thomas brown [1750-1816]

[pejay]

i am hoping someone, somewhere out there may be able ro help me. I have an ancestor a thomas brown b. 1750 [sometime] and who died in 1816 again no date, but i do have a marriage date and place, 19.12.1768 to ann grant at woodhorn parish church. i would very much like to know who his parents were. i think he came from cresswell or somewhere close. i appreciate any help.

[WaltonAus]

Hello Pejay, Looking on LDS for a Thomas born near Woodhorn I found a couple of possibilities. Ashington is only 2.2 miles from Woodhorn but the Thomas born here died in 1770.
The next closest was Morpeth which is only 7.6 miles from Woodhorn.

THOMAS BROWN
Ch: 28 OCT 1750 Morpeth, Northumberland
Father: JOHN BROWN
Mother: JANE

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
P000751 1583 - 1812 0415391 Film 6905736 Film
P000751 1583 - 1812 0415391 Film NONE
P000751 1583 - 1812 0415391 Film NONE
P000751 1583 - 1812 0415391 Film NONE
...................................
*I'm not sure how you can verify if this is the right Thomas.
*I also looked at Grants born mid 1700's near Woodhorn to try to find a Grant family that Ann may belong to but there were none closer than abbout 20 miles or so.

Kind Regards
Peter Euston.

[pejay]

Hi and thanks for your reply, sorry about the delay. I too initially wondered about the thomas brown from ashington, I didn't see the thomas from morpeth though,it is a possibility, as both the names john and jane seem to have cropped up fairly regularly, it is very difficult with a surname like brown, it would be good if they had an unusual christian name even - that may help a bit, not sure how I could verify this, maybe i will just have to keep digging away!

[suzuki]

hi
i have a george brown abt 1832
we have him on the 1871 cenus living in everton
his trade is brewer
he was born in liverpool but his wife is from cumbra
not sure if this will link up with any of urs
cheers

[pejay]

Hi There - and thanks for your reply, unfortunately it is not a match, but I do appreciate the help :)

[suzuki]

just found out we have an other brown in the family
rachel ann brown abt 1806
she married a rober huddart or huddert and was married 11/11/1825
in bromfield not sure at this point if she was from bromfield
cheers

[pejay]

:) Hi many thanks for trying, but I think they mainly stayed in Northumberland, I wish it was a more unusual name though, it would make things a bit easier!!

[suzuki]

think they use common names just to confuse us lol
besafe

[WaltonAus]

Hello Suzuki, it is not only common names that can bbe difficult. My GF was Walton Harry EUSTON but does not appear in any records before coming to Australia in 1904.
Obviously he is not ready to be found yet ... if ever.

Kind Regards
Peter Euston.

[pejay]

oh dear these ancestors who just do not want to be found! they make life very difficult |banghead|

[scassidy]

Hi Pejay,

I don't know if it'll help but Thomas Brown died 16.03.1816 and was buried 18.03.1816 in Cresswell. If you're related to Thomas Brown and you ever get to Cresswell churchyard, you'll find half your ancestors there! The graveyard if full of them! I am the grand-daughter of James Brown (twin brother of Jacka Brown) and I too have Thomas Brown as an ancestor.

His wife Ann died 07.01.1800 and buried 10.01.1800 at Woodhorn. She was about 5 years older than him.

That's as far back as I've gone at the moment but hoping to go back further so I'll let you know.

If you have any clues though, they'd be greatly appreciated.

Sarah

[pejay]

hi and many thanks for your reply it is much appreciated.:)