73
        
T5
Deaths 1971 Jan/Feb/Mar   Brown  William  1 My 1906  Burnley  10b 2154
        
T6
BROWN   William   64   1971   Burnley   Preston   Lancashire   BU/B17A/79
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_B.jpg
F2 Image 2_Robert_Brown_WW1_Doc_B.jpg
F3 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24807-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED29-SN233.text
F5 Image Marriage-WilliamBrown-MaryTattersall-1931-04-18-StAndrewBurnley.jpeg
F6 Image 1971D1-B-0146.jpg


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